Projects Supervised

Bachelor of Engineering 190/290 Student Projects:

“Ethanol as Fuel for Recreational Boats,” Erik Dambach, Adam Han, Brian Henthorn, Sponsor: Charles Wyman, 2003-2004.

“Hypertherm Lab Water Conservation,” Tucker Ballard, Abigail Faulkner, Joe Shaw, Sponsor: Hypertherm, Inc., received The John C. Woodhouse Environmental Engineering Prize, 2002-2003.

“Review of Process Waste Streams and Proposal for Reducing Disposal Costs,” Natalie Ostrander, Luis Lopez, Dan Greninger, Sponsor: Stryker Biotechnology, 2002-2003.

“Hydrogen/Water Phase Separation to Enable Compressorless Generation of Hydrogen,” Jeffrey Kincaid, Deborah Schwartz, Jesse Foote, Sponsor: Proton Energy Systems, won the CAB Engineering Design Prize, 2001-2002.

“Polymer Adhesion Technology: The Adhesion of FEP to Polyurethane,” Patrick J. Donovan, James H. Muiter, Phoebe K. Suina, Roy C. Wildeman, Jr., Sponsor: New England Electric Wire Corporation, 1998-1999.

 Master of Engineering Management 390 Projects:

“A Feasibility Study of Biodiesel Production in the Upper Valley Area,” Tamara Cooke, Sponsor: Sustainable Energy Resource Group, 2003-2004.

“Economic Analysis and Market Entry Strategy for Health Supplement Product “Mei & Kang for Hunan Anchun Technologies Co, Ltd,” Zhiliang Fan, Sponsor: Hunan Anchun Technologies Co, Ltd, 2002-2003.

“EPRO Minerals Strategic Business Plan,” Lincoln Lau, Sponsor: EPRO Minerals Company, 2001. 

“Competitive Analysis for Chip Tak Textile Company,” Lincoln Lau, Sponsor: Chip Tak Textile Company, 2001. 

“Biomass Ethanol: Commercial Opportunities in Ghana,” Edmund Poku, Sponsor: BC International, 1999-2000.

Senior Theses:

“Farm-Based Anaerobic Digestion of Livestock Wastes: Current U.S. Applications and Possibilities for Scale-Down,” Katherine A. Turpin, Senior Thesis, 1998-1999.

Women in Science Projects:

“Application of Lignin Blockers and Inactive CBH1 to Measure the Specific Surface Area of Pretreated Biomass,” Fan Zhong, 2003-2004.

“Mechanisms of BSA and Cellulase Adsorption for Lignocellulosic Biomass,” Chelsea Wood, 2002-2003.