Use the table below to take a look at some of the past design projects completed by students in the Tickle College of Engineering.
| Project Title | Project Sponsor | Team Name | Project Description | Academic Department | Faculty Advisors | Students | Academic Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo Bicycle | ResourceFiber | Bamboo Bicycle Team | Partner with the Fiber and Composites Manufacturing Facility to generate ideas and design, develop, and construct a bicycle primarily using bamboo fibers. The product will have tangible applications in developing countries, industrial complexes, on-campus use, and recreational use. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Uday Vaidya | Brenten Arnold, Erin Brown, Keona Madison, David Mejia Fernandez, Tim Raab, Seth Rogers, and Lorenzo Ceppari | Spring 2020 |
| Spaceport America Cup Team | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Spaceport America Cup | The Spaceport America Cup is the world's largest collegiate rocket engineering competition, with teams participating from countries all around the world. Our team is tasked with designing, building, and flying a reusable sounding rocket propelled by an experimental hybrid rocket motor. The rocket must carry an 8.8 pound scientific payload of the team's choosing to an altitude of 30,000 feet and will be flown at Spaceport America in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, at the end of June. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Evans Lyne | Robert Nickel, Daniel Allen, Spencer Mapes, Ryan Tosh, Nicholas Crowder, and Peter Tarle | Spring 2020 |
| KARM Senior Design 2019 | Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries | Team KARM | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Doug Aaron | Stephanie Kiriazes, Margaret Brewer, Zachary Rhodes, Collin Bible, and Liam Flaherty | Spring 2019 | |
| Barth Farm Bridge Replacement | Barth Farms | Bridge Wood Builders | Design a single lane vehicle bridge to replace an old bridge that poses safety hazards. The abutments of the current bridge are in poor condition and subject to sever scour which raises safety concerns from the owner. The superstructure of the current bridge is also not built to any current codes and is in need of redesign. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenneg Retherford | Charlie Boss, Alex Stanley, David Abston, and Kevin White | Spring 2019 |
| State of Art Process for Production of ThO2 from Monazite | Nuclear Engineering | PTM | Designing an industrial scale and economically feasible process to extract thorium and other rare earths from Monazite sands. Accomplished through simulation in OLIFlowsheet and research into similar processes. A collaborative effort between the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Departments | Nuclear Engineering | Steve Skutnik | Jakob Thaler, Jonathan Wing, Makayla Hyde, and Nikolai Regenold | Spring 2020 |
| Knox-Blount County Light Rail | Transit Alliance of East Tennessee | JADE Engineering | Develop a light rail system connecting Knox and Blount County. Evaluating existing rail line and identify station locations along the intended route. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford and Chris Cherry | Emily Egan, Austin Hunt, and Jonathan Morse | Spring 2019 |
| Bioburden Precleaning Device | UT Medical Center | Technical Biomedical Designers | Design a device that can remove bioburden (blood, tissue, and bone fragments) from orthopedic tools before it dries. Device must be suitable for use in operating rooms and be easy for nurses to use during and after surgeries. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Megan Pitz, Katherine Stiles, Kayla Franklin, Simran Dayal, and Austin Bullock | Spring 2019 |
| Sterchi Lodge Deck Restoration | S&ME, Inc. | SGA Engineering | Engineering services are required to ensure adequate structural capacity of an existing wooden deck considerate of occupancy and use changes occurring at the existing structure. Design effort entails full structural evaluation of the deck, evaluation of the connected roof, and foundation evaluation. Additionally, signs of slope slip is evident and warrant evaluation of the existing site for potential instability. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Pierce Anderson , Alexander Brockob, Colby Gilbert, Michael Hadley , Scott Malone, Andrew Patchen, and Andrew Shahan | Spring 2020 |
| Lab Scale Recycling Process | Eastman Chemical Company | The Recyclists | Develop a lab scale recycling process to increase efficiency of in-house plastic recycling. This includes the capability to reduce the particle size to 14 mesh and to process additional types of plastic. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | Samuel Wilkinson, William Doktycz, Steven Jennings, and Jehova Arzola | Spring 2020 |
| BoneCrusher | Department of Anthropology | BoneCrusher | Develop a device to impart blunt force trauma on human cadavers for use with research being done by the Department of Anthropology. The device must be capable of breaking the humerus, tibia, ribs, and skull. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Eric Wade | Carter Breeding, Daelyn Greene, Nicholas Poker, Ryan Smith, and Zachary Ziegler | Spring 2019 |
| Stormwater Infiltration Enhancement | Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | Stormwater Infiltration Team | Develop a device that increases infiltration through compacted soils, such as those found in failed rain gardens or recent construction sites. The device uses compressed air to propel a mixture of water and biochar into the ground to induce fracturing of the soil. | Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Sciences | John Tyner and Andrew Sherfy | Matthew Johnsen, Christian Patterson, James Lewis, and Ryan Watson | Spring 2019 |
| Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Out of Plane Printing | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility | BAAM | Develop and test a new roller or tamper design to allow for out of plane printing on the Big Area Additive Manufacturing System. The design must allow for all current printing capabilities to be maintained as well as allowing for various incline and raster angles. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Brett Compton | Tyler Smith, Greg Gorman, Liam Page, Dylan Settlemire, and Tom Flammang | Spring 2019 |
| Bridge Replacement and Roadway Expansion on State Route 107 in Unicoi County, TN | TDOT | Smokey Civil Engineering | Degradation of a nearly 100-year old bridge in downtown Unicoi County warrants replacement as a recent TDOT bridge inspection indicates the bridge is insufficient. Design for replacement of the bridge require structural and geotechnical services; drainage upgrades, transportation design, and utility relocation are also needed as widening is necessary to bring the roadway in compliance with current TDOT standards. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Andrew Funnell, George Hana, James Hegedus, Madison McLaughlin, Daniel Ramirez, Jack Rymer, and William Sudbrink | Spring 2020 |
| Subtitle Glasses | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 29 - Subtitle Glasses | Subtitle Glasses are meant to help the deaf and hard at hearing. Our glasses use a microphone to listen to conversations and a speech to text algorithm to display the words onto a deaf or hard at hearing person's glasses. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Michael Gifford, Jacob Sides, Oumar Diallo, Tristan Carter, and Adam Holland | Spring 2020 |
| Large Scale Avermectin Fermentation | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Avermectin Team 4 | Design an efficient, large scale fermentation process to produce a liquid extract containing toluene and avermectin. The process must produce a high concentration of the desired B1a and B1b avermectin analogs. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Michael Pauly, Austin Lackey, Destiny Poiroux, and Jesselyn Johnson | Spring 2019 |
| Broken Mushroom Tray Emptying Device | Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. | Monterey Mushrooms 2 | Design a device for decreasing the time and manpower required to empty broken trays used in mushroom production. Mechanism should be portable and operable via a forklift without the use of external power. Build a scaled prototype to serve as a proof of concept. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Wilton Chapman, Amy Carpenetti, Jason Ring, Cory Richardson, and Bradley McClure | Spring 2020 |
| Surgical Forceps for Cervical Repair in Horses | College of Veterinary Medicine | W.A.C.K. Engineering | Our project is to design surgical forceps to repair cervical lacerations in mares after giving birth. Our design will approve upon the instruments used by surgeons in the College of Veterinary Medicine. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffery Reinbolt | Casey Gredzieleski, Justin Karl, Adam Throgmorton, and Will Kerr | Spring 2019 |
| LARGE SCALE BROMINE RECOVERY | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Group 2 | Design an economically efficient method to extract bromine from aqueous waste. The system must extract a minimum of 90% bromine in the final stream. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Jacob Hunter, Logan Armstrong, Shadow Marks, and Tao Wang | Spring 2019 |
| Bromine Recovery (Small Scale) | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | #CBE 490 - Group 9 | Design a technical and economical process for recovering Bromine from industrial wastewater in considerations to safety as well as environmental impacts. The required target is 80% recovery from 500 ppm of Bromine contained in the wastewater feed. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Austin Kearney, Hannah Landau, Delaney Fields, and Thach Nguyen | Spring 2019 |
| Surgical Lip/Cheek Protector | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | SLP of UTK | Design a hands-free reusable device for use in oral surgeries that offers protection of the mouth and lips from heated tools as well as retraction of the lips and cheeks. The material used should be able to be sterilized and heat resistant. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Kevin Mathew | Nicholas Barton, Robert Garibay, Huntington Potter, and Austin Schmidle | Spring 2020 |
| Large Scale Iron Nano-particle Production | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Large Scale Iron Nano-particle Production | The objective of the project is to develop a preliminary process design package for the production 500 kg/year of magnetic iron nano-particles which are the key material for various applications including the drug delivery, imaging, etc. Iron nano-particles are active metal powders at a scale of less than one hundred nanometers. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and John Zhanhu Guo | Bryson Nash, Zachary Larson, Joseph Arnold, Ethan Moore, and Nicolas Axon | Spring 2019 |
| Car Seat for the Transportation and Discharge of Underweight Premature Infants | MABE Department of Tickle College of Engineering | The Brainy Bunch | Design a car seat adequate enough for infants weighing under four pounds to be safely transported from the hospital to home. Implement an adjustable air bag system within the attachment for easy transportation throughout infant growth. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Anna Clare Herline, Alexandra Anthony, Jack Deinhart, Tessa Brooks, and Benjamin Savitz | Spring 2020 |
| Swinging Bucket Centrifuge Coffee Maker | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | Coffee Team 1 | Design and build a centrifugal coffee making system that spins and dispenses coffee. Create a prototype to implement and demonstrate the concept. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Doug Aaron | Nicholas Collins, Henry Iduoze, Holly Nielsen, and James Smitherman | Spring 2020 |
