President’s IQP Award Final Presentations
An IQP team works on the roof of a shanty in South Africa to bring
natural light into the home.
The 2015 President’s IQP award presentations will take place on Friday, Jan. 29, in the Rubin Campus Center Odeum beginning at 1:15 p.m., with a reception to follow in Higgins House at 5 p.m.
Five teams were chosen as finalists from 66 entries. They will make their presentations as follows:
1:45
A CASE STUDY IN COSTA RICA: THE IMPACTS OF REFRIGERANTS
Students: Hailey Cambra, Joseph Hill, David Knutson, Sunny Sang Nguyen
Advisors: Professors Aarti Madan and Ryan Madan
2:15
ASSESSING GHARATS OF THE KAMAND VALLEY-IQP INDIA
WPI Students: Alejandro Leiro, Mitchell Lentz, Luis Diego Paredes
Indian Institute of Technology Students: Aman Agrawal, Aman Garg
WPI Advisors: Professors Lorraine Higgins and Ingrid Shockey
Indian Institute of Technology Professors: Dr. Aditi Halder and Dr. Prasun Jana
2:45
BUILDING HOPE: EMPOWERMENT THROUGH IMPROVING FACILITIES AT THE SIZAKUYENZA SAFE HOUSE
Students: Samantha Ervin, Julia LaValley, Jacob Mercier, Jonathan Mirabito, Christina Noyes
A student project team at work in the
Costa Rica project center.
Advisors: Professors Scott Jiusto and Stephen McCauley
3:15
INTERMISSION
3:30
EVALUATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A WASTE COLLECTION FACILITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF CANTERA
Students: John Cotter, Victor Hu, Alejandro Miranda, Hannah Reinertsen
Advisors: Professors Lauren Mathews and Tina-Marie Ranalli
4:00
LIGHTING THE WAY TO FIRE SAFETY: REDUCING FIRE RISK IN NAMIBIA’S INFORMAL SECTOR HOUSING
Students: Connor Gillespie, Brien Hard, Casey Rota, Saloni Sachar
Advisors: Professors Holly Ault and Tom Robertson
The Committee has selected two additional IQPs for Honorable Mention
A BICYCLE SHARE PLAN FOR WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Students: Kevin Acherman, John Colfer
Advisors: Professors Kristin Boudreau and Richard Vaz
DEVELOPING A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY AND THE RITA ZNIBER FOUNDATION ORPHANAGE
Students: Abigail M. DaBoll-Lavoie, Jacquelyn M. Fanning, Fernando Galvez, Richard E. Thyden
Advisor: Professor Frederick Hart
