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Browse President's IQP Awards Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Award level | Type | Details |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Mikel Matticoli, Lucas Varella | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Jazz History Database Global Contributor Project WPI Advisors: Keith Zizza |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Kyle Foley, Walker Christie, Michael Kola and Natasha Honcharik | Winner | Undergraduate |
A Mobile Application for Locating Treatment and Support WPI Advisors: Thomas Balistrieri |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Ryan Herrmann, Fang Han, Morgan DeAngelis, Dasia Aldarondo | Finalist | Undergraduate |
Exploring Community Perceptions of Rural Wastewater Treatment Development: A Case Study on Kamenicë, Korçë Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Eric Fast, Mary Prescott, Talia Solomon, Meghan Trahan | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate |
"Alternative Water Treatment: Designing a floating island that integrates social & technical elements at American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece" Advisors: Professors Nicola Bulled, and Robert Hersh |
| 2015 | Christina Noyes, Samantha Ervin, Julia LaValley, Jacob Mercier, Jonathan Mirabito | Winner | Undergraduate |
Project Name: Building Hope: Empowerment through Improving Facilities at the Sizakuyenza Safe House |
| 2015 | Connor Gillespie, Brien Hard, Casey Rota, Saloni Sachar | First Runner Up | Undergraduate |
Project Title: 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 |
Evaluation of the Feasibility of Establishing a Waste Collection Facility to Serve the Community of Cantera |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2015 | Abigail M DaBoil-Lavoie, Jacquelyn M Fanning, Fernando Galvez, Richard E Thyden | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate |
Developing a Mentorship Program Between Al Akhawayn University and the Rita Zniber Foundation Orphanage Advisor: Professor Frederick Hart
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 2014 | Matthew Jackson, Thomas Kostelak, Leah Pervere, Sarah Quatieri | Finalist | Undergraduate |
"Development of the Inspire Engineering Mentoring Program" Advisors: Laureen Elgert and Scott Jiusto |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 2014 | Lucine Bahtiarian, Tyler Collins, Kathering Connors, Zachary Goddard | Honorable Mention | Undergraduate |
"Maitland Garden Village Perseverance Park Redevelopment" Advisors: Lorraine Higgins and Scott Jiusto |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Donal Boyd, Brennan Ashton, Lauren Bisacky, Jesscia Lopez | Finalist | Undergraduate |
"Lights on the Horizon: A Socioeconomic Impact Evaluation of Rural Electrification in Tsumkwe, Namibia" Advisors: Svetlana Nikitina and Thomas Robertson |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Sarah Bober, Devin Harrison, Rachel Hickcox, Chelsea Miller, Collaborating Thai students: Gun Charoensiri, Suthamma Sa-nguankulchai, Piyada Sutthanusorn | Finalist | Undergraduate |
"Heat Impacts on Occupational Health: A Comparison Between Agricultural and Industrial Settings in the Time of Climate Change" Advisors: Ingrid Shockey, and Bland Addison |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |