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8:15 a.m. Welcome: Dr. Shashi Marikunte Associate Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Dr. Thang Bui Associate Professor of Computer Science Associate Director, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Introduction: Dr. Omid Ansary Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration Interim Director, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Zoom Webinar Link: psu.zoom.us/j/99395484532?pwd=UDRxZVpWRzBTY3pMbUtSVnpWUFNhdz09 Webinar: 993 9548 4532 • Passcode: 342018 9:00 a.m. Student Presentations Moderators: Civil Engineering/Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Dr. Shashi Marikunte Dr. Sofia Vidalis Dr. Joseph Seidel Dr. Joseph Cecere Dr. Yen-Chih Chen Dr. Grady Mathews Computer Science Dr. Hyuntae Na Dr. Md. Faisal Kabir Electrical Engineering Technology Dr. Rafic Bachnak Dr. Kiana Karami Dr. Xinwei Niu Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology Dr. Anilchandra Attaluri Dr. Esfakur Rahman Dr. Gregory Lewis Dr. Abdallah Ramini Dr. Brian Maicke Dr. Hessam Taherian Mr. Dan Massey Dr. Fariborz Tavangarian 3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Zoom Webinar Link: psu.zoom.us/j/97589108846?pwd=WVl6LzF2SnZKSjV4ck5EbDlYejBldz09 Webinar: 975 8910 8846 • Passcode: 662798 Civil Engineering Capstone Design Presentation Moderator: Dr. Shashi Marikunte Faculty Advisers: Dr. Shashi Marikunte, Dr. Sofia Vidalis, and Dr. Saravanan Gurupackiam Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106: psu.zoom.us/s/92852738106?pwd=MEpBamZOOXRMMEtwTDVIUmo1cHp tZz09 Webinar ID: 928 5273 8106 • Passcode: 797701 Supported by: Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. and Harkins Builders, Inc. Brightview Fair Oaks is a senior living community for residents to experience a resort-style indepen- dent assisted living and memory care in Fairfax, Virginia. The proposed new construction is a four- story building that holds about 170 apartments. It is built in three sections and is projected to have a gross area of 191,610 square-feet. This resort-style senior living community will also have a movie theater, billiards, fitness center, salon, library, and more. Students in the Civil Engineering Capstone Design class worked on this project in small groups to provide alternate design and compete with other groups. Eight teams diligently worked on this project in true competition style, to incorporate changes through value engineering, sustainability, energy efficiency, and other modern tools to improve the functionality or other aspects of this new construction. Teams will disclose their approach to make the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration a “State-of-the-Art” construction project, from their perspective.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team 101 Project: Environmental and safety conscious additions to Brightview Fair Oaks Living Community Team Members: Marjorie Cruz, Christopher Devers, Christopher Franjesh, Yong Huang, Mohamed Kotby, Tyler Vermilyen MCTCMY Engineering Group is focused on making the Brightview Fair Oaks Living Community a LEED certified and resident friendly project without compromising on sustainable construction and design methods. This will be accomplished with the addition of solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations, renewably powered pedestrian walks, carbon capture concrete, and a resident shuttle pickup/ drop off location in the parking lot. The structural design team will ensure all solar panel loads and designs are properly integrated with the building’s roofing structure while also designing the critical structural components of the building. The construction team will conduct quantity take off, scheduling, estimating, and value engineering analysis for the entire project as well as for each of these additions to make them a reality. The transportation team will perform analysis on total trips generated, lines of sight, reduction of life in pavements, and design a safe and efficient transportation environment while integrating smart materials, new and enhanced pedestrian walks, shuttle locations, and vehicle charging stations for the residents. These additions will give residents a safe and environmentally responsible Brightview Fair Oaks community while serving as an example to future living communities. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team 102 Project: Brightview Parking and Aquatics Improvement Project Team Members: Anthony Byers, Hayden Harvey, Brendon Hixson, Brooke Moore, John Schneider, Dylan Zerphy The Brightview Fair Oaks senior living community, located in Fairfax, Virginia, will be receiving upgrades to the current design to further improve the lives of its residents. The main parking lot of the facility will be receiving a structure upgrade to include 43 covered parking spaces. An overhead structure will be built over the planned 43 spaces and will have roof mounted solar panels to provide electricity to the parking lot lights and six new electric car chargers that will be incorporated into the 43 spots. Additionally, the facility will receive an enclosed indoor pool upgrade in the location of the existing memory garden. The memory garden will be moved to the roof of the pool enclosure where it will double as a green roof for the pool structure.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team 103 Project: Brightview Sunny Days Addition Team Members: Joshua Bower, Elif Demirgil, Sarah Goddard, Morgan Korba, Ian Masters, Khadijeh Namous, Kayleigh Shearn Modern developments are very costly, and for the most part, have a negative impact on the environment. Whether it be from uprooting and moving trees or clearing land for a construction project, Brightview Fair Oaks is guilty of both. To combat the costs and environmental impacts, the group proposes “more environmentally friendly improvements,” such as the construction of a sunroom that will have passive solar technology that converts sunlight into usable energy that can redirect to the cooling and lighting systems inside the sunroom. The sunroom will increase the construction cost an additional $300,000.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team 104 Project: Brightview Senior Shuttle Service Team Members: Raja Hanafiah, Colin Hurley, Brady Nye, Chukwuebuka Oragwu, Audrey Shay, Pierce Sweeny, Luke Williams Wasted Potential is a construction company that provides top tier services for all construction needs. For the Brightview Fair Oaks Senior Living Community, the group noticed that the plan sheets did not include a mode of transportation on the property of the Brightview Fair Oaks. The team is proposing the addition of an on-site shuttle service that will transport residents from the property to a park and ride station approximately a 10-minute drive away. This addition to the project will allow transportation access to seniors that have limited modes of transportation throughout the Fairfax region. With existing bus routes in the area, the shuttle service to the park and ride will give residents access to these routes. 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team 105 Project: Enclosed Greenhouse/Courtyard Extension Team Members: Chi-Ming Chen, MacKenna Daniel, Jacob Deberry, Tamala Drager, Bailey Keys, Alexander Kurtz, Barsbileg Turbold In order to provide future residents with the best living environment, an enclosed greenhouse/courtyard extension is being proposed. It is to include a scenic layout consisting of lounge areas, hands-on gardening locations for residents, and an eye-catching green wall. A walkway will lead directly from the main living area to the front doors of the greenhouse. In relation to structural and construction aspects, this extension will incorporate recycled concrete for pipe bedding foundations and include stormwater usage to keep the green wall well-hydrated. Supplemental lighting fixtures will be incorporated to maximize the growth and lifespan of the green wall. 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Team 106 Project: Noise Reduction Barrier Team Members: Joseph Dreer, Maria Godoy, Matthew Keller, Venilin Mitranov, Jarod Steward, and Margo Wolfgang JMV Enterprise, an engineering firm composed of three traffic engineers, a pair of structural engineers, and a construction engineer, is proposing the addition of a noise-reduction barrier along Lee Highway for the Brightview Fair Oaks Senior Living Facility in Fairfax, Virginia. JMV Enterprise is proposing this noise reduction wall to provide noise-dampening to the facility’s grounds so outdoor portions of Brightview Fair Oaks are quieter and more peaceful for the residents’ satisfaction. Moderators: Dr. Sofia Vidalis Faculty Advisers: Dr. Shashi Marikunte, Dr. Sofia Vidalis, and Dr. Saravanan Gurupackiam Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 107 and 108: psu.zoom.us/j/98 932648932?pwd=aTRFbi9LMFBVYmQ3aExNWk5QMmp5Zz09 Webinar ID: 989 3264 8932 • Passcode: 248633

