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Agenda 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Registration and conference instructions Benedum Hall, lobby 9:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Session A – See schedule, page 8
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Session B – See schedule, page 11
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Benedum Hall, ground floor, first, second, and third floors People who gave us their dietary restrictions should go to the orange desk in the main lobby and ask for their buffet location.
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Keynote Address by Tammi Halapin Collective Efforts Benedum Hall, room 157 and broadcasted to the conference rooms
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Awards presentation – Benedum Hall, room 157 Broadcasted to the conference rooms 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Session C – See schedule, page 15
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Best Conference Papers Session A1, Bioengineering Topics 1 NEW TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER THERAPY: CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T-CELL (CAR-T) THERAPY Chance Brooks, Sophie Napolitano, and Victoria Turchick
Session A2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 1 CARBFIX Ben Nguyen, Elizabeth Bryson, and Savanna Maynard
Session A3, Chemical Engineering Topics 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDIBLE VACCINE TO PREVENT HEPATITIS B Hallie Paules, Tara Schroth, and Zach Painter
Session B2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 2 THE USE OF PHENOTYPIC IMAGE PROCESSING TO GENETICALLY MODIFY CROPS Christopher Deschler, Diego Cuevas, and Logan Dyer
Session B3, Chemical Engineering Topics 2 THORIUM: ITS ROLE IN NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE Bryan Dao, Daniel O’Neill, and Jordan Whiting
Session B4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 2 GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATION IN THE MILITARY Keai Yao, Michael Lincoln, and Sarah Wielgosz
Session A4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 1 GRAPHENE BATTERIES AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE
Session B5, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Topics 2
EMSEAL BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS: PREVENTING Justin Harnishfeger, Jared Cofffelt, and Kelvin Lin DISASTER AND BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE Gabrielle Kuhns, Hannah Stack, and Samantha Wismer Session A5, Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering Topics 1
ADS-B AVIATION TECHNOLOGY Leanne Boody, Ammie Faunce, and Gabe Ferrara
Session B6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 2 BIOSWALES AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE NATURAL PURIFICATION OF POLLUTED WATER
Session A6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 1
Katherine Lebrun, Lauren Wilmoth, and Matthew Jaros
SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL TO ENHANCE NUCLEAR FUSION YIELD
Session C1, Bioengineering Topics 3
Jeffrey Martin, Jonathan Lowry, and Megan Toner
ADVANCEMENTS IN ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND CYROGENIC LAYERING IN 3D PRINTING
Session B1, Bioengineering Topics 2
Avery Klein, Abigail Wuenschel, and Emily Gorges
CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T-CELL (CAR-T) THERAPY Jonathon Bone, Nicholas Kubalak, and Peter Zullo
Session C2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 3 NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR WATER TREATMENT Bryan Hess, Jake Adonizio, and Spencer Metz
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Session C3, Chemical Engineering Topics 3
Session C8, Bioengineering Topics 4
TREATED RICE HUSK ASH AS A NOVEL BIOSORPTION COMPLEX FOR LOW-COST WATER DETOXIFICATION
IMPROVING TREATMENT OF GENETIC DISEASES WITH CRISPR-CAS9 RNA-GUIDED GENOME EDITING
Brennan Poole, Devon Myers, and Benjamin Hudock
Benjamin Ahlmark, Nathan Majer, and Arijit Dutta
Session C4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3 THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM: A MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENTS Cameron Hagg, Benjamin Mizerak, and Todd Ackerman
Session C5, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3 THE APPLICATION OF BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACES IN THE DEKA ARM Katherine Dash, Anna Kelly, and Sam Hunn
Session C6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 3 APPLICATIONS OF BIOPRINTING IN CANCER RESEARCH Jerry Wiernusz, Daniel Tometich, and Jacob Atkinson
Session C7, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 4 BIOMIMETIC AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS: INNOVATION IN POLLUTION DETECTION Catrina Wolf, Madilyn Brennan, and Jack Eschmann
Session C9, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 4 TARGETED MUSCLE REINNERVATION: CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WITH THOUGHT Aiza Siddiqui, Zachary Snelling, and Meara Murphy
Session C10, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 5 THE APPLICATIONS OF BACTERIAL SELF-HEALING CONCRETE AS A WATER IMPERMEABLE BUILDING MATERIAL Alexis Korenoski, Natalie Steibel, and Dylan McGettigan
Session C11, Chemical Engineering Topics 4 VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES FOR GREEN ENERGY GRID STORAGE Patrick Connor, Sean Rinkel, and Brady Pilsbury
Session C12, Bioengineering Topics 5 ALTERING THE TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BLEEDING WITH SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER EMBOLIZATION PLUGS Caitlin Sexton, Andrew Browne, and Julia Mascho
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Best Conference Posters Session A1, Bioengineering Topics 1
Session B3, Chemical Engineering Topics 2
3D PRINTING HUMAN ORGANS
MOLTEN SALT REACTORS AND THORIUM: A NEW ALTERNATIVE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
Elizabeth Good, Paige Arnold, and David Galperin
Peyton Collins and Joseph Schurer
Session A2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 1
Session B4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 2
THE BARRIER TRANSFER MACHINE: MOVEABLE BARRIER FOR MANAGED LANES
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATION IN THE MILITARY
Ben Tanay, David Jones, and Chase McNulty
Keai Yao, Michael Lincoln, and Sarah Wielgosz
Session A3, Chemical Engineering Topics 1
Session B5, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Topics 2
BUYING INTO BIOPLASTICS: STARCH BASED BIOPLASTIC FOR PACKAGING Maya Roman, Reagan Dowling, and John Christiano
Session A4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 1 SOCIAL MEDIA DATA MINING Andrew Stremel, Liam Near, and Kareem Omar
Session A5, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Topics 1
USING THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY Amaan Kazi, John Cankar, and Jack Murray
Session B6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 2 3-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING: A REVOLUTIONIZING APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE Heather Little, Isabella Mailer, and Thomas Henry
Session C1, Bioengineering Topics 3
ADS-B AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
CRISPR-CAS9: THE ETHICAL VIABLITY OF GENE THERAPY
Leanne Boody, Ammie Faunce, and Gabe Ferrara
Zach Kubitz, Jonathan Hiener, and Chase Richards
Session A6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 1
Session C2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 3
SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL TO ENHANCE NUCLEAR FUSION YIELD
THE NEXT STEP IN WATER PURIFICATION Robert Wildish and Edmund Jermyn
Jeffrey Martin, Jonathan Lowry, and Megan Toner
Session C3, Chemical Engineering Topics 3
