Provost's MQP Awards

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

These awards offer recognition to those students who have completed outstanding Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs) as a demonstration of their competency in a chosen academic discipline. Each academic department conducts its own competition to select the winners. In 2016, nearly 50 students were recognized for their innovation and achievements in WPI’s project-based learning curriculum.

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Year	Recipient	Name	Title	Awarded by	Type	Department	Details
2021	Emma E. Burleson, Annemarie N. Eastwood, Lauren O. Mitchell, Molly W. Youngs	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Environmental Engineering	Acid Leachate Active Treatment Pilot System for Cooledge Brook, MA
2021	Olivia Lattanzi	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Humanities & Arts	Putting the “Other” Center Stage: Examining Modern Language and Nuances of Representation within Theatre
2021	Jacob Borges, Jihan Nabahani, John Tanny	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Industrial Engineering	Predictive Analytics at Connecticut Children's Center
2021	Christian Adler, Raymond Dolan, Elizabeth Kirschner, Henry Stadolnik	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Interactive Media & Game Development	Magnet Suit Game/Factory Reset
2021	Sophie Balkind, Matthew Barrett, Matthew Karns, Brendan Marion, Mark Payne, David Robie, Adam Sochacki, Krystina Waters	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Aerospace Engineering	Design, Analysis, and Test of a High-Powered Model Rocket-1
2021	Kevin Stern	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mathematical Sciences	Equivalent Resistances of Polytope Networks
2021	Gelila D. Hailemariam, Tina Ly, Tam T. Tuong	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Architectural Engineering	Immersive Space: Using Kinetic Architecture Design to Regulate Human Emotional States
2021	Brooke Dawson, Hannah Gallagher, Amelia Harvey, Lilly Nardelli, Aram Soultanian	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mechanical & Materials Engineering	Redesigned Shark Tagging
2021	Caroline Johnson	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Structure/Function Studies of EGFR Family and Kek1
2021	Catherine M. Hogan	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Physics	Computational Characterization of a Millimeter-Wave Heat Exchanger with AlN:Mo Cylindrical Susceptors
2021	Jessica M. Kelly	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology	Investigating the relationship between mRNA degradation rates and secondary structure in mycobacteria
2021	Nasim Mansuri	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Professional Writing	Best Practices for Adapting Manufacturing Documentation
2021	Manon C. Miller	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biology & Biotechnology	Characterizing the Importance of the CO1 SLiM in Regulating Kek5's Activity
2021	Luigi Apollon, Kathryn Nippert, Emily Stead	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Psychological Science	Selegiline: The Effects of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors on the Behavior and Physiology of Caenorhabditis Elegans
2021	Elizabeth Butler	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biomedical Engineering	The Research and Development of an Equine Endotracheal Y-Piece Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (EETYPEEP) Valve
2021	Mia Buccowich, Andrew Strauss	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Robotics Engineering	Partial Hand Prosthetic
2021	Kweku Sam Colecraft	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemical Engineering	MOF-5 Cap and Guest Interplay
2021	Yvonne Niebuhr	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Social Science & Policy Studies	Improving Oral Contraceptives: Encouraging Research into Oral Contraceptives and Their Side Effects
2021	Jocelyn Mendes	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Interfacial States, Energetics, and Passivation of Large-Grain and Thin-Film Antifluorite Cesium Titanium Bromide
2021	Connor Anderson, Achu Balasubramanian, Henry Poskanzer	Provost's MQP Awards	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Computer Science	Studying and Visualizing Contagion on Graphs
2021	Sarah E. Kwatinetz , Maggie A. Ostwald, Lily C. Spicer	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering	Northern Strand Community Trail On-Road Extension
2021	Connor Bruneau, Hunter Caouette, Rimsha Kayastha, Veronica Melican, Miranda Hernandez-Reisch	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Data Science	Machine Learning for Mental Health Screening
2021	James Dooney, Stephen Nerkowski, Noah Roberts	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Assistive Bass Guitar
2021	Kristophe Zephyrin	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	International Development, Environment, and Sustainability	Guyana Research Park Development Project