| Large Scale Production of Lithium Carbonate | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Large Scale Lithium Carbonate Production: Team B | Develop a large scale process for the production of battery grade lithium carbonate through a combination of separation and purification techniques. The separation of lithium from the geothermal brine of the Salton Sea will be achieved through three main steps: flash evaporation of water, removal of excess metals through a chromatography column, and purification of lithium carbonate in a multi-step precipitation process. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Catherine Campbell, Madeline Daffron, Max Rodgers, and Natalie Reavill | Spring 2020 |
| CepFlex (VolTank Team 2) | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | CepFlex | Designed an upper arm rehabilitation device to allow patients of shoulder and elbow injuries to continue to have healthy muscle tissue. This device eliminates the need for free weights and resistance bands. Ideally by utilizing this device in the prehabilitation stages, there is a higher success rate after surgery. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Mench | Marty Dernberger, Geoff Germino, James Grandin, Zach Slessman, and Will Wheeler | Spring 2019 |
| System Architecture Design and Development of a Reusable Lunar Lander, aVOLlo | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | aVOLlo | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | James Evans Lyne | Gillian McGlothin, Camille Bergin, Aaron Crigger, Chad Batten, and Darryl Harris | Spring 2019 | |
| Linear Accelerator Facility Design | The Department of Homeland Security | Linear Accelerator Facility | Design a linear accelerator service center for production of 6/9 MV x-rays and high flux neutrons. Develop it to be operational, sustainable, and maximally functional, making the best use of a donation of equipment and shielding materials and other project-based equipment funds from the Department of Homeland Security and the University of Tennessee. | Nuclear Engineering | Jason Hayward and Michael Liesenfelt | Bradley Balltrip, Erica Irwin, Heath Davis, and Valerie Gray | Spring 2020 |
| Choto Peninsula Low-Pressure Sewer Design | First Utility District | Tennessee Valley Wastewater Solutions | Choto Peninsula in Knoxville, Tennessee has potential for development which could provide a significant economic boost to the area. Design efforts entail developing a master plan and a wastewater network such that future development can be encouraged. Evaluation includes design for both system upgrades and new low-pressure systems to replace existing septic systems and currently unserved areas anticipated for development. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Jonathan West, Joseph Bresson, Tyler Galyon, Alexander Gothard, and Ryan Livesey | Spring 2020 |
| System with Computer Aided Vision for Explosive Neutralization and Ground Reconnaissance | Department of Nuclear Engineering | EECS Team 20: SCAVENGr | Develop a deployable sensor hub that can be outfitted onto a drone and will be able to take and send pictures, along with altitude and GPS data to a ground station application, where the data will be processed to determine if there are any disturbed earth signatures | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Howard Hall and Matt Cook | Kelsey Kelley, Adam Foshie, Josh Storie, Kerwin Chu, and Isaac Stone | Spring 2019 |
| Lithium Production from Geothermal Brine | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Lithium CarBROnate | Extract lithium from geothermal brine using Flash drums, chromatography, and precipitation processes. The process yields high purity lithium to be used in batteries. In the future, this process could help meet the demands of a high energy society. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Henry Travis, Amanda Peebles, Nathaniel Abbott, and Jacob Waldschlager | Spring 2020 |
| Clayton Windows Senior Design | Clayton WIndows | UTK Clayton WIndows | The project objective given by the Clayton Windows Crossville facility was to increase the facility's production of windows from 1,800 a day to 2,000 without increasing the current workforce population. This objective was approached by conducting time studies one of the two lines in the facility, calculating an acceptable takt time, and redesigning process distribution among the operation team to create line balance and minimized batch sizes. From this, a standard line format was created as an example for both shifts in operation. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Ryan Glintenkamp, Mark Randolph, Isaiah Minter, and Hassan Alhumood | Spring 2019 |
| TDOT Denso | TDOT | All Access Engineering | Design a state industrial access road with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) that serves Denso Manufacturing in Maryville, TN. Design the horizontal and vertical curves for the roadway, the lane and shoulder widths, and a speed limit. Design any drainage and runoff management to accommodate the rivers, streams, and the floodplain on the site. Assure the soil on site is the quality needed for the project. If not, determine what needs to be done to improve the soil quality. Estimate a cost for the project using the design and unit costs of the materials needed. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford | Joseph Howell, Courtnie Strader, Megan Lamon, John Carson, and Charlie Mubarak | Spring 2019 |
| Loudon Riverwalk | City of Loudon | Loudon | Design a riverwalk alongside the Tennessee River in downtown Loudon, TN. The riverwalk will bring the community closer to the river it has been disconnected from for many years. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford | Caleb Pemberton, Christian Moloney, Carter Groves, and Bronson Maddox | Spring 2019 |
| Coal Dumper Locking Mechanism | Eastman Chemical Company | Mechanical Safety Solutions | Develop a mechanical lockout mechanism for the coal car dumper located at Eastman Chemical. Design to be used without electricity to protect maintenance personnel during hydraulic or electrical system failures. Create a scale model to demonstrate the forces on the system and the functionality of the mechanism. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | James Pearce, Michael Bowman, Roy Mbugua, Jacob Culp, and Jacob Groothuis | Spring 2020 |
| TDOT I-640 | TDOT | Ideal Solutions | The I-640 off-ramp experiences backups resulting in traffic overflow onto the interstate creating safety concerns. Our transportation team has been tasked with analyzing the roadways in the nearby vicinity and develop a long-term solution. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Tim Kelly, Kinzee Clark, Riley Greiff, and Tyler Atkins | Spring 2019 |
| Low Cost Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage System Temperature Monitoring System | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | NFMS | This project, sponsored by EPRI, is a joint venture between the departments of Nuclear Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to develop a low-cost temperature sensor for monitoring used nuclear fuel in dry cask storage. Presently, once used nuclear fuel is removed from on-site cooling pools, is stored in large metal canisters surrounded by concrete, where the fuel continues to be cooled via natural convection. A key design requirement of these systems however is to ensure continuous air flow and monitor for blockages, a task that is currently performed via daily inspections. Our project seeks to replace these daily inspections with a low cost, low maintenance, and high accuracy device that monitors the outlet temperature of these vents and notifies plant workers of a temperature anomaly. | Nuclear Engineering | Steve Skutnik and David Icove | John Wagner, Martino Hooghkirk, Brian Chrisman, Christian Haynes, and Melissa Quirin | Spring 2020 |
| Combined Cooling and Power (CCP) | Electric Power Research Institute | Combined Cooling and Power | The conventional refrigeration cycle has an evaporator, condenser and compressor. Heat absorbed by refrigerant in the evaporator (refrigerant effect) and work done on the refrigerant by the compressor is exhausted to the outdoor environment by a condenser, typically a dry or wet heat exchange process. Work will design a magneto alternator (generator used in wind turbine). The rotating shaft is internal and eliminates the need for a feed-through using a mag coupling thereby improving the leak tightness while also minimizing frictional resistance because mechanical rotary seals are eliminated from the design. The magneto alternator has rotating neodymium rare-earth magnets with a three-phase stator, then a bridge rectifier to produce DC. The power is then either directly used, stored in batteries, or drives a mains inverter that can supply the grid for profit. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Carlton Harwood, William Bright, Michael Keesee, Rabin Gandharva, and Xiaoqi Lu | Spring 2019 |
| Techno-economic analysis of Lithium Carbonate production from geothermal brine | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Battery Production Team A | The objective of the project is to design a process to obtain 100,000 metric tons of Lithium Carbonate needed for lithium battery production. The project utilizes geothermal brine from national resources to develop a local plant for lithium carbonate production. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Mina Masoud, Haley Dyer, Marc Hinawi, and Stephanie Yopp | Spring 2020 |
| Low Cost Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Temperature Monitoring System | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | EECS Team 26 | Develop a low cost temperature monitoring system for spent nuclear fuel casks and create a smartphone app for accessing this temperature data. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Christian Haynes, Melissa Quirin, Brian Chrisman, Lydia San George, and Micheala Williams | Spring 2020 |
| Combined Cooling and Power (CCP) Ð Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | CCP Team | Design a turbine that will generate additional power from a combined cooling and power (CCP) air-conditioner (A/C) system. Implement a prototype turbine to demonstrate the concept. Analyze national data concerning energy usage and show potential for application. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | MaKenzie Baird, Nick Crabb, Jacob Flowers, Landon Karp, and Charles Key | Spring 2020 |
| Techno-economic Analysis on the Recovery of Lithium from Lithium Manganese Dioxide Cathode Waste Materials by Hydrometallurgical Methods | JSW Fund for Undergraduate and Graduate Research at the University of Tennessee | CBE 488 (Counce) Group 6 | Design a recycling system for large volumes of unprocessed lithium-ion batteries. Lithium and other high-value components in the batteries will be extracted in their elemental form so that they can be reused to make fresh batteries. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Noah Dunlap, John Hill, Preston Nicely, and Joseph Swann | Spring 2020 |
| Maryville Little League Bridge Evaluation & Redesign | Robert G. Campbell & Associates | Diamond Engineering, Inc. | Maryville Little League's property spans Brown Creek, but a dilapidated bridge no longer allows access between the spaces adjacent to the stream. Services require design of a new bridge to accommodate both pedestrian and vehicular access for users of the ballpark. Additionally, small children access the stream and a water quality study is warranted to ensure water contact is safe. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | John Newman, David Swinney, Lauren Meffe, Francis Nunez, Nicholas Manley, Joseph Armstrong, Korbin Hinson, and Joshua Clanton | Spring 2020 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Commercial Vehicle Group | CVG Team | Develop a new container system for parts received from suppliers. The new system is intended to reduce down time as a result of looking for parts, minimizing transportation costs by maximizing truck space, and improve the current Kanban system. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Laura O'Shaughnessy | Francois Moolman, Darian Clegg, and Blake Begley | Spring 2019 |
| Technology Incorporation for Window Line Productivity Improvement/ Cost Reduction | Clayton Homes | Agile Automation | Develop a solution to eliminate bottlenecks in Clayton HomesÕ window production process. Improve throughput and reduce employee strain. Save Clayton Homes money. | Integrated Engineering Design | Floyd Ostrowski | Frank Gao, Adam Dalton, Jordan Pruitt, Ifedayo Akinduro , Malay Shah, Drew Browning, and Aju Joseph | Spring 2020 |
