Index Catalog // Digital WPI

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

Tracking Energy Efficient Heating Systems in New Construction

Keyword:: Data Collection, Residential Housing, Heat Pump, and GIS
Creator:: Medina, Carlos, Barker, Warwick, Higuera, Aiden, and Hong, Yitao
Advisor:: Hall-Phillips, Adrienne and Mathews, Lauren M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-12-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Structural and Functional Integration Studies of POL Technology for SiC-based Integrated Modular Motor Drive Development

Keyword:: Power Electronics, Stress Analysis, Simulation, Motors, Integrated Modular Motor Drive, and Heat Transfer
Creator:: Vardi, Haggay
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2024-01-19
Resource Type:: Major 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

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

Boot Insole-Based Triboelectric Power Generation in Military Applications

Creator:: Ferrecchia, Andrew, Hyers, Robert, Morissette, Katherine, and MacPherson, Kyle
Advisor:: Rao, Pratap M. and Noetscher, Gregory
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Modeling Carbon Nitride Materials

Keyword:: Graphitic Carbon Nitride, Density Functional Theory, and Photocatalysis
Creator:: Tanaka, Naomasa
Advisor:: Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Akela Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Software Reverse Engineering

Keyword:: Hardware Components, Software Components, Ground Penetrating Radar, Optimal Irrigation, Agriculture, and Akela Radar
Creator:: Palmieri, Ravi
Advisor:: Zekavat, Seyed A. and Petkie, Douglas Todd
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
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

An Efficient Approach To Producing One-Hundred Percent Synthesis Of Borides

Creator:: Montenegro, Brian-Marcio, Joseph, Edwin, and Pawar, Sanjeet
Advisor:: Zhong, Yu and Zhang, Jize
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Highlighting Sustainability at Kapacitet, a Research and Development Engineering Consultancy

Keyword:: Engineering, Sustainability, Environmental, Research and Development, and Consultancy
Creator:: Shelley, Cameron, Clemence, Abigail, Loughlin, Liliana, and Sollecito, Emily
Advisor:: Hanlan, James P. and Hansen, Peter H.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-30
Resource Type:: Interactive 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

Sustainable Circular Innovation Shoe Proposal

Keyword:: Greenwashing, Footwear, and Sustainability
Creator:: McMorrow, Allison, Kauffman, Skyler, and Wong, Nathan
Advisor:: Du, Wen-Hua, Burrier, Grant A., and Sphar, Jefferson Alex
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Heating Greenhouses Without External Power

Keyword:: Stove, Heating, Greenhouse, Armenia, and Artsakh
Creator:: Kaplan, Isa, Crooke, Magnus, Segui, Matthew, and Coviello, Nicholas
Advisor:: Sakulich, Aaron R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Exploring the Feasibility of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Research Purposes at WPI

Keyword:: Reactor, Energy, Nuclear, Research, Education, and Sustainability
Creator:: Mansour, John, Gowie, Roman, Benjamin, Isaac, and Vardi, Haggay
Advisor:: Rosbach, Derren
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustaining WPI 22-23 (Engagement)

Keyword:: Sustainability, Engagement, and Community
Creator:: Chhoeuk, Kai and Kuchipudi, Neha
Advisor:: LePage, Suzanne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Playground Power Source

Keyword:: Playground Equipment and Energy
Creator:: Martin, James and Bonelli, Erica
Advisor:: Cobb, Eben C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
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

Valorization of Stranded Natural Gas

Creator:: Swai, Elitumaini
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T. and Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Accessible Solar Farm Design

Creator:: Stevens, Grace, Shelton, Rosemary, Patel, Devin, and Lavenda, Louis
Advisor:: Nikitina, Svetlana and Mardilovich, Ivan P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-04
Resource Type:: Interactive 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

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

Environmental Audit of Beertzinut Beer Brewery in the Southern Arava

Creator:: Carey, Hunter, Quattromani, Nina, Germain, Ryker, and Frommer, Casey
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Solovey, Erin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-02-27
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Hecho en Monteverde: An evaluation of and improved criteria for a voluntary sustainability certification

Keyword:: orange economy, sustainability, sustainable development, circular economy, voluntary certification, and Costa Rica
Creator:: Campagna, Paige, Giesso, Sol, King, Patrick, and McAfee, Cameron
Advisor:: Traver, Robert W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-01
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