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team 107 Project: Nittany Oaks Pavilions Team Members: Rahul Arunkumar, Alexander Auger, Benjamin Hogan, Clementina Okitikpi, Masato Quinene, Keisha Smith, Michelle Valle Nittany Consulting Engineers is proposing the Nittany Oaks Pavilions - a sustainable outdoor recreational complex which not only focuses on drastically improving resident life, but also mutually benefiting the surrounding community of Fairfax, Virginia. The proposal centers around an efficient and duplicable multi-purpose ‘flexspace’ pavilion surrounded by green landscapes including a wildlife pond, recycled material walking trails, community gardens, and redesigned green parking infrastructure. This complex will be designed with the environment, facility residents, and long-term sustainability with future expansion in mind. Value Engineering is to be implemented via the reuse (with minor modification where necessary) of already designed structural components from the main building; however, local and innovative material resourcing, alongside self-sufficiency systems will facilitate time and energy savings. Overall, it is to be expected the proposal of the Nittany Oaks Pavilions to provide the Brightview Fair Oaks community with an unrivaled outdoor and eco-friendly retreat. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team 108 Project: Brightview Fair Oaks Steel Construction and Nature Walk Design Team Members: Jared Alpaugh, Yafet Basa Silfa, Nicholas Bratina, Kieran Kearns, Timothy Osifchok, and Joel Warner This capstone design project is an environmental and exterior structures project. The designs will be a pavilion, a trail, a small pond, and a fountain with plants around it. For the main portion of the project, a pavilion with a cantilever design will be constructed with the purpose to attract people to get outside. Then for the nature-aspect such as the pond, we will use a rain runoff catch system and use less municipal water. The rain runoff can also be used to water the plants and grass surrounding the project.

Moderator: Dr. Joseph Seidel Faculty Adviser: Dr. Joseph Seidel Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 109, 110 and 111: psu.zoom.us/j/92873173780?pwd=TmFRaE94NGZSd0ZBcFVjNmRpZjNl QT09 Webinar ID: 928 7317 3780 • Passcode: 159918 Supported by: Masonic Village The Masonic Village has a plot of land with the potential to be developed. The project goal is to propose a sustainable design that meets the needs/wants of the client, as well as adhering to the design criteria outlined by governing bodies (W. Donegal Twp., Elizabethtown Twp., PennDOT, and PADEP). The design should be technically viable and integrate the various principles of sustainability. A site layout will be designed so that: 1) excavation is kept to a minimum, 2) the natural terrain is ac- commodated, 3) the storm water is sustainably managed and 4) the housing units/landscaping features are effectively arranged.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 109 Project: Proposed Sustainable Addition to the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown Team Members: Nicholas Francisco, Nathan Gouhin, Kyle Katra, Andrew Szerencsits

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 110 Project: Proposed Sustainable Addition to the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown Team Members: Nathan Boyer, Aaron Goss, Bradford Myer, Nicholas Traglia

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 111 Project: Proposed Sustainable Addition to the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown Team Members: Cheyanne Farmer, Jonathan Greco, Scott Lawrence, Christian Woodard Civil Engineering (Environmental) Capstone Design Presentation Moderator: Dr. Yen-Chih Chen Faculty Adviser: Dr. Yen-Chih Chen Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for Teams 112 and 113: psu.zoom.us/j/91905143624?pwd=VG40c0pDNkJBRDByTFFvalpLSExndz09 Webinar ID: 919 0514 3624 Passcode: 796357 A local Wastewater Treatment Utility with Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) is experiencing high total nitrogen level in treated effluent. The total nitrogen level needs to be reduced in order to meet its discharge requirement. The project team aims to use BioWin to build and simulate current operation of the treatment process and identify challenges of existing operation. The team is to propose operational adjustments, predict resulting effluent quality improvements, and provide recommendations for the utility.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 112 Project: Modeling and Process Adjustment for a Sequencing Batch Reactor Plant to Achieve Total Nitrogen Reduction Team Members: Brian Bennett, Katelin Messimer, Jethro Nolt

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 113 Project: Modeling and Process Adjustment for a Sequencing Batch Reactor Plant to Achieve Total Nitrogen Reduction Team Members: Kanyon Vilaychith, Skylar Vilaychith, Gavin Zeigler Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Moderators: Dr. Joseph Cecere and Dr. Grady Mathews IV Faculty Advisers: Dr. Joseph Cecere and Dr. Grady Mathews IV Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for Teams 114, 115 and 116: psu.zoom. us/j/92125588863?pwd=ZDFJZGlCUzVKTG9HcjhWNFd5cWhudz09 Webinar ID: 921 2558 8863 • Passcode: 210798 A Comfort Inn Hotel has been constructed in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The four-story hotel is 47,050 sq. ft. and houses standard hotel amenities. The owner has decided to put a restaurant addition on to the building. The construction of the restaurant is set to start June 30, 2021 and it is set to open on June 20, 2022. In the fall, design-build teams produced a structural layout, exterior shell, and construction preliminary schedule for the restaurant. In the spring, the teams designed the building’s structural components, a detailed construction schedule, and assessed the cost, energy efficiency, and sustainability of their designs. 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 114: TMT Construction Services and NESTING, Inc. Project: Comfort Inn Design-Build Restaurant Team Members: Tayshawn D. Mcgraw, Paul Mellen, Tendai Mutume, Mardochee Ogu, Connor Toth, Joshua Wagner

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 115: Limitless Construction and JAB, Inc. Project: Comfort Inn Design-Build Restaurant Team Members: Kyle Anderson, Muricio Barrera, Atticus Bierbaum, Lang Chen, Brent Gauntlett, Joshua Howell, Daryn I. Kingsborough, John Porter, Bradley Sweger

