President's IQP Awards
Browse President's IQP Awards Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Award Level | Type | Department | Details |
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| 2021 | Elaine Chen (CS), Ruchita Y. Choksey (ME), Danielle D. Upton (CME), Casey J. Willis (ME) | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Advisor: Robert Krueger |
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| 2021 | Caroline E. Dalton (CE), Daniel C. Dietrich (ME), Meng Lian (CME), Brooklynn Paris (BME) | Finalist | Undergraduate | The Role of Wetlands in the Ruamahanga Catchment Advisors: Fred Looft, Ingrid Shockey |
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| 2021 | Minh Anh Kieu (BME), Noah C. Brennick (PW), Sophia H. Cheng (ME/RBE), Darius Luo (AE) | Finalist | Undergraduate | Mobile Farm Stand: A Vehicle for Education Advisor: Derren Rosbach |
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| 2021 | Mairead E. O'Neill (CS), Ciara R. Young (CME), Matthew B. Adams (ME), Christopher R. Davenport (AREN) | Winner | Undergraduate |
Advisors: J. Scott Jiusto, Gbetonmasse Somasse |
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| 2021 | Augustine K. Asumadu (MIS), Devan Blechinger-Slocum (ME), Margaret R. Gunville (ME), Sarah A. MacDonald (BME) | Finalist | Undergraduate | Launching a Competitive Robotics Team for Physically Active Youth Advisors: Nancy Burnham, Alexander Smith |
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| 2020 | Sarah Boermeester, Marissa Gonzales, Katy Jessop, Griffin St. Onge | Finalist | Undergraduate | Assessing Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Brewery Waste in Albania WPI Advisors: Robert Hersh and Robert Kinicki |
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| 2020 | Alejandra Garza, Dante Knight, Nancy Nguyen, James Witt | Finalist | Undergraduate | Improving Emergency Preparedness in Monte Verde Costa Rica WPI Advisors: R.Creighton Peet and William San Martin |
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| 2020 | Mikel Matticoli, Lucas Varella | Finalist | Undergraduate | Jazz History Database Global Contributor Project WPI Advisors: Keith Zizza |
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| 2020 | Michael Clements, Leo Gross, Elizabeth Kirschner, Zetta Rajaniemi | Finalist | Undergraduate | Memorialization of the Spaç Labor Camp: An Investigation into Digital Methods WPI Advisors: Robert Kinicki and Robert Hersh |
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| 2020 | Ryan Johnson, Paul Bonarrigo, Matthew Iaconis, Brendan McCann | Finalist | Undergraduate | Using Behavior-Change Strategies to Reduce Littering in Lambeth WPI Advisors: John Orr and Paul Marrone |
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| 2020 | Payton Bielawski, Nathan Kaplan, Brian Preiss, Alyssa Sousa, Rebekah Vernon | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate | Developing a Sustainability Plan for Hammams in Morocco WPI Advisors: Mohammed El Hamzaoui and Laura Roberts |
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| 2019 | Kyle Foley, Walker Christie, Michael Kola and Natasha Honcharik | Winner | Undergraduate | A Mobile Application for Locating Treatment and Support WPI Advisors: Thomas Balistrieri |
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| 2019 | Olivia Gibbs, Samantha Lor, Ariana Rozen, Gavin Sabol | Finalist | Undergraduate | Upper Primary Science Curriculum Development for Physically Active Youth WPI Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Bethel Eddy |
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| 2019 | Ellen Clarrissimeaux, Sawnaz Shaidani, Emily Staknis, Jeremiah Valero Araujo | Finalist | Undergraduate | Creating Methods for SINGA Lyon to Determine and Demonstrate their Impact WPI Advisors: Peter Hansen and Fabienne Miller |
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| 2019 | Sarat Buasai, Benen ElShakhs, Brian Kelsey, Monica leigh Whitehorn | Finalist | Undergraduate | The Development of an Interactive Data Portal for Rural Electrification in Namibia WPI Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Bethel Eddy |
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| 2019 | Colin Ancalmo, Hannah Baez, Noah Budris, Alexander Spielman | Finalist | Undergraduate | Interactive Museum Exhibit Featuring Pueblo Influence on New Mexican Contemporary Architecture WPI Advisor: Lauren Mathews |
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| 2018 | Kylie Dickinson, Donald Dione, Sarah St. Pierre, Tyler Weiss | Winner | Undergraduate | Reducing Flood Risk in Shkodra Through Community Engagement Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh |
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| 2018 | Talon Boie, Kerry Muenchow, Theodore Vangos, Kelly Vodola | Finalist | Undergraduate | Designing a Sustainable Water Supply Network for El Cuerpo de Bomberos Training Practices Advisors: James Chiarelli and Stephen McCauley |