Session B1, Bioengineering Topics 2
PRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL SPIDER SILK THROUGH YEAST FERMENTATION
GLUCOSE BIOSENSORS WITH DIABETIC APPLICATIONS Haley Shaw, Bryce Moskiewicz, and Melissa Gallo
Session B2, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 2
Anna Goetz, Natalie Caracciolo, and Emma Ahlgren
Session C4, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3
APPLICATIONS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM: A MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENTS
Maxwell Smith, Joshua Frederick, and Matthew Wobrak
Cameron Hagg, Benjamin Mizerak, and Todd Ackerman
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Session C5, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3
Session C9, Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 4
INNOVATIVE 1550 NANOMETER WAVELENGTH LIDAR SYSTEM SETTING THE STANDARD FOR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IN SELF DRIVING CARS
TARGET MUSCLE REINNERVATION: CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WITH THOUGHT
Theodore Storl-Desmond, Mike Marynchak, and Jeff Buscher
Session C10, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 5
Session C6, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 3
PRINTING NEW OCEANS: HOW 3D-PRINTED CORALS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESURGENCE OF NATURAL CORAL REEFS
BIOMIMETIC SHARK SKIN: DEVELOPING A MORE COST EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIAL Sida Wilson, Sahana Mallela, and Alexander Jacobs
Nicole Baionno and Zachary Roy
Session C11, Chemical Engineering Topics 4
Session C7, Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 4
VIRAL BATTERIES FOR GREEN, INEXPENSIVE ENERGY STORAGE
LAB GROWN MEAT: HOW STEM CELLS WILL CHANGE AN INDUSTRY
Leah Beveridge, Evan Eisenhart, and Marisa Kouma
Jason Weger, Michael Casey, and Zachary Gimbel
Session C8, Bioengineering Topics 4 IMPLEMENTING CULTURAL TRADITIONS TO TREAT CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
Aiza Siddiqui, Zachary Snelling, and Meara Murphy
Session C12, Bioengineering Topics 5 THE USE OF BIOPEN AND BIOINK TO IMPROVE THE RECOVERY TRACK OF ARTHRITIS PATIENTS Katrina Ortiz, Hannah Boyd, and David Herr
Audrey Alligood, Lynn Chau, and Kayla Santos
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9:00 – 10:45 a.m. SESSION A SESSION A1
BARRIER TRANSFER MACHINE
Bioengineering Topics 1, Room G31
Ben Tanay, David Jones, and Chase McNulty
CRISPR/CAS9 RESEARCH FOR HIV PREVENTION
CARBFIX
Mary Grace Mooney, Mac Meehan, and Uthman Fadu
Ben Nguyen, Elizabeth Bryson, and Savanna Maynard
3D PRINTING HUMAN ORGANS
NEW INNOVATIONS WITH PLASTIC WASTE
Elizabeth Good, Paige Arnold, and David Galperin
Elizabeth Danzer, Diana Mizikar, and Connor Brown
TREATING CYSTIC FIBROSIS THROUGH THE GROWTH OF GUT ORGANOIDS FROM ADULT STEM CELLS
3D PRINTING: THE APPLICATION TO AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE HOMES
Gabrielle Bebenek, Isabella Whitney, and Jacob Walker
Kaitlyn Blanock, Lauren Newbrough, and Toby Berman
NEW TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER THERAPY: CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T-CELL (CAR-T) THERAPY
SESSION A3
Chance Brooks, Sophie Napolitano, and Victoria Turchick
Chemical Engineering Topics 1, Room 318
BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTABLE DEVICE: CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR
Ethan Vukelich, Zechariah Boyce, and Carlisle Nash
Isabella Mercandetti, Jasmine Matson, and Robert Foster
CRYOSURGERY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN CANCER TREATMENT
POLY LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID (PLGA) AS USED IN DISSOLUBLE BRAIN SENSORS
Adam Kerr, Midori Bridges, and Kyle Smith
Anthony Caamano, Alex Hill, and Pierce Mitchell USING THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX TO ENGINEER A PANCREAS John Patti, Maria Thorpe, and Emily Lickert
SESSION A2 Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 1, Room 320 CORRECTIVE CONCRETE TO HELP TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
ION THRUSTERS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDIBLE VACCINES FOR PREVENTING HEPATITIS B Hallie Paules, Tara Schroth, and Zach Painter DECREASING THE SPREAD OF LEACHATE WITH GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS Macy Falcione, Emily Rahe, and Michael Kane COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN FOR DIABETES TREATMENTS Adam Taylor, Matthew Dipaolo, and John Simonelli
Joseph Stiller, Mark Krafczyk, and Hannah Bach
BUYING INTO BIOPLASTICS: STARCH BASED BIOPLASTIC FOR PACKAGING
RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PANELS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Maya Roman, Reagan Dowling, and John Christiano
Molly Davidson, Nolan Pernia, and Kita Ota CONTOUR CRAFTING: A LOOK AT 3D PRINTING TO COMBAT A HOUSING CRISIS Grace Nitchman, Laurel Bednar, and Matt Lytle
CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE TO ETHANOL THROUGH ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES Prosper Tjelmeland, Mahya Waddell, and Alexis Bruno
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SESSION A4
SESSION A5
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 1, Room G30
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Topics 1, Room G29
DEEP LEARNING APPLICATION TO MODERN DAY COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE RECOGNITION
THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION’S TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP: STREAMLINING GROWTH IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
Andrew Vouvalis, Lagann Nagi, and Harsh Selokar
Eli Smith, Gabby Hoover, and Victoria Schmotzer
THE USE OF BIOSENSORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Joseph Harris, Zachary Toth, and Nicholas Lowe SPEECH RECOGNITION APPLICATIONS AND ITS FUTURE USE Dawson Wolfe, Connor Ferry, and Robert Rouse SOCIAL MEDIA DATA MINING Andrew Stremel, Liam Near, and Kareem Omar GRAPHENE BATTERIES AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE Justin Harnishfeger, Jared Cofffelt, and Kelvin Lin MACHINE LEARNING AT TESLA Jared Leuffen, Wenjie Xu, and Jash Patel THE FUTURE OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS Theodor Clark, Matthew Kaiser, and Kyle Robinson
EVALUATION OF THE USE OF GRAPHENE-BASED TRANSISTORS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Adam Dole, Maurice Sturdivant, and Sam Copeland CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING IN THE PRODUCTION OF PREZISTA Katherine Leitholf, Ellen DiScala, and Michaela Dunleavy FUNCTIONALITY IMPROVEMENTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ON METAL SURFACES Jefferson Boothe, Owen Fay, and Joaquin Hollero ADS-B AVIATION TECHNOLOGY Leanne Boody, Ammie Faunce, and Gabe Ferrara EXPEDITING THE DELIVERIES OF ONLINE SHOPPING: THE KIVA ROBOTS OF AMAZON WAREHOUSES RJ Pugh, Keilani Swartzmiller, and Ellen Troyanosky POSSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GASIFICATION SYSTEMS Collin Hough, Anna Wilson, and Jessica Scheler
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SESSION A6
SESSION A7
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 1, Room 226
Bioengineering Panel 1, Room 229
SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL TO ENHANCE NUCLEAR FUSION YIELD Jeffrey Martin, Jonathan Lowry, and Megan Toner THE FUTURE OF ION PROPULSION IN SPACE TRAVEL Amelia Dubendorf, Elian Pineiro, and Blake Steen APPLICATIONS OF SOFT ROBOTICS IN PROSTHETIC DEVELOPMENT Chris Cohen, Devin Cahill, and Ivy Wang CYBORG BEAST: AN INNOVATION IN PROSTHETIC HANDS
SESSION A8 Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 1, Room 157
SESSION A9 Chemical Engineering Panel 1, Room 319
SESSION A10 Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 1, Room 309
SESSION A11
Ezekyel Roberts, Jade Goss, and Deepa Thomas