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 116: Five Star Construction and SJAC, Inc. Project: Comfort Inn Design-Build Restaurant Team Members: Sosana Iskander, Cheyanne Kelley, Alma Liriano-Blanco, Justin Means, Roshique C. Roland, Karis Lynne Taddei, Samatha L. Wilson Computer Science Capstone Projects Moderator: Dr. Hyuntae Na Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217 and 218: https://psu.zoom.us/j/92125499884?pwd=YWx2Q2Zva1BROHlZZ 2VsTDlsTUV6dz09 Webinar ID: 921 2549 9884 • Passcode: 512526 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 215 Project: Furever Friends Team Members: Jean Pierre Astudillo Guerra, Sarah Kettell, Disha Patel, Surabhi Sahay Faculty Adviser: Dr. Blum Furever Friends is a mobile-friendly web application that integrates machine learning techniques to help match people with their perfect pets. Using Furever Friends, users can browse local listings for pets that are available, take the matching quiz to find the ones that best fit their personality and life- style, and utilize the lost and found to help reunite friends that have been separated. Are you looking to find a new friend for an animal? You can set up a customizable pet profile and show off their most adorable features with our pet photo booth and cuteness enhancing filters.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 216 Project: Scavenge Team Members: Brett Kreiser, Jacob McMinn, Emily Miller, Aytekin Oldac Faculty Adviser: Dr. Na Scavenge is a 3D VR game where the game players are stranded in a ship graveyard and they need to explore and scavenge supplies to ultimately repair their ship to escape. The players will go from ship to ship looting the parts that they need to repair their own ship. As the players upgrade their gear and ship, they will be able to take on harder objectives. The most difficult parts to loot will be needed to repair the ship fully to escape the graveyard.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 217 Project: Krypty: Cryptocurrency Wallet Team Members: Austin Frantz, Nicholas Raugh, Khoa Tiet Faculty Adviser: Dr. Na Krypty is a cryptocurrency wallet application that is backed by the popular Coinbase framework. Users will be able to access or create a Coinbase account, and they will have access to buy, sell, trade, send, and receive cryptocurrency from an Android device. Krypty aims to provide new and experienced cryptocurrency users with a sleek and simple design.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 218 Project: OsteoBrochure Team Members: Eoin Crafferty, Shane Fordyce, Connor Mills, Joseph Reno Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kirkscey OsteoBrochure is an application designed for older adults who want to know more about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of osteoporosis. This project will focus on four major improvements to the application that was started by previous capstone groups including: refining icon arrays of risk percentages, constructing patient-provider SMS functionality, creating visual features for comparison of survey results, and updating framework to the most modern versions.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 211 Project: PICU Passport Team Members: Saleh Altassan, Bryan Cruz, Benjamin Goldstein Faculty Advisers: Drs. Na and Zurca Sponsor: Penn State Children’s Hospital The PICU Passport is a mobile app that supports Android, Apple, and web. The original PICU Passport is a hand-held paper that allows resident physicians to record their learning across their rotations, a standard at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Its two mobile versions were developed in 2018 and 2019 to support Apple and Android, respectively. This project is intended to make PICU Passport a mobile-friendly web application, allowing hospitals to easily manage resident physicians’ learning regardless of whether they use an Apple or Android device. Our new application will retain extra functionalities available in the previously developed apps. 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Team: 212 Project: Drug-Drug Interaction Team Members: Aqib Ahmed, Rohan Gajjar, Samuel Wadrose Faculty Advisers: Drs. Na, Kocis and Vrana Sponsor: Dept. of Pharmacology at Penn State College of Medicine The drug-drug interaction (DDI) is a mobile app that works on Android, Apple, and web environments. As medical marijuana, unregulated CBD oil, recreational marijuana, and prescription cannabinoids are increasingly available from a variety of sources, there is an increased likelihood of unintended drug-drug interactions when co-administered with other prescription, herbal, or OTC medications. The DDI app compares interactions of cannabinoids with the prescription, herbal, or OTC medications and shows how the medication affects the metabolism by increasing or decreasing the enzyme. The app is based on the research by Dr. Paul T. Kocis and Dr. Kent E. Vrana.

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Team: 213 Project: Patient Navigator Team Members: Conor Esterly, Xinyi Peng, John Saad Faculty Advisers: Dr. Na and Mr. Crandall Sponsor: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Patient Navigator is an Android mobile app that allows the indoor navigation of hospitals. The app is designed to assist patients with navigation in order to minimize their frustrations and gain higher efficiency and utilization of hospital staff. It manages the indoor navigation endpoints through a standard browser. This indoor navigation app will be developed with focus on inertial guidance meshed with WiFi for drift correction and course positioning.

Moderator: Dr. Md. Faisal Kabir Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 221, 222, 223, 224, 225: psu.zoom.us/j/97973720623?pwd=S2Z3TURuVlcvQWhsa0dHMEFwcUlIZz09 Webinar ID: 979 7372 0623 • Passcode: 921602 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 221 Project: Deceiver’s Dice Team Members: Jeremy Dellock, Nathaniel Netznik, Long Nguyen, Benjamin Warner Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kabir This project is a web application that will allow users to play the popular dice game Liar’s Dice. Users will have the opportunity to play against friends in an interactive environment or play against computer bots of various skill levels. The bots will be developed using Monte Carlo Counterfactual Regret Minimization (MCCFR), an algorithm that has proven itself effective for other imperfect information extensive form games, including poker. The application will allow each user to track various performance statistics recorded by the system. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 222 Project: Remote Learning Plus Team Members: Royal Finch, Loui Leonardo, Tyler Sterling, Kevin Winters Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kabir The app will serve as a tool for professors and students to enrich the virtual classroom environment. The app will provide professors with several tools to make virtual learning more engaging and help them teach more efficiently by automating processes like grading and attendance. The app will also allow students to customize their virtual learning experience to suit what they need. Students will have the ability to view lectures, interact with professors, and effectively ask questions.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 223 Project: Parking Map Web Application Team Members: Aakash Patel, Riken Patel, Cree Wolf Faculty Adviser: Dr. Nguyen The Parking Map app is a web application that eliminates the stress of having to search through a parking lot for open spaces. Users scan a QR code at the parking lot entrance and are shown a real-time map with all available spaces. After reserving space through our system, the user can easily navigate it and park without further searching. On the way out, users will be prompted to press an “exit” button, which will update the map and mark the space as available again.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 224 Project: Mini Market Team Members: Sarah Derr, John Janisheski, Yuhui Li, Laura Nguyen, Tyler Peters Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kabir Mini Market is a web app for Penn State Users to be able to post and trade/give away old used items such as textbooks, notes, furniture, household items, and other personal items to other Penn State students across all campuses. There will be a messaging aspect so students can discuss their items and propose trading opportunities.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 225 Project: Done For! Team Members: Kate Jin, Alexander McCole, Michael Narvaez, Angel Perez, Nicholas Rubright Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kabir The Android App, Done For!, is a Cowboy arcade shooter game where you kill bounties in the wild, wild west. This game takes inspiration from the classic arcade cabinet games, but in a modern, sleek app that is simple and gets the user right into the action. You can change your character’s appearance and gun using the points you get from getting rid of the scum of the west. The game gets progres- sively more challenging. In the end, all your enemies are Done For! Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology Moderator: Dr. Rafic Bachnak Zoom Presentation Webinar Link for TEAMS 301, 302, 303, 306, 311 and 312: psu.zoom.us/j/91590987197?pwd=NkxhaStKbFhHQ0ZtNlR2WWVPcll hZz09 Webinar ID: 915 9098 7197 • Passcode: 959437

