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DESIGNEXPO SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING December 8, 2016 Welcome to the Swanson School’s fifth Design EXPO! We thank you for joining us this evening to celebrate our students’ talents and achievements. Tonight’s Design EXPO will feature 90+ student projects that traverse the design space from problem identification, specification of objectives and constraints, conceptual development, to, in many cases, result in an actual prototype. In this way the EXPO provides an opportunity for students to display their creativity and ingenuity. Many of our student projects come directly from the Swanson School’s Capstone Design Courses and were submitted by graduating seniors. The Capstone Design enable students to address real-world problems either posed by industry or identified by the teams themselves. Alongside these projects our EXPO will also highlight concepts and prototypes from students in our product realization courses, student design clubs, and students working internationally to better the planet. We welcome everyone in attendance to text in a vote for their favorite project as a part of the EXPO’s “People’s Choice Award” while our judges from industry evaluate the projects to determine: • Best in the Department • Best Overall Design Judging will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 7:40 p.m. Winners will be announced starting at 8 p.m. We hope that you enjoy learning more about these exciting projects and have opportunities to discuss details with our students. We are proud of all of the accomplishments of our students. Enclosed you will find a list of the design projects, team members, and faculty advisors who have joined us this evening for this special event. We would like to thank Dean Holder and Senior Associate Dean Larry Shuman, the Swanson School of Engineering faculty members, and our industry partners who have provided guidance to the student teams. Special thanks to the 90 judges for their time and support of this exciting endeavor. We would also like to thank the family, friends and community members and partners who have gathered here to support our students.
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BIOENGINEERING Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Gartner BioE-1: VAD Backup Controller Proximity Detection System Jessie Liu Kyungsam (Sam) Min Kamiel Saleh Sarah Shaykevich Sam Waters Meghan Wyatt
BioE-6: Simplifying Graft Preparation for Orthopedic Reconstruction Surgery Jacob (Jake) Herman Jahnelle Jordan Abigail Loneker Jake Reck Dillon Thomas Lia Winter
BioE-2: A Corrective Dynamic Stabilizer for Knee Hyperextension with Minimal Fall Risk Arun Acharya Alexandra Delazio Karen Hranek David Jacob Brian Lauro Meredith Meyer
BioE-7: Adjustable Prosthetic Foot for Developing Countries Mikayla Ferchaw Venkata (Praneeth) Peddada Melissa Smith Inderbir (Indy) Sondh Chris Torgalski Alexander (Alex) Weinstein
BioE-3: Intubation Guidance System Morgan Austin Jennifer Cortes Andres Medina Shiv Rajesh Shruti Vempati Isaac Wong
BioE-8: Improved Ilizarov Device to Provide Compression to Aid Bone Healing Zachary (Zach) Adgate Kyle Berkow Robert (Rob) Donahoe Ryan Lacy Ivy Shi Leanna (Lea) Sullivan Andrew Sweet
BioE-4: Anti-Tamper Injection Port Cap Michael (Mike) Churilla Michael (Mike) Iasella Thomas (Tom) Kappil Emily Kieffer Ross Lawrence Kimberly (Kim) Sass BioE-5: Modular Utensils for Patients with Arthritis Nevin Castellucci Yujie Mu Harry O’Bryne Piyusha Sane Bingchen Wu Yutong Zhang
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BioE-9: NICU Sleep Positioner Lauren Fox Abhinav (Abhi) Jaiswal Mark Kelley Rahul Rege Josh Tarantino Xizi Xiao
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BioE-10: Key Lock Device for Low Vision Patients (e.g., Macular Degeneration) Anthony Fischetti Praveen Prabhu Rahul Sane Nick Strauch Raymon (Ray) Yao Katrina (Kat) Zougari BioE-11: Antiperspirant Device for a Prosthetic Leg Mark Amaratunga Chloe Kaunitz Maya McKeown Casey Rayburg Ana Taylor Erin Yingling
