Index Catalog // Digital WPI

Digital information about renewable energy and clean-tech ventures at the Arava region

Creator:: Wu, Yiyi, Bachman, Elena, Davis, Stephen, and Rabinovitz, Daniel
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Tuler, Seth
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Humanity and Space 2

Creator:: Volkov, Daniil, Zhan, Yonglong, Zhu, Leo, Luksha, William, and Zhu, Tammie
Advisor:: Humi, Mayer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Compact House Revolution in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Keyword:: Community, Environmental Impacts, Housing Design, Climate Change, and Sustainability
Creator:: Keiran, Patrick, Litzinger, Noah, Alden, Samuel, Chalak, Nadiya, and Alonzo, Jolina
Advisor:: Strauss, Sarah
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Assessing Innovative Freshwater Management Solutions in Wellington, New Zealand

Keyword:: Freshwater, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Infrastructure, Stormwater, and Pollution
Creator:: Gabelmann, John, Mattson, Michaela, Brunelle, Reagan, and Barrera, James
Advisor:: Lessing, Shana and Telliel, Yunus Dogan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Carbon Neutrality Certification

Creator:: Reid, Luke, Valagussa, Francesco, Diloreto, Loren, and Nason, Michael
Advisor:: Peet, R. Creighton and Brisson, Ulrike
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable WPI Residence Hall

Creator:: Lohrey, Heather, Uryase, Madelyn, Schlesinger, Ava, and Cierpich, Tyler
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-04
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Biofouling in Nuclear Power Plants: A Preliminary Exploration

Keyword:: Microbial Growth, Freshwater, Nuclear Power Plant, Biofouling, Heat Exchanger, and Biofilm
Creator:: Upton, Danielle and Panneton, Andrew
Advisor:: Kmiotek, Stephen J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Structural Design of a Vertical Windmill

Keyword:: Windmill, Renewable Energy, and Sustainability
Creator:: MacDonald, Joseph, Davidson, Bryan, Weston, Ian, and Salvatori, Andrew
Advisor:: Rahbar, Nima and Sabuncu, Ahmet Can
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Cloud Motion Vector Sensor System Monitoring and Predicting Output Power of a Photovoltaic System in Real-Time

Creator:: Lewis, Timothy, Sauter, Evan, and Ferreira, Jonathan
Advisor:: Mughal, Maqsood Ali
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Cantilevered Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Driven by Vortex-Induced Vibrations on a Cylinder in Water

Keyword:: VIV, Rectifying Circuit, Piezoelectric, Renewable Energy, Mechanical Vibrations, and Cantilever
Creator:: Merritt, Brendan, Gilmartin, Joseph, Feldman, Talya, Tepe, Alyssa, and McCauley, Evan
Advisor:: Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design, Implementation, and Testing of Apparatus to Investigate Combustion Phenomena Relevant to High-Altitude Relight

Keyword:: High-Altitude Relight, Fuel Delivery Systems, Combustion, Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer, and Non-ideal Combustion
Creator:: Sirois, John, Stern, Jonathan, Davis, Ethan, and Kodali, Meenakshi
Advisor:: Jayachandran, Jagannath
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Optical Properties of Cs2TiBr6, a New Solar Energy Material

Keyword:: Alternative, Spectroscopy, Perovskite, Sustainability, Energy, and Solar
Creator:: Allen, Maranda and Jaeger, Caroline
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald, Titova, Lyubov, and Krueger, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Small-scale Solar Applications

Keyword:: Photovoltaic, Off-grid, Solar, and Renewable Energy
Creator:: Devlin, Garrett, Salvalzo, Alicia, Schroeder, Blaise, and Desantis, Keith
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J. and Golding, Dominic
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

LED Streetlight Conversion

Keyword:: Nantucket, Streetlighting, Energy, and Light Pollution
Creator:: Sands, Samuel, Miller, Frederick, King, Brendan, and Marcoux, Luke
Advisor:: Looft, Fred J. and Golding, Dominic
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Green Fuels for Maritime Vessels and their Carbon Impacts