| Material Characterization of Flexible Packaging Thin Film Polymer Composites | Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Team | Develop a tool through material characterization to aid machine operators in the determination of adequate tension and heat settings for the printing of thin film polymer composite flexible packaging. | Department of Materials Science & Engineering | Kurt Sickafus | Maryam Alsukairi, Mohammed Alhejaili, Samantha Solis, Samuel Cormany, and Breanna Ellis | Spring 2019 |
| Craft Beer Production | Balter Beerworks | Craft Beer Production | Observe the beer making process and develop a mass balance for dissolved oxygen and yeast in different sections of the system. Improve the shelf life of the beer by optimizing the dissolved oxygen. Optimize the cost and time for the process by modifying the equipment and energy needs. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Jake Jolley, Jess Ossyra, Seth Anderson, Adam Soper, and Justin Holladay | Spring 2019 |
| Temporary Work zone Vehicular Intrusion Prevention Project | Rogers Group | JESC Engineering | The purpose of the design is to develop a system to prevent and further reduce vehicular intrusions into temporary work zones on highway construction projects. The team has developed a system that integrates high speed rumble strips and LIDAR sensors to reduce the speeds of incoming traffic and alert construction workers of non authorized vehicles entering a work zone at dangerous speeds. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford | Ethan Riddle, Jonathan Trzil, Scott Wilson, and Connor Witzeman | Spring 2019 |
| Materials Selection for High Temperature Neutron Scattering Sample Containers | ORNL Neutron Scattering Directorate | HT Neutron Scattering Sample Containment | Identify and evaluate materials to improve the reusability of sample cans used in high temperature neutron scattering experiments. The selected materials must be able to sustain temperatures up to 1600 ¡C while being unreactive with other can components and various classes of samples. The thermal expansion compatibility of the can components is also of importance. | Materials Science & Engineering | Claudia Rawn and Katharine Page | Ian Greeley, Joshua McCoy, Ahmad Alghadeer, Reece Emery, and Shiyi Chen | Spring 2020 |
| CubeSat | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 15 | Develop a working prototype of a CubeSat and a FlatSat to simulate and demonstrate working technology related to relaying and transmitting data. We will be implementing different ideas, as well as attempting to revolutionize technology already used. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Ben Hawkins, Michael Kang, Viktor Zenkov, Noah Branch, Mason Piper, and Joohyuk Leem | Spring 2019 |
| Tenn Pod | UTRF & UTHSC | 4 Peas in a Pod | Tenn Pods are self-contained, mobile hospital rooms. Our objective was to improve hospital workflow and the patientÕs overall experience without altering the hospitalÕs existing infrastructure. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Sara Hanrahan | Madeline Wood, Tanner Davis, Tanner Mullins, and Quint Gasque | Spring 2020 |
| Matrix-Based Hybrid Rocket Engine Development | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | The Rocketeers | Experiment with various 3-D printed, powder-filled fuel matrix designs and materials to overcome the general slow burn rate typical of hybrid rocket engines and thus increase regression rate thereby increasing specific impulse and characteristic velocity. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Evans Lyne | Teague Aarant, Timothy Grizzel, Angus Shaw, Seth Holladay, William Putthoff, Jared Bass, and Matthew Mcvey | Spring 2019 |
| CubeSat | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 8 | Assemble the hardware components and develop the software requirements for a CubeSat satellite. The CubeSat satellite is a 10x10x10 box used in Earth's orbit to proved many research statistics to development teams on land. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Zack Hawks, Alexa Tipton, James Hammer, Austyn Simons, and Isaac Way | Spring 2019 |
| Tertiary Safety System for Spent Fuel Pool Cooling | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Team | We will be using thermoelectric generators (TEGs) in the nuclear spent fuel pool to provide electricity to the water circulation pumps in the event that off-site power and backup diesel generators are lost (similar to the situation at Fukushima). TEGs use a temperature difference between two sides of the plates to induce a current flow and thus create electricity. The water circulation pumps in the spent fuel pool are vital to keeping the water surrounding the spent fuel cool in order to prevent boiling; boiling in the spent fuel pool would cause the fuel to be uncovered and would allow the release of radiation. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Martin Grossbeck and Laurence F. Miller | Amanda Bachmann, Drew Shayotovich, Taylor Adams, Jonathan Farmer, Jillian Newmyer, Trina Garrett, and Essa Altalalah | Spring 2019 |
| Medium bromine recovery | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Medium bromine recovery | Recovery of bromine on a medium scale from brine aqueous waste. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Tyer Burnett, Chase Falcon, Timothy Quayle, and Charles Workman | Spring 2019 |
| CubeSat | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | CubeSat | Our project is to create a low cost cube satellite simulator. By using low cost components and a modular design, our simulator will help other teams to prototype their designs and troubleshoot them before they go into space. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Bert Bashfor, Sam MacLean, and Mike Light | Spring 2019 |
| The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge | Denso & Mahle | Team Tennessee: EcoCAR Mobility Challenge | Design and implement both a vehicle control algorithm as well and appropriate CAD designs to support university efforts for the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EcoCAR) is the latest U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series. The four-year competition will challenge 12 university teams to apply advanced propulsion systems, as well as connected and automated vehicle technology to improve the energy efficiency, safety and consumer appeal of the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Ð Specifically for the carsharing market. Headline sponsored by DOE, General Motors (GM) and MathWorks, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, EcoCAR is the heart of automotive ingenuity working towards future mobility solutions. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | David Irick | William Axon, Mohima Mohsin, Huy Tran, Parker Trulove, Tucker Ozburn, Eric Evans, and Theresa Palandro | Spring 2020 |
| Medium Scale Sour Water Treatment Process | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | SWT Process | Develop a sour water treatment process that removes contaminants from sour water to reach a specific purity. Compare the conventional method using air stripping to an innovative process using steam stripping. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and John Guo | Kristen McGhee, Erin Essington, Andrew Street, and Neel Patel | Spring 2019 |
| CubeSat Simulator | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 1 | Build, test and thoroughly document a low cost CubeSat simulator that will transmit telemetry data and receive commands over amateur radio frequency bands. Continue development of the AMSAT CubeSat simulator project for future groups to build on. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Michael Light, Bert Bashford, Fahad Alamri, Ricky Simpkins, and Dylan Hedrick | Spring 2019 |
| The Environmental Measurement Device | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Team 16 | Design and develop a compact waterproof measurement device that records the flow rate of water leaving "tiles". "Tiles" are small drainage pipes that run under farmland to route excess water from the soil to nearby streams. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Thanos Papanicolaou | Austin Dorris, Garland Harper, Nicolas Schwerzler, and Andrew Bryant | Spring 2019 |
| Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment Selection & Cell Design | Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering | ProCo | Develop a decision-making framework for sponsor UCOR to select among large-scale metal additive manufacturing technologies for use in their business. Support selection choices with mechanical test data. | Integrated Engineering Design | Matthew Young | Linden Hardee, Eli Darby, Will Buttrey, Trey Phillips, and Jake Isaacs | Spring 2020 |
| DENSO PCB Magazine | DENSO | DENSO PCB Magazine | Develop the transfer of an empty printed circuit board magazine from an unloading location to a collection area for later use. This system must ensure safety and ease of use through a single push button. This system is to minimize the current operator strain from moving unloaded magazine to the collection area. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Stephen Botto, Chris Foehringer, Dustin Self, and Logan Kuchinic | Spring 2019 |
| The Extraction of Thorium from Monazite Ore | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Group One: CBE 488 | Design a process using acid extraction that will yield thorium oxide while minimizing by-products and recycling unused components. This project will also investigating the feasibility of extracting various rare Earth metals other than just Thorium. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Makenna Smith, Emily Watson, Jacob Reynolds, and Victoria Molotoka | Spring 2020 |
| Min Kao Lab Tour Robot | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 17 | Design and create a fully autonomous robot that can give a tour of the EECS building Min Kao. This will involve multiple floors and avoiding obstacles. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Mark Dean | Scott Rybak, Tarin Goad, James Wyatt, Matthew Klomfas, and Stephen Garabics | Spring 2019 |
| DENSO TFT | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. | DENSO TFT | Design of an assembly jig and end of arm tooling to fully automate the TFT sub-assembly process at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee. Using a collaborative robot, emulate the current manual assembly process with an automated process. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Aniket Ghare, Daniel Salyer, Ben Rockers, Dylan Beverly, Hany Abdo, and William Bridges | Spring 2020 |
| The Waterphone: A Study of Processing-Structure-Property-Performance Relationship | Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Team 1 - Waterphone | Investigate the properties that affect the sound of the waterphone. The waterphone must be made affordably while being appealing to look at. | Department of Materials Science & Engineering | David Keffer | Nicholas Carter, Briar Faulkner, Sabrina Schwerzler, and Bradley Straka | Spring 2019 |
| Miniature Cooling Tower | Eastman Chemical Company | E1 | Develop a scale model cooling tower for Eastman. The system should be portable and easy to operate as well as be useful as an educational tool. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | Sean OConnor, Richard Estey, and Adam Brooks | Spring 2019 |
| Deployment of Strain Gauges for In-situ and Permanent Monitoring of Pressure Experiments | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | MSE Project Team 4 | Pressure cells are a common tool in applying extreme conditions to a test sample though offer no real-time measurement of the pressure applied. Strain gauges allow a method of calculating stress on a material via electrical resistance as a product of strain. Provided the correct selection criteria, strain gauges can measure down to the micro scale and withstand cryogenic temperatures. The proposed project will select a set of gauges and a corresponding adhesive that will be used to compose an active feedback system. This system will be assembled into a bridge circuit and utilize the Control System Studios (CSS) computer interface as a means of communication. The finalized product aims to measure the forces of cryogenically exposed pressure cells as they are in the ORNL spallation neutron source. | Department of Materials Science & Engineering | Claudia Rawn and Veerle M. Keppens | Alyssa Lindsey, Andrew Howell, Austin Henson, Cody Knight, Emma Berry, and Samantha Trimble | Spring 2019 |