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 301 Project: SI Evaluation Kit for Samtec’s Standard Connector (HSEC8-RA) Team Members: George Issa, Kiana Montes, Abigail Nelson External Adviser from Samtec: Juan Aguirre Faculty Advisers: Drs. Morales and Agili Supported by: Samtec The Samtec HSEC8-RA Standard Connector Signal Integrity (SI) Evaluation Kit will allow system designers and SI engineers to test the connector in the time domain and frequency domain with an easy-to-use platform that includes an evaluation board set and a calibration board. It is intended for use primarily by connector companies or other Samtec customers who wish to purchase the HSEC8-RA standard connector. Before the connector is used in industry, it should be tested using the evaluation kit in order to ensure proper operation with the customer’s system according to factors such as impedance, insertion loss, return loss, and crosstalk.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 302 Project: The Automated Box Tipper and Taper (ABTT) Team Members: Han Su Kim, David Potestio, Noella Silva Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert Supported by: Fabri-Kal Corporation The Automated Box Tipper and Taper (ABTT) is an automated box tipper connected to a taper through conveyor belts for the handling and packaging line at Fabri-Kal. The current box tipper at Fabri-Kal is maneuvered by hand and requires the individual packer (IP) to manually push the tipper up and down, as well as pushing the box into the taper. The ABTT would be used to improve ergonomics at Fabri-Kal by decreasing the packaging time of the IP and improving the working conditions of the I P.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 303 Project: Electronic Exercise Trampoline Team Members: Mekael Kassu, Hunter Skutches, Justin Sullivan Faculty Adviser: Dr. Niu The Electronic Exercise Trampoline is an individual exercise rebounder that uses different electronic sensors to gather data from the user in order to give the user different options to enjoy their workout. More people are turning to this way of exercising; this product will make it easier to track progress in one’s health while giving suggested alternatives for workouts.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 306 Project: Single-Phase Variable Frequency Drive Team Members: Nicholas Fischer, Kyle Johnson, Michael Stahl Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert A Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is a device that gives the user the capability to automatically or manually control the speed of an AC induction motor. There are three main parts to a VFD: Rectifier, Inverter, and Controller. The team will be designing and building a single-phase H-Bridge Inverter. The Inverter is used to convert a DC signal to a user specified AC signal with the proper voltage and frequency. The H-Bridge, consisting primarily of four (4) IGBTs, will be controlled from an Arduino that is providing pulses to control the state of the IGBTs. The team is also going to incorporate an LCD display that will allow the user to select the desired frequency (i.e. speed) of the AC system.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 311 Project: Autonomous RC Car Project Team Members: Austin Culp, Aaron Payne, Michael Sickler Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert The Autonomous RC Car Platform will provide students with the ability to interface and experiment with autonomous driving protocols, data acquisition techniques, environment mapping, and battery management system design. It is intended for use in educational environments such as schools and universities where students have the resources and flexibility to work on new algorithms and techniques for autonomous driving. Although other platforms may allow students to experiment with autonomous driving, this platform is modular allowing for the students to experiment with different components and sensors for driving algorithms. Environment mapping using computer vision will be incorporated, which is new technology to the design team.

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Team: 312 Project: The Portable Globe Sundial Team Members: James Brocklehurst, Ryan McGlynn Faculty Adviser: Dr. Carabello The Portable Globe Sundial is a learning tool that could be used at school or home to see the orientation of the Earth in relation to the sun at your location. The device uses a GPS module as well as an accelerometer and magnetometer to find the orientation of the globe as well as your location. Three stepper motors are then used to orient the globe so that the top of the globe is the area at which you are located. It will also orient the globe correctly towards North. The globe will then properly display how the sun is currently hitting the Earth. Moderator: Dr. Xinwei Niu Zoom Webinar link for Teams 305, 307, 308, 309 and 310: psu.zoom.us/j/93 249597366?pwd=aVNoeGE1UnVmRUw2U01qZTk0N0RkZz09 Webinar ID: 932 4959 7366 • Passcode: 012259

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 305 Project: Phoenix Contact Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Robotic Laboratory Workstation Team Members: Ashley Heinbaugh, Susma Kuikel Faculty Adviser: Dr. Kiana Karami Supported by: Phoenix Contact – Technical Support The ability to complete human performed tasks with electrical and robotic power systems creates efficiency, safety, speed, and cost reduction for manufacturing productions. The scope of this Capstone Project is to design, develop, and simulate a Phoenix Contact Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Robotic Laboratory Workstation. The system includes a robotic arm controlled via a series of programmable logic controllers and a human machine interface. This design is based on automation systems commonly used in the manufacturing industry. The project in completion will be used by future Penn State Harrisburg electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology students.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 307 Project: Electromagnetic Railgun Team Members: Steven Barlok, Jacob Langer, Cole Ryder Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tofighi The project goal is to design a railgun that uses the Lorentz force to launch a projectile. This project uses a boost converter to build up a high voltage in a large capacitor bank. This charge is released to one rail using a gate driver and power MOSFET system. The projectile is propelled by it making contact between the two rails. A microcontroller is used to control all of the different subsystems and provide user input and output.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 308 Project: Long Range Wireless Power Transmitter for Low Power IoT Devices Team Members: Joshua Rosenau, Jaron Weidler Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tofighi The high frequency wireless transmitter provides power for Internet of things (IoT) devices from a distance of five to ten feet. Since these IoT devices consume such a small amount of power, they can be powered wirelessly using the RF energy produced by the transmitter. The transmitter outputs a 1W, 2.4GHz signal and the receiver detects the signal and converts it to a DC voltage to supply the devices with power. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 309 Project: Digital Synthesizer Team Members: Nathan Holland, Joshua Winslow Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert A digitally controlled synthesizer that utilizes a touch screen to allow users to generate their own waveforms. This device utilizes midi control, various filters, and onboard amplification. Using onboard FPGAs and Microcontrollers, the device synthesizes a digitally drawn waveform which is then controlled using any midi device such as a keyboard or electronic drum set, to create a distinct and ideal sound.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 310 Project: Mobile Training and Commissioning Box Team Members: Vera Aldeeb, Samantha Farr, Christopher MacNeal External Adviser: Dr. Talebi (TRC) Faculty Adviser: Dr. Khazaei Supported by: TRC Companies The Mobile Training and Commissioning Box will enhance TRC’s testing and commissioning training services. This will provide useful training for employees and clients of TRC. The training and commissioning box will simulate a transmission line and possible faults. Distance relays will monitor and protect the simulated line. By creating this simulator, TRC will be able to provide a safe and efficient training environment for their employees and clients.