Keyword:: marine fuels, Coast Guard, maritime vessels, green fuels, climate change, and sustainability
Creator:: Drapeau, Alison, Kelly, Michaela, and MacAllister, Molly
Advisor:: Hanlan, James P. and Hall-Phillips, Adrienne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-09
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Exploring Power and Water Resiliency at the Cubuy Community Center in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Keyword:: Water collection, Resiliency, Sustainability, Community center, Potable water, and Photovoltaics
Creator:: Mamayek, Talia, Nearing, Isabel, Strickland, Alexander, and Brennan, Jeffrey
Advisor:: Jiusto, Scott and Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-09
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Assessing Dairy Farm Waste Technologies in New England

Keyword:: Pyrolysis, Anaerobic Digestion, Waste Innovation, Dairy Farm, Snowy River Innovation, and Aerobic Digestion
Creator:: Priestner, Cabot, Desir, Marissa, Michaud, Mathieu, and Fu, Haoyu
Advisor:: Dehner, Corey and Lingo, Elizabeth Long
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Net Zero Tiny House

Keyword:: Net-Zero, Architecture, Tiny House, Sustainability, Passive House, and Affordable Housing
Creator:: Walsh, Maura and Pope, Julia
Advisor:: Farzin, Soroush and Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Assessing the Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion at the Bridgewater, MA Wastewater Treatment Plant

Keyword:: Stantec, Waste Reduction, Anaerobic Digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Energy Production, and Sustainability
Creator:: Watts, Marshall
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D. and LePage, Suzanne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-16
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Assessing the Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion at the Bridgewater, MA Wastewater Treatment Plant

Keyword:: Stantec, Waste Reduction, Anaerobic Digestion, Wastewater Treatment, Energy Production, and Sustainability
Creator:: Mortimer, Evelyn, Zmich, Rachael, and Gifford, Maia
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D. and LePage, Suzanne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-16
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

From Solar PV to Neighborhood Batteries: Understanding the energy consumption pre- and post-solar installation, and how households can optimive their solar pv system

Keyword:: Battery, Community, Energy, Solar, Residential, and Survey
Creator:: Boxell, Brian, Bazakas-Chamberlain, William, and Aguilar, Justin
Advisor:: Higgins, Lorraine D. and McCauley, Stephen M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-16
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Cloud Motion Vector System (CMVS) to Monitor and Predict Output Power of a Photovoltaic (PV) System in Real-Time

Keyword:: Standby Generators, Power Grid, Cloud Motion Vectors, CMVS, Photovoltaic Power, and Solar Forecasting
Creator:: Natale, Stephen
Advisor:: Mughal, Maqsood Ali
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-16
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Hybrid Battery Fuel Cell System for Automotive Applications

Keyword:: Automotive, Transportation, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Cell, Hybrid Vehicle, and Hydrogen
Creator:: Eid, Tony, Ripa, Anxhelo, Dietrich, Daniel, Danga, Lazi, and Vu, Tyler
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R and Daniello, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-20
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Developing Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Recommendations for Glacier National Park

Keyword:: zero emission, Glacier National Park, transition, and vehicle
Creator:: Sadlon, Amelia, Carloni, Griffin, Brown, Olivia, Bergeron, Katelyn, and Zhukov, Georgy
Advisor:: Bianchi, Frederick W. and Tuler, Seth
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-10-12
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Assessing and developing recommendations to improve the services of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) Program

Keyword:: Environment, Toxic Use Reduction, Feedback, Confidentiality, Outreach, and OTA
Creator:: Talbot, Jacob, Zhao, Yifei, Thomollari, Livia, and Wheeler, Aaron
Advisor:: Stanlick, Sarah Eliza and Davis, Jason
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-10-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Source-Independent Power Converter for Cell Phone Charging

Keyword:: USB, Power Monitoring, Power Converter, Cell Phone Charging, Voltage Regulator, and SEPIC Converter
Creator:: Carling, Arden and Boyea, Samantha
Advisor:: Bitar, Stephen John
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-10-13
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Road to Zero Emissions in Long Range Freight Transport

Creator:: Vigliotti, Antonietta, Acuna, David, Mitchell, Jacob, and Nguyen, Xuan
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A. and Bernardi, Francesca
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-10-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Attitudes towards Bitcoin in Iceland