| Thermal Buffering of Windows | UTK Greenfee | Thermal Buffering of Windows | The objective being to demonstrate the concept of thermal buffering to minimize heat loss through fenestration during the winter months by utilizing waste heat from the HVACÕs condenser and cooling tower. Designing a window that insulates better than a traditional double or triple pane glazing would help reduce overall costs for comfort conditioning a building. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Chase Kuykendall, Elliott Thurman, Blake Campbell, Zach Nolan, and Alex Sample | Spring 2020 |
| Mission Design for Saturn Orbital Insertion With Titan Aerogravity Assist | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Ring Around The Saturn | Design a mission from Earth to Saturn to study SaturnÕs moon, Enceladus. This mission will utilize the atmosphere of Titan, another of SaturnÕs moons, to decrease the spacecraftÕs velocity. After this aerogravity assist, the spacecraft will enter into an orbit around Saturn that allows for observation of Enceladus. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Evans Lyne | Nishant Lokanathan, Nathan Stover, Jonathan Spitznas, Drew Wright, Hannah Hajdik, Jason Patel, and Samantha Ramsey | Spring 2020 |
| DESIGN AND BUILD INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL FOR TEACHING THE GOLF SWING Ñ GOLF PROFESSIONAL BYRON WILLIAMS | Byron Williams, PGA Teaching Professional | GOLF TRAINER - PRO BYRON WILLIAMS | The goal of this capstone is to design and build a golf trainer that helps demonstrate through the subjective experience of the ball striker the correct motions for a consistently sound golf swing. Students will develop a quantitative analysis of the golf swing to help guide design of the golf trainer with professional guidance from Pro Byron Williams. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Brooks Leftwich, Bo Compton, Sam Gates, Ryan Singley, Clark Hall, Nick Hassler, Ben Vickery, and Alec Rinehart | Spring 2020 |
| Thermal Buffering of Windows | Office of Sustainability | Window Thermal Buffering | The Transportation Office Building in Park Plaza, Boston features a perimeter thermal buffering concept that uses stored waste condenser heat in a 750,000-gal capacity water tank. Simulations for curtain walls showed that thermal buffering could minimize heat losses in cold weather periods. A window attachment is therefore proposed that uses indoor conditioned air to block the loss of heat from a window during cold weather periods. Indoor conditioned air is preheated using waste heat from the condenser of the Hodges centrifugal chillers. Estimates of energy savings for the Hodges Library indicates a $37k per year savings reflecting a 3% drop in total power draw (operating plus demand charge). To enhance daylighting, it is proposed to include a reflective controllable blind as an exterior attachment that reflects short-wave irradiance up to the interior ceilings. The blind rotates automatically based on the time-of-day, solar orientation, latitude and longitude. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Connor Britton, Joseph Wing, Jack Rogers, Peyton Whitehead, and Brandon Glover | Spring 2019 |
| Modular Ammonia Production | The American Institute of Chemical Engineers | MAP | Design a small-scale, modular ammonia plant capable of producing 10 tons/day of ammonia on a farm, utilizing clean energy sources. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Chase McGee, Shivam Ishanpara, James Ragland, and Mohamed Sabrah | Spring 2020 |
| Design and Construction of Modular Thermal Evaporator | Materials Science & Engineering | Science Toaster | Design a thermal evaporator to perform physical vapor deposition in a research laboratory setting. Modularity will be a main purpose in design such that the thermal evaporator may be developed in parallel with control system integration and high-cost parts acquisition to enable a more intelligent system. | Materials Science & Engineering | Mahshid Ahmadi | Melanie Buziak, Caitlin Harpell, Trent Charnock, Morgan Yount, and Cullen Pearson | Spring 2020 |
| Thermal Chemical Energy Storage | UT Greenfee | Thermal Chemical Energy Storage | Analyze energy storage potential for sodium hydroxide (NaOH) used in conjunction with a parabolic solar collector. Model solar collector temperatures as well as energy usage for various building types and weather patterns to determine feasibility of use for a full-scale system. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Jonathan West, Samuel Swayne, John Davis, James McBroom, and Tennessee Bryant | Spring 2020 |
| Motion Charging Smart Watch | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 01 | Develop hardware and software that can be implemented to an existing Smartwatch so the system could charge off of the userÕs motion. The hardware would include an integrated circuit with USB connection. The software would analyze the performance of the charging module and report to the user | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Luke Annen, Jillian Ruff, and Nolan Brown | Spring 2020 |
| Design and Fabrication of Synthetic Rock-Forming Mineral Phases | Materials Science & Engineering | Synthetic Silicates | Design a process to create silicate minerals intended for nuclear reactor containment. These minerals need to withstand some irradiation, so a uniform phase and specific composition is necessary. | Materials Science & Engineering | Kurt Sickafus and Chris Wetteland | Natalie Wieber, Will Parker, Jared Floyd, and Justin Lee | Spring 2020 |
| Thermal Chemical Energy Storage (TCES) | Office of Sustainability | Thermal Chemical Energy Storage | The compressor of a refrigeration system discharges a high temperature and high pressure superheated refrigerant having an exergy quality, second only to the electricity input to the compressor. The heat is wasted by dumping it to the outdoor environment. A chemical-based thermal energy storage (TCES) is proposed that generates and stores chemical energy in the summer for later use during the winter months; there is virtually no heat loss while in the storage state. The TES would offset heating demands during early morning peak winter usage or shape loads during other periods to help reduce utility costs, environmental impact and infrastructure. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Tennessee Bryant, Seth Douglas, Junsung Park, Frances Pfeifer, and Pierce Atkins | Spring 2019 |
| MSR-ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | MSR-ORNL | Design a natural circulation molten salt research reactor. The design includes thermal hydraulics, neutronics, shielding, instrumentation and control, and materials. The reactor will be used to help further research and development on molten salt reactors, since data on them is scarce. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Laurence Miller | Thomas Quirin, Patrick Huston, Hayden Sutton, Jacob Mckesson, Josh Nash, and Parth Patel | Spring 2019 |
| Design of a Solar-Powered, Non-Thermal Plasma Device for Microbial Disinfection | Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | Non-Thermal Plasma Team | Develop a water disinfection device for off-grid use in remote areas. Portability, effectiveness, and cost are key factors of design. The design utilizes plasma generation of ozone to kill microbes. | Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Sciences | Philip Ye and David Smith | Luke Martin, Calvin Conn, Jordan Brewer, and Cabot Anderson | Spring 2019 |
| Thorcon Power Plant Transients Analysis | Department of Nuclear Engineering | MSR UT | The main focus of the project is to design a model of a Thorcon power plant in order to test the transient behavior of the plant during design basis accidents. The model is created by combining four smaller models of the core neutronics, core kinetics, freeze plug behavior, and thermal cycle. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Ondrej Chvala | Yanheng Chen, Son Quang, and John Hirtz | Spring 2019 |
| Multi-Port Catheter for Vascular Intervention | University of Tennessee Medical Center | SyrumSync | Design a working catheter that uses multiple ports to allow for both insertion and removal of substances, along with occlusion of the site in order to heal vascular damage. Analyze the benefit and efficiency of the vascular wall repair drug delivery system. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Emily Schulman, Emily Gable, Sara Aboeleneen, Patrick Kennedy, and Kiara Myers | Spring 2020 |
| Determining the Effect of a Humid Environment on Cable Aging | Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) | Cable Aging | Cable aging is a costly problem occuring in industry and there is still much unknown about how it occurs. Environments with high amounts of humidity, such as those of light water nuclear reactors, are of particular interest due to complications added by the presence of water. These cables are exposed to harsh environmental conditions and elevated temperatures for decades, and cable embrittlement or failure can lead to dangerous and costly consequences. To provide a better understanding for the mechanisms behind cable aging, embrittlement, and other environmental failures, cable insulation made from cross-linked polyethylene (XLP) and ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) were examined. These insulative polymers will be exposed to high and low humidities at elevated temperatures to simulate light water nuclear reactor environments. Samples of new cable insulation were artificially aged in a tube furnace with water vapor to simulate humid environments. Virgin, service simulated, and service exposed samples were analyzed by DSC, TGA, Dielectric testing, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy. The data gathered from these tests will be compared and contrasted in order to provide a better understanding of how aging occurs and give a ballpark estimate for cable life. | Department of Materials Science & Engineering | Kurt Sickafus | Max Neveau, Cameron Hale, Ethan Blount, Darby Ker, Jeremiah Petty, and Noah Schaftlein | Spring 2019 |
| Thorium Oxide Extraction From Monazite Ore | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Gold Team | Develop a process to extract Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore. Use various acid and base reactions, including separation processes, to carry out this operation. Analyze the cost of the system, including equipment expenditures. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Nikolai Regenold, Karsten Parker, Benjamin Miller, and Caleb Moon | Spring 2020 |
| Multimodal Diamond Senor for Advanced Reactors | Nuclear Engineering | MDS | Develop a multimodal diamond sensor platform to enhance the control of advanced nuclear reactors with non-traditional coolants such as molten salts and metals. This sensing system will have the ability to measure temperature, thermal neutron flux, and fast neutron flux simultaneously and in real time. | Nuclear Engineering | Eric Lukosi | Jessica Charest, Tyler Beck, Micah Jeroutek, and Austin Ford | Spring 2020 |
| Develop Standard Operating Procedures for Full Electronic Records Integration | InterFaith Health Clinic | InterFaith Senior Design Team | Achieve full electronic record integration at InterFaith Health clinic by creating Standard Operating Procedures for volunteer doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses. These Standard Operating Procedures must be easily understood and implemented to ensure quality care and records for all patients. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski | Emily Diehl, Clark Legac, Payton Garland, Joshua Presnell, Emily Glenn, and Corrine Terhune | Spring 2019 |