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Panel 1, Room 227
TITANIUM ELECTROPLATING IN BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT IMPLANTS
SESSION A12
James Oti and Peter Stigliano TECHNOLOGY’S “HELPING HAND”
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 1, Room G27
Matthew O’Brien, Tyler Sheetz, and Dante Policicchio INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF POWER GENERATION USING HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Anthony Migash, Colleen Petersen, and Zoe Yarsky
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11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. SESSION B SESSION B1
APPLICATIONS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Bioengineering Topics 2, Room G31
Maxwell Smith, Joshua Frederick, and Matthew Wobrak
CRISPR/CAS-9: APPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS ON HIV TREATMENT
THE USE OF PHENOTYPIC IMAGE PROCESSING TO GENETICALLY MODIFY CROPS
Angela McComb, Elizabeth Seward, and Nathaniel Mitrik
Christopher Deschler, Diego Cuevas, and Logan Dyer
NANOBIOSENSORS: THE FUTURE OF EARLY CANCER DETECTION
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN WATER PURIFICATION
Dawson Winston, Luca Mahoney, and Pranay Jain
Jude Ashoff, Zachary Sokoloff, and Spencer Bertok
TISSUE ENGINEERING IN MODERN TREATMENTS
AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN REGIONS
Hsiang Chen, Madline Kingsbury, and Daniel Scallon
Sabrina Martin, Tyler Stroud, and Halima Morafa
LSC NANOPARTICLES AND NIR LASER IRRADIATION REDUCING THE PERFORMANCE OF EFFLUX PUMPS TO COMBAT ANTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN TUMOR CELLS
TIDAL POWER IS CHANGING THE WAY WE VIEW ENERGY Ryan Fluck, Seth Griggs, and Shay Rounsville
Hannah Grigg, Evan Mancuso, and Taylor Brightman
SESSION B3
GLUCOSE BIOSENSORS WITH DIABETIC APPLICATIONS
Chemical Engineering Topics 2, Room 318
Haley Shaw, Bryce Moskiewicz, and Melissa Gallo
ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS AS A DRESSING TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC WOUND REPAIR
CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T-CELL THERAPY
Emily Tsang, Michelle Wang, and Eric Peters
Jonathon Bone, Nicholas Kubalak, and Peter Zullo
ARTIFICIAL LEAF BASED ON ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS FOR SOLAR FUEL PRODUCTION
CARBON NANOTUBES IN BIO MATERIALS
Cindy Nguyen, Kaitlyn Wintruba, and Katrina Hernandez
Donna Hildebrandt, Rachyl Rackin, and Michael Zicchinolfi
A NOVEL BIOCONDUIT FOR NERVE GROWTH
SESSION B2
Michael Goga, Jeremy Reimenschneider, and Zachary Cook
Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 2, Room 320
MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
TMDS AND DAMAGE MITIGATION IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
THORIUM FUEL IN A MOLTEN SALT REACTOR
Nicholas Bello, Hayden Orth, and Maxwell Vance
Jacob Foster, Callan Howe, and Will Gwynn
Peyton Collins and Joseph Schurer
CRYOGENICS: PHASE ONE AND HOW VITRIFICATION CAN PRESERVE LIVES
IMPROVING THE WORLD THROUGH LAB GROWN MEAT
Margaret Gallagher, Thomas Jackson, and Tori Csanadi
Madeleine Baldauf, Alyssa Zehner, and Matthew Pekor THORIUM: ITS ROLE IN NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE Bryan Dao, Daniel O’Neill, and Jordan Whiting U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H | S WA N S O N S C H O O L O F E N G I N E E R I N G | 1 1
SESSION B4 Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 2, Room G30 THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION SITS IN OUR EARS Dean Wadley, Rissa Towsley, and Ella Schrand
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDE IN NUCLEAR FUSION ENERGY GENERATION Benjamin Schmidt, Philip Andreoli, and Colin Kirschner USE OF STABLE PEROVSKITE STRUCTURES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS FOR COMMERCIAL USE
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATION IN THE MILITARY
Noah Weaver, Thad Schott, and Lucio Santella
Kai Yao, Michael Lincoln, and Sarah Wielgosz
Gabrielle Kuhns, Hannah Stack, and Samantha Wismer
LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SOLAR POWER
BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS: PREVENTING DISASTER
3D PRINTING OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS
Adarsh Mallepally, Evan Trump, and Sagar Sharma
Anaya Joynes, Emily Walkenhorst, and Malik Talaat
ANALYSIS OF INFRARED IMAGING WITHIN FACIAL RECOGNITION
SESSION B6
Brian Arrington, Nathan Vandemark, and Maxwell Schlosser SOLAR SAILS: HOW RADIATION PRESSURE WILL EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SPACE Jordan Athas, David Schwartz, and Brandon Ferruzza EMOTION RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY Todd Marzec, Michael Liu, and Grant Davis QUANTUM COMPUTING AND BREAKING THE LIMITS OF CLASSICAL COMPUTERS Benjamin Schneck, Akinloluwa Akisanya, and Preston Brazzle
SESSION B5
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 2, Room 226 SPACEX GRASSHOPPER PROGRAM Joseph Wright, Giaco Gentile, and Stephen Wagner ROBOTIC SURGERY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE Michael Kugler, Nicolas Saba, and Corey Renman SOFT ROBOT EXOSKELETONS SHAPING THE WAY FOR MORE EFFECTIVE HAND REHABILITATION Alyssa Barton, Hannah Srock, and Matthew Patterson 3D PRINTING OF BIOMASS: A REVOLUTIONIZING APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Topics 2, Room G29
Heather Little, Isabella Mailer, and Thomas Henry
BIOGEOCHEMICAL SENSORS AND ITS IMPACT ON DEEP SEA RESEARCH
BIOSWALES: PURIFYING POLLUTED WATER THE NATURAL WAY
Will Conran, Jack Kremer, and Mike Gidaro
Katherine Lebrun, Lauren Wilmoth, and Matthew Jaros
SELF LEARNING FF NEURAL NETWORKS AND AI Erik Haueisen, Joseph Gao, and Emma Schuszler USING THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY Amaan Kazi, John Cankar, and Jack Murray
3D BIO-PRINTING OF SKIN TISSUE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR SKIN-GRAFTS Ylan Phan, Pooja Chawla, and Joshua Myers IMPLANTABLE MYOELECTRIC SENSOR SYSTEMS Markos Petkopoulos, Joel Hinkle, and Alexander Rossman
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SESSION B7
SESSION B13
Bioengineering Panel 2, Room 229
ENGR 0716 The Art of Making: An Introduction to Hands-On System Design and Engineering Special Topics 1, Room G34
SESSION B8 Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 2, Room 157
SESSION B9
TREMORS: STEADY SOLUTIONS Ravi Gandhi, Robbie Morris, Grace O’Malley, and Zach Ritchey
Chemical Engineering Panel 2, Room 319
EASY PEASY: IMPROVING ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SESSION B10
Marie Jones, Brian Karabin, Nick Meadows, Kitty Rossi, Emma Skuban, Ricky Smith, Shreya Wadehra, and Ling Xue
Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 2, Room 309
SESSION B11 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Panel 2, Room 227
SESSION B12 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 2, Room G27
ECOEATS: IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RESTAURANTS THROUGH WASTE REDUCTION Prem Bharatia, Tori Coughlan, Alex Ezerina, Amelia Glenn, Sean Graham, Matthew Kuhn, Ellie Mountz, and Charlie Peters PERCEPTIVE PATHWAYS: A SAFER WAY TO CROSS THE STREET Lucas Bechtold, Frank Czura, David Garrambone, Joe Landsittel, Warren Lester, Brett Saunders, and Tyler Zinn STREETSMART: IMPROVING CROSSWALK SAFETY Nishant Chitluru, Maggie Daluga, Dan Feathers, Eric Li, Ryan MacElroy, and Evan Weaver
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12:45 – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH – Sponsored by the Heinz Foundation During this time, we will have lunch. There will be buffets/food lines set up on the ground floor, first, second, and third floors of Benedum Hall. Please go to the buffet line set up on the floor you are on for Session B. You can eat in any of the classrooms or seating areas on these floors.
