Index Catalog // Digital WPI

Integration of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) into an established Construction Company: Why and How? Sponsored by Turner Construction Company.

Keyword:: ESG, sustainability, construction, social, governance, and supply chain
Creator:: Battaglino, Nicholas, Tedesco, Adam, George, Hannah, Medeiros, Jailyn, Choi, Eugena, and Townsend, Dreivone
Advisor:: Rosewitz, Jessica A., Lindholm, John, Elgert, Laureen, Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne, Farzin, Soroush, and Abu-Lail, Laila
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2024-03-18
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Improving Computing Efficiency and Reducing Carbon Footprint for Turing Cluster

Keyword:: Operational Monitoring, User Education, Carbon Awareness, High Performance Computing, System Software, and Workload Analysis
Creator:: Xue, Qixing
Advisor:: Murai, Fabricio and Toto, Ermal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2024-03-19
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Barriers Preventing an Equitable Uptake of Sustainable Energy Innovations in New Zealand

Keyword:: Energy, Equity, Electric vehicles, New Zealand, Solar panels, and Sustainability
Creator:: Reera, Oliver, DeMartino, Emma, Burns, Thomas, and Angjeli, Katerina
Advisor:: Elmes, Michael B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-09
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Achieving SolSmart Designation

Keyword:: Clean energy, Solar, SolSmart, Nantucket, Photovoltaic, and energy
Creator:: Fainer, Brendan, Reid, Alana, Brower, Daniel, and Phillips, Grace
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J., Jarvis, Susan M., and Golding, Dominic
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Storying Climate Change in Panama

Creator:: Brooks, Benjamin, Caissie, Jayson, Vogel, Olivia, Trilling, Elliot, and Pauly, Jewel
Advisor:: Burrier, Grant A., Davis, Curt J., and Chiarelli, James A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-10-12
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Increasing Community Resiliency through the Development of Microgrids in Cambridge, MA

Keyword:: Energy Resiliency, Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, and Microgrids
Creator:: Chon, Sarah, Mui, Amanda, Vu, Vincent, and Yeung, Samantha
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-10-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in Swiss Cities

Keyword:: climate change, heat island, heat island effect, urban, and Switzerland
Creator:: Brownell, Stephanie, Merolle, Sophia, McCarthy, John, and Kershner, Carson
Advisor:: Kumar, Uma T. and Polizzotto, Leonard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-10-11
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

High Energy Density Magnesium-Air Battery for Shipping, Rail and Aviation Electrification and Grid Storage

Keyword:: Grid Storage, Battery Technology, Rail, Shipping, Magnesium-Air Battery, and Aviation
Creator:: Riggs, Tyler, Miller, Edward, Simon Villacis, Jaqueline, and Lindenthal, Kurt
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Detecting clouds and forecasting power of a PV System

Creator:: Rockrohr, Olivia, Pruitt, Emma, Hanlon, Megan, and Carter, Erin
Advisor:: Zhang, Ziming, Guo, Tian, and Noetscher, Gregory
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Sustainable Residential Development

Keyword:: Green Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Residential Development
Creator:: Shi, Adam
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D., Van Dessel, Steven, and Farzin, Soroush
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Engaging Worcester Cathedral Visitors on Green Living

Keyword:: Community Engagement, Architecture, Green Living, Strategies, Messages, and History
Creator:: Uthayakumar, Roshini, Barberio, Mario, Berry, Kaeden, and Payne, Quincy
Advisor:: Vaz, Rick
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

EHD Driven Smart Vapor Compression Cycle

Keyword:: Electrohydrodynamics, Refrigeration Cycle, Vapor Compression Cycle, Enhancement, Heat Transfer, and EHD
Creator:: Lyon, Ashton
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-01
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

High-Energy Passive Solar Systems

Keyword:: Phase Change Material, Passive Solar, Policy and Funding, Energy, and Trombe Wall
Creator:: Driscoll, Emma, Veth, Jade, Liscouski, Nathan, Cork, Maren, Abatiello, Sarah, and Smith, Sydney
Advisor:: Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne and Guceri, Selcuk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design a Tiny House on Wheels for Wildfire and Indoor Air Quality Research and Teaching

Keyword:: Research Lab, Indoor Air Quality, Wildfire, Tiny Home, Tiny Home on Wheels, and Climate Change
Creator:: Martin-Nucatola, Nathalie, Rodenbush, Hannah, and Frank, Hannah
Advisor:: Liu, Shichao, Van Dessel, Steven, and Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

An Inquiry into Aspects of Fouling in a Diffusiophoretic Separation System

Creator:: Qu, Sam, Quasem, Maheer, and Foun, Albert
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design and Prototyping of a Wankel Engine