| Thorium Production | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Team 11 | Developing a monazite separation process to extract a reasonably pure thorium oxide and other rare earth element minerals, e.g., lanthanum, cerium, neodymium in an economically feasible and environmentally friendly manner. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Chachthida Sukitjavanich, Monique Barksdale, Mubuso Nkosi, Sydnee Ruff, and Zach Papiez | Spring 2020 |
| Myoelectric Hand/Wrist | Choice Orthotics & Prosthetics | Perpetual Prosthetics | Develop a 3D-printed prosthetic device for below-the-elbow amputees with movable finger and wrist components. Create a business case and manufacturing plan to produce the prosthetic. | Integrated Engineering Design | Chad Duty | Taylor Berger, Michael Clay, Ashton DeRousse, Lauren Jennings, Cora Tucker, Matthew Rowe, and Erica Waters | Spring 2020 |
| Dissolved Oxygen Sensing for Wastewater Management | Eastman Chemical Company | DOERS | Develop an automated data logging system to measure and record dissolved oxygen levels in waste water from Eastman Chemical Company. The system will traverse a water basin to collect the data. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | Yuvraj Sriram, Cory Hensley, Darren Foster, Ian Cannon, and Aaron Mcculler | Spring 2019 |
| TixZr(1-x)N Thin Films for Advanced Plasmonic Materials | JIAM | MSE Project Group 3 | The goal of this project is to utilize combinatorial reactive thin film sputtering to create a TixZr(1-x)N thin film for the application of advanced plasmonic materials. This will be accomplished by characterizing the as-deposited composition, nanostructure, and optical properties of a TiN and ZrN binary and TixZr(1-x)N ternary ceramic films. | Department of Materials Science & Engineering | Philip Rack and Jason Fowlkes | Susan Schickling, Codi Ferree, Andre Hillsman, Amy Godfrey, and Hannah Robinson | Spring 2019 |
| Neutron Multiplication | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Neutron Multiplication | Design and built a neutron multiplication monitoring system for use in both the thermal neutron assembly, and the planned fast neutron assembly. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Laurence Miller | Spencer Kropf, Jason Matheny, Robert Corrigan, Andrew Volkovitskiy, and Garrett Russell | Spring 2019 |
| Distributed Chemical Awareness Network | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | EECS Team 19 | Design a network of sensors that can detect an increase in chemical air content and communicate between sensors to confirm chemical anomalies. The network will then be able to notify an administrator and perform image processing via a camera. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | n/a n/a | Roscoe Beitel, Michael Dennison, Grady McGinnity, and Nicholas West | Spring 2020 |
| Tolly | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Tolly | Develop a 3D-printed, cost-effective, bionic prosthetic for below the elbow amputees. Tolly is currently designed specifically for a biomedical engineering student at the University of Tennessee. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Chad Duty | Makenzie Swicegood, Alex Weber, Gabriela Sabin, Justin Stephens, Emily Weeden, Brian Friend, Ben Chesney, and Zac Cole | Spring 2019 |
| New Roadway Design at Faith Promise Lane: From Cherahala Boulevard to TN-162, MP1.9 | Gresham Smith | 2020 Vision Engineering | Design is necessary for a new collector road and on-ramp connecting the proposed Cherahala Boulevard extension to Pellissippi Parkway to improve safety and connectivity in the vicinity of Faith Promise Church in west Knoxville. Efforts include significant grade modifications, geotechnical services, utilities and drainage design, mindful of the geometric needs of the roadway to serve the drivers accessing the neighborhood. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Wes Darling, Zachary Jerome, Collis Lowe, Nicholas Naifeh, Brady Nutt, Benjamin Ferguson, and Daniel Fox | Spring 2020 |
| Dynamic Insulation Wall Assembly | Clayton Homes | Dynamic Wall Insulation | A major change in construction is proposed having the potential to save both energy and cost of construction; simple payback is estimated at about 7 years for new construction. The key objective complements the Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) research sponsored by the DOE Building Technologies Office (BTO). Goal is to demonstrate smart insulation materials. The insulation is capable of being dynamically controlled through a change in thermal emittance. Students will model, build and demonstrate a dynamic wall assembly. The concept changes thermal resistance on demand to enhance passive solar heating and nighttime thermal cooling. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Carson Buchanan, Taylor Jordon, Connor Morton, Tyler Newsom, and Dalton West | Spring 2019 |
| Torch-mounted Automated Wire Cutter for Large Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility | Torch-mounted Automated Wire Cutter for Large Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing | At the MDF, the welding torch for a 3D metal printer has to cut wire after every weld it makes. This severely increases print time since it has to go to a special station to cut the wire. Our task is to make cutting the wire faster by mounting it to the head of the torch. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Bill Hamel | Steven Patrick, Matt Montgomery, Erfan Zahraei, Garrett Foust, and Ben Rouse | Spring 2019 |
| New Surgical Instrument for Veterinary Medicine | UT College of Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Engineering Technology (V.E.T) | Develop and innovate a surgical tool that will allow a veterinary surgeon to use one instrument to clamp, cut, repair and stitch together tissue in an equine uterus. This tool must be useful but gentle on the uterine tissue without further damaging it. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Lauren Smith, Natalie Gosnell, Sarah Brock, Jami Anderson, and Bibhor Panta | Spring 2019 |
| Dynamic Insulations | Clayton Homes | Dynamic Insulation | Develop a wall insulation system that allows the thermal resistance to be varied depending on the outdoor conditions. The insulation is able to achieve different thermal resistance values by using a small electric current to change the emissivity of thin films contained within the wall. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Vincent Gambuzza, Ben Bartmess, Daniel Melton, Aynsley Whitus, and N/A N/A | Spring 2020 |
| TRACE | Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | TRACE | Design a semi-automated concentration, collection, and storage system for floating garbage in small waterways. The system will be equipped with sensors to alert a city worker when to remove the garbage from the storage receptacle and keep the worker up to date on the system's functionality. | Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Sciences | Daniel Yoder | Josh Benavidez, Lindsay Brown, Macy King, and Bailey Langford | Spring 2019 |
| Optics of Two-Dimensional Materials used as Substrates for Nanoparticle-Based Devices | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanoparticles are Cool | Produce crystals for application of two-dimensional layers to substrates for optical characterization. After optical characterization of two-dimensional crystals is complete, apply gold nano-particles to the crystals to characterize changes in two-dimensional crystals from gold nano-particles. | Materials Science & Engineering | David Mandrus and Gerd Duscher | Anne Coleman, Tyler Douglas, Reagan Newman, Mallory Stevenson, and Connor Stephens | Spring 2020 |
| Early Bronco Electric Vehicle Subsystem Design | Kincer Chassis - Krawlers Edge | EcoTrek | Design electric vehicle systems for the body of a classic Ford Bronco. Develop a business plan that will allow sponsor Krawlers Edge to efficiently produce more of these electric vehicle systems. | Integrated Engineering Design | William Miller and Doug Aaron | Kali Holt, Michael Butler, Dakota Cauthen, Isaac Houser, Kizer Harris, Greg Corson, and Holly Robbins | Spring 2020 |
| Trans-Neptunium Orbit Determinations | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | TNO VI; Delta VEGA Edition | Develop potential trajectories and mission opportunities for objects past Neptune's orbit. This process minimized the mass requirements of engine burns to achieve the desired trajectories and analyzed the radiation experienced by the spacecraft on the trajectory. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | James Evans Lyne | Zackery Crum, Daniel Johnson, Samuel Walters, Garrett Mitchell, and Adam Dalton | Spring 2019 |
| Optimization of Beer to Whiskey Distillation Process | Post Modern Spirits | SmokeyÕs Whiskey Makers | Develop parameters to optimize the production of whiskey from while maintaining the flavor profile of Post-Modern Distillery determined from analytical procedures. The parameters must be achievable with the equipment already used at the distillery. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Alexandra Galaska, Hunter Beckham, Devin Blumenfeld, and Caroline Jones | Spring 2020 |
| Early Warning Solar Storm Prediction | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Early Warning Solar Storm Prediction | Develop a prediction algorithm for solar storms using machine learning. Design a magnetic loop antenna for observation of solar radiation, used in conjunction with historic data to train the algorithm. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Marvin Joshi, Matthew Smalley, Aiden Rutter, Ben Klein, and Ian Lumsden | Spring 2020 |
| Trauma Tot | UT Medical Center | LOGO Designs | Design and manufacture a simulated trauma model for toddler aged children in order for surgeons to practice a variety of procedures. The model must be anatomically correct, have a simple assembly system, and use materials that are easy to replace and cost effective. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Olivia Lowman, Anneka Granvold, Ryan Ogle, and Eddie Orzechowski | Spring 2019 |
| Optimization of Whiskey Cuts for Yield and Flavor | PostModern Spirits | Volunteer Distillers | Develop a method to optimize yield and flavor of PostModern SpiritÕs distillation process. This is to be accomplished by using analytical methods in the laboratory and Aspen Plus simulations. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Malcolm Miller, Abdullah Algamdi, Zhenglang Hao, and Carter Sheppard | Spring 2020 |
| Eastman PFT Data Logger | Eastman Chemical Company | P.F.T | Design and develop a self-powered data logging system that records and monitors pressure, temperature, and flow rate data in air and water pipelines at Eastman Chemical Company. Readings are taken by using a pitot tube with two pressure transducers and a temperature sensor which connect to a data logger. The collected data is displayed on the data logger in a live readout for 24 hour periods. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | Ryan Wallace, Chad Arnold, Tucker Hall, and Joseph Gauspohl | Spring 2019 |
| Treatment of Sour Water from Petrochemical Processes | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Raghavan Incorporated | Develop a technologically advantageous and economically efficient process for the removal of toxic compounds commonly found in wastewater from petrochemical processes in order for its safe and responsible reintegration into local ecosystems. Water purity must meet or exceed relevant federal and locally mandated pollutant levels to maintain public health and safety. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Colin Davis, Dillon Price, Kaitlin Blanchard, and Jesse Dyer | Spring 2019 |
| ORACLE: Mars Aerial Surveyor | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | Coder's Rotors | Develop an aerial drone for the purpose of creating 3-dimensional topographic maps of the martian surface. The drone must be able to operate multiple flights to collect the needed data and be able to work in tandem with a rover to transmit the data back to Earth for processing. Software will be used to convert the video data into 3-dimensional topographic maps. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | James Coder and Robert Bond | Michelle Mcnamara, Tanner Justice, Jeff Zajkowski, John Thress, and David Kight | Spring 2019 |