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Keynote in Benedum 157
During this time, Tammi Halapin from Collective Efforts will give the keynote talk in room Benedum 157. All the papers that were selected for best paper for each session must be present in the room. Everyone else is welcome to view the presentation in one of the broadcast rooms on the ground floor, or in room 102 on the plaza level.
Biography – Tammi Halapin, P.E. Ms. Tammi Halapin is one of the founding principals and owners of Collective Efforts, a women-owned civil and environmental engineering firm. Tammi has over 34 years of engineering experience. She graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. She worked for several Pittsburgh engineering consulting firms primarily in the environmental and hazardous waste fields until she ventured out to start her own firm in 2000. Tammi is currently the Second Vice President of the Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP) and leads up their University Outreach Committee. She is also on the selection committee for the University of Pittsburgh’s George Washington scholarship.
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Awards in Benedum 157
Awards will be presented in Benedum 157. All the papers that were selected as the best paper for each session must be present in the room. Overall best paper awards will be presented at this time. Everyone else is welcome to either attend the presentation in room 157 or in one of the broadcast rooms in room 102 on the plaza level and/or all the rooms on the third floor.
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3:00 – 4:45 p.m. SESSION C SESSION C1
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE: PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW GLAZING
Bioengineering Topics 3, Room G31
Tara Ponitz, Gary Sciulli, and Isabella Cicco
CRISPR-CAS9: CURING THE UNCURABLE
THE CREATION AND APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE, ETHICAL BIOCONCRETE
Zach Kubitz, Jonathan Hiener, and Chase Richards ADVANCEMENTS IN ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND CYROGENIC LAYERING IN 3D PRINTING
Elizabeth Jones, Yulia Yatsenko, and Julia Kisslinger ENERGY HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY: KINETIC FOOTFALL Nicholas Viduya, Ziwei Xue, and Noah Carpe
Avery Klein, Abigail Wuenschel, and Emily Gorges
SESSION C3
CANCER THERAPY WITH PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES Minna Kuriakose, Jami Stuckey, and Joe Snyder
Chemical Engineering Topics 3, Room 318
CONNECTING PROSTHETICS TO THE BRAIN
PRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL SPIDER SILK THROUGH YEAST FERMENTATION
Hannah Lillis, Adam Cares, and Grayson Bockman
Anna Goetz, Natalie Caracciolo, and Emma Ahlgren
INCREASING FERTILITY OPTIONS USING ARTIFICIAL OVARIES
RICE HUSK ASH AS A NOVEL BIOSORPTION COMPLEX FOR LOW-COST WATER DETOXIFICATION
Jenna Apostoli, Anna Martinez, and Tim Porter
Brennan Poole, Devon Myers, and Benjamin Hudock
HOW HYDROGELS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING ORGAN REPLACEMENT AND MODIFICATION Kate Honan, Nathan Polk, and Marlo Guastella
MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS- WHY SALT WATER ELECTROLYSIS IS THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PRODUCTION
DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGERY OF MITRAL VALVE
Colin Rickard, Morgan Miller, and Michaela Verzilli
Megan Darnell, Jessica Kunkel, and Nathan Swanson
ZINC OXIDE BATTERIES AS HIGH ENERGY DENSITY ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMON ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
SESSION C2
Noah Ross, John Maglosky, and Lorenzo Monteil
Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 3, Room 320
LITHIUM SOLID STATE BATTERIES: THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE
THE NEXT STEP IN WATER PURIFICATION
Joshua Cuddy, Katie Betz, and Evan Kerin
Conor Wentling, Robert Wildish, and Edmund Jermyn
DEUTERIUM-TRITIUM NUCLEAR FUSION Alan Herbst, Christian Molfetto, and Daniel Uebelacker
CONCRETE 3D PRINTING Ari Wynn, Alexander Pierzchala, and Shawn Hoy NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR WATER TREATMENT
DEVELOPMENTS IN NUCLEAR FUSION AND THE ITER REACTOR
Bryan Hess, Jake Adonizio, and Spencer Metz
Brady Regan, Ryan Earle, and Evan Prem
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SESSION C4 Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3, Room G30 THE GOOGLE PIXEL BUDS: AN EFFICIENT REPLACEMENT FOR AN INTERPRETER? Marianna O’Doherty, Meghan Vander Woude, and Adnan Alagic THE APPLICATION OF SOLAR SHINGLES Dylan Burke, Mark Reth, and John Davison TARGETING CANCER Liam Salter, Brandon Guo, and Tony Truong MYOELECTRIC PROSTHESTICS
ZIPCHIP - IMPROVING MASS SPECTROMETRY THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY Cameron Ostiguy, Dylan Smith, and Reece Basehore VEHICLE IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP SYSTEMS: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS FOCUSING ON SAFETY WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH THE DRIVERS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS Garrett Martin, Jacob Hanzlik, and Ryan Estatico AN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLE WATCH SERIES 4’S EKG TECHNOLOGY Cuauhtemoc Macias, Noel Moyer, and Reetwan Bandyopadhyay
Emma Salmon, Virginia Schlosser, and Thomas Detlefsen
A LOOK INSIDE THE CAMERA PILL
SILICON ANODES: SELF-HEALING BATTERIES
SESSION C6
Andrew Buonanno, Joshua Briggs, and Raul Casas THE GROWTH IN THE GRID Kevin Curran, Victoria Michalenko, and Jordyn Roman THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM: A MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENTS Cameron Hagg, Benjamin Mizerak, and Todd Ackerman
Alexandra Bafile and Siddhesh Iyer
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics 3, Room 226 THE USE OF EXOSKELETONS IN COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Victoria Martin, Richard Wendel, and Michelle Kilgallen USING ENGINEERING TO IMPROVE THE SOCKETS OF TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHETICS Audrey Hendriks, Gianna Morell, and Amanda Martin
SESSION C5
ACTIVE COOLING SYSTEMS IN SPACEX’S STARSHIP
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 3, Room G29
Emma Lipinski, Eric Trimbur, and Darini Rajesh
INNOVATIVE 1550 NANOMETER WAVELENGTH LIDAR SYSTEM SETTING THE STANDARD FOR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IN SELF DRIVING CARS Theodore Storl-Desmond, Mike Marynchak, and Jeff Buscher PAVEGEN: REVOLUTIONIZING PEDESTRIAN POWER Bevan Giles and Bailey Ziencik BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE IN THE LUKE ARM Katherine Dash, Anna Kelly, and Sam Hunn
THE APPLICATION AND USES OF 3D PRINTING IN CANCER RESEARCH Jerry Wiernusz, Daniel Tometich, and Jacob Atkinson TITANIUM ALLOYS AS USED FOR HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT Shoulammite Sokou, Talia Mekinulov, and Zachary Fortune BIOMIMETIC SHARK SKIN: DEVELOPING A MORE COST EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIAL Sida Wilson, Sahana Mallela, and Alexander Jacobs