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BioE-12: Device to Prevent Heel Pressure Ulcers Uma Balakrishnan Nicholas (Nick) Krall Mara Palmer Sam Pollock Casey Tompkins-Rhoades Yijun Zhu BioE-13: Simplified Developmental Hip Dysplasia Brace for Infants Iman Benbourenane Taylor Jones Riddhi Gandhi Byron Hang Christen Kraemer Dipali Shah Ziyu Xian
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DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Faculty Advisors: Dr. John Oyler and John Sebastian CEE-1: Montour Trail Pedestrian Bridge Stephen Dine Keith Dougall Hannah Fernau Jonthan Kelly Dean Lewis Jonathan Miller Dustin Voelzke CEE-2: I-70 New Stanton Interchange Project Derek Lammers Michael Mele Alex Veurink Chris Walko Taylor Williams CEE-3: The Crosstown Cap Nicholas Cvetic Graydon Emhoff Rebecca Glucksman Nathan Heid Carol Ng Laura Safford Shar Zaman
CEE-5: Franklin Glass Dam Removal Laura Dravecky Adrian Mikhail Garcia Patrick Hessenius Nicole Mee Erica Reiser Alexis Wesenberg CEE-6: Spanama - La Ezperanza Pedestrian Bridge Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Budny Wade Barie David Bisio Jake Biss Thomas Cline John Grove Even Pettine
CEE-4: Bates Street Corridor Widening and Reconstruction Eric Ballister Matt Grayauskie Pete Hatala Nick Holder Amy Hummel Chris Smallidge
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ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING ECE-1: Arduino to Telephone Interface Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Kusic Thomas Bertrand Nathan Schuerman
ECE-7: Nanowires Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Stanchina Thomas Bednar Simranjot Pabla Roman Solomond Dominic Tranchitella
ECE-2: Futuristic Mirror Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sam Dickerson Thomas Kang Pavan Kottapalli Joseph Roesinger
ECE-8: B-Caws Faculty Advisors: Bill McGahey and Jim Lyle Jennifer Franco Maria Siddiqui
ECE-3: Powering Panama Natives Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Budny Emily Olsen Jessica Schnieder Kelly Schreder Kyle Wakeen
ECE-9: Three Phase Testor Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robert Kerestes Alexander Fabian Justin Hawks Christopher Greathouse Thomas Cook
ECE-4: Social Music Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alex Jones Trevor Fry Zachary Gannon Jordan Knight Jonathan Povirk
ECE-10: Semisupervised Learning with GANs Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hai Li Michael Ghaben
ECE-5: Modification to Arduino-Telephone Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Kusic Katelyn Oeler Aadu Pirn Jonathan Povirk Anna Slobodnyak ECE-6: NeuroEvolution to Video Game Faculty Advisor: Dr. Murat Akcakaya Swaroop Akkineni Dan Ferris Neel Kowdley Andrew Pouleson
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ECE-11: Using Actigraphy to Model Sleep and Improve Restfulness Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjeev Shroff Jonathan Reis ECE-12: Translator for Simulating Biological Systems Faculty Advisor: Dr. Natasa Miskov-Zivanov Maxwell Garber ECE-13: True Random Number Generation Signals, Sound, and Location Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sam Dickerson Christopher Colucci Kevin Householder Matthew Yurko
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ECE-14: Electronic Inventory System Using Load Cells as Variable Resistors Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sam Dickerson Jesse Brinkley Jason Gonzalez Sam Mills Hannah Retikis ECE-15: Orienting Program for Pitt Campus Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sam Dickerson Andrew Lendacky Chase Melius ECE-16: HUNT Faculty Advisor: Randall Trzeciak Shmuel Dlinn Zhanneta Plokhovska
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ECE-17: Leash- IT Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ervin Sejdic Harry Hawkins Alexander Marshall Alejandro Porras ECE-18: Foldie – The Laundry Folding Robot Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Schmidt James Braza (Mechanical) Brandon Contino Derek Nichols (Mechanical) Kevin White (Mechanical) ECE-19: Laundry Web App Faculty Advisor: Bill Laboon Sam Kopansky
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre IE-1: L&S Machine Shop Data Advisor: Lauren Morlacci Andy Frank Alan Howard Pat McKinney Eric Svitek