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| 2018 | Sierra Palmer, Glenndon McCormick, Nico Fabbrini, Utkrisht Dhankar, Archit Kumar, Rushil Singhal | First Runner Up | Undergraduate | Developing Drowsy Driving Mitigation Strategies for Himachal Pradesh WPI Advisors: Ingrid Shockey and Seth Tuler |
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| 2018 | Ryan Herrmann, Fang Han, Morgan DeAngelis, Dasia Aldarondo | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh |
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| 2018 | Erik Langberg, Thomas Mackintosh, Stephanie Marcucci, Eli Skeggs | Finalist | Undergraduate | Weighing Perceived Values of Tinguely's Sculptures Against Technically Advanced Conservation Advisors: Daniel DiMassa |
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| 2017 | Andrea Bayas, Maura Buckley, Cierra Ford, Javier Lawes | Finalist | Undergraduate | "A Citizen Science Platform for Long-Term Monitoring of Microplastic Pollution in Port Phillip Bay" Advisors: Stephen McCauley and William Michalson |
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| 2017 | William Bennett, Emily Chretien, Sophia Gomarlo, Peter Hurley | Winner | Undergraduate | "A Recommended Recycling Processing System for the Informal Waste Collectors of Oshakati, Namibia" Advisors: Robert Kinicki and Sarah Wodin-Schwartz |
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| 2017 | Alexander Alvarez, Julia Dunn, Katharine Dunphy, Alexander Lemmon | Winner | Undergraduate | "Improving Eye Care Delivery Through Data Sharing Technology" Advisors: Michael Aghajanian and Diran Apelian |
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| 2017 | Nick Bograd, Brett Carbonneau, Alexander Krasa, Benjamin Preston | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Northborough Composting: A Peri-Urban Land Conflict" Advisors: Corey Denenberg Dehner and Derren Rosbach |
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| 2017 | Alex Legere, Anthony Perullo, Amy Toscano, Justin Waters | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Stormwater Management Educational Materials for Central Massachusetts Municipalities" Advisors: Corey Denenberg Dehner and Purvi Shah |
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| 2016 | Cara Bereznai, Bryce Kaw-Uh, Benjamin Parent, Catherine Souza | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Examining the Development of Nature-Urban Routes in San Jose, Costa Rica" Advisors: Professors Melissa Belz and Derren Rosbach |
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| 2016 | Edward Dring, Victoria Johnson, Jacob Maalouf | First Runner Up | Undergraduate | "Improving Healthcare Coordination in the Mandi District" ITT Mandi Students: Gopal Aggarwal, Naman Gupta Advisors: Drs. S. McCauley, Ingrid Shockey, Varun Dutt & R. Padmanabhan |
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| 2016 | Megan Belval, Naumilda Como, Cameron Jones, Conrad Ruiz | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Preventing Violence Against Women: Training Resources to Empower the Broadmeadows Community" Advisors: Professors Holly Ault and James Hanlan |
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| 2016 | Natalie Diltz, Jena Mazzucco, Austin Scott, Jeffrey Sirocki | Winner | Undergraduate | "Stakeholder Student: Resource Management of Wairarapa Moana" Advisors: Professors Bethel Eddy and Robert Kinicki |
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| 2016 | Eric Fast, Mary Prescott, Talia Solomon, Meghan Trahan | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate |
Advisors: Professors Nicola Bulled, and Robert Hersh |
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| 2016 | Everett Baker, Tyler Bennett, James Mosteller, John Williams | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Evaluating the Need for a Consumer Focused Smoke Alarm Performance System" Advisors: Professors Fred Looft and Briggitte Servatius |
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| 2015 | Abigail M DaBoil-Lavoie, Jacquelyn M Fanning, Fernando Galvez, Richard E Thyden | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate |
Advisor: Professor Frederick Hart
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| 2015 | Mitchell Lentz, Alejandro Leiro, Luis Diego Paredes | Finalist | Undergraduate | Assessing Gharats of the Kamand Valley-IQP India Indian Institute of Technology Students: Aman Agrawal, Aman Garg Indian Institute of Technology Professors: Dr. Aditi Halder and Dr. Prasun Jana |
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| 2015 | Connor Gillespie, Brien Hard, Casey Rota, Saloni Sachar | First Runner Up | Undergraduate | Lighting the Way to Fire Safety: Reducing Fire Risk in Namibia's Informal Sector Housing
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| 2015 | John Cotter, Victor Hu, Alejandro Miranda, Hannah Reinertsen | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Advisors: Lauren Mathews and Tina-Marie Ranalli |
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| 2015 | Joseph Hill, Hailey Cambra, David Knutson, Sunny Sang Nguyen | Finalist | Undergraduate | A Case Study in Costa Rica: The Impacts of Refrigerants Advisors: Professors Aarti Madan and Ryan Madan |
