President’s IQP Awards
Past BME Winners:
- 2022:
- Winner: “Indoor Navigation for Blind Individuals Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning”
- Hao Chen, Alexander Demirs, Kelsey Leach (BME), Samuel Mather (BME), John Winship
- Advisors: Ivan Mardilovich and Svetlana Nikitina
- Finalist: “Power, Responsibility, and Justice in Research with Indigenous Communities
- Melissa Hauman, Samantha Havel (BME), Logan Rinaldi
- Advisors: Shana Lessing, Yunus Dogan Telliel
- Winner: “Indoor Navigation for Blind Individuals Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning”
- 2021:
- Finalist: “Launching a Competitive Robotics Team for Physically Active Youth”
- Augustine K. Asumadu (MIS), Devan Blechinger-Slocum (ME), Margaret R. Gunville (ME), Sarah A. MacDonald (BME)
- Advisors: Nancy Burnham, Alexander Smith
- Finalist: “Mobile Farm Stand: A Vehicle for Education”
- Minh Anh Kieu (BME), Noah C. Brennick (PW), Sophia H. Cheng (ME/RBE), Darius Luo (AE)
- Advisor: Derren Rosbach
- Finalist: “The Role of Wetlands in the Ruamahanga Catchment”
- Caroline E. Dalton (CE), Daniel C. Dietrich (ME), Meng Lian (CME), Brooklynn Paris (BME)
- Advisors: Fred Looft, Ingrid Shockey
- Finalist: “Launching a Competitive Robotics Team for Physically Active Youth”
- 2020:
- Finalist: “Assessing Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Brewery Waste in Albania”
- Sarah Boermeester (BME), Marissa Gonzales (BME), Katy Jessop, Griffin St. Onge
- Advisors: Robert Hersh and Robert Kinicki
- Finalist: “Using Behavior-Change Strategies to Reduce Littering in Lambeth”
- Paul Bonarrigo (BME), Matthew Iaconis, Ryan Johnson, Brendan McCann
- Advisors: John Orr and Paul Marrone
- Honorable Mention: “Developing a Sustainability Plan for Hammams in Morocco”
- Payton Bielawski, Nathan Kaplan, Brian Preiss, Alyssa Sousa (BME), Rebekah Vernon
- Advisors: Mohammed El Hamzaoui and Laura Roberts
- Finalist: “Assessing Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Brewery Waste in Albania”
- 2019:
- Finalist: “Creating Methods for SINGA Lyon to Determine and Demonstrate their Impact”
- Ellen Clarrissimeaux, Sawnaz Shaidani (BME), Emily Staknis, Jeremiah Valero Araujo
- Advisors: Peter Hansen and Fabienne Miller
- Finalist: “The Development of an Interactive Data Portal for Rural Electrification in Namibia”
- Sarat Buasai, Benen ElShakhs, Brian Kelsey, Monica Leigh Whitehorn(BME)
- Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Bethel Eddy
- Finalist: “Creating Methods for SINGA Lyon to Determine and Demonstrate their Impact”
- 2018:
- Finalist: “Weighing Perceived Values of Tinguely’s Sculptures Against Technically Advanced Conservation”
- Erik Langberg, Thomas Mackintosh, Stephanie Marcucci (BME), Eli Skeggs
- Advisors: Daniel DiMassa
- Winner: Reducing Flood Risk in Shkodra Through Community Engagement
- Kylie Dickinson, Donald Dione, Sarah St. Pierre (BME), Tyler Weiss
- Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh
- Finalist: “Weighing Perceived Values of Tinguely’s Sculptures Against Technically Advanced Conservation”
- 2017:
- Winner: “Improving Eye Care Delivery Through Data Sharing Technology”
- Alexander Alvarez, Julia Dunn (BME), Katharine Dunphy, Alexander Lemmon
- Winner: “Improving Eye Care Delivery Through Data Sharing Technology”
- 2016:
- First Runner Up: “Improving Healthcare Coordination in the Mandi District”
- Edward Dring, Victoria Johnson, Jacob Maalouf(BME)
- Advisors: Drs. S. McCauley, Ingrid Shockey, Varun Dutt & R. Padmanabhan
- Finalist: “Examining the Development of Nature-Urban Routes in San Jose, Costa Rica”
- Cara Bereznai, Bryce Kaw-Uh, Benjamin Parent (BME), Catherine Souza
- Advisors: Professors Melissa Belz and Derren Rosbach
- Finalist: “Preventing Violence Against Women: Training Resources to Empower the Broadmeadows Community”
- Megan Belval, Naumilda Como, Cameron Jones, Conrad Ruiz(BME)
- Advisors: Professors Holly Ault and James Hanlan
- First Runner Up: “Improving Healthcare Coordination in the Mandi District”
- 2015:
- Winner: “Building Hope: Empowerment through Improving Facilities at the Sizakuyenza Safe House”
- Christina Noyes, Samantha Ervin, Julia LaValley (BME), Jacob Mercier, Jonathan Mirabito
- Advisors: Professors Scott Jiusto and Stephen McCauley
- Honorable Mention: “Developing a Mentorship Program Between Al Akhawayn University and the Rita Zniber Foundation Orphanage”
- Abigail M DaBoil-Lavoie, Jacquelyn M Fanning, Fernando Galvez, Richard E Thyden(BME)
- Advisor: Professor Frederick Hart
- Honorable Mention: “A Bicycle Share Plan for Worcester Polytechnic Institute”
- Kevin Ackerman (BME), John Colfer
- Advisors: Professors Aarti Madan and Ryan Madan
- Winner: “Building Hope: Empowerment through Improving Facilities at the Sizakuyenza Safe House”
- 2014:
- Honorable Mention: “Maitland Garden Village Perseverance Park Redevelopment”
- Lucine Bahtiarian, Tyler Collins, Katherine Connors (BME), Zachary Goddard
