- 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.
Browse Provost's MQP Awards awardees
| Year | Recipient | Award level | Type | Department(s) |
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| 2015 | Angelia Giannone | Undergraduate | |||
| 2015 | Daniele Mucaro | Undergraduate | Physics | ||
| 2015 | Evan White | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering | ||
| 2015 | Mark Mantell | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||
| 2015 | Rachel Blakely | Undergraduate | Bioinformatics & Computational Biology | ||
| 2015 | Yan Zhang | Undergraduate | Architectural Engineering | ||
| 2021 | Connor Anderson, Achu Balasubramanian, Henry Poskanzer | Winner | Undergraduate | Computer Science | |
| 2008 | Briana Morey, Ravi Vasudevan | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"100W Class D Audio Amplifier" Advisors: John McNeil, Andrew Klein |
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| 2007 | Charles Gammal (ME/ECE), Erika Hall, Rachelle Horwitz, Stephanie LeGare | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering |
"A Device for Monitoring the Severity of Peripheral Edema" Advisors: Kristen Billiar, Yitzhak Mendelson, John McNeill, Raymond Dunn |
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| 2008 | Chelsea Bierkan, Courtney Rheault, Katharine Woodman | Undergraduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering |
"Adaptive Reuse Plan for the Worcester County Courthouse" Advisor: Leonard ALbano |
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| 2009 | Alisha Begin, Stepen Shin | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering |
"Adsorption of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Using ZSM-5" Advisors: Robert Thompson, John Bergendahl |
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| 2007 | Jeffrey Pelligrino, John Scimone, Kaushal Shrestha | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"AMISR RF Amplifier Test Station" Advisor: John Orr |
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| 2009 | Tahsin Hassan, Vasil K. Savov, Alihusain Y. Sirohiwala | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"An Interactive Application Demo for the AD8295" Advisor: John McNeil |
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| 2007 | Rachel Berg, Matthew Clark | Undergraduate | Aerospace Engineering |
"Analysis of an Onboard Infrared Camera Assembly" Advisor: Nikos Gatsonis |
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| 2009 | Jennifer Ann Himottu, Alyson J Stuer | Undergraduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering |
"Analysis of Bridge Connections: A Comparative Study of Bridge & Joint Design" Advisor: Leonardo Albano |
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| 2018 | Katharine Dunphy, Sophia Gomarlo, Katherine Moore | Undergraduate |
"Analyzing Fast-Track Effectiveness at ReadyMED Plus Worcester."
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| 2019 | Erica Davis | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
"Autoimmune Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis."
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| 2008 | Jorge Alejandro, Muzhtaba Islam, Thomas Niemczycki | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"Automation of a Telescope Imaging System" Advisor: John Orr |
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| 2009 | Jonathan E. Hayden, Hiroshi Mita, Jason R. Ogasian | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"Autonomous Mapping Robot" Advisors: R. James Duckworth, David Cyganski |
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| 2008 | Sanouri (Fernando) Ursprung | Undergraduate | Humanities & Arts |
"Battling Malaria: A History of International Health Aid" Advisors: William A.B. Addison, Peter Hansen |
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| 2015 | Jennifer Garbarino, Sarah Kaptur | Undergraduate | Biology & Biotechnology |
"Biochemical and Myosin Xi in the Moss Physcomitrella patens" Advisors: Destin Heilman, Luis Vidali |
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| 2009 | Krista Leigh Dietz, Alexandra Valeria Kulinkina | Undergraduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering |
"Brackish Water Pretreatment" Advisor: Jeanine Plummer |
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| 2016 | Allyson Smith, Yun Jae Sohn | Undergraduate | Architectural Engineering |
"Building Energy Analysis of SGH Office in Waltham, Mass." Advisor: Steven Van Dessel |
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| 2016 | Laura Antul | Undergraduate | Mathematical Sciences |
"Calibration of an Optimal Bidding Model for the Mobile Advertisement Markets" Advisor: Marcel Blais, Stephan Sturm |
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| 2018 | Reid Billings, Michael Morlock, Jack Nigro, Ryan Rigney, Nasjela Thodhoraqi | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
"Collapsible Temporary Housing Design and Optimization." |
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| 2007 | Todor Kiryazov, Gregory McHale, Daniel Mezynski, Phillip Sweeney | Undergraduate | Computer Science |
"ComputerWorld Survey System" Advisors: David Brown, Diane Strong |
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| 2009 | Nicholas Amendolare | Undergraduate | International Development, Environment, and Sustainability |
"Conserving Energy through Fuel Poverty Mapping in Worcester, Massachusetts" Advisor: Robert Krueger |