Developing Emergency Resilience Centers in Puerto Rico

Creator:: Mehta, Naisargi, Perriello, Jack, Wertz, Evan, and Holmes, Abigail
Advisor:: Davis, John-Michael and Carrere, Alize
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-05
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Techno-economic performance assessment of process systems in the presence of uncertainty

Keyword:: Ammonia, Energy Technology, Economic Analysis, Monte-Carlo Simulations, and Uncertainty
Creator:: Garvey, William and Jasmin, Paul
Advisor:: Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-22
Resource Type:: Major 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

Evaluating Economic Feasibility and Design of Modular Production Systems in the Steel Industry

Keyword:: Steel Manufacturing, Return on Investment, Simulation Analysis, Clean Energy, Modular Production Systems, and Risk Management
Creator:: Royer, Aaliyah, Deshusses, Elise, Surana, Advait, and Savage, Kenneth
Advisor:: Saberi, Sara
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-23
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Nitrogen Cycle Public Outreach and Game Development

Keyword:: Environment, Augmented Reality, Agriculture, Game, Nitrogen, and Education
Creator:: Anderson, Charles
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-16
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Recommending Measures for Preventing and Responding to Lithium-ion Battery Fires at Sea

Keyword:: fire prevention, fire protection, small passenger vessel, roll-on-roll-off carrier, lithium-ion battery, and public policy
Creator:: Mesecher, Keith, Malaquias, Ryan, Peregrim, Joseph, and Radcliffe, Owen
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J. and Looft, Linda C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Revisiting the HDC Guidelines on Solar Technologies

Keyword:: Historic District and Solar Panels
Creator:: Mills, Shawn, Raposa, Morgan, Miller, Kacie, and Twombly, Benjamin
Advisor:: Golding, Dominic and Bursten, Bruce
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-14
Resource Type:: Interactive 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

Developing Experiential Games for Environmental Activism in Albania

Keyword:: Serious Games, Environment, Experiential Games, Climate Games, and Tirana
Creator:: Felix Nova, Belkys, Cenkollari, Vanessa, and DelMonte, Jacob
Advisor:: Dodson, Leslie Lynn and Hersh, Robert
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

Municipalities as Agents for Renewable Energy Technology Diffusion: How Can Communities Participate?

Keyword:: Energy Citizenship, Albania, Diffusion, Photovoltaics, and Energy-Efficient Bulbs
Creator:: Ramadani, Engjell, Santana, Mylla, Case, Kallie, and Sahagian, Brianna
Advisor:: Dodson, Leslie Lynn and Hersh, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

The Effect of Electromagnetic Pressure on Silicon Wafer Manufacturing

Keyword:: Silicone Wafer Manufacturing, Continuous Substrate Manufacturing, Wafer Thinning Technology, Solar Energy, and Electromagnetic Pressure
Creator:: Vega, Mason
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-16
Resource Type:: Major 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

Exploring the feasibility of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for research and energy at WPI

Creator:: Coelho, Leonardo, Williams, Declan, Hagearty, Patrick, Baker, Derek, and Dargie, Maxwell
Advisor:: Medich, David Christopher and Rosbach, Derren
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-07-11
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Engineering Ethics

Creator:: Kandlagunta, Hrudhai
Advisor:: Brown, Christopher A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-07-11
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Humanity and Space 4

Creator:: Scalise, Michael
Advisor:: Humi, Mayer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-07-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Thermodynamic Analysis of Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC)

Keyword:: Energy, Thermodynamics, IDAES, Software Models, Aspen Plus, and Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
Creator:: Krimmel, Samuel, Kochling, Alexander, and Davis, Stephen
Advisor:: Zhong, Yu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-08-19
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

WPI Energy Monitoring

Keyword:: Energy and Dashboard
Creator:: Rajotte, Benjamin
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-09-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Chemical Safety and Climate Change Resiliency

Keyword:: Massachusetts, Climate, Climate Change, Office of Technical Assistance, OTA, and Chemical Safety
Creator:: Brunzell, Joel, Marrinan, Alex, Smith, Jada, and Faker, Wassim
Advisor:: Currier, Blake Hoag
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-10-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Indoor Navigation for Blind Individuals Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning

Keyword:: App, Germany, Indoor, Navigation, Russia, and Blind
Creator:: Chen, Hao, Leach, Kelsey, Mather, Samuel, Demirs, Alexander, and Winship, John
Advisor:: Nikitina, Svetlana and Mardilovich, Ivan P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-20
Resource Type:: Interactive 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

Changing Something Old to Something New: Turning Palo Santo Tree Residuals into a Sustainable Commodity

Keyword:: Palo Santo, Waste Management, Wood Residuals, Essential Oil, Sustainability, and Biofuel
Creator:: Preble, Shannen, Murray, Sofi, Nieto, Brandon, and Cummings, Abigail
Advisor:: Davis, Curt J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-01
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

Formula SAE Electric Car

Keyword:: Tractive System, Power Electronics, Accumulator, Mechanical Systems, Formula SAE Electric, and Grounded Low Voltage
Creator:: Lenguyen, Giahuy, Gushi, Jorgo, Karatzas, Nicholas, Salhi, Ilyas, Wolff, Herbie, Thode, Oliver, Macrina, Anthony, Babcock, Jessica, Rivera, Alexander, Dudlicek, Gabriel, Kumar, Aditya, Burnham, William, Steinberg, Molly, Machado, Nicholas, Heline, Alexandra, Thurley, Alexander, Panzardi, Nicholas, Master, Austin, Ramos, Kevin, Akesson, Andreas Ake, and Salvatto, Shawn
Advisor:: Planchard, David C. and Michalson, William R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-19
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Electric Jetski

Keyword:: jet ski, electric-powered, converting, powertrain, innovating, and watercraft
Creator:: Le, Zach, Herrera, Erik, Whichard, Wayde, Ramseur-Moore, Ayna, and Melone, Connor
Advisor:: Mughal, Maqsood Ali and Bhatia, Mehul A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Cellobiose Enzyme Hydrolysis for Ideal Glucose Production

Keyword:: enzyme hydrolysis, biofuel, Glucose, renewable energy, and Cellobiose
Creator:: Paxton, Emma, Hanscom, Hailey, and Mori, Kim
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Atmospheric Water Collection with a Preliminary EHD Mechanism

Keyword:: Vapor Compression Cycle, Water Scarcity, Energy Efficiency, Water Collection, Sustainability, and Electrohydrodynamics
Creator:: Verdesi, Benjamin, Olaya, Grace, and Desjardins, Brian
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal and Gnanaskandan, Aswin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design robot-enabling architectural elements for roof and facade retrofits

Keyword:: Insulation, Architectural Engineering, Retrofitting, Energy Crisis, Civil Engineering, and Robotic Construction
Creator:: Crist, William, Hirsch, Hannah, and Coudrey, Kimberly
Advisor:: Pinciroli, Carlo, Liu, Shichao, Rahbar, Nima, and Van Dessel, Steven
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Improving Space Utilisation to Reduce Operational Carbon Emissions

Keyword:: Decarbonisation, Digital Twin, Carbon Emissions, and Human Factors
Creator:: Kievra, Ryan, Han, Yutai, Smith, Emma, and Raynowska, Emily
Advisor:: Looft, Linda C. and Looft, Fred J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Energy Harvesting for U.S. Army

Keyword:: Triboelectric Nanogeneration, Prototype, Circuitry, Footwear, US Army, and Voltage
Creator:: Woodruff, Joshua, Fagerholm, Peter, Kean, Caitlin, Hess, Kaleigh, and Postans, Kyle
Advisor:: Rao, Pratap M. and Noetscher, Gregory
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Utilizing Biofiltration to Control Air Emissions for Sustainable Cannabis Production

Keyword:: Cannabis, Biofiltration, Emissions, Susutainability, Air Pollution, and Terpenes
Creator:: Gonzales, Emily, Case, Evy, and Fuller, Ceana
Advisor:: Bergendahl, John Andrew and Kmiotek, Stephen J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Deposition of Ultrathin Films of Niobium Pentoxide onto n+-Si (111) Using Atomic Layer Deposition

Keyword:: Solar, Niobium Oxide, Atomic Layer Depositon, Silicon-Perovskite solar cells, Process Optimization, and Thin Films
Creator:: Ramirez, Antonio
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald and Kmiotek, Stephen J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Waste to Energy: Optimization of Biofuel Production from Hospital Food Waste