Keyword:: Environment, Bitcoin, Iceland, and Cryptocurrency
Creator:: Pineda, Sebastian, Tavares, Taenler, and Arnold, Braden
Advisor:: Dominko, Tanja and Roberts, Laura
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-10-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Compact Steel Casting System for Mobile Foundry

Keyword:: Mobile Foundry and Compact Casting System
Creator:: Zhang, Zebang, Lou, Du, and Thomas, Joshua
Advisor:: Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-11-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

E-bike Usage on the Carriage Roads

Creator:: Rothstein, Michael, Lyu, Yang, Bowles, Patrick, McFann, Alexandra, and Merchan, Jon
Advisor:: Kurlanska, Courtney Brooke and Bianchi, Frederick W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-07-29
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluation of the National Park Service’s Progress Towards the Climate Change Action Plan

Creator:: Guo, Yichen, Neidhart, Kevin, Morrison, Kathleen, Lytle, Tessa, and Singer, Ryan
Advisor:: Bianchi, Frederick W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating Feasibility and WPI Community Opinion for Implementing a Hydrothermal Liquefaction Reactor at WPI

Keyword:: Environment, Food Waste, Sustainability, Biofuel, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, and Energy
Creator:: Robillard, Donovan P.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Strategic Planning for Measurable Climate Impact and Powerful Partnerships: An Analysis of Melbourne’s Port Phillip EcoCentre

Keyword:: Strategic Planning, Partnership Review, Carbon Scorecard, Program Analysis, Port Phillip EcoCentre, and Carbon Emissions
Creator:: Morrison, Kaitlyn T., Sotland, Zachary, Orszulak, Adrian R., and Lefebvre, Brigitte N.
Advisor:: McCauley, Stephen M. and Keane, Patrick Gerard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating Feasibility and WPI Community Opinion for Implementing a Hydrothermal Liquefaction Reactor at WPI

Keyword:: HTL and Sustainability
Creator:: Quinn, Georgina I. and Katz, Ido A.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Steps Towards Defossilization: Rethinking Petrochemical Production

Keyword:: Environment, Refineries, Renewable Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Petrochemicals, and Plastics
Creator:: Morrison, Shelby P., Biederman, Kyra R., Sheridan, Trey C., and Jessop, Katy E.
Advisor:: Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-19
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

ALGAE: POTENTIAL FOR CO2 REDUCTION AND REMOVAL

Keyword:: carbon capture and algae
Creator:: Davids, Justine A.
Advisor:: Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Multiflow Optimization

Keyword:: obstructed network problem, flows, graph theory, unrestricted flows, multiflows, and networks
Creator:: Finley, Matthew
Advisor:: Servatius, Brigitte
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Biomass Decomposition: A Study on the Effects of Organic Salt Promoted Hydrolysis on Cellulose

Keyword:: Cellulose, Biomass, Renewable, hydrolysis, and clean energy
Creator:: Ralph, Katherine L.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-02
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Formula SAE Electric

Keyword:: Power Electronics, Formula SAE Electric, Accumulator, Electric Race Car, Tractive Systems, and Mechanical Systems
Creator:: Ninesling, Trevor A., Duffield, Julia M., Parker, Noah, Boyd, Sullivan V., Chase, Jack B., Cacapit, Sabrina L., Steeves, Benjamin P., Alescio, Nicholas R., Giddings, Timothy E., France, Kyle A., Schaeffer, Tobias R., Ruddat, Jack C., Siamwala, Anavat, Johnson, Ryan D., Bajakian, Nathaniel S., Besch, Clayton L., and Boenisch, Kevin A.
Advisor:: Planchard, David C. and Michalson, William R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-03
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Temperature Controlled Mattress Application to Improve Sleep Quality

Keyword:: Heat transfer, Fluid dynamics, Health, Mattress, Environment, and Sleep quality
Creator:: Huynh, Quang A. and Aksman, Daniel V.
Advisor:: Levey, Fiona
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-03
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Comprehensive Mechanical Engineering Perspective on the Implementation of an Organic Rankine Cycle for Data Center Waste Heat Recovery