| EcoCar Mobility Challenge | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 22 | Develop tools for EcoCar Mobility Challenge including data visualization tools, diagnostics check, and sensor status. Design the program that analyzing the data collected by various types of sensors mounted on the vehicle. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Spencer Harper, Austin Park, Zhekai Dong, and Haowei Cao | Spring 2020 |
| Tunneling Wound Exploration Device | UT Medical Center | T3 Engineering | Design a cost-efficient, sterile, and disposable exploration device for the purpose of examining and treating tunneling wounds with small-diameter openings. The device utilizes a novel articulation system that enables the operator to direct the camera's view while inside the wound. The device also contains a built-in irrigation system compatible with standard medical syringes to allow physicians to flush out the wound and clear any biological obstruction to the camera's view. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Mitchell Goldman | Brittani Lopez, Carson Smith, Sarah Enani, Christopher O'Brien, and Nathaniel Hauser | Spring 2019 |
| Oral Hygiene | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | Oral Hygiene | Design and implement a universal brush attachment for Yankauer Suction Tubes. This attachable device must cost less than $1.90 and have a 360 degree brush head. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Preetam Sharma | Benjamin Schwartz, Celeste Pelletier, Cyrus Jones, and Hatim Kamal | Spring 2020 |
| EcoCAR Mobility Challenge | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EcoCAR Mobility Challenge CAVs Team | Our team is in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge as the CAVs team (Connective and Automated Vehicles). Our team specifically is tasked with making the EcoCAR have level 2 autonomous capabilities. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Hairong Qi and David Irick | Stephanie Kreutz, Matt Anderson, fareed rafipour, MacKenzie Goff, Casey Lemon, and zach randall | Spring 2019 |
| Ultrasoundable Peripheral IV Access Model | University of Tennessee Medical Center | (KM)^2 | Develop a novel, low-cost, realistic IV insertion model that can accurately simulate insertion of an IV/catheter in difficult IV access patients. The model must be capable of ultrasound imaging and include anatomical obstacles specific to difficult IV access. Investigate market opportunities and create a manufacturing plan required for commercialization in healthcare facilities. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Nicole Kowalski, Matthew Kushnir, Alicia Matavosian, and Camron Midgette | Spring 2020 |
| ORNL Non-Magnetic Foundation | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | FASA Engineering | Design a Non-Magnetic Foundation for a new research facility intended to further study the measurement of the neutron's dipole moment. The experiment aims to uncover the reason why matter exists in the universe. The foundation will use different non-magnetic reinforcing materials to minimize any magnetic interference on the experimental equipment. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford and Mark Denavit | Salvador Morales, Annie Diegel, Forrest Wright, and Austin Williams | Spring 2019 |
| EcoCAR Mobility Challenge | Argonne National Laboratory | EcoCAR Mobility Challenge | Develop a Hybrid electric vehicle for car sharing and rental purposes from a General Motors 2019 Blazer. This vehicle will also be equipped with hands off steering wheel autonomous features by integrating several radars, sensors and cameras. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | David Irick | Dennis Owens | Spring 2019 |
| Upgrade of Robotic Arm Control from Open Loop to Closed Loop Control and Implementation of a Flux Mapping System | Nuclear Engineering | Robotic Arm Flux Mapping | Redesign and upgrade a robotic arm such that it operates from an open-loop system to a closed-loop system. The new robot and code should allow the robot to autonomously measure neutron radiation at different locations in its surroundings to form a 3D flux map of the environment. | Nuclear Engineering | Laurence Miller and Larry Sharpe | Noah Marks, Reagan Stringfellow, and Ben Clayton | Spring 2020 |
| ORT-E: Adaptive Job Scheduling for High Mix, Low Volume Products | Oak Ridge Tool - Engineering | Job Shop ISEs | The team was tasked with designing a visual job scheduling system for Oak Ridge Tool - Engineering, which machines custom products to high specifications. The design focus was the POLCA system which uses paired loops with overlapping cells and cards to manage capacity throughout the job shop floor. POLCA is designed to adapt to large work orders and customer demands that make scheduling complicated. The overall purpose is to increase ownership, throughput, and revenue for ORT-E. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Laura O'Shaughnessy and Floyd Ostrowski | Trice McCullar, Adam Larkey, Nathan Allen, and Philip Throckmorton | Spring 2020 |
| Economic Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Mission Recyclable | Analysis of available battery recycling techniques and subsequent design of an industrial-scale process. Further stages were developed to refine products while reducing costs in order to increase economic feasibility. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Gene Cravens, Daniel Faradji, Edward Michaud, Matthew Rivera, and Caleb Young | Spring 2020 |
| UTK College of Nursing Manikin Storage System | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | The Power Tower | Design and build a product to properly store and move approximately 75 lbs. medical manikins in nursing simulation labs. The product must accommodate for good nursing body mechanics including moving the manikins from different medical bed heights. The product needs to be low profile with an overall footprint the size of a standard stretcher ( 83Ó x 35Ó). | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Lee Sarten, Zane Chapman, Cameron Oakley, Beverly Wesh, and Tyler McCubbins | Spring 2020 |
| Parkway | TTAP | Team 24 | Develop a mobile application which provides the status of current University of Tennessee parking garage occupancy levels to users. Implement an easy to use guided user interface with concise and complete data viewing for a facilitated parking experience. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Conner Brinkley, Kae Suarez, Emily Plank, Sam Hazlewood, Austin Knight, and Kody Bloodworth | Spring 2020 |
| Economic Viability of Rare Earth Element Extraction from Monazite Ore | Electric Power Research Institute | Economic Viability of Rare Earth Element Extraction from Monazite Ore | Development of a process design flow sheet, followed by economic analysis. Determine if the proposed process is economically viable and environmentally responsible. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Damon Vance, Azaam Almasudi, and Logan Brown | Spring 2019 |
| UTK SmartPark App & Sensor System | Center for Transportation Research | Team 18 | Gather and analyze parking data from sensors into usable database, then translating that data into readable and user-friendly information displayed on a mobile parking app. Sensors must be installed in a select number of spots in one of the Knoxville garages. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Matthew Butera, Winston Boyd, David Rainbolt, James Best, Vishal Patel, Rachel Mcfall, and Dylan Devries | Spring 2020 |
| Patch Array Software Defined Radio Telescope | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | PASDRT | We are developing a small antenna that allows for the live observation of radio waves, in this case, specifically WiFi. It has uses in search & rescue and anti jamming. | Aly Fathy | Chase Cumbelich, Peter Alley, Nick Bianchi, and Abdel Moadi | Spring 2019 | |
| EECS Graduate Student Forms Central | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 23 | Develop an interactive web interface for graduate students to better keep track of degree requirements. The web interface will automatically validate and populate degree programs forms and provide students information on how to complete outstanding degree requirements. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Jens Gregor | Casey Bates, Henry Quach, Ben Siravantha, Howard Choi, and Surya Manikonda | Spring 2019 |
| UTK Transfer Student Confirmation Process Improvement | Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Center | UTK Transfer Center Process Improvement Team | Find and prioritize issues with the student transfer (confirmation) process to address issues identified by transfer students that directly affect the number of transfer students confirmed for enrollment each academic year. Outside of addressing transfer student priority issues, improvement opportunities within the process that will significantly reduce its lead time are also identified. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Laura O'Shaughnessy and Floyd Ostrowski | Zebulun Eggers , Van Nguyen, and David Hammett | Spring 2020 |
| Physical Model and Simulation of Flow in a High Temperature, Low Pressure Furnace | BAM Knoxville | The Flow Bros | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | J Mark Barker | Mary Daffron, Landen McDonald, Joseph Goble, and Charles Stansberry | Spring 2019 | |
| EECS Lab Tour Robot | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 6 | Develop a robot that is capable of autonomous navigation. The robot is required to navigate the third and fourth floors of the Min Kao building. The robot shall also visit and talk about labs on the way. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Mark Dean and Amir Sadovnik | Tyler Small, Samuel Leonard, Sai Manikonda, Hunter Kelley, William Prickett, and Alexander Booher | Spring 2019 |
| Vaccine Delivery | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | Vaccine Delivery | Design a portable refrigeration system to deliver vaccines to remote locations. The system must be self sufficient and be operable by anyone. A hand crank compressor is used in a vapor refrigeration system. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Doug Aaron | Noah Johnson, Justin Garner, Courtney Cartwright, Trenton Yount, Georgiana Blue, and Ryan Litchfield | Spring 2019 |
| Pick and Place | Accu-Router | Pick and Place | Develop a simple and reliable pick and place unit. Must utilize existing technologies and be easy to maintain. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Jordan Cummings, Jacob Maine, Collin Culp, William Piwonka, and Philip Bailey | Spring 2019 |
| Efficient Elevator Algorithm | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team Icovator | Design a simulation that emulates elevators in buildings of various sizes. Develop an algorithm that optimizes elevator functionality using modern reinforcement learning techniques. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Sean Toll, Owen Barbour, Carl Edwards, Daniel Nichols, and Austin Day | Spring 2020 |
| Vanadium Flow Battery | Office of Sustainability | Vanadium Flow Battery | Develop a concept for an energy storage device that could be used in Hodges Library to eliminate peak-demand charges. Energy costs during peak-demand times are substantially higher than average costs. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Mark Terrones II, Gabriel Abbu, Conrad Pelletier, and Kenneth Washington | Spring 2019 |
| Pilot Car Active Clearance Alert System | Clayton Homes | Watch Your Head | Develop a system to prevent manufactured home collisions with overhead obstacles during highway transport. Design pilot car detection systems and communication with home trailer to warn drivers with enough time to avoid a collision. | Integrated Engineering Design | Hairong Qi | Thomas Keyes, Rmi Koch, Charles Weber, Matthew DeMorat, Spencer McDonald, and Jacob Wille | Spring 2020 |