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NEURO-CONNECTED PROSTHESES
IMPLEMENTING CULTURAL TRADITIONS TO TREAT CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
Andrew Ashmar, Onyebuchi Ezeakudo, and Tim Fitzgerald
Audrey Alligood, Lynn Chau, and Kayla Santos
SESSION C7
USE OF DEVICE THROMBOGENECITY EMULATION (DTE) IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL IMPLANTS
Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 4, Room 229
Alexander Haver and Christopher Paladino
THE EFFECT OF SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION ON MAIZE CROPS IN ARID REGIONS Mia Lei, Hannah Baluch, and Ryan Harden
Bruce Jia, Henry Ing, and Joseph Madill USING THE NEUROPROSTHETICS TO RESTORE THE SENSATION OF TOUCH
LIFESTRAW: A FILTRATION INNOVATION HELPING IN KENYA
Grace Figlioli, Sydney Borcherding, and Sophie Shapiro
Brendan West, Zachary Sweeny, and Joseph Cestare
SESSION C9
THE ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABILITY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN Bayley Roseman, Pierce O’Dowd, and Victoria Likovich
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics 4, Room 319 DEVICE FINGERPRINTING: TECHNIQUES, MITIGATION, AND REGULATION
THE FUTURE OF NITROGEN FIXATION: UNDERSTANDING THE NIF GENE AND EDITING NON-LEGUMINOUS PLANTS Sean Graves, Melina Hudson, and Emily Hearty LAB GROWN MEAT: HOW STEM CELLS WILL CHANGE AN INDUSTRY
AGONIST-ANTAGONIST MYONEURAL INTERFACE (AMI)
Devon Smyth, Jarrod Frost, and Aiden Landis MYOELECTRIC PROSTHETICS Patrick Murphy, Zachary Zdobinski, and Aurimas Balciunas
Jason Weger, Michael Casey, and Zachary Gimbel EVERSENSE CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM: REVOLUTIONIZING TECHNOLOGY BIOMIMETIC AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS: INNOVATION FOR DIABETICS IN POLLUTION DETECTION Peter Denicola, Aaron Keehan, and Leo Cosgrove Catrina Wolf, Madilyn Brennan, and Jack Eschmann
SESSION C8 Bioengineering Topics 4, Room 157 COMBATTING CANCER WITH CRISPR/CAS9 Madeline Dunlap, Paige Wells, and Adam Starr IMPROVING TREATMENT OF GENETIC DISEASES WITH CRISPR-CAS9 RNA-GUIDED GENOME EDITING Benjamin Ahlmark, Nathan Majer, and Arijit Dutta THE 3D PRINTING OF CARTILAGE Emma Hartnett, Natalie Mann, and Brennan Osunkwo
INCREASING ENERGY PRODUCTION THROUGH SOLAR PANEL WINDOWS Stanley Galloway, Connor Gormley, and Andrew Polaski TARGETED MUSCLE REINNERVATION AND MYOELECTRIC PROSTHETICS Aiza Siddiqui, Zachary Snelling, and Meara Murphy PRINTABLE SOLAR PANELS, THE FUTURE OF SOLAR ENERGY Jane Yun, Girgis Falstin, and Emily Richard THE MODERNIZATION OF IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT: EXPLORING THE USE OF IOT SENSORS Catherine Buchanan, Destiny Elings, and Frankie Fattori
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SESSION C10 Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics 5, Room 309 PRINTING NEW OCEANS: HOW 3D-PRINTED CORALS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESURGENCE OF NATURAL CORAL REEFS Nicole Baionno and Zachary Roy THE APPLICATIONS OF BACTERIAL SELF-HEALING CONCRETE AS A WATER IMPERMEABLE BUILDING MATERIAL Alexis Korenoski, Natalie Steibel, and Dylan McGettigan ELECTRIFIED ROAD TECHNOLOGY: HOW RAIL AND I.P.T. TECHNOLOGIES CAN AFFECT AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE Kristen Vasilakis, Lauren Holtz, and Josh Puleo THE USE OF PHYTOEXTRACTION TO REDUCE THE LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Justin Brozyno, Kemeng Wei, and Kelsey Murray ALGAL TURF SCRUBBERS: COMBATING NUTRIENT POLLUTION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS Mark Heggan, Daniel Antonacci, and Ian Macintyre USE OF CORRUGATED TUBES TO OPTIMIZE HEAT EXCHANGE IN FLASH DISTILLATION Otis Amick, Jack Richards, and Noah Harvey
SESSION C11 Chemical Engineering Topics 4, Room 227 ULTRASONICATION: A METHOD TO SANITIZE AND INCREASE LONGEVITY OF FRUIT Samantha Kantorczyk and Kangxin Wang SUB-ZERO DEGREE CELSIUS TREATMENT OF COBALT CEMENTED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE TOOLING Henry Weinrieb, Timothy Wilmoth, and Hunter Larson PROPOSAL: BLUE RIVER TECHNOLOGY’S SEE & SPRAY
VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES FOR GREEN ENERGY GRID STORAGE Patrick Connor, Sean Rinkel, and Brady Pilsbury VIRAL BATTERIES FOR GREEN, INEXPENSIVE ENERGY STORAGE Leah Beveridge, Evan Eisenhart, and Marisa Kouma RENWEABLE ENERGY: PRINTABLE SOLAR CELLS Tyler Hetz, Kayla Edwards, and Anna Workosky DESALINATION AND IT’S POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND USES Isabella Currie, Ryan Roseweir, and Lauren Wewer
SESSION C12 Bioengineering Topics 5, Room G27 APPLYING DIGITAL PILLS TO THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Pragya Malhotra, Angela Tseng, and Aron Griffin THE FUTURE OF PORCINE XENOTRANSPLANTATION Alison Heide, Jared Carboy, and Danielle Pitlor BENEFITS OF BIOPEN AND BIOINK Katrina Ortiz, Hannah Boyd, and David Herr THE USE OF QUANTUM DOTS IN NANO-BIOCHIP BASED DETECTION SYSTEMS Elissa Wilton, Ashley Destefano, and Jordan Ferrell ALTERING THE TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BLEEDING WITH SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER EMBOLIZATION PLUGS Caitlin Sexton, Andrew Browne, and Julia Mascho DATA STORAGE IN DNA Juan Correa, Patrick Bowman, and Andrew Toader ORGAN PRINTING – ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO SAVE LIVES Jack Haywood, Sean Albright, and Cameron Ganter
Wiliiam Scott, Zachary Mulholland, and Matthew Petrosky
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SESSION C13 ENGR 0716 The Art of Making: An Introduction to Hands-On System Design and Engineering Special Topics 2, Room G34 MAID FOR YOU: A CUSTOMIZABLE AND MODULAR FIRST AID KIT
CHILL OUT: PROVIDING AN INEXPENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO AIR CONDITIONING Mason Benz, Luca Hignett-Lewis, Andrew Horton, David Katzenberg, Joe Mockler, and Nic Nobile SHARPSENSE: PROMOTING PROPER SHARPS DISPOSAL
Lia Franco, Benjamin Raymond, Jessie Rindfleisch, Melody Whittaker, and Joshua Zito
Cole Bowman, Luke Gavel, Michael Iacocca, Jacob Wardzala, Amelia Wear, and Katherine Yang
HACK IT: A SIMPLE MOTIVATIONAL WAY TO OVERRIDE HABITS
SAFEDOSE: FACILITATING RESPONSIBLE MEDICATION DOSAGE
Michael Hayden, Sean MacDonald, Brendan Mostek, Maria Mysliwiec, Joshua Poravanthattil, Jared Renz, Pat Stevens, and Kelly Strong
Kayla Bocianowski, Abe Deacon, JonPaul Plesniak, Katie Richmond, Shane Riley, and Linus Silbernagel
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CONFERENCE PANELISTS The Swanson School of Engineering would like to recognize and thank all the panelists for their participation in this event. Their efforts were essential to the success of the conference. Naomi Anderson Nicholas Andes John Andes Jared Andes Adam Balawejder Robert Boback Daniel Bonk Josh Ciampini Justin Cooke
Abigail Dress Mikayla Ferchaw Dave Gau Natalie Gennaro Amedeo Hrata Mike Larson-Edwards Amr Mahmoud Kerry McCarthy Leon Mirson
Nicole Ostrowski Anthony Pulleo Zack Ramsey Michael Reinhart Hannah Smith Dustin Taylor Catrina Vargo Matthew Voycik Adam Walkowiak
