The Fall 2020 Design Showcase has gone online! Our 22 undergraduate student teams have been working diligently to navigate the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. This semester they’ve addressed a wide range of topics from rollable photovoltaics, to manufacturing engineering educational systems, to stair-climbing robots, and much more! Click on the project name below to see the project abstract and a short video produced by the team explaining what they’ve accomplished this semester.

Team Number: 1501
Project Name: Traverse Systems
Sponsored by: UMass Ocean Resources and Renewable Energy Laboratory
Team Members & Role:
Sterling Cohen – Team Lead
Kelvin Donoghue – Design Lead
John Dateo – Fabrication Lead
Noah Li – Analysis Lead
Mohammad Jadallah – Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 1502
Project Name: Breast Milk Centrifuge
Project Concept: Jamar Hawkins, Neeraj Raghuraman
Team Members:
Aidan Gerard – Team Lead
Alyssa Stati – Design Lead
Jade Huberty – Fabrication Lead
Weimian Li – Evaluation Lead
Zachary Trani – Analysis Lead

Team Number: 1503
Project Name: Ski Pole Carriers
Project Concept: Johnathan Chen
Team Members & Role:
Selena Cho – Team Lead
Jay Zhao – Design Lead
David Javadian – Analysis Lead
Alec D’Cruz – Fabrication Lead
Anthony Truino – Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 1505    
Project Name: Machining Center Image Capture
Sponsor: Palmer Foundry
Luke Chase - Team Lead
Phillip Van - Analysis Lead
Omar Staubli - Design Lead
Oliver Walz - Fabrication Lead
Wilfred Bergeron - Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 1507
Project Name: Programmable, Dynamic Medical Device
Project Concept: James Ben-Aaron
Team Members & Role:
Taylor McBurney - Team Lead
Benjamin Plucinski - Design Lead
Andrew Tillinghast - Analysis Lead
Joe Chung - Evaluation Lead
Chen Qui - Fabrication Lead   

Team 1508 – Green Energy Recycling
Team Members & Role:
Sponsor: Withheld
Isabel Chesla - Team/Evaluation Lead
Andrew Feighery - Fabrication Lead
Eris Bolduc - Design Lead
Vinish Jha - Analysis Lead

Team 1509
Project Name: Cabinet Fixture
Sponsor: Raytheon Technologies
Team Members & Role:
Alex Huang – Team Lead
Eric Dawes - Fabrication
Kenny Lenh - Analysis
Vincent Palumbo- Design
Yumi Kim - Evaluation

Team Number: 1511
Project Name: Medicine Cabinet Lock
Team Members & Role:
Devan Kumar: Team Lead and Design Lead
Tanner Borruso: Fabrication Lead and Evaluation Lead
Kevin McLaughlin: Analysis Lead

Team 9702
Project Name: Building Integrated Photovoltaic
Sponsor: Manhattan 2
Team Members & Role:
Benjamin Tan - Team Lead
George Lastowka - Design Lead
Alexander Wurst - Fabrication Lead
Hector Espinal - Analysis Lead
Joseph Soucy - Evaluation Lead

Team 9703
Project Name: Christopher’s Chair
Team Members & Role:
Ryan Murray – Team Lead
Andrew Hamel – Design Lead
Chloe Smith – Analysis Lead
Andrew Harrington – Fabrication Lead
Sarah Kim – Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 9704
Project Name: Pressure Injector
Sponsor: Srimathveeravalli Research Group
Team Members & Role:
Erik Quinn – Design Lead
Eric Rubin – Analysis Lead
Evan Mulone – Team Lead
Nathan Mulone – Fabrication / Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 9705
Project Name: MIE Smart Manufacturing Pilot Process – Storage and Dispensing
Sponsor Jim Lagrant, Professor of Practice in Manufacturing, UMass MIE Department
Team Members & Role:
Nicole Arabie – Team Lead
Andrea Malo Barzola – Evaluation Lead
Samuel Sinclair – Fabrication Lead
Chris Sorensen – Design Lead
Michael Souza – Analysis Lead

Team Number: 9706
Project Name: Pilot Process Feeder System
Sponsor Jim Lagrant, Professor of Practice in Manufacturing, UMass MIE Department
Team Members & Role:
Hugh Dougherty – Team Lead
Olivia Taber – Design Lead,
Kohei Otsuka – Analysis Lead
Graham Bamford – Fabrication Lead
Matthew Tubianosa – Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 9707
Project Name: MIE Pick and Place – Team 1
Sponsor Jim Lagrant, Professor of Practice in Manufacturing, UMass MIE Department
Team Members & Role:
Maeliz Colon- Team Lead
Daniel Burke- Analysis Lead
Andrew Farias- Fabrication Lead
Steven Hoffmann- Design Lead

Team Number: 9708
Project Name: MIE Pick and Place – Team 2
Sponsor Jim Lagrant, Professor of Practice in Manufacturing, UMass MIE Department
Team Members & Role:
Edward Stanton – Team Lead
Jonathan Lynch – Design Lead
Conor Kavanagh – Analysis Lead
Leo Goldschmidt – Fabrication Lead

Team Number: 9710
Project Name: Pelican Packaging
Project Sponsor: Pelican
Team Members & Role:
Timothy Gong - Team Lead
Ryan Gibbons - Fabrication
Paul Schissel - Design
Max Donahue - Analysis
Matthew Burrows – Evaluation

Team Number: 9711
Project Name: Palmer Foundry Molding Ergonomics
Project Sponsor: Palmer Foundry
Team Members & Role:
Eme Dozie – Design Lead
Roy Mallach – Team / Evaluation Lead
Rutvik Shah – Analysis Lead
William Galipeau – Fabrication Lead

Team Number: 9712
Project Name: SharkNinja Mobility
Project Sponsor: SharkNinja Operating LLC
Team Members & Role:
Connor Edmands – Team Lead
Daniel Miller-Grossman – Design Lead
Dylan Gallant – Analysis Lead
Christopher Leung – Fabrication Lead
Justin Sullivan – Evaluation Lead

Team Number: 9713
Project Name: Adjustable Surface Stiffness Treadmill Frame
Project Sponsor: University of Massachusetts Integrative Locomotion Lab
Zachary Hallam – Analysis Lead
Zachary Morgan Team Lead
Andrew Pepe – Fabrication Lead
Muhammad Java – Design Lead

Team Number: 9714
Project Name: UMass UAV Team
Team Members & Role:
Tim Hanson - Sensor Aerodynamics Lead
Matt DelGenio - Structural and Manufacturing Lead
Ani Prasad - Analysis Lead
Dev Patel - Electronics Lead

Team Number: 9715
Project Name: rStream - Localized PET Recycling System
Team Members & Role:
Ian Goodine – Project Lead
Ethan Walko – Project Manager
Thomas Gable – Design Lead
John Pierce – Analysis Lead