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| 2015 | Kevin Ackerman, John Colfer | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate | A Bicycle Share Plan for Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advisors: Professors Kristin Boudreau and Richard Vaz |
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| 2015 | Christina Noyes, Samantha Ervin, Julia LaValley, Jacob Mercier, Jonathan Mirabito | Winner | Undergraduate | Building Hope: Empowerment through Improving Facilities at the Sizakuyenza Safe House |
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| 2014 | Anne Jacobsen, Malick Kelly, Logan Roche, Evan White | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate | "Recycling by Bicycle: A Green Alternative to Expand Recycling and Create Jobs in Windhoek" Melissa Belz and Robert Hersh |
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| 2014 | Sawin Areepipatkul, Marc Gelin, Nathan Longnecker, Phornphit Manageracharath, Laura Pumphrey, Corre Steele, Nontach Thanawatyanyong | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Development and Initiation of Sustainable Wastewater Management in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand" Advisors: Creighton Peet, Gary Pollice, Patchanita Thamyongkit (Chulalongkorn University Advisor) |
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| 2014 | Shiv Sankar Baishya, Alyssa Bornstein, Shoubhik Debnath, Jan Keleher, Suraj Malode, Lena Pafumi, Sachin Saini | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Proposal for Traffic Congestion Alleviation in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India" Advisors: Ingrid Shockey, Arti Kashyap (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Advisor) |
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| 2014 | Bror Axelsson, Jaclyn DeCristoforo, Kyla Rodger, Aida Waller | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Worcester Earn-A-Bike: Creating an Adaptive Bicycle" Advisors: Corey Dehner and Stephen McCauley |
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| 2014 | Kanv Garg, Sampath Kumar, Brianna Mikolich, Fiona Ogren, Justin Rice, Mahesh Yadav | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Implications of Introducing the IIT Mandi to the Rural Kamand Region" Advisors: Ingrid Shockey, Rajeshwari Dutt (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Advisor) |
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| 2014 | Matthew Jackson, Thomas Kostelak, Leah Pervere, Sarah Quatieri | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Development of the Inspire Engineering Mentoring Program" Advisors: Laureen Elgert and Scott Jiusto |
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| 2014 | Lucine Bahtiarian, Tyler Collins, Kathering Connors, Zachary Goddard | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate | "Maitland Garden Village Perseverance Park Redevelopment" Advisors: Lorraine Higgins and Scott Jiusto |
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| 2012 | Adam Cadwallader, Victoria Hewey, Evren Simsek, Santiago Isaza | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Supporting Urban Beekeeping Livelihood Strategies in Cape Town" Advisors: Scott Jiusto and Steve Taylor |
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| 2012 | Donal Boyd, Brennan Ashton, Lauren Bisacky, Jesscia Lopez | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Advisors: Svetlana Nikitina and Thomas Robertson |
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| 2012 | Jonathan Cline, Emily Domingue, Emily Fournier, Marco Villar | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Sustainable Paper Insulation for Kambashus in Informal Settlements of Namibia" Advisors: Svetlana Nikitina and Thomas Robertson |
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| 2012 | Kassondra Hickey, Xavier Miller, Richard Valdes, Frank Bruton | Finalist | Undergraduate | "Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan for El Yunque National Forest" Advisors: Aarti Madan and Creighton Peet |
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| 2012 | Sarah Bober, Devin Harrison, Rachel Hickcox, Chelsea Miller, Collaborating Thai students: Gun Charoensiri, Suthamma Sa-nguankulchai, Piyada Sutthanusorn | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Advisors: Ingrid Shockey, and Bland Addison |
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| 2011 | Valerie Anne Boutin, Caitlin Elyse Butler, Samuel James Kesseli, Mary Clare McCorry | First Place | Undergraduate | "Improving Water and Sanitation in Rural Namibian Communities" Advisors: I. Shockey and U. Brisson |
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| 2010 | Patrick DeSantis, James Montgomery, Sean Levesque | Second Place | Undergraduate | "An Electronic Interface to Aid in Learning How to Play a Musical Instrument" Advisors: F. Bianchi and A. Wyglinski |
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| 2010 | Elizabeth L. Casey, Michael A. Ciampa, Cailah S. DeRoo | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Designing Safe Playgrounds for the Klong Toey Community" Advisors: T. Robertson and B. Servatius |