Moderator: Dr. Kiana Karami Zoom Webinar Link for Teams: 313, 315, 316, 318 psu.zoom.us/j/92166940 837?pwd=QS9hYmNuWk5zWTZRWENvUHNMdHd1Zz09 Webinar ID: 921 6694 0837 • Passcode: 388056

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 313 Project: Smart Solar Power Generator Team Members: Cesar Valdez Mejia, Dylan Murphy Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert This project is a personal solar panel power generator that can be conveniently transported to be taken camping or wherever there might not be available power. The solar panel will move and track the sun on most likely a single axis connected to a servo motor that would be controlled by an Arduino. We would possibly accomplish this by using photoresistors to help move the solar panel to track the sun and get better efficiency. A 5V DC output power will be available by using a DC-DC converter. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 315 Project: 3D Printing Heating and Agitation Device Team Members: Emily Haigh (CS), Samuel Holman (EET), Kyle Karpa (EET), Avani Sonawane (CS) External Advisers from TE Connectivity: Mr. Zubrickie and Mr. Lou Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tofighi Sponsor: TE Connectivity TE Connectivity 3D Printing and Prototyping department need a heating and agitation system to broaden the range of offered products. This device must reach a temperature of 70C and can operate for extended periods of time while staying within a range of temperatures. They also need to have a control panel that tracks the previous temperatures and logs the data for call back in the future if needed.

10:30 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 316 Project: CarPi Headunit Team Members: Jacob Lancianese, Nicholas Lebish Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert This project is a universal touchscreen car stereo powered by a raspberry pi. The CarPi will feature radio, Bluetooth and camera capabilities. Audio system is powered by a 4 channel 50 Watt IC. The hardware will be prototyped by team members and the software is written from scratch. The software is open source and anyone with programming experience should be able to configure this project to their liking.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 318 Project: Power Generating Shoe Team Members: Matthew Ross, Vance Wright Faculty Adviser: Dr. Wolpert The power generating shoe allows the wearer to generate electricity to charge a small battery. The battery can then be used to charge small electronics, such as a cellphone. The power is generated from the compression of a piezoelectric sensor embedded in the sole of the shoe. The sensor acts as a crystal oscillator to generate an alternating current. The alternating current is rectified converting the signal into direct current, thus charging the battery. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology Moderator: Dr. Anilchandra Attaluri Zoom Webinar link for Teams 401, 404, 405, 423 and 425: psu.zoom.us/j/97 164564086?pwd=c0hsTXQ5L2ZCQ0Z1TER6ZVhYOTZOZz09 Webinar ID: 971 6456 4086 • Passcode: 798799 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 401 Project: Monitoring Human Movement and Activity Levels in a Free-Living Environment Team Members: Kevin Cavada, Jacob Idowu, Darius Mensah, Christopher Stillwell Faculty Advisers: Drs. Attaluri and Richardson Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Smart Home Research Initiative Ever increasing populations of senior citizens throughout America are starting to overwhelm care facilities. In response, the practice of “aging in place” is becoming more common. This project’s objective is to design, test, and improve a system of wearable sensors capable of accurately measuring 3D locations and orientations of adult trunks and upper extremities, without sacrificing comfortability or low cost. These sensors will assist medical professionals in monitoring the ranges of motion of their elderly patients and provide data to help determine if and when a move to an assisted living community is in the patient’s best interest.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 425 Project: Conformal Cooling Mold Design and Evaluation Team Members: Sonny Dunn, Kevin Figueroa, Darren Schlemm Faculty Adviser: Dr. Attaluri Sponsor: TE Connectivity Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) is a relatively new 3D printing technique. With TE Connectivity’s rapid growth as a company, the group was tasked with researching and studying DMLS printing and its technique issues, including shrinkage and warpage from the heat treatment process. Having products that do not meet customer and company standards is unacceptable. The group is studying the product dimensions in this process to determine the amount of shrinkage and warpage that occurs before and after each step to market. The end goal is to derive an equation that can be used to predict, counteract, and reduce those two figures.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 404 Project: Coolid Team Members: Jachelly Davilla, Christian Moyer, Kassandra Sterner Faculty Advisers: Drs. Attaluri and Taherian Sponsor: Center for Medical Innovation Research shows that waste in blood products is most likely to occur during a trauma in the operating room or emergency room. The demand for blood products needed in the medical setting far outweighs the incoming blood donations. Therefore, minimizing waste is crucial. A design for a thermoelectric cooler will be used based upon the Peltier Effect. The Peltier Effect is the presence of heating or cooling at an electrified junction of two different conductors. When a current is made to flow through a junction between two conductors, heat may be generated or removed at the junction. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 405 Project: Exhaled Breath Condenser Team Members: Seth Egolf, Timothy Hahn, Noah Strawser External Adviser from the Penn State College of Medicine: Dr. Halstead Faculty Adviser: Dr. Attaluri Sponsor: Center for Medical Innovation The team’s objective was to create a viable way for doctors and researchers to have a less invasive, but more accurate way of determining the severity of a patients’ illness. The exhaled breath condenser will be connected to a ventilator for the use of collecting breath condensate. Once the breath enters the condenser, it will come in contact with Peltier devices and a heat exchanger. The breath is then cooled on the fins of the Peltier device and funneled into a collection vessel. The remaining breath is then sent out and back into the ventilator. What makes the project unique is that the breath condenser obtains clearer biomarkers through the patients’ breath while never needing to go inside the person’s body.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 423 Project: Cold Plate Design - SWaP Team Members: Lok Adhikari, Wyatt Chilcote, Seth Cramer, Karen Gomez, Jared Groff Faculty Adviser: Dr. Attaluri This project focuses on the design of cold plates implemented in different applications to achieve optimal size, weight, and power (SWaP) of the cold plate. Cold plates can be manufactured from metal, with various types of flow paths machined into them or through an additive manufacturing process. The flow paths of the cold plate can be machined in different sizes and shapes affecting how the heat is absorbed and transferred through the plate. Other parameters to consider during the design of the cold plate consist of the fluid being used, the flow rate of the fluid, the material of the plate and the available surface area in the flow channels since these variables highly impact the effective heat transfer coefficient. By conducting various simulation iterations, the best suited cold plate can be identified that meets the SWaP goal objective.