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS The Swanson School of Engineering would also like to recognize and thank the conference co-chairs for their participation in this event; their efforts were essential to the success of the conference. Each Co-Chair meet with the students in their session every week to help prepare the students for the conference. Bradley Alderama Haarika Chalasani Michael Clancy Devin Cortes Rachel Dancer Sophie Engel David Galinski Lacey Kostishack
Jamie Laughlin Erin Marshall Ellen Martin Brian McCaffrey Daniel Mingey Jackson Morton Sabrina Nguyen Sarah Oldenburg
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Dina Perlic Nic Raible Meara Sedlak Nolan Smith Jack Sullivan Laura Traczynski Sarah Walker Redmond Zheng
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND LIBRARIANS The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Department of English faculty teaching with the English/First-Year Engineering Writing Program are essential to the First-Year Engineering Conference. These Writing Instructors create the assignments that guide students through the Conference Paper Process, read and evaluate all Conference Papers, and provide support to students throughout the writing process. Beth Bateman Newborg, Director Keely Bowers Amanda Brant Janine Carlock Michael Cornelius Libby Ferda Daniel Frayer-Griggs
Alex Friedman Deb Galle Nancy Koerbel Katy Rank Lev Julianne McAdoo Tyler McAndrew Dan McMillan
Rachel McTernan Renee Prymus Emelyn Smith-Ferris Josh Zelesnick Janet Zellmann
Engineering Library Judy Brink, Head Bevier Engineering Library Diana Dill, Instructional Designer
Thanks also to the University of Pittsburgh Writing Center. Writing Center consultants assist many first-year engineering students throughout spring and fall semesters.
SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COMPUTER SERVICES Finally, The Swanson School of Engineering would like to recognize and thank Engineering Computer Services for their support in providing technical assistance during and before the conference. Nathan Pierce, Director
Kenny Doty
Chris Tomei
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WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? “I think of the need for more wisdom in the world, to deal with the knowledge that we have. At one time we had wisdom, but little knowledge. Now we have a great deal of knowledge, but do we have enough wisdom to deal with that knowledge? I define wisdom as the capacity to make retrospective judgments prospectively.” 1 – Jonas Salk What is “sustainability?” The ground-breaking 1987 Brundtland Report, prepared for the UN’s World Commission on Environment and Development (UNCE), defines it as “satisfying the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 2 The UNCE has continued to update the particulars and goals of the 1987 declaration, particularly in the area of specific action “…giving further emphasis to practical solutions that can be implemented on the ground. Also the identification of key problem areas has become more specific and the conclusions more action-oriented.” 3 The 2012 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development defines sustainability this way: “Sustainable development emphasizes a holistic, equitable and far-sighted approach to decision-making at all levels. It emphasizes not just strong economic performance but intragenerational and intergenerational equity. It rests on integration and a balanced consideration of social, economic and environmental goals and objectives in both public and private decision-making.” 4 Engineers seek to alter the environment and shape it in ways that will serve the various needs of society. While our lives today can attest to the success of engineers’ endeavors, these endeavors have not been without cost. Oftentimes, the alteration of the environment – whether purposeful or unintentional – has led to undesirable consequences. In the past several decades, engineers acting ethically and in the public interest have become acutely aware of the consequences of their actions on the
environment. This awareness and the growing public demand for attending to short and long term consequences of engineering innovations and actions has led to various legislative and regulatory actions attempting to minimize the adverse consequences of engineering and technology on our society and our environment. Unfortunately, many of these measures – for example, the “no net loss” of wetlands policy or the industrial restrictions placed on various parts of the U.S. classified as air pollution “non-attainment” regions, can be seen as having a negative impact on growth, development, innovation, and global competition. A situation such as the wetlands use regulation poses a seeming contradiction between “sustainability” of a natural environment and “sustainability” of certain kinds of innovation and development. In recent years, however, responsible development has been increasingly emphasized (and increasingly required, if a project is to be funded and completed). Engineers recognize that development and responsibility for sustainable processes and outcomes – whether of a fuel cell to power vehicles or of an ocular prosthesis or of a 3D printer for industrial applications – are necessary and that neither development nor sustainability need be sacrificed for the other. A growing movement recognizes that sustainable processes and outcomes can and must co-exist with development and must be planned for accordingly. Under the general umbrella of “sustainability,” this movement encompasses various concepts and
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nomenclature. “Sustainable development;” “green engineering;” “environmentally conscious manufacturing;” “profits, people, and planet;” and “minimization are some of the terms that have recently entered the engineering lexicon and that describe the move towards “sustainability.” However, each of these terms can mean different things to different people; thus, when discussing and making decisions about “sustainability,” responsible description and action requires clarity and specificity. Whether constructing a new highway, designing a new product, or improving a manufacturing process, responsibly defining “sustainability” and responsibly, consistently acting on those definitions issues are at the forefront of challenges today’s engineers face.
A responsible, ethical engineer will always be aware of issues of “sustainability” when developing a system, process, or product. With the addition of discussion on “sustainability” in your revised Conference Paper, you demonstrate your awareness of how particular definitions and aspects of sustainability must be considered within the context and outcomes of your topic. Through your discussion of “sustainability,” you enhance your readers’ understanding of how engineers involved in the developments, systems, innovations, products, and/or outcomes associated with your topic must balance social, environmental, and economic needs and pressures.
