2023 Senior Design Day
April 28, 2023
10:00 AM - Noon
The capstone senior design course challenges students with a wide variety of chemical engineering processes, ranging from biotechnology to energy to nanoscience to entrepreneurial product design. Students in both courses complement their technical skills with teaming, leadership, project management, and communication skills. Both the instructors and the students feel an enormous sense of pride as we view the accomplishments of almost seven months’ work. We are thankful for those individuals and companies who have sponsored and advised projects this semester. The task of supporting and coaching these diverse projects and teams could not have been accomplished without their help!
CHE 451 Projects
| Team 1 – Self-production of Bisphenol-A and Raw Materials for Flame Retardant Applications Team Members: Jordan Cave, Sarah Costello, Caitlyn Morton, Joe Swick Mentor(s): Meghan Wilt, Taylor Doolan Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 2 – Continuous MDI Manufacturing Process Team Members: Landon Burt, Jon Calabretta, Casee Loudermilk, Isaac Mieding Mentor(s): Del Ponder, Libo Wu, Jeremy Saunders Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 3 – Optical Fiber Coating Raw Material Synthesis Reactor Design & Scale-Up Team Members: Chase Hall, Sean Kauder, Tommy Sadej, David Shin Mentor(s): Joan Patterson, JP Krug, Lew Bernstein, Rob Kieber Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 4 – Bio-Upcycling of PET Team Members: Sofia Abello, Ethan Gates, Trevor McGuire, Noha Zayan Mentor(s): Nathan Crook Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 5 – Scale-up of Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Address Global Warming Team Members: Jonathan Falso, Natalie Kelmer, Bryce Miller, Colin Scanlon Mentor(s): Michael Dickey, Kali Frost, Bichlien Nguyen, Jake Smith Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 6 – Carbon-Neutral Energy Portfolio and Nuclear SMR Design Team Members: Maddy Flickinger, Greg Hunter, Mary Miller, Lauren Teague Mentor(s): Kristen Cooper Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 7 – Fuel Cell Exploration Team Members: Nyaan Amin, Seira Terada, Elizabeth Vampola, Jai Yadav Mentor(s): Ashley Coleman Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 8 – Optimizing Delivery System Testing: An Analysis of Outsourcing vs In-House Testing and Fluid Path Considerations Team Members: Hannah Gingery, Sreevansh Mareddy, Olivia Nasrallah, Andrew Siphanthone Mentor(s): Maureen Haines Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 9 – Alternative Heating Hot Water System Team Members: Katie Day, Megha Gongireddy, Hannah Perkinson, Jackson Willett Mentor(s): Frankie Dirisio Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 10 – An Investigation of the Process and Applications of Biomass Gasification Team Members: Max Destino, Tabitha Pickering, Nicole Rongione, Jessica Washington Mentor(s): Hassan Golpour Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 11 – Recommendations for an Intensified Monoclonal Antibody Manufacturing Process Team Members: Brandon Bertz, Blake Brewer, Christina Nguyen, Luna Wang Mentor(s): Niket Bubna, Jake Kim Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 12 – Sustainable Hydrogen Generation for Industrial Chemicals & Energy Team Members: Tim Fortunato, Eric Fyfe, Ashley Harhay Mentor(s): Jordan Keith Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 13 – Design of a Biochar Production Facility for Carbon Sequestration Team Members: Brandon Baugess, Lydia Gillan, Connor Hoke, Danielle Meyer Mentor(s): Bill Linak Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 14 – Monoclonal Antibody Process Development Team Members: Abdallah Abumuais, Morgan Miller, Akansha Pandey, Zach Whitacre Mentor(s): Kristina Ladd, Juan Marin-Celis , Ashley Nelson, Emily Tavernaro, Jonathan Edwards Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 15 – Process Scale up and Technical Transfer for an Existing Life Saving Product Team Members: Sydney Kim, Lauren Neely, Taylor Martin, Colin Burn Mentor(s): Katherine Bieler, Alice B di Fazio, Olivia Prezas Garces, Donald Grosse, Amy Wang Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 16 – Recovery of Product from Wastewater via Liquid-Liquid Extraction Team Members: Jake Mensforth, Julio Ocampo, Beckett Stillman Mentor(s): Phillip McCarter Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 17 – CO from CO2 via Chemical Looping Team Members: Jace Carsten, Dominick Battaglia, John McPhaul, Zacharia Nyambega Mentor(s): Luke Neal Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 18 – Novozymes Kill-Step Team Members: Lauren Capoziello, Emily Watts, Sam Doak, McKenna Crummey Mentor(s): Justin Galloway, Emily Hon Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 19 – Protein-Coated Fiber Mats for Microplastic Capture Team Members: Jacob Bexten, Skylar Harrelson, Abe Weinstein, Morgan Willis Mentor(s): Leah Johnson, Kirill Efimenko, Jan Genzer Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 20 – Benoxacor Waste Recovery at St. Gabriel Team Members: Emily Atkinson, Audrey Giersch, Emma Starnes, Nicholas Tibbels Mentor(s): Pierce Blazina, Nick Burrows, Ana Davis, Lindsey Norris, Laramie Scanlon Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 21 – Novel high-performance sustainable composite packaging and coating films Team Members: Aarati Bothe, Raleigh Fauquier, Kate Foust, Jacob Kennedy Mentor(s): Orlin Velev, Mesbah Ahmad Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 22 – Biofuel Generation via Hydrothermal Processing of Municipal Wastewater Team Members: Andrew Berley, Carmen Jarrell, Lars Wirstrom Mentor(s): Terry Goss Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 23 – Corning Process Model Team Members: Megan Anderson, Lillian Nguyen, Max Johnson, Jen Wang Mentor(s): Greg Gausman, Steven Arndt, Taylor Gherardi Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 24 – Design of a Commercial Scale PET Facility Team Members: Jada Cooper, Allison McGinnis, Jack Pearsall, Kavan Williamson Mentor(s): Catherine Hill, Aleecia Marshall, Cameron Williams, Rheagan Sizemore Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
| Team 25 – Recovery and Recycle of Electric Vehicle Battery Materials Team Members: Chris Gupton, Jared Peterson, Marcie Schinke, Daniel Spang Mentor(s): Peter Fedkiw Watch Poster Presentation Video Click here to view the poster |
Engineering Entrepreneurship Projects
| Team 26 – OptiWater Team Members: Andrew Daddone, Akash Karri, Anthony Luzzi, Braydon Miley, Justin York Mentor(s): Henry Fu |
| Team 27 – Streamline Team Members: Jack Ballard, Gigi Gauthier, Chesson Grant, Caleb Jolley, Will Morton Mentor(s): Alexandra Ringer, Ryan Fields |