Keyword:: sustainability, organic rankine cycle, waste heat, data center, CPU, and liquid cooling
Creator:: Victor, Claire A., Seeley, Daniel R., Au, Yu Him, and Lattanzi, Olivia L.
Advisor:: Levey, Fiona
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Analysis of Corporate Carbon Dioxide Footprints and Pledges

Keyword:: Carbon Offsets, Energy Conservation, Decarbonization, Supply Chain, Corporate Policy, and Climate Change
Creator:: Blumanthal, Katherine C., Breeden, Marissa P., and Perry, Madison S.
Advisor:: Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Analysis of Corporate Carbon Dioxide Footprints and Pledges

Keyword:: Carbon Offsets, Energy Conservation, Decarbonization, Supply Chain, Corporate Policy, and Climate Change
Creator:: Jensen-Fellows, Alexander G.
Advisor:: Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Investigation and Quantification of Ceramic Powder Stickiness

Keyword:: Binder, Sticking, Ceramics, Quantification, Manufacturing, and Stickiness
Creator:: McLaughlin, Brandon W.
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R and Zhong, Yu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Optically Driven Robots

Keyword:: Open-Loop Control, Robotic Inchworm, Nanotechnology, Optically Stimulated Electron Emission, Light Actuation, and Carbon Nanotubes
Creator:: Lang, Kyle R. and Persons, Brandon D.
Advisor:: Panchapakesan, Balaji and Fichera, Loris
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Dig Safe Buried Cable Detection

Keyword:: Dig Safe, Underground Utilities, Technical Manual, Husky A100, Buried Cable, and ArcMap
Creator:: Weiner, Yonatan, Rice, Deanna M., Allegro, Remy S., Runci, Carl J., and Breiter, Nathaniel A.
Advisor:: Lewin, Greg, Telliel, Yunus Dogan, and Xiao, Jing
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Revealing Surface Changes in a Transparent Gallium Air Battery

Keyword:: Transparent, Battery, Gallium, Self-Actuation, Surface Changes, and Metal Air
Creator:: Barton, Shayne M., Coley, Donald T., and Bodinizzo, Nicole
Advisor:: Teixeira, Andrew R and Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Cryogenic Storage Tank

Keyword:: cryogenic and cold storage
Creator:: Drogalis, Margaret M., Poutry, Andrew M., Winslow, Samuel J., and Merianos, Nicholas E.
Advisor:: Guceri, Selcuk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

Creator:: van den Boogaard, Nils W.
Advisor:: Daniello, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Electric Powered Jet ski

Keyword:: Electrical Engineering, Electric Jet Ski, Electric Powered Jet Ski, and Mechanical Engineering
Creator:: McNamara, Colin
Advisor:: Amissah, Matthew and Bhatia, Mehul A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Air Flow Optimization for Internal Combustion Engines

Keyword:: Power, Air, Port and polish, Optimization, Flow bench, and Combustion engine
Creator:: Sandbrook, Theresa A.
Advisor:: Daniello, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Electromagnet Eddy Current and Friction Elevator Brake

Keyword:: Brake, Eddy Current, Elevator, and Electromagnets
Creator:: Lockman, Theodore E., Marshall, Jacob, and Grady, Brendan K.
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme, Radhakrishnan, Pradeep, and Uzunovic, Edvina
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Considerations for a Living and Learning Laboratory at WPI

Keyword:: Test-bed, Sustainability, Laboratory, Community, Worcester, and Living Lab
Creator:: Mattison, Daniel S., Horton, Sean R., Cirincione-Lynch, Avery, Ramseur-Moore, Ayna C., and Feehrer, Timothy R.
Advisor:: Shockey, Ingrid K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-11
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Duckweed Phytoremediation in Lake Sevan

Keyword:: Eutrophication, Phytoremediation, Lake Sevan, Duckweed, Armenia, and Water Quality
Creator:: Durgin, Phillip R., Bormann, Eric J., and Gladu, Alexander C.
Advisor:: Sakulich, Aaron R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-12
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Electric Powered Jet Ski

Keyword:: Electrical Engineering, Electric Jet Ski, Electric Powered Jet Ski, and Mechanical Engineering
Creator:: McClelland, Brendan J., Whitehouse, Aaron, and DeSisto, Nathaniel D.
Advisor:: Amissah, Matthew and Bhatia, Mehul A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-12
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

University of Worcester Bike Share: Woo Bikes

Keyword:: Woo Bikes, Environment, Transportation, Local Transit, Bike Share, and Cycling
Creator:: Wach, Lauren R., Gilmartin, Joseph S., Enriquez, Daniel J., and Hess, Kaleigh J.
Advisor:: Golding, Dominic
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-12
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating Feasibility and WPI Community Opinion for Implementing a Hydrothermal Liquefaction Reactor at WPI

Keyword:: Environment, Food Waste, Sustainability, Biofuel, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, and Energy
Creator:: Martin, Joshua J.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

The Bright Darkness: Assessing Public Attitudes Towards Light Pollution in Princeton, MA and Recommending Approaches to Mitigation

Keyword:: Princeton, Energy, Light Pollution, Light, Outreach, and Night Sky
Creator:: Cox, Liam P., Kelleher, Alex J., Puch, Sophia C., and Decelles, Mary E.
Advisor:: Foo, Katherine and Hersh, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Elemental Diffusion Due to Annealing Conditions and its Effect on the Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cell Devices

Creator:: Mutton, Zoe M.
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A., Soboyejo, Winston, and Oyewole, Oluwaseun K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Renewable Energy: Evaluating Campus Opinions on Marine Plastic Waste

Keyword:: Renewable Energy, Marine Plastic Waste, Environment, Energy-From-Waste, Sustainability, and Campus Awareness
Creator:: Doherty, Sarah M. and Alonzo, Alexander
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating Feasibility and WPI Community Opinion for Implementing a Hydrothermal Liquefaction Reactor at WPI

Creator:: Weston, Ian T.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-19
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Locating and Valuing Available Wood Sources in Princeton, MA

Keyword:: Aggregation, Sustainability, Wachusett, Energy, Wood, and Princeton
Creator:: De Moraes, Igor C., Arace, Anthony M., Donovan, William D., and Riviere, Thomas Y.
Advisor:: Stanlick, Sarah Eliza and Eddy, Bethel L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-16
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Eilat

Keyword:: Sustainable Policies, Air Pollution, Eilat, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Solar Energy
Creator:: Schwartz, David S., Bates, Rosalyn O., and Marcil, Samantha L.
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Davis, John-Michael
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-16
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Roadmap to Scaling the Algae Industry: A Study of Opportunities in Gippsland, Australia

Keyword:: Circular Economy, Coproducts, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), Biofuel, Australia, and Algae
Creator:: Baker, Emily O., Scribner, Jonathan W., Makechnie, Kelly M., and Sailer, Meghan A.
Advisor:: Boucher, Esther F. and McCauley, Stephen M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-17
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Recommending Improvements to the Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability of the Bus System in Melbourne, Australia

Keyword:: efficiency, sustainability, electric, bus, equity, and Melbourne
Creator:: Lewitzky, Jennifer, LoPresti, Anthony M., Jaeger, Caroline O., and Astor, Ryan C.
Advisor:: McCauley, Stephen M. and Boucher, Esther F.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-17
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Improving the Lab-in-a-Box user experience for students in Liberia

Keyword:: students, user experience, STEAM, technology, Liberia, and education
Creator:: Le, Van, Gosselin, Anthony P., Mbusa, Daniel, and Vespi, Adam D.
Advisor:: Roberts, Laura and Wang, Fangfang
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-18
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluating the Carbon Footprint of Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano

Keyword:: Green Fund, ISO 14001, Remote Learning, Carbon Emission, Carbon Footprint, and Hybrid Learning
Creator:: Valsamis, Jonathan J., Barron, Katelyn, Baker, Alexandria R., and Philbrook, Emily E.
Advisor:: Chiarelli, James A. and Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-18
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Real Time Electricity Pricing: How Alternative Pricing Programs Can Be Used to Bring Awareness to Electricity Consumption, Encourage Smart Home Automation, Lower Monthly Electricity Bills and Improve the Electrical Grid

Keyword:: Power Grid, Electricity , Smart Home Technology, Modeling, Real Time Electricity Pricing, and Time of Use
Creator:: Wolff, Herbie F., Faria, John C., Goncharova, Masha, and Ahearn, Zachary C.
Advisor:: Powell, Adam Clayton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-19
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