IE-7: Gringos in Tingo Advisor: Ken Hornfeck Anita Jain Emily Quinlisk Sierra Staats Matthew Ubinger
IE-2: Capacity Planning and Production Scheduling Tool Advisor: Don Stoebe Ross Belloff Nicholas DeLuca Ryan Hino Sean Leone
IE-8: Electrifying Standardization Advisor: Doug Childers Addison Cassel Andrew Cecchi Joseph Leone Matthew Sykes
IE-3: Da Vinci’s Clock Advisor: Dr. Daniel Budny Michele Buono Karl Dornstauder Jacob Kuhn Jessica Merrill
IE-9: CUE Scheduling System Development & Implementation Advisor: Carl Serman Daniel Allison Jiayi Dong Sijia Hu Kyle Waters
IE-4: ProMinent: Pumped for Improvement Advisor: TJ Bloom Patrick Easley Darren Horne David O’Leary Garrett Terwilliger
IE-10: Optimization of Heavy Press Department Advisor: Tony Mounts Brittany Byrne Theodore Fiala Eric Friend Xuxiang Pan
IE-5: Forecasting Vaccine Administration #FillTheFridge Advisor: Sharon Wardlaw Victor Abram Kelsey Metheny Mitch Ptaszkiewicz Spencer Zhukas
IE-11: Pitt PANthers take on All Clad (no pan intended) Advisor: John Monson Dan Abraham Bree Bargiel Joe Friend Laura Rubino
IE-6: Maximizing Operational Efficiency: MEPPI Gas Circuit Breaker Production Department Advisor: Vince Viviano Jessica Chapla Enzo Hain Joshua Kristo Stephanie Tomaro DESIGNEXPO
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DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE MEMS-1: Construction of a Light Weight Rail – Non-Destructive Testing System (LWR-NDT) Faculty Advisor: Dr. Isaac Garcia Amanda Boyer Greg Jakubiec Nathan Narr Robert Ward Ty Zatsick MEMS-2: Nuclear Safeguards Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Congedo Jared Andes Neil Debski Matthew Flynn Alex Somerville MEMS-3: Nuclear Safeguards Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Congedo Nnamdi Chukwanenye Lauren Field Jake Klein Andrew Resek MEMS-4: Fatigue Analysis and Design Improvement of Spring Hanger for Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker Sponsor: Eaton – Pittsburgh Colin Detweiler Donald Doerfler Kevin Glunt Chris Pastore Paul Prete MEMS-5: Design of a Fixture and Mobile Platform for Tibial Loading Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Smolinski John D’Alessio Chris Potts Chris Wetzel Patrick Wood
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MEMS-6: A Robust Biomechanical Culture System for Tissue Engineered Corneas Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ian Sigal Ryan Oakley Tanmoy Sarker Lincoln Walton MEMS-7: Brake Rotor Test Rig in Support FSAE Car Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dave Schmidt Michael DeCirce Jared Domhoff Reid El-Attrache Adam Paul MEMS-8: Telemetric Measurements of Acceleration in a Rotating Bioreactor Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sung Kwon Cho Katherine Bieler Cara Hutler Todd Jasinski Mike Shanahan Thomas Werkmeister MEMS-9: Prototype Development of a Leonardo da Vinci Clock Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Budny Zach Holz Dongkyu Kim Kevin Miklos Thamar Speksnijder MEMS-10: Development of a Defensive Striking Focus Meter Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Congedo Nathin Harlich Jeremy Miller Joshua Barron Philip Barthalomew
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE (continued)
MEMS-11: Development of a Defensive Striking Focus Meter Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Congedo Nick Jean-Louis David Naroznowksi Garrett Rettig Alex Todd MEMS-12: Automated Mechanical Operator for Testing Operations Sponsor: Eaton-Franksville WI Mark Bondi Zachary Kernick Kristian Nardozzi Brandon Waltman MEMS-13: Sheared Edge Ductility Testing of Advance High Strength Steels for the Automobile Industry Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tony Deardo Andrew Brown Jordan Drischler Jake Krakoff Aaron Solomon MEMS-14: Development of a Nozzle Design in Support of a High-Pressure Gas Propulsion System Sponsor: RPA-Pittsburgh Alide Camara Nick Harrison Matthew Hast Shae Rosemore MEMS-15: Development of a Nozzle Design in Support of a High-Pressure Gas Propulsion System Sponsor: RPA-Pittsburgh Luke Caughey Patrick Emmett Holly Herman Michael Walther
