Day: April 5, 2023

(GR05) Improving Paper Drying with Phase Change Materials

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Author(s): Itamar Harris Advisor(s): Jamal Yagoobi Category: Graduate Abstract: Efficient paper drying is a significant challenge for the paper industry, prompting industry experts and researchers to seek alternative technologies. Phase change materials (PCMs) have emerged as a promising solution due to their ability to store and release heat during phase transitions from solid to liquid… Read more (GR05) Improving Paper Drying with Phase Change Materials

(GR04) Engineered Biological Construction Material: Self-healing Carbon Negative Enzymatic Construction Materials

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Authors: Shuai Wang Advisors: Nima Rahbar Category: Graduate Abstract: Concrete is one of the main contributors to global CO2 emission, and efforts to find an alternative to concrete have not been fully successful. Inspired by the process of CO2 exchange in biological cells, we introduced a novel method to create a CO2 negative-emission enzymatic construction material… Read more (GR04) Engineered Biological Construction Material: Self-healing Carbon Negative Enzymatic Construction Materials

(GR03) Bio-template Fabrication of Nanoporous Ni@Al2O3: Durable Catalyst for Biogas Reforming Reaction

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Authors: Masoumeh Mohandessi Advisors: Michael Timko Category: Graduate Abstract: Following green chemistry principles and the significant role of catalysts in chemical transformations, in this study, for the first time, Ni@Al2O3 nanoparticles were prepared via a green, a sustainable, and practical approach using the waste management concept. To achieve this goal, the eggplant skin was employed as an… Read more (GR03) Bio-template Fabrication of Nanoporous Ni@Al2O3: Durable Catalyst for Biogas Reforming Reaction

(GR01) A Nanosilver-Enabled Composite System for Point-of-Use Potable Water: Towards Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for Everyone!

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Authors: Jihan El Ouaragli Advisors: NA Category: Graduate Abstract: Safe and affordable drinking water is an important and basic indicator of sustainability. Its availability at the point of use can save over 2 million human lives every year and prevent over 2 billion diarrheal diseases. Here, we propose a passive and compact nanosilver-enabled composite system… Read more (GR01) A Nanosilver-Enabled Composite System for Point-of-Use Potable Water: Towards Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for Everyone!

(GR02) Advances in Magnesium Primary Production by Reactive Cathode Molten Salt Electrolysis with G-METS Distillation​

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Authors: Zujian Tang, Daniel Sehar Advisors: Adam C. Powell​ Category: Graduate Abstract: Molten salt electrolysis with a liquid Sn cathode overcomes multiple challenges in reduction of MgO to Mg, particularly the low density and high activity of magnesium metal. It can use carbon anodes in a design very similar to the Hall-Héroult cell, or solid… Read more (GR02) Advances in Magnesium Primary Production by Reactive Cathode Molten Salt Electrolysis with G-METS Distillation​

(FY02) Project Happy Cow

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Authors: Kasia Nolan, Samantha Diener, Devin Roskoph, Aishwarya Silam Advisors: Marja Bakermans and Geoffrey Pfeifer Category: First Year Abstract: Animal agriculture is the leading cause of climate change, as a matter of fact, livestock and their byproducts account for 51% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Hyde, 2015). As such an important issue, our project… Read more (FY02) Project Happy Cow

(FY01) Geothermal: A Green Solution to Rising Temperatures

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Authors: Alex Sheehey, Samantha Simmons, Federico Vegas, Jackson Wamback Advisors: Professor David Medich and Professor Derren Rosbach Category: First Year Abstract: Our group looked into WPI’s emissions in an attempt to determine where and how WPI could have the greatest reduction on its emissions. Our team determined that WPI’s current, steam-based, gas turbine heating system… Read more (FY01) Geothermal: A Green Solution to Rising Temperatures