WPI Smart World Building Analysis and Alternative Design

Creator:: Mackie, Evan M., Baez, Kayla, Rodriguez, Javier A., Nguyen, Jessica, and Ilic, Michael A.
Advisor:: Towner, Walter Thomas and Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Electric Powered Jetski

Keyword:: Electric Jet Ski and Electric Powered Jet Ski
Creator:: Cyran, Benjamin T., McCoole, Megan, Hunt, Andrew W., and Ciolfi, Jacob
Advisor:: Amissah, Matthew and Bhatia, Mehul A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Cloud Motion Vector System to Monitor and Predict Output Power of a Photovoltaic System in Real Time

Creator:: Moreira, Matthew C., Pacheco, Kyle M., Carpinello, Michael J., and McManus, Jacob P.
Advisor:: Mughal, Maqsood Ali
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

An Evaluation of Influential Variables on the Energy Efficiency of Hydrothermal Liquefaction

Keyword:: Clean Energy
Creator:: Hirshfeld, Jenna R., Wetmore, Amanda M., and Bennett, Emma I.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-29
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Developing a Net-Zero Framework for the WPI Campus

Keyword:: Net-Zero Energy, Energy Reduction, and Net-Zero Community
Creator:: Howell, Joseph C., Mayer, Aidan J., and Wentz, Erika H.
Advisor:: Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad and Albano, Leonard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-31
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Interfacial States, Energetics, and Passivation of Large-Grain and Thin-Film Antifluorite Cesium Titanium Bromide

Keyword:: Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, and Solar Energy
Creator:: Mendes, Jocelyn L.
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-05
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Creation of a Fish-Friendly Aquatic Hydropower Device Using an Oscillating Hydrofoil

Keyword:: Energy, Aquatic, Clean Energy, Renewable, and Hydropower
Creator:: Smith, Patricia S., Chernjavsky, Patrick, Niedzwiecki, Victoria, and Hughes, Garrett B.
Advisor:: Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-05
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Mechanical Water Purification System

Creator:: Siddiqui, Hajera H., Sanchez, Marisol, Doan, Minh-Chau D., and Yeaton, Kai H.
Advisor:: Levey, Fiona
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-06
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

An Explanatory Framework for the Implementation of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Keyword:: CCS, Sustainability, Carbon reduction, Renewable Energy, Carbon Capture, and Carbon Sequestration
Creator:: McCue, Michael B.
Advisor:: Doiron, Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-01-30
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Policy Study of Desalination in Sharjah, UAE

Keyword:: reverse osmosis, wastewater, Sharjah, policy, UAE, and desalination
Creator:: Kean, Caitlin M., Mankaryous, Robear, Wofford, Sawyer Q., and Kurdziel, Sophie
Advisor:: Doiron, Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-01-31
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Developing a Platform for Distributing Information on Community and Renewable Microgrids in the United States

Keyword:: Database, Energy Justice, Resiliency, Renewable Energy, Microgrids, and Climate Change
Creator:: Ou, Baian, Mitchell, Justin P., and Beazley, Raymond I.
Advisor:: Tuler, Seth and Song, Qingshuo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-10-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Technical and Financial Evaluation of Vehicle Types in the United States

Keyword:: Sustainability, Renewable energy sources, and Transportation
Creator:: Schaalman, Gregory Paul, Piskorski, Piotr, and Etten, Benjamin
Advisor:: Higgins, Huong N. and Gerstenfeld, Arthur
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-03-05
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

System dynamics computer simulation modeling to forecast the energy demands for the Montachusett region under a Variety of Simulations and Scenarios

Keyword:: Renewable energy sources, Computer simulation, Energy policy, and Sustainability
Creator:: Vaudreuil, Michael P., Guerin, Daniel R., Timms, Benjamin Scott, and Arnold, Mark Robert
Advisor:: Radzicki, Michael J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-05-26
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Swiss-Us Cleantech: Efficient Commercial Building Renovations - Evaluating Collaboration Opportunities between Boston and Zurich