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MEMS-16: Switch Base Assembly Automation Sponsor: Eaton-Cleveland TN Cameron Brown Connor Naughton Aaron Trachtman Zack Vanderlaan MEMS-17: Design of Chlorination System Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Budny Zachary Adams Cameron Beichner Mitchell Hrapchak Dan Lettau MEMS-18: Retrofit of a 30 A J-Class Fluse Clip to Use Cube Fuse Sponsor: Eaton-Cleveland TN Noah Hemminger Jordan Hines Kory Kozar Nathan McIntire Tom Menstzer MEMS-19: Magneto-Mechanical Test Device Faculty Advisor: Dr. Markus Chmielus Brett Borelle Jordan Lysinger Mark Russell Rich Sofranko MEMS-20: Front Operated Safety Switch Mechanism Sponsor: Eaton-Cleveland TN Don Ausec Richard Kovacsics Philip McQuin
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MEMS-21: An Actuated Test Apparatus for Testing of Nerves in the Human Hand for Load and Laxity Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Miller Emily Anthony Seth Kahanov Caren Dieglio
MEMS-23: Applications of Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Faculty Advisor: Dr. Howard Kuhn Luke Caughey Bradley Gobin Nathaniel Grygo
MEMS-22: Foldie – The Laundry Folding Robot Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dave Schmidt James Braza Brandon Contino (Electrical) Derek Nichols Kevin White
PRODUCT REALIZATION Advisor: Dr. Eric Winter PR-1: Novel Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Energy Storage Jared Domhoff Tom Newman Bryan Hoffman Jonathan Hopkins
PR-4: SME Mobility Innovation Challenge #1 Sports/Recreation Matt Hast Sam Kopansky Shae Rosemore Dipali Shah
PR-2: Electric Grid Stabilization via Solar Photovoltaic and Battery Technologies Matt Abbott Corinne Blodgett Nupur Gupta Breanne Melius
PR-5: SME Mobility Innovation Challenge #1 Medical/Physical Therapy Ben Bush Rithika Reddy Katrina Zougari
PR-3: SME Mobility Innovation Challenge #1 Personal Transportation Janmejay Chauhan Solange Fairlie-Matos Ruben Hartogs David Naroznowski
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PR-6: NASA Microgravity Competition - Rock Chip Sampler Design Trevor Abeldt Morgan Austin David Bevins John Quattrocchi
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ART OF MAKING PROJECTS AOM-1: Cardbot: A Creative, Affordable Approach to Learning Robotics Anthony Aniszewski Loryn Bertoti Matthew Dudik Roman Nilov Hailey Rogers AOM-2: Burgh Lock: Redefining Bicycle U-Lock Transportation Eitan Barach Sinjon Bartel Rishab Humar Abe Stucky
AOM-3: Bionica: A Wearable Muscle Sleeve for Fitness Tracking and Physiotherapy Jeanette Ekuban David Jacob Kaleigh Smith Robert Ward AOM-4: Constellation: An Interactive Art Installation that Facilitates Cross Campus Interactions Corinne Blodgett Adam Mannheim Sam Nosenzo Andrew Pouelson Chen Su Ja-Way Wang AOM-5: Team Re-Innovate G34 William Confer Brad Gobin Preston Shieh AOM-6: Project µ-[sic]: Enchancing the Musical Experience via Aqueous Interaction Ashwin Iyer Kedar Madi Michael Pfefferle-Gillot Atlas Yu AOM-7: Sled Hockey Lift: Mobility Through Sports Mark Hubbard Jacalyn Sharp Robert Schrameyer
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MEDICAL PRODUCT PROTOTYPING PROJECTS MPP-1: Frankenstein Abel Azanaw Adam Czibur Joshua Frost Doug Roberts Celia Sun
MPP-4: Novus Abagail Badger Douglas Feck Nikitha Nandhagopal Samantha Sutherland Xiaolin Zhu
MPP-2: Strength10Her Gihun Kim Kimberly Lachell Matthew Lefkowitz Timothy Simon Aaron Villette
MPP-5: E.T. Cheng Bi Sushrut Bhalerao Xiang Li Yifan Li Puneeth Shridhar
MPP-3: Ponverus Claire Hoelmer Julia Lopez Wes McDowell Priya Ravi Thomas Scheurich Xiguang Yang
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROJECTS INTL-1: PoliRide Luca Bortolotto Eric Bunese Abraham Cullom Julissa Garcia Anais Ostroski Juliana Mattos Leticia Sales Silvia Tiemi Suzuki Katreena Thomas Adam VanGorder
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INTL-2: BioE IGEM - Hot Metal Switch: Synthetic in vitro Circuit for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions Claire Chu Maya Lemmon-Kishi Aife Ni Chochlain Praneeth Peddada Maddie Perdoncin
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