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| 2019 | Nathaniel Mione and Bryannah Voydatch | Undergraduate | Physics |
"Constructing Two Dimensional Theories of Gravity for Schwrzchild, Reissner-Nordstrom and Non-Extremal Kerr Black Holes." |
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| 2018 | Tristan Cano | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
"Copper Homeostasis is Important for Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Caenorhabditis elegans." |
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| 2008 | Justin Carmichael | Undergraduate | Physics |
"DC Glow-Discharge Plasma Gun" Advisor: Rafael Garcia |
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| 2007 | John Bosch, Joseph Hsu, Erin Mazuera, Kelly Osberg | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"Demographic Preferences in Web Design: Usability Testing Through Eye Tracking" Advisors: Soussan Djamasbi, Thomas Tullis |
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| 2018 | Matias Campos Abad, Robert Crockett, Matthew Escalante-Hurtado, Alexander Kant, Marcus Knodler, Lucas Mancinelli, Jacob Nichols | Undergraduate | Aerospace Engineering |
"Design and Analysis of CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit." |
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| 2017 | Dong Hyun Ko, Steven Laudage, Matthew Murphy, Daniel Pelgrift, Samuel Young | Undergraduate | Aerospace Engineering |
"Design and Analysis of the Sphinx-NG CubeSat (III)." |
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| 2016 | William Kinkead, Connor Morette, Adrian Pickering, Zachary Sears, James Waldo | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
"Design and Optimization of a Formula SAE Vehicle" Advisor: David Planchard |
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| 2015 | Andrew Beaupre, Tyle Collins, Aras Nehir Keskin, Cody Woodard-Wallace | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
"Design and Production of a 3-D Printed Wireless Hexapod" Advisor: David Planchard |
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| 2008 | Benjamin Dwyer, Martin Maccaferri, Christian Wester | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
"Design and Realization of a Laser Holographic Otoscope" Advisor: Cosme Furlong |
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| 2018 | Colby Johnson | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
"Design and Synthesis of Zika Virus Protease Inhibitors." |
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| 2008 | Catherine Casey, Katie Hudon, Elizabeth Stewart | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering |
"Design of a Multipollutant Sorbent for Coal Gasification" Advisors: Jennifer Wilcox, Erdem Sasmaz |
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| 2018 | Abigail Hanson, Joshua Mace, Frederick Metters, Nicole Sherlock | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering |
"Design of a Topical Antimicrobial Peptide Delivery Vehicle for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris." |
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| 2015 | Angelica Zawada, Tyler Alexander, Nysa Casha | Undergraduate | Social Science & Policy Studies |
"Determinants of Success in WPI Student-Led Organizations" Advisors: Jim Doyle, Sharon Wulf |
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| 2016 | Mario Alvarado | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
"Developing Fluorescent Aminoazobenzene Metal-Organic Frameworks" Advisor: Shawn Burdette |
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| 2009 | Meghan Pasquali, Nicholas Pelletier, Jennifer Richards, Jonathan Shoemaker | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering |
"Development of a New System to Treat Hip Dislocation in Canines" Advisor: Glenn Gaudette |
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| 2016 | Karen Fitch, Kathy Gillis, Abby Harrison | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"Digital Programmable Gaussian Noise Generator" Advisor: Edward Clancy |
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| 2009 | Allison P. Smyth | Undergraduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
"Drag-Aid MK, Race Car Crash Detection" Advisor: Stephen J. Bitar |
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| 2007 | Stephanie LeGare | Undergraduate | Professional Writing |
"Drawing Back the Curtains: Finding New Ways to Assess and Improve Tutoring Services in the Writing Center at WPI" Advisor: Lorraine Higgins |
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| 2016 | Jacqueline Ngo | Undergraduate | Social Science & Policy Studies |
"Durable Technologies for Producing Public Goods" Advisor: Alex Smith |
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| 2016 | Hongii Yu | Undergraduate | Physics |
"Dynamics of Atomtronic Battery" Advisors: Burt Tilley, Alex Zozulya |
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| 2009 | Michael Morin | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering |
"Educational Uses of COMSOL Multiphysics Carbon Dioxide Absorption with Chemical Reaction" |
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| 2016 | George Kuegler, Gianna Terravecchia | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering |
"Electrode Development of a Lactate Biosensor" Advisor: Susan Zhou |
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| 2019 | Shaun McCoy and Erika Stark | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
"Evaluating Sunscreen Actives and Their Derivatives as Potential Sensitizers in DSSC." |