Moderators: Dr. Gregory Lewis Zoom Webinar link for Teams 402-403: psu.zoom.us/s/93789371696?pwd= eStHZmsrUUphQTZONGdIcUwySnF0Zz09 Webinar ID: 937 8937 1696 • Passcode: 624909

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 402 Project: Predicting the Risk of Bone Fracture in Patients with Metastatic Bone Cancer Team Members: Heather Agentovich, John Buckley, Conner Cann, Sean Petrasic External Adviser from Penn State College of Medicine: Dr. Edward Fox Faculty Adviser: Dr. Lewis Supported by: Penn State College of Medicine – Dr. Edward Fox Patients with metastatic bone cancer can develop bone defects that are at risk of sudden bone fracture. This Capstone project focuses on determining a patient’s risk of fracture through the use of finite element modeling. Using computer-generated, 3-dimensional models, the stress and strain of a cancerous femur will be analyzed by applying different geometries, loadings, boundary conditions, and material properties. The data gathered from these simulations can be used to provide physicians a means of determining the best course of action for a specific patient.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 403 Project: Radio Frequency Heat Mitigation in Knee-Bound External Fixators Team Members: Nathan Bonawitz, Larry Covington, Cameron Messinger External Adviser from Penn State College of Medicine: Dr. Matthew Garner Faculty Advisers: Drs. Attaluri and Lewis Supported by: Penn State College of Medicine – Dr. Matthew Garner External fixation devices are commonly utilized in orthopedic surgery. For patients with these devices who undergo an MRI scan, there is a safety concern due to radio frequency induction heating of the device. This project seeks to develop guidelines for the mitigation of this heating in knee-bound external fixation devices. Knee-bound fixators were chosen due to their prevalence in the field. These guidelines will be an important resource for those in the medical community due to the changing standards relating to external fixator heating and patient safety in the MRI environment. Computer- aided design and finite element analysis software are to be used to model fixation components and simulate heating for common fixator configurations, respectively.

Moderator: Dr. Abdallah Ramini Zoom Webinar link for Teams 412, 413, 420: psu.zoom.us/j/93841654506?p wd=V3BnRmJqTWdZbkc5SXBPVkZnZ1R6Zz09 Webinar ID: 938 4165 4506 • Passcode: 473261

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 412 Project: Automated Connector Mating-Unmating Machine Enhancements Team Members: Saiganesh Asapu, Bryan Gillespie, Raziq Halim, Nik Zakimi External Adviser: Shane Nipple Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ramini Sponsor: TE Connectivity The current system is capable of mating and unmating circular and linear-mate connectors. Torque is measured to determine if the circular connector is fully seated. Multiple cycles can be programmed for durability purposes and the results are graphically displayed and recorded on LabView. The goal of this project is to attach sensors to current machines to measure linear distance traversed and to mount load cells to measure force required for mating-unmating. This is done to get more information regarding the mating-unmating process to detect errors in connectors during failure testing.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 413 Project: Lug Washer Team Members: Logan Cornman, Brock Heckman, Andy Wilson, Tyler Ziegler Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ramini Supported by: The Winery at The Long Shot Farm Semi-automated lug washer. Eight-foot-long washing line made of aluminum and stainless hardware. The washing line is semi-collapsible, the legs can unbolt and fold to reduce height from 4 ½ foot to 1 ½ foot for easier storage and maneuverability. The wash line has a series of jets at fixed angles and jet spreads set for cleaning the primary surfaces of the lugs. The steam pressure washer lines will be fixed aluminum hardlines that can be unfastened from the assembly for storage.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 420 Project: Pelton Wheel Refurbishment Team Members: Daniel Goodling, Ryan Keagy, John Rath, Nathan Stahl Faculty Advisers: Drs. Maicke and Ramini Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology The project goal is to refurbish and reassemble the on-campus Pelton wheel thermo-fluids lab experiment. Improvements such as additional sensors, modern data acquisition, and overall design. The motor, pump, variable frequency drive, materials, and paints will all be replaced and refinished. These improvements will allow for more in depth and diverse lab experiences for Penn State Harrisburg ME/ MET students.

Moderators: Dr. Brian Maicke Zoom Webinar link for Teams 419, 421, 422: psu.zoom.us/j/97146652032?p wd=QkVxQTdGRU5oYlVzczlKblAxTzdkUT09 Webinar ID: 971 4665 2032 Passcode: 579686

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 419 Project: Wind Tunnel Team Members: Jesse Biesecker, Jeremiah Frankland, Sawers Kamel, Mark Schnupp Faculty Adviser: Dr. Maicke Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology The wind tunnel project will provide a new wind tunnel design, supported with simulation data, that incorporates the existing fan. The design represents an improvement over the existing wind tunnel in the MET fluid laboratory. The team will also make recommendations for instrumentation, support structures, and test section inserts as well as producing drag test models capable of being 3D printed. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 421 Project: Microfluidic Lab Kits Team Members: Jakob Larson, Sean Lentz, Francis Oberholzer, Zachery Wright Faculty Adviser: Dr. Maicke Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology The purpose of this project is to design and prototype portable lab kits for the Penn State Harrisburg Fluids Lab that will allow several student groups to work simultaneously or, in the event of campus closing, will allow students to work from home. The kits are meant to model the topics that are learned in the Fluid Mechanics course such as buoyancy, the pressure drop in a piping system, fluid density, and flow work.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 422 Project: Propulsion Lab Kit Team Members: Taras Lunev, Josh Myers, Daymian Shoop Faculty Adviser: Dr. Maicke Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology The goal of this project is to design a modular pneumatic rocket test stand with interchangeable nozzles and baffles that can be redesigned in CAD and 3D printed by students to test the effect of different injectors and nozzles on rocket performance. The lab will use Arduino for data accusation to measure pressure at multiple locations in the rocket, as well as a load cell to measure the thrust force produced and a velocity meter to measure the velocity of the exhaust leaving the nozzle.

Moderators: Dr. Hessam Taherian Zoom Webinar link for Teams 409, 417 and 418: psu.zoom.us/j/9522567564 1?pwd=UVUzMG5ZVDdiK05XaUhYLzJMTmtPQT09 Webinar ID: 952 2567 5641 Passcode: 978526

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 409 Project: Structural Steel Lifting Device Team Members: Matthew Lynerd, Jacob Myers, Ashley Ruch, Robert Sirk Faculty Adviser: Dr. Taherian Supported by: Kinsley Manufacturing Co. Our mission is to design an efficient lifting device that allows the customer to reduce time required for moving structural steel beams and columns. The lifting device will be designed to save the customer time by lifting a greater quantity of members than the existing solutions and will utilize the customer’s gantry crane. The final goal for the customer is to load and unload a flatbed trailer up to 40,000 pounds in one pick. 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 417 Project: Threefold Farm Climate Battery Greenhouse Team Members: Joshua Frye, Brandon Gardner, Mason Jones, Alexandra Olszyk Faculty Advisers: Drs. Maicke and Taherian Supported by: Threefold Farm – Tim Clymer For the past two years, engineering students from Penn State Harrisburg have studied, analyzed, and modeled performance of the two climate battery greenhouses at Threefold Farm with the intent of understanding how they work and improving the design. During the 2020-21 academic year, the group aimed to build upon the findings of those previous groups with the end goal of developing a reference design and a deeper understanding of how the systems work.