2020	Catherine Sherman	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology	Moss Fungal Interactions
2020	Brent Rolfes, Daniel Shrives, Thomas Vose	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Robotics Engineering	Robotic Water Monitoring
2020	Urmila Mallick	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biology & Biotechnology	Social Integration: Feasibility of Free-Ranging Dogs for Animal: Welfare, Public Health, and Conservation Benefits.
2020	Samantha Lor, Megan Olson, Hannah Goddard, and Laura Boccio	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering	Wildlife Crossing Development for Highway 1 in Batipa, Panama
2020	Matthew Liberacki, James Junker, Olivia Wisniewski, Brianna Owen	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biomedical Engineering	Patellofemoral Unloader Knee Brace
2020	Stephanie Salerno and Jacquelyn Valsamis	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Environmental Engineering	An Environmental Analysis of Recreational Cannabis Cultivation and Processing
2020	James Andon, Katherine Vasconcelos	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	BaNCE: A Simplified Model for in vivo Non-Continuous Evolution
2020	Adam Collins, William Kopellas, David Simpson	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Architectural Engineering	Analyzing the Built Environment and Human Behavior through the Creation of an Immersive Space
2020	Rosa R. Reynoso, Van W. Harting, Isabel M. Azevedo, Madison E. Cunniff, Rediet Merra Tegegne	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemical Engineering, Social Science & Policy Studies	Co-Designing for Gold Mining Safety
2020	Olivia Hunker	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Fabrication and Characterization of Asymmetric Phosphoinositide-containing Vesicles
2020	Zachary Emil, Andrew Robbertz, Richard Valente, Cole Winsor	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Computer Science	Enhanced Alternative Communications Using AI and NLP
2020	Dominic Cascino, Paulo Chow	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Enhancing Virtual Reality Interactions with Modular Peripherals
2020	Sarah Butts	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Humanities & Arts	Adaptation of Ecuadorian National Music for Chamber Music Ensemble
2020	Olivia S. Gibbs, Suzanne K. Opalka, Daniela A. Schumacher, Carol T. Wang	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Industrial Engineering	Optimizing Space and Workflow at the Family Health Center of Worcester
2020	Kate Olguin, Thomas Tawadros, Mikel Matticoli, Diana Kumykova	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Interactive Media & Game Development	Call of Karen
2020	Olivia Gulezian, Evan LeBeau, Ken Snoddy, Ilana Zeldin	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate		Developing Patient-Centered Mobile Application for Understanding Fatigue in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
2020	Petra Kumi	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mathematical Sciences	Anomaly Detection in Time Series Brain Data Generated by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
2020	Chester Barber, Timothy Esworthy, Sydney Palmer	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mechanical & Materials Engineering	Tree Seedling Planter
2020	Thomas Young	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute		Physics	Engaging Students in Energy Related Topics Using Contextualized Lessons
2020	Nicolas Amato, Zachary Huaman, Alicea Hyland, Jacob Koslow, Jordan Pickunka, Jack Procaccini, Saiyab Ranjit, William Roe, Jarod Romankiw, David Santamaria, Jake Scarponi, Braden St. Jacques, Jake Tappen	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Aerospace Engineering	Design, Analysis, and Test of a High-Powered Model Rocket
2020	Katherine Vaz Gomes	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Professional Writing	Segurança e Pesquisa: A Case Study of Translation & Localization of Standard Operating Procedures in the BIOTAR Laboratory
2019	Michael Cooke, Thomas Kouttron	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mechanical & Materials Engineering	"Recreating Steam Power at WPI." Advisor: Robert Daniello
2019	Alexander Alvarez, Grace Gerhardt, Evan Kelly, John O’Neill, Jackson Whitehouse	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Aerospace Engineering	"Design and Integration of a High-Powered Model Rocket - II." Advisor: Michael Demetriou
2019	Shaun McCoy and Erika Stark	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	"Evaluating Sunscreen Actives and Their Derivatives as Potential Sensitizers in DSSC." Advisor: Drew Brodeur
2019	Erica Davis	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	"Autoimmune Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis." Advisor: Destin Heilman
2019	Nathaniel Mione and Bryannah Voydatch	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Physics	"Constructing Two Dimensional Theories of Gravity for Schwrzchild, Reissner-Nordstrom and Non-Extremal Kerr Black Holes." Advisor: P.K. Aravind