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| 2010 | Blake A. Kelly, Melanie K. Donahue, Joshua D. Matte | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Designing a Water and Sanitation Centre Prototype for Monwabisi Park, Cape Town" Advisors: S. Jiusto and J. Petruccelli |
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| 2010 | Sahil S. Bhagat, Danielle C. Fontaine, Karl Gibson | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Analysis of Privacy and Interoperability Issues Affecting Danish Consumers of Health IT Systems" Advisor: H. Ault |
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| 2010 | Chelsea C. Sheehan, Heidi P. Robertson | First Place | Undergraduate | "Evaluating ‘Business Opportunities with Solar Energy in Un-Electrified Areas’ in Namibia" Advisors: R. Ludwig and S. Nikitina |
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| 2009 | Debra-Ann Franck, William W. Mayo, Matthew R. Tomasko, Yanxuan Xie | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Mapping as a Foundation for Spatial Redevelopment in Monwabisi Park" Advisors: Scott Jiusto and Robert Hersh |
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| 2009 | Diana M. Berlo, Jennifer L. Hunt, Amanda L. Martori, Justin L. Skelly | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Wind Generation on Nantucket" Advisor: Michael Elmes |
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| 2009 | Christopher D. Gabrielson, Stephen W. Hanly, Laura E. Montville | Second Place | Undergraduate |
Advisor: Fred Looft |
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| 2009 | Aubrey D. Ortiz, Hilary A. Rotatori, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, George von Roth | Second Place | Undergraduate | Hydroponic Farming in Mahasarakham: Integrating Hydroponics into the Agricultural Curriculum While Introducing Entrepreneurial Skills |
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| 2009 | Christopher R. Lizewski, Marcella C. Granfone, Daniel J. Olecki | First Place | Undergraduate | "Water and Sanitation in Monwabisi Park, Cape Town" Advisors: Scott Jiusto and Robert Hersh |
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| 2008 | Steve H. Shin, Natasha L. Deschene, Daniel M. Morehouse, Max A. Kuhns | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hands-On-History at the Tower of London" Advisors: Peter Hansen, Stanley Selkow |
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| 2008 | Kenneth J. Barnett, Derek J. Eggiman, Jesse O. Sawyer | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Food: A Study of Two Cafeterias in the Danish Municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk" Advisor: Peter Christopher |
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| 2008 | Nicholas D. Careau, Martha F. Gray, Charlie A. Mezak, Phyllis A. Wall | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Managing Water and Sanitation in the Fish River Basin" Advisors: Creighton Peet, Reinhold Ludwig |
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| 2008 | Michael C. Hyde, Sean W. Seymour, Daniel W. Tennant, Minh H. Truong | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Four Tourists and Hong Kong's Harbourfront: A Survey of the Waterfront of Victoria Harbour" Advisors: Kevin Clements, Paul Davis |
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| 2008 | Lauren N. Alex, Jessy L. Cusack, Augustina I. Mills, Alejandro E. Sosa-Boyd | First Place | Undergraduate | "Design and Construction of a Communal Laundry Station in Monwabisi Park, Cape Town" Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Stephen Weininger |
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| 2007 | Gabriel Baldwin, Benjamin Childs, Carolyn Hunter, Victoria Urrea | Third Place | Undergraduate | Developing a Strategy to Improve Solar Home System Sustainability in Rural Thailand |
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| 2007 | Michael A. Irace, James P. Chryssanthaacopoulos, Chukwunomso Agunwamba, Eyuel Abebe, Muzhtaba Tawkeer Islam | Third Place | Undergraduate | Demand Response Programs in the Greater Boston Area |
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| 2007 | Danielle A. Dionne, Amanda L. Tichy, Jessica E. Sullivan-Keizer, Derrick DiConti | Second Place | Undergraduate | "HIV/AIDS Prevention Education: A Look at the HIV/AIDS Awareness activities at the Polytechnic of Namibia" Advisors: Robert Krueger & Fred Looft |
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| 2007 | Shannon E. O'Toole, Brandon R. Finzel, Justin Perron, Jacob E. Russell | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Noise Data Farming for the City of Boston" Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry & Kevin Clements |
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| 2007 | Jason P. Frey, Ryan S. Kendrick, Jodi M. Lowell, John M. Rothermel | First Place | Undergraduate | "Energy Profiling for Off-Grid Energization Solutions in Namibia" Advisors: Robert Krueger & Fred Looft |
