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Project Year: 2020-21

2020-21

Waves to Water: Extracting Drinking Water from the Ocean for Coastal Communities and Disaster Relief

February 7, 2023 by

Team: Rita Chen (ME), Michael Kotur (ME), Danny Ma (ME), Ian Miller (ME) Advisor(s): Reza Alam (ME), Michael Kelly (ME) Coastal communities affected by natural disasters lack affordable and reliable access to drinking water. We aim to create a portable device that captures wave energy to drive seawater desalination and provide freshwater to communities without… Read More »

[Move2Play] Blowing Bigger Bubles to Get Kids Moving

February 3, 2023 by

Team: Katie Henshaw (ME), Matthew Mesman (ME), Julie Yu (ME) Advisor(s): Jack Miller [Move2Play], Brenden McMorrow [Move2Play], Tarek Zodhi (ME) Kids spend on average 7.5 hours a day watching a screen. This unprecedented amount of screentime can lead to a range of health issues including increased obesity, decreased academic performance and decreased mental health outcomes.… Read More »

Addressing the Plastic Waste Problem Using Programmable Enzymatic Degradation: Market and Application Analysis

February 3, 2023 by

Team: Gwenlyn Angel Cabiltes (MSE), Jonathan Chow (MSE) Advisor(s): Aaron Hall (MSE), Ting Xu (MSE) The world faces a severe plastic waste problem: Nearly 80% of plastic products end up in landfills or the environment. Biodegradable plastics like polylactic acid (PLA) are a promising solution but face extensive difficulties degrading and composting in most facilities.… Read More »

MEDiRoller: Revolutionizing Low-Cost Vaccine and Drug Delivery in Low-Resource Communities

January 18, 2023 by

Illustration of immunization process (steps 1-6)Team: Diego Espinoza (BioE) Advisor(s): Phillip B. Messersmith (BioE/MSE), Katerina Malollari (ME), & Kelsey DeFrates (BioE) Each year, millions die from vaccine-preventable illnesses, an inequality largely fueled by technical challenges surrounding the administration of vaccines with hypodermic needles. MEDiRoller, an automated microneedle device, revolutionizes vaccine and drug delivery through the elimination of trained medical personnel… Read More »

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