SOURCES 1. J . Salk. (2015.7.24.). “Interview, May 16, 1991.” Academy of Achievement. p. 8. Available: http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/ http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/ 2. G . H. Bruntland. (3.20.1987).Chapter 2. Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development. Available: http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-02.htm 3. K . Bärlund. Sustainable development - concept and action. UNECE Annual Report 2004-2005. Available: http://www.unece.org/oes/nutshell/2004-2005/focus_sustainable_development.html 4. R io+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Available: https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/sustainable/taking-responsibility.html
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AUTHOR INDEX Session
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C4 C2 C3 C8 B4 C4 C12 C8 C10 B5 C10 C1 A1 B4 C6 B2 B4 C6 A2 C5 C10 C9 B3 C7 C5 B6 C5 A1 A2 B3 A2 B2 C3 C11 A2 C1 B1 A5 A5 C8 C12 A3 C12 B4 C7 A3 C4 B1 A1 A2 C12 C10 A3 A2 C9
Ackerman, Todd Adonizio, Jake Ahlgren, Emma Ahlmark, Benjamin Akisanya, Akinloluwa Alagic, Adnan Albright, Sean Alligood, Audrey Amick, Otis Andreoli, Philip Antonacci, Daniel Apostoli, Jenna Arnold, Paige Arrington, Brian Ashmar, Andrew Ashoff, Jude Athas, Jordan Atkinson, Jacob Bach, Hannah Bafile, Alexandra Baionno, Nicole Balciunas, Aurimas Baldauf, Madeleine Baluch, Hannah Bandyopadhyay, Reetwan Barton, Alyssa Basehore, Reece Bebenek, Gabrielle Bednar, Laurel Bello, Nicholas Berman, Toby Bertok, Spencer Betz, Katie Beveridge, Leah Blanock, Kaitlyn Bockman, Grayson Bone, Jonathon Boody, Leanne Boothe, Jefferson Borcherding, Sydney Bowman, Patrick Boyce, Zechariah Boyd, Hannah Brazzle, Preston Brennan, Madilyn Bridges, Midori Briggs, Joshua Brightman, Taylor Brooks, Chance Brown, Connor Browne, Andrew Brozyno, Justin Bruno, Alexis Bryson, Elizabeth Buchanan, Catherine
C4 C4 C5 A1 A6 B5 C3 C12 C1 C2 C4 C7 C7 C8 B6 B1 A3 C2 A4 A4 A6 B3 C11 B5 B3 A5 C12 C9 B2 C3 B2 C4 C11 A2 B3 C1 C5 A2 B4 C4 C9 B2 C12 C4 A3 A5 A5 A3 A6 C8 A5 C8 B2 C3 C11
Buonanno, Andrew Burke, Dylan Buscher, Jeff Caamano, Anthony Cahill, Devin Cankar, John Caracciolo, Natalie Carboy, Jared Cares, Adam Carpe, Noah Casas, Raul Casey, Michael Cestare, Joseph Chau, Lynn Chawla, Pooja Chen, Yu Hsiang Christiano, John Cicco, Isabella Clark, Theodor Coffelt, Jared Cohen, Chris Collins, Peyton Connor, Patrick Conran, Will Cook, Zachary Copeland, Sam Correa, Juan Cosgrove, Leo Csanadi, Tori Cuddy, Joshua Cuevas, Diego Curran, Kevin Currie, Isabella Danzer, Elizabeth Dao, Bryan Darnell, Megan Dash, Katherine Davidson, Molly Davis, Grant Davison, John Denicola, Peter Deschler, Christopher Destefano, Ashley Detlefsen, Thomas Dipaolo, Matthew DiScala, Ellen Dole, Adam Dowling, Reagan Dubendorf, Amelia Dunlap, Madeline Dunleavy, Michaela Dutta, Arijit Dyer, Logan Earle, Ryan Edwards, Kayla
C11 C9 C7 C5 C6 A1 A3 C9 C9 A5 A5 A5 C12 B4 A4 C8 C6 B2 C6 B2 A1 B2 C9 B2 B1 C9 A1 C12 B5 B6 B5 C5 C7 C3 B3 A1 C1 C9 A6 C7 C12 B1 B2 C1 C4 B2 C4 C5 C7 A4 A4 C8 C10 B5 C8
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Eisenhart, Evan Elings, Destiny Eschmann, Jack Estatico, Ryan Ezeakudo, Onyebuchi Fadu, Uthman Falcione, Macy Falstin, Girgis Fattori, Frankie Faunce, Ammie Fay, Owen Ferrara, Gabe Ferrell, Jordan Ferruzza, Brandon Ferry, Connor Figlioli, Grace Fitzgerald, Tim Fluck, Ryan Fortune, Zachary Foster, Jacob Foster, Robert Frederick, Joshua Frost, Jarrod Gallagher, Margaret Gallo, Melissa Galloway, Stanley Galperin, David Ganter, Cameron Gao, Joseph Gentile, Giaco Gidaro, Mike Giles, Bevan Gimbel, Zachary Goetz, Anna Goga, Michael Good, Elizabeth Gorges, Emily Gormley, Connor Goss, Jade Graves, Sean Griffin, Aron Grigg, Hannah Griggs, Seth Guastella, Marlo Guo, Brandon Gwynn, Will Hagg, Cameron Hanzlik, Jacob Harden, Ryan Harnishfeger, Justin Harris, Joseph Hartnett, Emma Harvey, Noah Haueisen, Erik Haver, Alexander
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C12 C7 C10 C12 C6 B6 C3 B3 C12 C2 C11 C1 B1 A1 B6 A5 C10 C1 A5 A5 B2 C2 C3 C7 C5 C8 C5 B2 C6 B1 B6 C2 C8 A2 C2 B5 A4 A3 C11 B5 C9 C5 C3 A3 C6 B1 B5 C2 C1 C10 C11 A2 B5 B1 C1
Haywood, Jack Hearty, Emily Heggan, Mark Heide, Alison Hendriks, Audrey Henry, Thomas Herbst, Alan Hernandez, Katrina Herr, David Hess, Bryan Hetz, Tyler Hiener, Jonathan Hildebrandt, Donna Hill, Alex Hinkle, Joel Hollero, Joaquin Holtz, Lauren Honan, Kate Hoover, Gabby Hough, Collin Howe, Callan Hoy, Shawn Hudock, Benjamin Hudson, Melina Hunn, Sam Ing, Henry Iyer, Siddhesh Jackson, Thomas Jacobs, Alexander Jain, Pranay Jaros, Matthew Jermyn, Edmund Jia, Bruce Jones, David Jones, Elizabeth Joynes, Anaya Kaiser, Matthew Kane, Michael Kantorczyk, Samantha Kazi, Amaan Keehan, Aaron Kelly, Anna Kerin, Evan Kerr, Adam Kilgallen, Michelle Kingsbury, Madline Kirschner, Colin Kisslinger, Julia Klein, Avery Korenoski, Alexis Kouma, Marisa Krafczyk, Mark Kremer, Jack Kubalak, Nicholas Kubitz, Zach
B6 B5 C1 C1 C9 C11 B6 C2 C7 A5 A4 A1 C7 C1 A4 B4 C6 B6 B4 A4 A6 A2 C5 C10 C8 C3 B1 B6 C8 C12 C6 B4 B1 C8 C6 C5 A6 B2 C6 C1 C5 B4 C12 A1 A2 B1 C10 A2 A1 C6 A1 C2 C4 A6 C3
