URI STUDENT SEED GRANTS AWARDED (FALL 2014)
Sahitya Allam (Biomedical Engineering)
Stephen Harris (Mechanical Engineering)
Project: The Effects of Vestibular Stimulation of the Otoliths on
the Kinematic Fine Motor Control of Individuals with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Richard Foulds, Department of Biomedical
Engineering
Project: Manufacturing and Characterizing an Air-Breathing
Fuel Cell
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Eon Soo Lee, Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering
Waleed Assaf (Civil Engineering)
Robert Junkermeir (Chemistry)
Charles Tedesco (Management Information Systems)
Robert Wilson (Science, Technology and Society)
Project: Step Charge
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Ehrlich, School of Management
Chrystoff Camacho (Engineering Undecided)
Adam Hernandez (Information Technology)
Jeremy Cokely (Electrical Engineering)
Project: Credit Card Mitigation
Faculty Advisers: Dr. Mohammed Feknous and Dr. Atam Dhawan,
Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Monica Khattak (Biology)
Project: Ark Capsule (Aerial Seeding)
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Nancy Jackson, Department of Chemistry
and Environmental Science
Project: Distribution of Androgen Receptors in Weakly Electric
Fish
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Eric Fortune, Department of Biological
Sciences
Helena Halasz (Biomedical Engineering)
Celin Mammen (Biomedical Engineering)
Sana Nasim (Biomedical Engineering)
Savannah Lischick (Biomedical Engineering)
Andrew Kocur (Mechanical Engineering)
Krupal Patel (Mechanical Engineering)
Manthan Patel (Mechanical Engineering)
Jamie Pereira (Mechanical Engineering)
Frantzdy Romain (Information Systems)
Vladimir Martinez (Physics)
Isaiah Pulliam (Physics)
Project: Drowsy Driving Detection System
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Cesar Bandera, School of Management
Anthony SanFilippo (Biomedical Engineering)
Project: Trans-Palpebral Self-Tonometer
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Gordon Thomas, Department of Physics
Sarah Stypulkoski (Architecture)
Project: Searching for a New Indigenous Architecture
Faculty Adviser: Richard Garber, College of Architecture
and Design
Siddharth Thiruvalluvan (Bioinformatics)
Dima Aref (Bioinformatics)
Rajan Jain (Biology)
Mohammad Nawaz (Biology)
Project: Genomics Analysis
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Usman Roshan, Department of Computer
Science
Project: Centrifugal Force Spinner
Faculty Advisers: Dr. William Hunter and Dr. George Collins,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project: PhysioPed…A Walker That Walks with You!
Faculty Adviser: Balraj Mani, Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering
Katarzyna Cyrulik, Lucely Barrera,
Sharon Feng, Matthew Gorman
Robin Hanrahan (Architecture)
Quang Nguyen (Chemical Engineering)
Project: Murray Center Interactive Hub
Faculty Adviser: Martina Decker, College of Architecture
and Design
Project: Shape Memory Alloy Powered Textile-Based Secondary
Façade Systems Applied to Existing Buildings
Faculty Adviser: Martina Decker, College of Architecture and
Design
Project: Boron-based Energetic Materials
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Edward Dreizin, Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Innovation
Day
2015
March 25, 2015
Innovation Day
2015
TechQuest Competition Winners
FIRST PLACE
Anthony SanFilippo
Project: The Trans-Palperbral Self-Tonometer: An Innovative
Solution to Glaucoma Monitoring and Diagnosis
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Gordon Thomas, Department of Physics
SECOND PLACE
Sahitya Allam
Project: A Novel Biomimetic Scaffold for Enhanced Neural
Regeneration
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Jaffe, Department of Biomedical
Engineering
THIRD PLACE
Cristian Marcel, Megan Dellavalle, Michael Gendy,
Maryam Haque
Project: Pulse-Portable UV Light Sterilization Equipment: A
Stethoscope Sterilization Device
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Gordon Thomas, Department of Physics
FINALISTS
Lydia Paradiso
Project: Computation Reproducibility of Bioinformatics Tools
for Gene Network Inference
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Jason Wang, Department of Computer
Science
Ryan Heinz
Project: Oasis: Clean Water Solutions
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Jay Meegoda, John A. Reif, Jr. Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dima Aref, Raj Jain, Mohammad Nawaz, Siddharth
Thiruvalluvan
Project: Cancer Prediction Web Server Using Bioinformatics and
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Usman Roshan, Department of Computer
Science
Umar S. Rao, Aditya Rawal, Einreb Funda,
Nahian Basith
Michael De La Cruz
INNOVATION ACCELERATION CLUB
Project: Tech Vault
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Mohammed Feknous, Helen and John C.
Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project: Collaborative Learning through Assessment: Literature
Review on Motivation and Assignment Editor
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Bieber, Department of Information Systems
Steve Susanibar, Theresa Wagner
Pierre Mbe Fokam
Project: Vibration Powered Impact Recorder (VPIR) for Damaged
Ammunition Round Detection
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Gordon Thomas, Department of Physics
Project: Indoor Hybrid System Cooperating Wi-Fi and Visible
Light Communication
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Abdallah Khreishah, Helen and John C.
Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
MCNAIR 2015 SCHOLARS
Nazmul Hossain
Erole Alexandre
Project: Spark Ignition of Nanocomposite Thermite Powders
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Edward L. Dreizin, Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
NEWARK ACCELERATION CHALLENGE (NIAC)
Jaelynne King
Project: Go Away Snow
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Ehrlich, School of Management
Project: High-K Dielectric Material (HfALO) - Si Interface
Quality Studied by Mos-Capacitance Conductance Techniques
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Durgamadhab (Durga) Misra, Helen and
John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Noor Aly
Project: Heterogeneous Impact Initiation of Tungsten-based
Reactive Materials
Faculty Advisers: Dr. Mirko Schoenitz and Dr. Edward L.
Dreizin, Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Walter Cevallos
Project: Rapid Technology to Rehabilitate and Extend the Service
Life of Hudson River Tunnel without Closing for Extended
Duration
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Jay Meegoda, John A. Reif, Jr. Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jose Chacon
Project: Effect of Turbulence on Burn Rate of Reactive Material
Particles
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Edward L. Dreizin, Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Project: Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Useful Liquid Chemicals
Using A Novel Organic Based Catalytic System
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Xianqin Wang, Otto H. York Department
of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Alex Nyamweya
Project: Collaborative Learning through Assessment (CLASS):
Developing Interpersonal Skills and Establishing Integration of a
New Learning Method
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Bieber, Department of Information Systems
Joshua Ortega
Project: Collaborative Learning through Assessment (CLASS)
Facilitation of a Flexible Framework and Literature Review
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Bieber, Department of Information Systems
Anthony Quarato
Project: Impact of Polymer Molecular Weight on the Physical
Stability of Milled Drug Suspensions
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ecevit Bilgili, Otto H. York Department
of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Avinash Baldeo, Thomas Clifton, Alex Delvalle
Dr. Ehrlich / U.S. Naval Air Systems Command
(NAVAIR)
Project: Omni-Sky Mist
Industry Adviser: Gaetan Mangano
Avinash Baldeo, Thomas Clifton, Alex Delvalle
Dr. Ehrlich / NAVAIR
Project: HydraRail
Industry Adviser: Gaetan Mangano
Nnebuchi Weli and Barbara Emanuel
Kevin Hyatt and Barry Ellis
Project: Trendictive
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Ehrlich, School of Management
Bo Zhang
Project: Bimodal Cough Simulator
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Chao Zhu, Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering
Dan Pevny
Project: Burst
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Michael Ehrlich, School of Management