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Team: 418 Project: Stirling Cryocooler Team Members: Adam Bahrey, Dylan Claybaugh, Tyler Ort, Sophia Sy Faculty Adviser: Dr. Taherian Supported by: Dr. Hessam Taherian The objective of this project is to generate and analyze designs for a Stirling cryocooler. The primary goal of the project is to accurately model and simulate the flow of heat transfer in a fin block, a transient temperature profile of cryocooler chamber, steady state modelling, and finding optimum materials for cost and performance. Additionally, creating a simulation to reasonably estimate the time to temperature under a load.

Moderator: Professor Daniel Massey Zoom Webinar link for Teams 406, 410, 411, 414 and 433: psu.zoom.us/j/92 571778910?pwd=czhTNktwMXFtWHZjTDBFTTdkYWZZZz09 Webinar ID: 925 7177 8910 • Passcode: 203349

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 406 Project: Thermoforming Test Bed Team Members: Jordan Cooper, Sidney Hagen, Cristopher Hetter, Brandon Seaman Faculty Adviser: Professor Massey Supported by: CMU Grant - Dr. Anil Attaluri and Dr. Issam Abu-Mahfouz The goal of this project is to design and build a laboratory thermoforming test unit that accepts several molds of different shapes and sizes for the Penn State Harrisburg engineering lab. The thermoforming test bed will be automated and controlled via LabVIEW, which will also allow for data-acquisitioning capabilities to assist with thermoforming process-monitoring research. 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 410 Project: Torsion Fatigue Tester Team Members: Raphael Abadilla, Dominic Farole, Michael Frazier Faculty Advisers: Professor Massey, Dr. Abu-Mahfouz Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology This is a laboratory torsion fatigue testing machine. This will be used for torsional fatigue testing at angular oscillations of 30 and 90 degrees. The data will be acquired and presented on a screen using LabVIEW software. This machine incorporates a linearly expandable design in order to accommodate multiple lengths of specimens. The motor and gearbox will output a designated speed of 45 rpm and a torque rating of 320 Nm.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 411 Project: Electronic Bike Charging Station/Camper Conversion Team Members: Kaitlin Mueller, Daniel Pedia, Timothy Perez Faculty Adviser: Professor Massey Supported by: Professor Daniel Massey The Off-Grid E-Bike Charging Station/Camper Conversion project seeks to convert an enclosed cargo trailer into a mobile, off-grid, self-sustaining, charging station for an electronic bike. Solar panels affixed to the trailer’s rooftop will provide sufficient energy to charge a 220V electronic bike without reliance on a contingent power source.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 414 Project: Pneumatic Trainer Team Members: Khalid Alamri, Zainab Alkhalaf, Ashida Pitt Faculty Adviser: Professor Massey Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology Building on a previously developed concept, this year’s (2020-21) project idea is to develop a SCADA system for a laboratory pneumatic trainer using user friendly software like LABVIEW and a Personal Computer. SCADA is the acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. The term SCADA refers to a central system that monitors and controls a complete site. LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) is graphical programming for measurement and automation. LabVIEW enables easy data acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation. In addition to standard pneumatic components (cylinders, valves, pressure regulators, motors, and associated sensors), the pneumatic trainer must include controllers like Proportional Integral Derivative Controllers (PID). 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 433 Project: Portable Vertical Windmill Team Members: Mamadi Jalloh, Praise Levi, Nana Kofi Owusu-Ansah Faculty Adviser: Professor Massey Supported by: Professor Daniel Massey The goal of this project is to create a wind energy system designed to be used for portable wind energy generation, either for use at home or camping. The primary goal of this project is to search for the lowest prices of goods or materials and then produce them in an inexpensive or reliable system that uses renewable energy for electrical savings, which is also portable. This project should be successful with the right calculations and modeling.

Moderators: Dr. Esfakur Rahman Zoom Webinar link for Teams 407, 415 and 416: psu.zoom.us/j/9300039522 5?pwd=WXlDcmVjMU5sK1JrVUNQb0c4SXplUT09 Webinar ID: 930 0039 5225 • Passcode: 893644

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Team: 407 Project: Friction Stir Welder Team Members: Trevor Dilly, Brian Lodge, Kurt Schlosser Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rahman Supported by: Penn State Harrisburg – Mechanical Engineering Technology Design a friction stir welding module that can be installed on the CNC machine at Penn State Harrisburg campus and allow it to perform friction stir welding on aluminum parts. It must be able to monitor temperatures and forces being produced by the process and feed that data back to the operator so they can make decisions related to adjustment of process parameters to ensure that the CNC machine is not damaged.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 415 Project: Vertical Stirred Ball Mill Team Members: Joshua Mackley, Jake Ramos, Chase Sasala Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rahman Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and aluminum can be combined to create a metal matrix composite for use in various industries because it has a higher strength to weight ratio than current aluminum alloys and many other materials. Flake-shaped aluminum particles must be used to maximize the surface area of each particle for maximal and proper adherence of the CNT to the aluminum. The sponsor has tasked the group with designing a vertical stirred ball mill that converts spherical aluminum powder to flakes to be used for nanocomposite metals research and development. 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Team: 416 Project: Automatic Can Crusher Team Members: Cayden Miller, Benjamin Rivera, David Shendfield Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rahman Design a compact and automated can crushing device for consumers who decide to recycle metallic waste. A compact machine capable of crushing standard 12 oz. and 12 oz. slim aluminum beverage cans. Uses a touch screen interface to control the electric motor that drives our unique crushing mechanism within an enclosed housing. Machine features a transparent and removable top cover, integrated IN/OUT chute, and the ability to be mounted on surfaces.

Moderators: Dr. Fairborz Tavangarian Zoom Webinar link for Teams 426-431: psu.zoom.us/j/95728503225?pwd=V 1Jwdk1QdTB1UEZLRmhXRzBCR21vUT09 Webinar ID: 957 2850 3225 • Passcode: 721219

