2024 Senior Design Day

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

Poster 1 – Design of a Commercial-Scale PET Production Facility Team Members: Andrew Alexander, Dominick DePaola, Teresa Dewosky, Rachel Leiner Mentor(s): Alex Moon, Alan Wessel (Eastman) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 2 – Analysis of Fluorine Abatement for Optical Fiber Manufacturing Team Members: Delaney Fields, James Kurdi, Sotharoath Vuthy, Hiatt Von Alten Mentor(s): Greg Gausman (Corning) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 3 – Removal of Organic and Inorganic Salts from Wastewater Team Members: Caitlin Beckett, Lance Clark, Braxton Coggins, Jordyn Derbes, Mark South Mentor(s): Philip McCarter (Nation Ford Chemical) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 4 – Design of a Commercial-Scale PET Production Facility Team Members: Daisy Aguilar, Eythan Super, Sarah LaCivita, Amine Yahi, Taylor Torreyson Mentor(s): Alana LaSuer, Jack Puryear, Cameron Williams (Eastman) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 9 – Bulk Chemical Design Team Members: Amanda Kaskon, Miles Merriweather, Jalen Rush-Robertson, John Vargas, Jake Weinstock Mentor(s): Katherine Bieler, Donald Grosse, Jill Grzelak, Emily Taverno (Merck) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 12 – Project RePLICaTE: Reducing Provisions and Logistics Inputs through Calorie Transformation from Electricity Team Members: Emma Johnson, Sydney McGraw, Morgan Stephens, Callie Stober, Owen York Mentor(s): Dr. Nathan Crook (NCSU) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 13 – Continuous Production and Purification of Microparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications: Solvent Recovery & Microglassification™ Team Members: Ashley Gates, Ariana Gomez, Daniel Lee, Alea Sigmon, Stewart Walter Mentor(s): Tom Mullinix, Adam Ryle (Lindy Biosciences) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 14 – Future Generation for Grid Balance Team Members: Anna Lawrence, Brandon Leib, Matt Feeney, Quasi Almalki Mentor(s): Kristen Cooper (Duke Energy) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 15 – Efficient Design for Utilities in a GMP Facility Team Members: Regan Cella, Stephanie Falcone, Saurav Jain, Emma Lasarsky, Payton Smith Mentor(s): Jack Davis, Alice di Fazio, Paul Imbroguilo, Sydney Kim, Ashley Knight (Merck) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 16 – Spray Drying Process Modeling for Inhaled Therapeutics Team Members: Chris Wakeford, Christine Stark, Steven Hoang, Lyndsey Proctor, Katie Traynelis Mentor(s): Jeremy Saunders, Patrick Teung, David Lechuga (AstraZeneca) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 17 – Propylene Production from Bio-Ethanol Team Members: Davis Brandberg, Aidan Maune, Samantha Walker, Paige Wheeler Mentor(s): Eddie Sun (P&G) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 18 – Large Scale Steam Methane Reforming with CCUS Hydrogen Production Plant Team Members: Abi Willette, Colin Thicken, Noah Williams, James Kelley, Ian Goodall Mentor(s): Dr. Jordan Keith Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 19 – P&G – Propylene Production from CO2 Team Members: Mikayla Atwood, Julie Casavant, Noah Hunter, Dylan Savant, Jacob Stana Mentor(s): Eddie Sun (P&G) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 20 – Protein A Chromatography Techniques and Processes Team Members: Kaitlyn John, Eli Kerstein, Cristina Martinez-Mata, Belen Neumann-Rivera, Olivia Sowa Mentor(s): Thomas Lindsey, Yong Yow (KBI Biopharma) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 21 – Modeling of a Dual Fluidized Bed Reactor for Biomass Gasification Team Members: Sebastian Almanza, Eric Giavedoni, Titus Szobody, Tyler Void Mentor(s): Dr. Hassan Golpour Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 22 – Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste Team Members: Anicka Cajigal, Eric Datallo, Caermon Neally, Cooper Seward, Zimo Zhou Mentor(s): Dr. Bill Link (EPA) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 23 – Comparison of Emerging Wastewater Treatment Technologies Team Members: Jacob Bell, Ben Jakes, Gina Mollica, Dylan Pham, Brendan Yoo Mentor(s): Terry Goss (AECOM) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 24 – Exploration of Alternative Fuel Sources for Long Distance Trucking Team Members: Jack Fuhrer, Elizabeth Mackey, Drew Madren, Olivia Zlotnicki Mentor(s): Ashley Coleman (Duke Energy) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 25 – Microplastics Removal Technology Team Members: Evan Baxley, John Bowker, Hannah Dickerson, Mara Fischer, Jaclyn Kenzel Mentor(s): Dr. Jan Genzer & Dr. Kirill Efimenko (NCSU) and Dr. Leah Johnson (RTI) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 26 – Recovery of Bromine from Saltwater Brine Team Members: Sarah Bailey, Sydney Epps, Jackson Lods, Haydn Taylor, Nathan Thompson Mentor(s): Claire DeCroix, Taylor Fenz, Meghan Wilt (Albemarle) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 27 – Optimizing Spray Dryer Operations: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability for Reduced Carbon Footprint Team Members: Ava Bowen, James Do, Sam Everhart, Kendall Putnam, Azin Saberi Bosari Mentor(s): Pierce Blazina, Nick Burrows, Ana Davis, Alan McMurry, Lindsey Norris, Emma Rodriguez, Laramie Scanlon (Syngenta) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 28 – Design and Analysis of CO Producing Chemical Looping Process Team Members: Jacob Cox, Joe Murray, Charlotte Schababerle, Sam Wysocki Mentor(s): Dr. Luke Neal (NCSU) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 29 – Green Lithium Mining Team Members: Ethan Basinger, Tim Deaver, Seongeun Kim, Andrew Lovelett, Noah Stallcup Mentor(s): Dr. Peter Fedkiw (NCSU) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 30 – Modular Documentation System for Fermention Process Team Members: Morgan Bradley, Ayden Ferrell, Polina Rusinovich, Ashwin Srikanth, Nick Triplett Mentor(s): Mounir Zerrad (Fujifilm Diosynth) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Poster 31 – Novonesis Primus Troubleshooting: Alternative Filtration Solutions Team Members: Iustina Banerji, Jessie Hainline, Jackson Massey, Trey McCoy, Brooke Roed Mentor(s): Justin Galloway, Brandon Jones (Novonesis) Watch Poster Presentation video Click here to view the poster