| Effluent to Beer Tap: Design and Construction of a Portable Re-Use Water Treatment System | LDA Engineering | Sustainabrew Engineering | Water Scarcity is an increasingly prevalent issue many municipalities face or will face in the near future. Design and construction of a portable wastewater treatment unit suitable to accept wastewater treatment plant effluent serves as a prototype for wastewater re-use. Water quality testing ensures the treated water meets drinking water standards and allows for a beer brewing trial application. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Kadee Klimowicz, Emma Parks, Sean Lee, and Caroline Stephens | Spring 2020 |
| Vanadium Flow Battery DEMO at Hodges | Office of Sustainability | Vanadium Flow Battery | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Mark Terrones II, Gabriel Abbu, Conrad Pelletier, and Kenneth Washington | Spring 2019 | |
| Pipe Inspection Robot | Eastman Chemical Company | Pipe Bot | Develop and build a robotic system to traverse within a pipe system to inspect for defects, product buildup or other issues. Robotic system will be functional for up to 100 ft of pipe, capture images, transmit video and be controlled remotely. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Young | Michael Buckley, Armand Mendez, John Batcheller, Daniel Brimer, and Justin Shropshire | Spring 2020 |
| Emergency Department Simulation and Modeling for Fort Sanders | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Healthcare Emergency Department Refinement Team | This project is designed to have a reduction of patient length of stay (LOS) for the Emergency Department at FSRMC. The agent-based simulation model is a tool to assist the new Emergency Department in decision making on staffing, the number of beds to open, and other logistical opportunities for improvement by observing the current flow of the ED, creating a simulation model, and simulating optimal scenarios utilizing design of experiments. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Gabrielle Schuck, Ryan Fehr, Chris Logan, Lee Malesh, and Ashley Chen | Spring 2020 |
| Variable Thermal Resistance Insulation for Energy Conservation in Homes / Dynamic Insulation Wall Assembly | Clayton Homes | Clayton Homes Variable Insulation | Develop a variable insulation wall system for residential homes. This system utilizes thin metallic sheets placed in parallel inside the wall with a small current being used to manipulate the walls R value. By doing this energy is conserved through efficiently heating and cooling the indoors by taking advantage of the outdoor climate. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Taylor Jordan, Carson Buchanan, Connor Morton, Tyler Newsom, and Dalton West | Spring 2019 |
| PiTrader | Department of Finance | PiTrader | Design an automated algorithmic trading platform that can execute predefined or user-defined strategies. Provide a form of passive alpha for casual investors interested in technology and trading. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Andy Puckett | David Clevenger, Parker Holt, Dylan Farmer, Justin Martinez, and Guru Ball-Khalsa | Spring 2019 |
| Emergency iTrainer | UT Medical Center | EngineerinGirls | Design a training model that can be used to simulate select emergency ocular procedures. The students at the UT Med Center Simulation Lab do not currently have a way to practice procedures like foreign body removal, slit-lamp exam, fluorescein staining, and lateral canthotomy. The training model needs to be life-life, realistic, and provide easy repeatability for training sessions. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Jillian Schwendeman, Hannah Olsen, Gracie Forbes, Emma Johnson, and Brett Evans | Spring 2019 |
| Vision System Innovation for Construction Site Safety | Trimble | Optical Worksite Locator | Develop a camera system to detect and locate invalid personal protective equipment (PPE). Alert construction site administrators through a mobile app. Analyze the market and create a business case for the product. | Integrated Engineering Design | Amir Sadovnik | Hannah Loftis, Bryce Mullins, Manan Desai, and Raman Lal | Spring 2020 |
| Portable Sensor Safety Suite for Vehicles | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 4 | A portable set of vehicle safety sensors with a tablet display. The suite includes two blind spot sensors and two cameras. The tablet will display the camera and alert information. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Jacob Engelman, Yibo Wu, Omeed Noorbakhsh, and Zachary Dieter | Spring 2020 |
| Encrypted Garage Door Opener | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 20 | Design a home garage door opener that is more secure than current systems. Create a physical device that attaches to current openers. Develop an accompanying phone application for end-users to use instead of an old-style radio opener. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Tom Krobatsch, Josh Norvell, Brent Ford, Jackie Ni, and Matt Broussard | Spring 2020 |
| VocaCoord | Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology | Team VocaCoord | VocaCoord is a tablet and web application that uses speech-to-text technology to aid hearing and learning disabled children in the classroom. It detects keywords spoken by teachers and displays them on students' tablets along with a picture and definition of the word. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Jillian McCarthy and Michael Berry | Charles Rizzo, Jerry Duncan, Austin Saporito, Preston Provins, Ryan Flint, and Jared Burris | Spring 2019 |
| Powder Agitation System | 3D Systems | 3D Systems Senior Design Group 1 | Design a system that loosens the powder in a storage bin used for SLS printing. The system must guarantee a flow rate out of the 2 inch diameter opening of 1 liter every 10 seconds. The system must also remain contaminant free and maintain "first in, first out" behavior. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | J Boulet | Austin Davis, Austin Smith, Andrew Walters, Cameron Wagner, and Colin White | Spring 2019 |
| Engineering Mentor Program Application Expansion | Engineering Mentor Program (UTK Student Organization) | Team 25 | Develop the remaining functionality of the Engineering Mentor Program mobile app for Android and iOS. The app will be used to improve the pairing and communication of mentors and mentees. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Shivam Patel, Abby Prosise, Cristian Romo, Cara Scott, and Daniel Sylwestrowicz | Spring 2020 |
| Wag-in-One | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | VolTank | Design and build a motorized, modular, flatbed trailer for construction, landscape, and utility companies to allow for seamless transitions between job sites. The trailer can be towed or self-propelled at low speeds and will have interchangeable attachments such as a platform lift, dump bucket, grill, and workstation. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Mench | Evalynn Borrego, Corbin King, William Connor Fair, Joseph Golden, and Henry Gertsen | Spring 2019 |
| PPE Accountability System to Secure Patient Rooms | UT Medical Center | Team MediVol | Develop technology to detect PPE on medical personnel prior to entering patient, alert the medical personnel if they are not compliant to the PPE standards set for the room, and track compliance data for targeted re-training. The system must be efficient and intuitive for all medical staff. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Andrew Miller, Kelsie Shea, Andrew Ten Eyck, and Peyton Holman | Spring 2019 |
| EPRI 1: Autonomous Lawn Mower | Electric Power Research Institute | Autonomous Lawnmower | Develop a lawnmower which can self drive and adjust its movement based on a desired path. The prototype must be designed such that the final cost is competitive with similar products on the market. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Michael McClanahan, Corey Crawford, Kea Francis, and Matthew Cummings | Spring 2019 |
| Water Quality Sensor Hub | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Water Quality Sensor Hub | Develop water quality sensor hub to monitor water conditions in Connor Creek. Provide a low cost alternative to expensive current-day modules. Implement using solar power and enable remote monitoring. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Alec Yen, Yaw Mensah, Roy Tan, and Brian Lundell | Spring 2020 |
| Pratt & Whitney Centering Spring Redesign using Selective Laser Sintering | Pratt & Whitney | Pratt & Whitney Senior Design Team | Achieve a 10% weight and production cost reduction for 700 annual units when compared to the current traditionally manufactured part, utilizing Ti-6Al-4V powder in a selective laser sintering additive manufacturing system. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Chad Duty and Larry Sharpe | Matt Cum, Allan Coste, Nathan Bingham, Marcus Brooks, and Grayson Hawkins | Spring 2019 |
| Extraction of Rare Earth Elements and Thorium Oxide from Monazite | Electric Power Research Institute | CBE 488 Senior Design: D. Chitwood, D. Crawford, C. Toth | Design and analyze a process to produce reasonable pure thorium oxide as a product and rare earth oxides as bi-products from monazite ore (sand). Conduct an economic analysis of the process products and optimize the reactor system. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Pete Counce | Chase Toth, Drake Crawford, and Dylan Chitwood | Spring 2019 |
| Where Knowledge Comes From | UT Engineering Honors/Outreach | Team 10 | Develop a web application capable of simulating an interview process through a survey format. The application will be divided into two parts. There will be an admin area for researchers to create, share, and analyze survey forms. The second part will be for students to complete a survey by drawing their interpretation of where knowledge comes from. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Courtney Faber | Mariah Billings, Morgan Johnson, Christopher Brunton, Seth Kear, and Chris Muncey | Spring 2019 |
| Premature Infant Car Seat | University of Tennessee Medical Center- Center for Women and Infant Health | Biomimetic Solutions | Develop a transportation system capable of addressing the physiological needs of prematurely born and smaller sized infants. Consider both the needs of consumers (parents/guardians/caregivers) and infants within the implementation of the product. Construct a plan for marketing and distributing of the device. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Bradley Moore, Christian Waksmunski, Brooks Hoddinott, and Samantha Bratcher | Spring 2020 |
| Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Monazite Ore | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | UTK CBE GROUP 10 | Develop a process using OLI flowsheet for the extraction of rare earth elements of high purity to be sold for profit from monazite ore. The design will include all necessary unit operations, appropriate safety measures, and pollution control and prevention techniques. A study-level design will be presented, including a process flow diagram and economic analysis. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Paige Jones, Morgan Walker, and DeLys Valentine | Spring 2019 |
| Windows in Time | Clayton Homes | The Kitters | Design a Just In Time system for Clayton Home's windows being delivered to a home-building site in Rutledge from a warehouse in Morristown. Inventory at Rutledge will be eliminated. Elimination of the current window inventory will reduce costs that are currently held-up by inventory, defective windows, and space required. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Samantha Stripling, Wojih Akeel, and Somer Olmstead | Spring 2020 |
| Prescribed and simplified bone plate adjustment | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | PB&J (Plates, Bending, and Jaws) | Develop a procedure/product that customizes, through prescribed bending and cutting steps, and in a timely manner, the size, shape, and conformation of titanium bone plates that are used in maxillofacial surgery for mending jaw fractures and osteotomies. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Andy Sarles | Luke Lindsey, William Davis, Curtis Haley, Nicolas Murray, and Matthew Watters | Spring 2020 |