Keyword:: Milling, Wankel, CNC, and Engine
Creator:: Terek, Deniz, Keiran, Patrick, Pine, Kevin, Martin, Christopher, and Colgate, Daniel
Advisor:: Guceri, Selcuk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-03
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Viability of Sustainable Business models: A Case Study of a Sustainable Delivery Service in Berlin

Keyword:: Sustainable City, Plastic, Emissions, Sustainability, Environment, and Grocery Delivery
Creator:: Osgood, Adam, Klein, Timothy, Brougher, Gregoire, and Cass, Phillip
Advisor:: Stanlick, Sarah Eliza, Foo, Katherine, and Arslan, Gizem
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-05
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Exploring the Feasibility of Nuclear Reactors for Energy at WPI 22-23

Keyword:: eVinci, Energy, WPI, Nuclear, SMR, and Power
Creator:: Doko, Edison, Smith, Keelan, Johnson, Christopher, Burns, Carley, and Eckstrom, Joel
Advisor:: Rosbach, Derren
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-06-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Study of Semi-Truck Electrification and Relevant Conceptual Development

Creator:: Gunn, William
Advisor:: Liang, Jianyu and Moradi, Lee
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-02-20
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Cámara de Industrias: Developing a Sustainability Guide for Small Enterprises

Keyword:: Sustainability Guide, Small Businesses, Small and Medium Enterprises, Sustainability, Costa Rica Sustainability, and Business Sustainability
Creator:: Dowd, Julia, Cassidy, Jack, Yanes Gorbea, Francisco, and Sirowich, Kathlyn
Advisor:: Eddy, Bethel L. and Chiarelli, James A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Design a net-zero and resilient building for heatwaves

Creator:: Theofilou, Athina, Beaudry, Stefanie, Bussiere, Vanessa, and Johnson, Sarah
Advisor:: Liu, Shichao and Farzin, Soroush
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Addressing the Urban Heat Island Effect in Alexandria, VA

Keyword:: Urban Heat Islands (UHI), Extreme Heat Events (EHE), Alexandria, VA, Mitigation Strategies, and Climate Change
Creator:: Dahlquist, Lexi, Martin, Jonathan, Garbes, Gabriel, Culkin, Nicholas, and Townsend, Dreivone
Advisor:: Looft, Linda C. and Looft, Fred J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Solar for Shqipëri: Assessing Albanian Business Interest in Solar Photovoltaics in the Tirana Region

Keyword:: Business, Photovoltaic, Website, Albania, Application, and Solar
Creator:: Andrews, Ashe, Salls, Andrew, Coppola, Theo, and Allan, Annalisa
Advisor:: Hersh, Robert and Dodson, Leslie Lynn
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Reviewing Electric Vehicle Policies: Developing a Method to Review NEVI State Plans

Keyword:: ev adoption, ev infrastructure, Electric vehicle, ev, electrification, and climate change
Creator:: Lam, Nikki, Giralt Ortiz, Carlos, Thu, Daniel, and Borrello, Nicholas
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J. and Looft, Linda C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Developing an Inventory of Land Management Resources in Massachusetts

Keyword:: Land Use, Data Clearinghouse, Web Design, and Massachusetts
Creator:: Fahy, Aedan
Advisor:: McCauley, Stephen M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Atomization and Sprays

Keyword:: ultrasonic, fragmentation, atomization, liquid fuel, standing wave, and combustion
Creator:: Wong, Matthew
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-16
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Sustainable Residential Development

Keyword:: Green Infrastructure, Residential Development, and Sustainability
Creator:: Dincher, Adam and Krueger, Karris
Advisor:: Van Dessel, Steven, Albano, Leonard D., and Farzin, Soroush
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-20
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Controlling Heat Transfer Through Existing Windows

Keyword:: Heat Transfer, Research, Gas Properties, and Windows
Creator:: Showan, Christopher
Advisor:: Brown, Christopher A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-06-30
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Stakeholder Study of the US Carbon Offset Market

Keyword:: Stakeholder Analysis, Carbon Offsets, Taiwan Energy, Climate Change, Carbon Capture Storage, and Renewable Energy
Creator:: Gong, Jonathan, Patel, Toshak, Stilin, Kristen, and Harrison, Chloe
Advisor:: Burrier, Grant A. and Butler, Melissa
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-30
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Renewable Energy Plan for the Estes Park YMCA