Keyword:: fossil fuels, carbon yield, renewable energy, hydrothermal liquefaction, food waste, and sustainability
Creator:: Fredrick-Ilekhuoba, Osasumwen, Flaherty, Patrick, Laukaitis, John, and Biando, Michael
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Solar Silicon Production by Molten Salt Electrolysis

Creator:: Catalino, Peter, Charlebois, Andrew, Alonzo, Alexander, Costa, Evan, and Melo, Tyler
Advisor:: Bitar, Stephen John and Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in MXene Thin Films

Keyword:: carrier dynamics, mxenes, terahertz, and nanomaterials
Creator:: Mann, Javery
Advisor:: Titova, Lyubov
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

Rare Earth Metal Production by Semi-Continuous Calciothermal Reduction

Keyword:: Calciothermic Reduction, Neodymium Production, and Rare Earth Production
Creator:: Jironvil, Jonathan
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton and Brodeur, Drew R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Thermodynamic Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Keyword:: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Efficiency, Simulations, SOFC, Energy, and Thermodynamics
Creator:: Chehadeh, Mostafa, Tabandeh, Mitra, Blechinger-Slocum, Devan, and Ourdyl, Tarik
Advisor:: Zhong, Yu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Evaluating Energy Efficiency of GPUs using Machine Learning Benchmarks

Keyword:: GPU, Energy Efficient, Machine Learning, Transformer, and Deep Learning
Creator:: Foster, Brett
Advisor:: Taneja, Shubbhi
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

A Feasibility Study for a Solar PV Farm on Langeland, Denmark

Keyword:: Biodiversity, Photovoltaic, Langeland, Feasibility, Solar, and Denmark
Creator:: Ali, Safiya, Smith, Rachel, Mercier, Jake, and Aronoff, Jon
Advisor:: Vaz, Rick
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Investigating Sustainability Efforts of a Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service

Keyword:: Zero-waste, Groceries, Delivery, and Sustainability
Creator:: Omura, David, Ankstitus, Brianna, Murphy, Ciara, and Gustafson, Eric
Advisor:: Foo, Katherine and DiMassa, Daniel
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
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

CS: Therese Smith: Manufacturing jobs at home

Creator:: Mularoni, Andrew
Advisor:: Smith, Therese Mary
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

Sustainability Through Open Data

Keyword:: Open Data, Renewable Energy, Transit, and Sustainability
Creator:: Doncaster, Derrick, Storch, Maximilian, and Jonas, Jordan
Advisor:: Currier, Blake Hoag and Carlson, Jennifer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Stirling Engine Design

Keyword:: co-design, Accra, Ghana, Stirling Engine, Electronic waste, recycled materials, and Computer aided design
Creator:: Kurdziel, Sophie, Jankowski, Julia, DiRuzza, Elizabeth, and Bogdanovich, Marika
Advisor:: Krueger, Robert and Fofana, Mustapha S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major 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

Digital information about renewable energy and clean-tech ventures at the Arava region

Creator:: Wu, Yiyi, Rabinovitz, Daniel, Bachman, Elena, and Davis, Stephen
Advisor:: Tuler, Seth and Bar-On, Isa
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Humanity and Space 2

Creator:: Zhu, Leo, Luksha, William, Volkov, Daniil, Zhan, Yonglong, and Zhu, Tammie
Advisor:: Humi, Mayer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Compact House Revolution in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Keyword:: Community, Environmental Impacts, Housing Design, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Creator:: Alden, Samuel, Alonzo, Jolina, Litzinger, Noah, Keiran, Patrick, and Chalak, Nadiya
Advisor:: Strauss, Sarah
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
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

Carbon Neutrality Certification

Creator:: Diloreto, Loren, Valagussa, Francesco, Nason, Michael, and Reid, Luke
Advisor:: Peet, R. Creighton and Brisson, Ulrike
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

A Cantilevered Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Driven by Vortex-Induced Vibrations on a Cylinder in Water

Keyword:: Rectifying Circuit, Renewable Energy, Cantilever, VIV, Mechanical Vibrations, and Piezoelectric
Creator:: Gilmartin, Joseph, Tepe, Alyssa, Merritt, Brendan, McCauley, Evan, and Feldman, Talya
Advisor:: Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
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

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