Keyword:: Energy conservation, Construction industry--Environmental aspects, Buildings--Remodeling for other use, and Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
Creator:: Frank, Lauren Nicole, Patel, Krupa Jagdish, Dustin, Alexandrea Danielle, and Guleksen, Eric Paul
Advisor:: Golding, Dominic and Schaufeld, Jerome
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Swiss nuclear power

Keyword:: Energy policy, Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, Nuclear power plants, and Sustainability
Creator:: Shoemaker, Christopher Allen
Advisor:: Dollenmayer, David B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2000-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable Retrofit of Yarra

Keyword:: Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, Community development, and Sustainability
Creator:: Rosales, Janneth Velazquez, Simpson, Angela Dawn, and Moscariello, Andrew Thomas
Advisor:: Selkow, Stanley M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-02-29
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable Energy Systems Curriculum

Keyword:: Education, Higher, Sustainability, and Sustainable development--Study and teaching
Creator:: Delia, Michael Kurt, Goodale, Nathaniel Keahi, Moran, Ryan Matthew, and Lindsay, Robyn Olivia
Advisor:: Golding, Dominic and Schaufeld, Jerome
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable energy sources for rural Ghana

Keyword:: Community development, Sustainability, Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, and Renewable energy sources
Creator:: LaFrance, Daniel C., Kalach, Stephen P., and Brown, Michael Joseph
Advisor:: Taylor, Steven S. and Elmes, Michael B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable Energy Sources for Rural Ghana

Keyword:: Community development, Sustainability, Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, and Renewable energy sources
Creator:: LaFrance, Daniel C., Kalach, Stephen P., and Brown, Michael
Advisor:: Taylor, Steven S. and Elmes, Michael B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-09-26
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sustainable energy in the London Borough of Merton

Keyword:: Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, Application software--Development, and Sustainability
Creator:: Ford, Jeffrey West, Trexler, Jonathan Bruce, Wing, Allison Marie, and Contrino, Nicholas Joseph
Advisor:: Demetry, James S. and Mott, Wesley T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR El YUNQUE NATIONAL FOREST

Keyword:: Sustainable development--Environmental aspects, National parks and reserves--Management, Renewable energy sources, and Energy conservation
Creator:: Quinn, Alexander T., Arruda, Kevin John, and Baldwin, Steven Charles
Advisor:: Delorey, John F. and Kinicki, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-05-05
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Shale Gas Extraction Waste Water Transport by Barge

Keyword:: Energy policy and Sustainability
Creator:: Sargalski, Samantha Marie, Lind, William John, Van Dale, Travis Aaron, and Ruzzi, Michael Jacob
Advisor:: Rolle, Marsha Whitney and Peet, R. Creighton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-12-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Shale Gas Analysis: An Online Educational Resource

Keyword:: Interactive multimedia and Web sites--Design and construction
Creator:: Lamce, Orland, Galati, Corin Alvino, Bentson, Mark Joseph, and Noiles Gardner, William Dao
Advisor:: Smith, Ruth L. and Jiusto, J. Scott
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Setting Priorities for Improving Boston City Street Light

Keyword:: Sustainability, Light pollution, and Energy conservation
Creator:: Pitkin, Joseph Myron, Costa, Kyle H., Napolitano, Stephen Maximilian, and Proshko, Anna Y.
Advisor:: Krueger, Robert and Brown, Donald R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-05-05
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Saving Energy in Nantucket Public Schools

Keyword:: Sustainability, Energy conservation, and Web sites--Design and construction
Creator:: Meas, Passe Khavy, Hastings, Paul Francis, and Warner, Marisa Nicole
Advisor:: Servatius, Brigitte and Looft, Fred J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-12-19
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

San Francisco Agricultural School: Biodigester Usage and Improvement

Keyword:: Mathematical models, Renewable energy sources, Sustainability, and Biomass energy
Creator:: Tofuri, John Hutcheon, Aquino, Alicia Kimberly, de Peralta, Gabriela C, and Rozen, Alexandra Marie
Advisor:: Traver, Robert W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-05-03
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Safe Nuclear Energy

Keyword:: Energy policy, Sustainability, and Nuclear power plants
Creator:: Lehner, James Thomas and Walsh, Brendan Peter
Advisor:: Brodeur, Drew R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-03-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

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