Keyword:: Renewable, Energy, and Solar
Creator:: Kadoya, Kohmei, Nieman, Patrick, Fennell, Brian, Pfisterer, Ronald, and Matthews, John
Advisor:: Dodson, Leslie Lynn and Shockey, Ingrid K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-18
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Dig Safe Autonomous Cable Detection System

Keyword:: Eversource, Mobile Robot, Autonomous, Cable Detection, Electromagnetic, and Dig Safe
Creator:: Lindberg, Amber, Mitchell, Kyle, Gosselin, Casey, and Auclair, Brigid
Advisor:: Xiao, Jing and Lewin, Greg
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

RAINSTORM: Rooftop Assembly Inchworm Network and Swarm Tiling Optimization for Rooftop Maintenance

Keyword:: simulation, Shingle, robot, SWARM, ROS, and Inchworm
Creator:: Benevedes, Eli, Ferro, Dominic, Kernan, Filip, and Gould, Samantha
Advisor:: Pinciroli, Carlo, Nemitz, Markus, and Lewin, Greg
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Operational Improvement and Expansion of Gompei’s Gears

Keyword:: Operational, Gompei's Gears, Green Team, and Improvement
Creator:: D'Alessio, Frank, Boyce, Christopher, and Merchan, Jon
Advisor:: Zhu, Joe
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Current and Future State of Emission-Free Cargo Delivery

Keyword:: Miljøpunkt Amager, Sustainable Delivery, Freight, Copenhagen, Denmark, Emissions, and Cargo Bike
Creator:: Siegel, Reily, Clark, Alexis, Takami, Jessica, and Mangini, Sierra
Advisor:: Vaz, Rick
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

LID/GI in Massachusetts Communities

Creator:: Souza, Michael, Widman, Richard, Crump, Noelle, and McMerriman, Garrett
Advisor:: Dehner, Corey
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

UIR Electric Vehicle Study

Keyword:: Sustainability, Public sentiments, Electric Vehicles, Green technology, Survey, and Public opinions
Creator:: Forster, Rhys, Marion, Rebecca, Hicks, Elizabeth, and Blauser, Abbey
Advisor:: Doiron, Joseph and El Hamzaoui, Mohammed
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-17
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

WPI Campus Center Feasibility Study for LEED O+M Certification

Keyword:: Operations and Maintenance, LEED, Green Design, Sustainability, Energy Performance, and Campus Center
Creator:: Luo, Darius, Venard, Erin, and Whitney, Hannah
Advisor:: Farzin, Soroush, Liu, Shichao, and Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

'Bot on a Wire

Keyword:: Eversource Energy, Mobile UI, Lake Ecology, Power Line Robot, Bird Deterrent, and Bot On A Wire
Creator:: Kadoya, Kohmei
Advisor:: Lewin, Greg
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Humanity and Space 1

Creator:: Dudac, Kena, Fiorenza, Nicholas, Rau, Thomas, and Raza, Wasef
Advisor:: Humi, Mayer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Assessing Innovative Freshwater Management Solutions in Wellington, New Zealand

Keyword:: Stormwater, Freshwater, Water Quality, Pollution, Infrastructure, and Drinking Water
Creator:: Brunelle, Reagan, Barrera, James, Mattson, Michaela, and Gabelmann, John
Advisor:: Telliel, Yunus Dogan and Lessing, Shana
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable WPI Residence Hall

Creator:: Lohrey, Heather, Cierpich, Tyler, Schlesinger, Ava, and Uryase, Madelyn
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Structural Design of a Vertical Windmill

Keyword:: Renewable Energy, Windmill, and Sustainability
Creator:: MacDonald, Joseph, Weston, Ian, Davidson, Bryan, and Salvatori, Andrew
Advisor:: Sabuncu, Ahmet Can and Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design, Implementation, and Testing of Apparatus to Investigate Combustion Phenomena Relevant to High-Altitude Relight

Keyword:: Fluid Flow, Fuel Delivery Systems, Non-ideal Combustion, Combustion, Heat Transfer, and High-Altitude Relight
Creator:: Stern, Jonathan, Sirois, John, Kodali, Meenakshi, and Davis, Ethan
Advisor:: Jayachandran, Jagannath
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Optical Properties of Cs2TiBr6, a New Solar Energy Material

Keyword:: Solar, Sustainability, Perovskite, Spectroscopy, Energy, and Alternative
Creator:: Jaeger, Caroline and Allen, Maranda
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald, Titova, Lyubov, and Krueger, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

LED Streetlight Conversion

Keyword:: Light Pollution, Nantucket, Energy, and Streetlighting
Creator:: King, Brendan, Miller, Frederick, Sands, Samuel, and Marcoux, Luke
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J. and Golding, Dominic
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

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