Kugler, Michael Kuhns, Gabrielle Kunkel, Jessica Kuriakose, Minna Landis, Aiden Larson, Hunter Lebrun, Katherine Lee, Isabel Lei, Mia Leitholf, Katherine Leuffen, Jared Lickert, Emily Likovich, Victoria Lillis, Hannah Lin, Kelvin Lincoln, Michael Lipinski, Emma Little, Heather Liu, Michael Lowe, Nicholas Lowry, Jonathan Lytle, Matt Macias, Cuauhtemoc Macintyre, Ian Madill, Joseph Maglosky, John Mahoney, Luca Mailer, Isabella Majer, Nathan Malhotra, Pragya Mallela, Sahana Mallepally, Adarsh Mancuso, Evan Mann, Natalie Martin, Amanda Martin, Garrett Martin, Jeffrey Martin, Sabrina Martin, Victoria Martinez, Anna Marynchak, Michael Marzec, Todd Mascho, Julia Matson, Jasmine Maynard, Savanna McComb, Angela McGettigan, Dylan McNulty, Chase Meehan, Mac Mekinulov, Talia Mercandetti, Isabella Metz, Spencer Michalenko, Victoria Migash, Anthony Miller, Morgan
A1 B1 C4 A2 C3 C2 C3 A1 B2 C6 B1 C5 C11 C9 C9 B5 C10 C3 B6 A4 A1 A3 A4 A2 A2 B3 A2 A6 C4 C7 A4 B3 B3 C12 C5 C8 A2 A6 A3 C8 A4 B6 A1 A3 B3 A2 B3 A6 B6 C11 B6 C2 C11 A6 C12
Mitchell, Pierce Mitrik, Nathaniel Mizerak, Benjamin Mizikar, Diana Molfetto, Christian Molitoris, Emily Monteil, Lorenzo Mooney, Mary Grace Morafa, Halima Morelli, Gianna Moskiewicz, Bryce Moyer, Noel Mulholland, Zachary Murphy, Meara Murphy, Patrick Murray, Jack Murray, Kelsey Myers, Devon Myers, Joshua Nagi, Lagann Napolitano, Sophie Nash, Carlisle Near, Liam Newbrough, Lauren Nguyen, Ben Nguyen, Cindy Nitchman, Grace O’Brien, Matthew O’Doherty, Marianna O’Dowd, Pierce Omar, Kareem O’Neill, Daniel Orth, Hayden Ortiz, Katrina Ostiguy, Cameron Osunkwo, Brennan Ota, Kita Oti, James Painter, Zach Paladino, Christopher Patel, Jash Patterson, Matthew Patti, John Paules, Hallie Pekor, Matthew Pernia, Nolan Peters, Eric Petersen, Colleen Petkopoulos, Markos Petrosky, Matthew Phan, Ylan Pierzchala, Alexander Pilsbury, Brady Pineiro, Elian Pitlor, Danielle
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C9 A6 C1 C2 C3 C1 C3 A5 C2 C10 B1 A3 C6 C3 B3 B6 C4 C9 C1 C10 C3 C11 A6 A4 C4 A3 C7 C11 C3 B6 B2 A4 C10 B6 C4 C4 B5 C8 B1 A5 B4 C4 B5 A5 B4 B5 B4 A3 B3 B5 B4 C2 C11 A4
Polaski, Andrew Policicchio, Dante Polk, Nathan Ponitz, Tara Poole, Brennan Porter, Time Prem, Evan Pugh, RJ Puglisi, Jason Puleo, Josh Rackin, Rachyl Rahe, Emily Rajesh, Darini Regan, Brady Reimenschneider, Jeremy Renman, Corey Reth, Mark Richard, Emily Richards, Chase Richards, Jack Rickard, Colin Rinkel, Sean Roberts, Ezekyel Robinson, Kyle Roman, Jordyn Roman, Maya Roseman, Bayley Roseweir, Ryan Ross, Noah Rossman, Alexander Rounsville, Shay Rouse, Robert Roy, Zachary Saba, Nicolas Salmon, Emma Salter, Liam Santella, Lucio Santos, Kayla Scallon, Daniel Scheler, Jessica Schlosser, Maxwell Schlosser, Virginia Schmidt, Benjamin Schmotzer, Victoria Schneck, Benjamin Schott, Thad Schrand, Ella Schroth, Tara Schurer, Joseph Schuszler, Emma Schwartz, David Sciulli, Gary Scott, William Selokar, Harsh
B1 C12 C8 B4 B1 A6 C9 A3 C5 A5 A3 B2 C9 C9 C1 B2 C6 B6 B5 C8 A6 C10 A6 A2 C5 A4 B2 C1 A5 C1 A5 C7 B5 A2 A3 A6 A1 A3 C12 C6 A6 A4 B4 C6 A5 B4 C4 B3 C12 A1 C3 B3 B4 C4
Seward, Elizabeth Sexton, Caitlin Shapiro, Sophie Sharma, Sagar Shaw, Haley Sheetz, Tyler Siddiqui, Aiza Simonelli, John Smith, Dylan Smith, Eli Smith, Kyle Smith, Maxwell Smyth, Devon Snelling, Zachary Snyder, Joe Sokoloff, Zachary Sokou, Shoulammite Srock, Hannah Stack, Hannah Starr, Adam Steen, Blake Steibel, Natalie Stigliano, Peter Stiller, Joseph Storl-Desmond, Theodore Stremel, Andrew Stroud, Tyler Stuckey, Jami Sturdivant, Maurice Swanson, Nathan Swartzmiller, Keilani Sweeny, Zachary Talaat, Malik Tanay, Ben Taylor, Adam Thomas, Deepa Thorpe, Maria Tjelmeland, Prosper Toader, Andrew Tometich, Daniel Toner, Megan Toth, Zachary Towsley, Rissa Trimbur, Eric Troyanosky, Ellen Trump, Evan Truong, Tony Tsang, Emily Tseng, Angela Turchick, Victoria Uebelacker, Daniel Vance, Maxwell Vandemark, Nathan Vander Woude, Meghan
C10 C3 C2 A4 A3 A3 B4 B6 B5 A1 A6 C11 B3 B5 C7 C10 C11 C8 C6 C2 C7 C11 B3 A1 B4 C6 C2 B6 C11 A5 C6 C12 B1 B3 B5 B2 C7 A4 C11 B6 C1 C2 A4 C2 B4 A6 C2 C9 C9 B3 B1 C5 B1
2 6 | 2 0 1 9 | 1 9 T H A N N U A L P I T T F I R S T- Y E A R E N G I N E E R I N G C O N F E R E N C E
Vasilakis, Kristen Verzilli, Michaela Viduya, Nicholas Vouvalis, Andrew Vukelich, Ethan Waddell, Mahya Wadley, Dean Wagner, Stephen Walkenhorst, Emily Walker, Jacob Wang, Ivy Wang, Kangxin Wang, Michelle Weaver, Noah Weger, Jason Wei, Kemeng Weinrieb, Henry Wells, Paige Wendel, Richard Wentling, Conor West, Brendan Wewer, Lauren Whiting, Jordan Whitney, Isabella Wielgosz, Sarah Wiernusz, Jerry Wildish, Robert Wilmoth, Lauren Wilmoth, Timothy Wilson, Anna Wilson, Sida Wilton, Elissa Winston, Dawson Wintruba, Kaitlyn Wismer, Samantha Wobrak, Matthew Wolf, Catrina Wolfe, Dawson Workosky, Anna Wright, Joseph Wuenschel, Abigail Wynn, Ari Xu, Wenjie Xue, Ziwei Yao, Kai Yarsky, Zoe Yatsenko, Yulia Yun, Jane Zdobinski, Zachary Zehner, Alyssa Zicchinolfi, Michael Ziencik, Bailey Zullo, Peter
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