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Team: 430 Project: Aerodynamic Modifications of Mercedes-Benz C-Class Team Members: Jarred Ensley, Kyle Gaul, Joseph Lockwood, Jonathan Sudbrack Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tavangarian Supported by: ACP Company and Dr. Tavangarian The goal of the project was to improve upon the aerodynamic performance of a Mercedes-Benz C250. This will be accomplished by installing a body kit, carbon fiber roof with vortex generators in conjunction with a large carbon fiber spoiler. First, the team decided on the solution criteria for the automobile and continued to structure the design specifications. Concepts were generated, screened, and selected, and the manufacturing process has been started.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Team: 431 Project: Automotive Modular Exhaust Team Members: Benjamin Bullock, Toby Cuff, Stephen Sokalsky, Dennis Yeoman Faculty Adviser: Drs. Tavangarian and Imadojemu Supported by: Dr. Fariborz Tavangarian The sponsor desires to have a mechanism that would allow them to switch the exhaust between a tour- ing sound to a sport sound. The exhaust will move in increments per the customer’s desire. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Team: 426 Project: Automotive Connector for Additive Manufacturing Team Members: Abanob Metry Mosa, Tarun Nitish Divakarla, Yam Timsina Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tavangarian Sponsor: TE Connectivity Design for manufacturing (DFM) is one of the most critical considerations in product design. Current TE connector housings are well designed for the plastic injection molding process. While the 3D printing process is being considered for connector housing manufacturing, the product has been redesigned for harvesting 3D printing process benefits and avoiding process confinements. In this project, the team evaluated 3D printing applications specifically in the electrical connector industry and study some designated 3D printing processes. The existing connector has been redesigned and optimize for 3D printing processes.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Team: 427 Project: DMLS Printed Electrical Connectors Team Members: Rory Ellafrits, Shay Ellafrits, Dallas Paxton, Ryan Smith External Adviser: Forrest Kinsey – TE Connectivity Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tavangarian Sponsor: TE Connectivity TE Connectivity needs a way to rapidly prototype functional electrical terminals using Direct Metal Laser Sintering, however, parts are unusable off the printer without any post-processing due to poor surface finish qualities. During the course of the year Team 427 redesigned existing contacts, while simultaneously researching surface finish post-processes. Plasma Electrolytic Polishing (PEP) was found to be a viable option for the required post-processing and was subsequently tested. Moving forward with the present research and results, TE Connectivity hopes to use these technologies for low-volume contact production in the aero-space, military, and automotive industries.

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Team: 428 Project: Centrifugal Cleaner for SLA/DLP 3D Printed Part Team Members: Arthur Caicedo, Ethan Hess, Brandon Rauenzahn, Alexander Rohn Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tavangarian Sponsor: TE Connectivity Due to the printing operation of SLA/DLP 3D printed parts, they require a time consuming and labor-intensive post processing. This project is to design and make SLA/DLP part cleaning equipment for TE products without the use of solvents. To accomplish the goal, students are required to study designs, advantages, and disadvantages of existing SLA/DLP part cleaning process in TE Labs; then conduct new SLA/DLP part cleaner process feasibility verification, concept design, detail design, design reviews, and fabrication drawing creation. When time allows, the designed part cleaner will be made and verified. 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Team: 429 Project: 3D Printed Connector Product Cost Mode Team Members: Shane Becker, Samuel Carricato Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tavangarian Sponsor: TE Connectivity A comprehensive cost model helps TE understand each factor and its weight in adopting the 3D printing process for connector and sensor product production, and also facilitates cost analyses of 3D printing production applications. The goal of this project was to capture a 3D printing manufacturing process cost model for TE and implement it into computer software. An Excel file has been developed to estimate the total cost of the manufacturing of a part. Product geometry, complexity, materials, and type of 3D printer information can be inserted into the cost model software. Then, it outputs a detailed cost comparison for a group of 3D printing processes. SPECIAL THANKS On behalf of the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, I would like to extend a special thanks to the Capstone Design Conference committee and capstone project instructors for their hard work and dedication in organizing this conference.

Dr. Omid Ansary Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration

Capstone Design Conference Committee Shashi Marikunte, Ph.D., P.E. Committee Chair Anilchandra Attaluri, Ph.D. Javad Khazaei, Ph.D. Hyuntae Na, Ph.D. Kelly Bell, A.A.

Capstone Project Instructors Anilchandra Attaluri, Ph.D. Rafic Bachnak, Ph.D., P.E. Joseph Cecere, Ph.D., CPC Yen-Chih Chen, Ph.D. Saravanan Gurupackiam, Ph.D., P.E. Md. Faisal Kabir, Ph.D. Kiana Karami, Ph.D. Javad Khazaei, Ph.D. Gregory Lewis, Ph.D. Brian Maicke, Ph.D. Shashi Marikunte, Ph.D., P.E. Daniel Massey, M.S. Grady Mathews IV, Ph.D. Hyuntae Na, Ph.D. Esfakur Rahman, Ph.D. Abdallah Ramini, Ph.D. Joseph Seidel, Ph.D., P.E. Hessam Taherian, Ph.D., P.E. Fariborz Tavangarian, Ph.D. Sofia Vidalis, Ph. D. Order of the Engineer The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer. The Obligation of the Order of the Engineer uses a wrought iron ring on the pinky finger which symbolizes the pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession, follow the Canon of Ethics, and to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth.

Capstone Design Conference Awards Please join us at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 through Zoom for the presentation of awards to the student teams. There are a total of five awards:

• First Place Award, Civil Engineering/Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology • First Place Award, Computer Science • First Place Award, Electrical Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology • First Place Award, Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Technology • James A. Andrews Memorial Award for Excellence in Capstone Design

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The James A. Andrews Memorial Award for Excellence in Capstone Design The James A. Andrews Memorial Award for Excellence in Capstone Design was established to recognize and encourage students who best demonstrate interest, motivation, and ability in identifying and solving an engineering problem that addresses a real-world concern. The award is intended to honor students who couple creative approaches with practical ability to successfully resolve a situation. James (Jim) Andrews was that kind of engineer. He applied his skills at work for several companies, but the longest as Senior Field Support Engineer for Rockwell Automation. This award was established in admiration of Jim’s flexible, can-do spirit.

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SPONSOR BENEFITS Some of the benefits of sponsoring a Capstone Design Engineering Project are: 1. Work on “back burner” projects and help refine ideas 2. Help start-up and small companies with prototyping and development work (while flushing out a business plan through collaboration with a team of students) 3. Direct access to some of the best Penn State students (15-week interview) 4. Company liaison overseeing the project gains valuable project management experience 5. Increase company brand awareness among Penn State students and faculty 6. Network with other companies through events and cross-promotions 7. Opportunity to give back to the college and influence the education and careers of many students 8. Invited to attend the annual Capstone Conference

SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITIES Sponsors are expected to make a tax deductible contribution, submit a proposal explaining the scope of the project, identify an industry liaison to serve as the team’s point of contact for the project, interact regularly with the student team, review reports and provide feedback, and evaluate the students’ performance at the Capstone Design Conference.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS For additional information and details on how sponsoring projects can work for your company, please contact the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology at 717-948-6541. harrisburg.psu.edu/science-engineering-technology PENN STATE HARRISBURG would like to thank the following companies for their sponsorship and/or contributions PLATINUM SPONSOR

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ACP Company Penn State Harrisburg Smart Home Research Initiative Fabri-Kal Corporation Penn State Health Harkins Builders, Inc. Phoenix Contact – Technical Support Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. Samtec Kinsley Manufacturing The Winery at the Long Shot Farm Masonic Village Threefold Farm Penn State Children’s Hospital TRC Companies Penn State College of Medicine

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