- Advisors: Lorraine Higgins and Scott Jiusto
- Finalist: “Proposal for Traffic Congestion Alleviation in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India”
- Shiv Sankar Baishya, Alyssa Bornstein (BME), Shoubhik Debnath, Jan Keleher, Suraj Malode, Lena Pafumi, Sachin Sain
- Advisors: Ingrid Shockey, Arti Kashyap (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Advisor)
- Finalist: “Worcester Earn-A-Bike: Creating an Adaptive Bicycle”
- Bror Axelsson, Jaclyn DeCristoforo (BME), Kyla Rodger (BME), Aida Waller
- Advisors: Corey Dehner and Stephen McCauley
- Finalist: “Development and Initiation of Sustainable Wastewater Management in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand”
- Sawin Areepipatkul, Marc Gelin, Nathan Longnecker, Phornphit Manageracharath, Laura Pumphrey (BME), Corre Steele, Nontach Thanawatyanyong
- Advisors: Creighton Peet, Gary Pollice, Patchanita Thamyongkit (Chulalongkorn University Advisor)
- Honorable Mention: “Maitland Garden Village Perseverance Park Redevelopment”
- 2013:
- Finalist: “Okundjeneka, Okutalaleka: A Two-Step Process for Sustainable Thermal Regulation in Kambashus in Katutura”
- Timothy Grupp, Anthony Guerra, Olivia Hart (BME), Dana Wolkiewicz
- Advisors: Creighton Peet, Alexander Smith
- Finalist: “Okundjeneka, Okutalaleka: A Two-Step Process for Sustainable Thermal Regulation in Kambashus in Katutura”
- 2012:
- Finalist: “Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan for El Yunque National Forest”
- Kassondra Hickey (BME), Xavier Miller, Richard Valdes, Frank Bruton
- Advisors: Aarti Madan and Creighton Peet
- Finalist: “Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan for El Yunque National Forest”
- 2011:
- First Place: “Improving Water and Sanitation in Rural Namibian Communities”
- Valerie Anne Boutin, Caitlin Elyse Butler, Samuel James Kesseli (BME), Mary Clare McCorry (BME)
- Advisors: I. Shockey and U. Brisson
- First Place: “Improving Water and Sanitation in Rural Namibian Communities”
- 2010:
- First Place: “Evaluating ‘Business Opportunities with Solar Energy in Un-Electrified Areas’ in Namibia”
- Chelsea Sheehan, Heidi Robertson (BME)
- Advisors: R. Ludwig and S. Nikitina
- Second Place: “Designing Safe Playgrounds for the Klong Toey Community”
- Elizabeth L. Casey (BME), Michael A. Ciampa, Cailah S. DeRoo
- Advisors: T. Robertson and B. Servatius
- First Place: “Evaluating ‘Business Opportunities with Solar Energy in Un-Electrified Areas’ in Namibia”
- 2009:
- Second Place: “Wind Generation on Nantucket”
- Diana M. Berlo, Jennifer L. Hunt, Amanda L. Martori (BME), Justin L. Skell
- Advisor: Michael Elmes
- Second Place: “Hydroponic Farming in Mahasarakham: Integrating Hydroponics into the Agricultural Curriculum While Introducing Entrepreneurial Skills”
- Aubrey D. Ortiz (BME), Hilary A. Rotatori , Elizabeth A. Schreiber, George von Roth
- Second Place: “Wind Generation on Nantucket”
- 2007:
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- Second Place: “Noise Data Farming for the City of Boston.”
- Shannon E. O’Toole (BME), Brandon R. Finzel, Justin Perron, Jacob E. Russell
- Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry & Kevin Clements
- Second Place: “Noise Data Farming for the City of Boston.”
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- 2006:
- First Place: “Erosion and Flood Control in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek, Namibia”
- Nicole Labbe, Nicholas McBride (BME), Ethan Ray
- Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Richard Vaz
- First Place: “Erosion and Flood Control in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek, Namibia”
- 2005:
- Second Place: “Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek”
- Paul Kastner, Michael McHugh, Anne St. Martin, Jacquelyn Youssef (BME)
- Advisors: Bland Addison, Stephen Weininger
- Second Place: “Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek”
- 2003:
- First Place: “Building a Cyclist’s Comfort Guide”
- Jonathan Bayreuther, Joel Lofgren, Smriti Shrestha (BME)
- Advisor: Holly Ault
- First Place: “Building a Cyclist’s Comfort Guide”
- 2002:
- First Place: “The Dunes of Venice: A Prototype for the Environmental Atlas of the Lagoon.”
- Keith Bonneau, Sergio Cherenzia, Caroline Frelat (BME), Jennifer Persico
- Advisors: Professors David DiBiasio and Fabio Carrera, Natalie Mello, director of global operations
- Third Place: “Electricity Cut-off Study for Fire Protection in the Klong Toey Slum of Bangkok, Thailand”
- Gina Colangelo, Hoang Nguyen, Daniel Palacio, Sarah Tressel (BME)
- Advisors: Professors Peter Christopher and Peter Hansen
- First Place: “The Dunes of Venice: A Prototype for the Environmental Atlas of the Lagoon.”
- 1999:
- “Open Chest Cardiac Massage”
- Deborah Marcoft, Heather Sheldon
- Advisors: Robert Peura, James Ross (Tufts Veterinary School)
- “Open Chest Cardiac Massage”
