First Year

The following projects are entries in the First Year/ Mass Academy category. These are students who have either engaged in research via a Mass Academy program or a Great Problems Seminar course as a first year WPI student.

*(FY1) Designing and Applying an Alginate-Based Biopolymer for Adhesive Bandages

*(FY2) Buzz Off! Advertisement Plan for the Use of Wolbachia

*(FY3) Investigating the Effects of L-lysine on M. aeruginosa and D. pulex

*(FY4) Autonomous Bicycle Lock

*(FY5) Analyzing probiotic impact on Drosophila Melanogaster and its gut microbiome to alleviate symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder

*(FY6) Computational Modeling of Phytoplankton Dynamics with Climatic and Ecological Ramifications

*(FY7) Designing and Testing a Gamified App to Increase the Quality and Quantity of Household Recycling

*(FY8) Utilizing Methotrexate and Dimethyl fumarate on the STING Pathway Modulation to alleviate symptoms of Crohn’s disease

*(FY9) Simulating and Developing a Solar Tracking Solar Cell Attachment for Residential Areas

*These projects are included in the judging for the project competition in the First Year/Mass Academy category.