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| 2006 | Nicole J Labbe, Nicholas S McBride, Ethan Malcolm Ray | First Place | Undergraduate | Erosion and Flood Control in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 2006 | Brian Foley, Hans Jensen, Tyler Forbes, Adam Young | First Place | Undergraduate | "Holy Name Central Catholic Jr. / Sr. High School Wind Turbine Feasibility IQP" Advisor: Alexander Emanuel |
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| 2005 | Brian J. Catalano, Kristen J. Gervais and Ryan D. | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Preserving the Nautical Traditions and Maritime Heritage of Venice, Italy" Advisors: Fabio Carrera and John Zeugner |
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| 2005 | Paul P. Kastner, J. Michael McHugh, Anne L. St. Martin and Jacquelyn Youssef | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek" Advisors: W. Bland Addison and Stephen J. Weininger |
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| 2005 | Sean P. Donovan, Alexander H. Hecht and Justin Woodwood | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Developing a Robotics Outreach Program" Advisors: Brad Miller and Kenneth Stafford |
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| 2005 | Ashley J. Bourgault, Witt C. Guinn, Kathryn L. Herchenroder and David P. Stechmann | First Place | Undergraduate | "Composting for Sustainable Waste Management" Advisors: Scott Jiusto and Lauren Matthews |
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| 2005 | Simon D. Beckwith, Julia A. Cohn, Leigh C. Duren and Kyle R. Lewis | First Place | Undergraduate | "Irrigation Development to Improve the Lives of Impoverished Children (Kanchanaburi, Thailand)" Advisors: Robert Krueger and Stephen Pierson |
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| 2004 | Benjamin Mar and Christopher Treat | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Increasing Awareness of Lahu Culture through Solar Technology" Advisors: Joel Brattin and Steve Weininger |
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| 2004 | Krista Backiel, Andrew Day, Jaime Grouf, and Dimitri Stancioff | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Noise Monitoring in San Juan, Puerto Rico" Advisors: Bland Addison and Tahar El-Korchi |
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| 2004 | Chase Cote, Kevin Monahan and Steve Toddes | Second Place | Undergraduate | "The Development of an Irrigation System in the Village Of Nong Din Dam" Advisors: Joel Brattin and Steve Weininger |
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| 2004 | Adam Bryant, Andrew Campbell and Patrick Salmon | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Development of Communal Washing Facilities for the Northwest Settlements of Windhoek, Namibia" Advisors: Art Gerstenfeld and Susan-Gerstenfeld |
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| 2004 | Andrew Mumford, Jessica Sulzmann and Jesse Tippett | First Place | Undergraduate | "Energy Efficiency Guidelines for Low-Cost Housing" Advisors: Art Gerstenfeld and Susan-Gerstenfeld |
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| 2003 | Zachary Lewko, Houng Ly, Kevin Menard | Undergraduate | "Developing an On-Line Community for Nurses" Advisors: James Demetry, Donald Brown |
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| 2003 | Brad Pelletier, Eryn Samuels, Adam Levesque | Undergraduate | "Solid Waste Management in Costa Rica and the United States - A Comparative Analysis of Five Municipalities" Advisors: Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld, H.J. Manzari |
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| 2003 | Richard Ballard, Andrew Fowler, Colin Joyce, Jason Myatt | Undergraduate | "Sustainable Development Mini-Guides" Advisor: Hossein Hakim |
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| 2003 | Jonathan Bayreuther, Joel Lofgren, Smriti Shrestha | First Place | Undergraduate | "Building a Cyclist's Comfort Guide" Advisor: Holly Ault |
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| 2003 | Erin Hicks, Justin Johnson, Michael Torilli | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Water Management in the Upper Catchment of the Kuiseb River Basin" Advisors: Steven Pierson; Creighton Peet |
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| 2003 | Patrick Lahar, Brittany Doucette, William Durgin | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Analysis Model of Resources for Costa Rican Firefighters" Advisors: H.J. Manzari, Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld |
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| 2003 | Jennifer Flynn, Paul Fydenkevez, Brian McCarthy, Christine O'Connell | Third Place | Undergraduate | "Optimizing Parking Regulations Enforcement and Revenue Collection in the City of Cambridge" Advisors: Fabio Carrera, Angel Rivera |
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| 2003 | Thomas Battistini, Melinda Palma, Amanda Roberts, Christopher Vigneau | Second Place | Undergraduate | "Recommendations to Improve Quality of Life at the Pakkred Home" Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Richard Vaz |