Engineering Entrepreneurship Projects

Poster 5 – VitalBreath Team Members: Jennifer Jimenez, Michael Nunez, Rileigh Sevigny, James Voos, Abbey Woods Mentor(s): Kelsey Ling (Plexus) Click here to view the poster

Poster 6 – HairCare Pro Team Members: Christopher Allcorn, Caroline Anderson, Glen Morris, Swetha Pugal, Conor Savage Mentor(s): Uren Patel (Plexus) Click here to view the poster

Poster 7 – Snowpulsion Team Members: Luke Brady, Madison Mitchell, Sav Powers, Kaia Spero, Jenna Schulz Mentor(s): Dave Cohen (Plexus) Click here to view the poster

Poster 8 – Matcha Maker Team Members: Ryan Bishop, Yuniva Mendoza-Apodaca, Isabella Miller, Owen Somer, Amanda Webb Mentor(s): Hannah Covell (Plexus) Click here to view the poster

Poster 10 – Pocket Operator Team Members: Abra Chaney, Anthony Luzzi, Peter Newenhisen, Aiden PeerBolte, Logan Proctor Mentor(s): Anders Benson (Plexus) Click here to view the poster

Poster 11 – Pack Power Blend Team Members: Natasha Abramowicz, Kelvin Borges, Sam Friedel, Andre Husbands, Dylan Johnson, Walker Manuel, Elijah Rushing Mentor(s): Emery Weist (Plexus) Click here to view the poster