| Extraction of Thorium Dioxide from Monazite | Electric Power Research Institute | CBE 488 Abdelnour, Alshibli, Said, & Yolitz | Develop and economically analyze the extraction of thorium dioxide from monazite using sulfuric acid. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Karoleen Said, Katherine Yolitz, Marina Abdelnour, and Ahmad Alshibli | Spring 2019 |
| Active Energy System - Ice Storage | Active Energy Systems | AES Ice Storage | Design, develop, and demonstrate a prototype of a newly designed air conditioning unit that uses ice as the cooling substance. Specifically, a storage unit that will contain the ice requires particular attention of the design process. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Mitul Mistry, Truman Melton, Remoun Abdo, Ian Collins, and J Forrest Davenport | Spring 2020 |
| Wireless Seismic Module | Wireless Seismic Module | The Wireless Seismic Module (WSM) is a relatively small device that aims to provide a new and adaptable mechanism that will allow the seismic data obtained from the in-device geophones to be transferred and accessed wirelessly. Wireless transmission of this data will not only make the device more accessible and easier to use, but also broaden the scope of projects in which seismic activity could be incorporated. Collected data will be sent via 4G cellular connection to a server for storage, manipulation, alerts and visualization. This will allow any user to view all collected data in near real time. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Dylan Salmons, Isacc Ige, Frankie Betancourt, Aaron Garringer, Liam Wingerd, and Zack Strickland | Spring 2019 | |
| Pressurized Water Reactor Refueling Without Removal of the Pressure Vessel Head or Shutting Down the Reactor | Nuclear Engineering | PWRR | A pressurized water reactor has been redesigned to permit refueling while the plant is in operation, as is done is certain gas-cooled reactors. The new design consists of an annular core capable of rotation to position any fuel assembly beneath one of two or three hatches where it can be pulled into a pressure cylinder from which it can be transferred to the spent fuel pool. The pressure cylinder will have the capability to be valved off to maintain pressure in the reactor pressure vessel. | Nuclear Engineering | Martin Grossbeck | Hadeer Zayed, Ashley Goluoglu, Simon Montgomery, and Matthew Scott | Spring 2020 |
| Extraction of Thorium Dioxide from Monazite Ore | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | CBE Design Team 1 | This project attempts to provide an industrial-level design for the extraction of thorium dioxide from rare earth elements found in monazite ore. Included in this project are economic feasibility analyses to assess the potential economic impact of the proposed design. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Grant Rigney, Grant Bauman, Tyler Pitney, and Trent Walker | Spring 2019 |
| "Dry Cask Storage Monitoring Automation" | Southern Company | Cask Monitoring System Team | Develop a plan for the automation of dry cask storage monitoring by exploring alternative methods to human inspection with the use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). Currently, dry cask storage monitoring is done manually by humans, which results in exposures to radiation. A plan for automated inspection is desired in order to save maintenance personnel time and dose. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Laurence Miller and Steven Skutnik | Ethan Asano, Justin Kramer, Abena Otchere-Boateng, Jared Abrams, and Lucas Gilbert | Spring 2019 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory CASL | NE - Reactor Design | In the modern era, energy markets require nuclear plants to be more flexible. Small modular reactors step up to this challenge by offering a reactor design that is quicker to build, more cost efficient, and scalable. This team aims to design and optimize a core loading pattern for one such reactor designed by NuScale. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Ivan Maldonado | Kalie Knecht, Andrew Naylor, Michael Hines, Logan Clowers, Maddie Burrell, and Molly Underwood | Spring 2019 | |
| Process Design Analysis: Lithium Recovery from Lithium-ion Batteries by Way of Acid Leaching | J.S. Watson Fund at UT for Graduate and Undergraduate Research | The Liions | Design a safe, cost-efficient process to recover lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries. The process should minimize potential hazards associated with material reactivity and possess a low environmental impact via waste neutralization and recycling systems. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Lacey Roberts, Woodi Woodland, Nicholas Ross, and Jordan Leith | Spring 2020 |
| Extraction of Thorium Oxide and Rare Earth Elements from Monazite Ore | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | CBE 488 Group 1 | Develop a process for the acid leaching of monazite ore in order to extract and separate thorium oxide, as well as profitable rare earth elements. Estimate the cost of such a process and perform a profitability analysis. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Makalee Ruch, Molly Landon, Chloe Frame, Ralph Laurel, and Annabelle Li | Spring 2019 |
| 3D Printed Aircraft | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Additive Aeronauts | The team is taking part in a competition to design and 3D print an aircraft which will maximize unpowered endurance, the time an aircraft is in the air. To do this, the team is taking advantage of highly specialized materials and printing techniques available at UT. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Brett Compton and Robert Bond | Chapel Rice, Iris Melara, Eric Vercellone, and Bo Wagner | Spring 2020 |
| Monterey Mushrooms | Monterey Mushrooms | Develop a machine capable of autonomously detecting, measuring, locating, then picking a mushroom growing on a bed of dirt and placing it in an assorted bin based on size. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Rory Butler, Devon McKnight, Will Rooks, Ryan Carter, and Kevin Carini | Spring 2019 | |
| Process Design for the Extraction of Thorium Dioxide and other REE Oxides from Monazite Ore | Electric Power Research Institute | The EngiNERDs | Complete a study level process design and analysis of a process to produce reasonable pure thorium dioxide as a product and rare earth oxides as bi-products from monazite ore. The plant design must be economically and environmentally feasible. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Brad Bennett, Chelsea Connolly-Horton, Kelsey Hay, and Julia Johnson | Spring 2019 |
| Extraction of Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | CBE 488 Group 9 | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert (Pete) Counce | Brian Grim, Kevin Harricharran, Sidharth Mahajan, and Maggie Mann | Spring 2019 | |
| 3D Systems UV LED Curing Unit | 3D Systems | 3D Systems UV LED Curing Unit | Design a device for an existing curing unit that uses UV LED technology in place of traditional fluorescent bulbs | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Toby Boulet | Devan DeMatteo | Spring 2019 |
| Process of Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore: An Economic Analysis | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Team 488 | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Brooke Ballard, Kishen Patel, Mitchel Porter, and Natalie Ray | Spring 2019 | |
| Eye Pathology Simulation Model | University of Tennessee Center for Advanced Medical Simulation | BiomediVol | BiomediVol designed a three-dimensional ultrasound phantom of the human eye and surrounding tissue to recreate images seen in an ultrasound. The model accurately mimics common eye injuries and pathologies seen in emergency room settings. UT Medical Center will implement the model into the Medical Simulation Center to train emergency department physicians and students on proper eye ultrasound and diagnosing techniques. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Gavin Warrington, Lexus Morris, Natalie Ledezma, and Christopher Forsyth | Spring 2020 |
| 3D Systems: SLA Ultrasonic Recoating | 3D Systems | 3D Systems Group 2 | Design a test setup to test the effects of ultrasonics upon resin in a SLA 3D printer. The system must test different positions of ultrasonic transducers, different transducer power levels, and different SLA part profiles to make the system scalable. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Toby Boulet | Preston Buchanan, Dax Anderson, Trever Ferguson, and Dustin Samples | Spring 2019 |
| Production of Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | CBE488 Group 2 | Develop a safe and cost-effective process that will produce and extract thorium oxide from Monazite ore utilizing a rotary kiln, multiple reactors, and downstream separations. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Ronald Masterson, Shivang Patel, Nico Mascia, and Lilly McCampbell | Spring 2020 |
| Eye-Tracking Browser | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 08 | Develop a browser extension to assist people who are unable to use an internet web browser. The extension must be able to implement eye-tracking and other Òhands-freeÓ methods to imitate mouse and keyboard input. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Jared Colburn, Alexis Engelvin-Grezes, Jordan Neely, Austin Oaks, and Jacob Samar | Spring 2020 |
| 50 metric ton per day Modular Ammonia Production | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | The Adiabats | Develop an alternative ammonia production process that implements less hazardous operating conditions, such as temperature and pressure. In addition, minimizing the greenhouse gas emission and other environmental pollution produced by the process. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Osama Fallatah, Suhail Khalil, Marlee McClean, and Michael Simpson | Spring 2020 |
| Profitability Analysis of Rare Earth Element and Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore via Acid Processing | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Black, Fisher, Glynn, and Adams | The goals of this project are to refine the profitable rare earth elements, as well as thorium oxide, from monazite ore. This is being done by developing and utilizing an acid process. Cost analysis will be done on how efficiently and effectively this process extracts the desired compounds, with hopes of this research being useful to the phosphate mining industry. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Rephayah Black, Maggie Fisher, Kaitlin Glynn, and Matthew Adams | Spring 2019 |
| Fast Neutron Source Design for Criticality | Nuclear Engineering | Fast Neutron Source Design for Criticality | Creation of operation procedures and a criticality safety evaluation of the loading and storage of fuel material and spectrum-moderating material in the new Fast Neutron Source for the new Nuclear Engineering building. As part of this effort, the group will also design the working table and storage container for the materials along with establishing a criticality safety program for the department. | Nuclear Engineering | Ronald Pevey | Bridget Wood, Felipe Novais, Matthew Hipkins, and Parker Forehand | Spring 2020 |
| A Mobile Web Application Alarm System for Tracheostomy Patients | UT Department of Surgery | High Quality Engineers | Design a web application to display pulse rate and oxygen saturation levels collected by a pulse oximeter, as well as airflow measurements collected by and airflow monitor in patients with tracheostomy. Poor readings of each biometric will send an alert to the cell phone of the nurse or caretaker of the patient for evaluation of condition. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffery Reinbolt | Andrew Richard, Carli Stewart, JC McDearman, Mitchell Langley, and Hawra Halahmed | Spring 2020 |
| Purification of I-129 from Spent PWR Nuclear Fuel | Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Isotope and Fuel Cycle Technology Division | The Illustrious Iodinas | Develop a process for the extraction and purification of the radioisotope iodine-129 from spent zircaloy-clad nuclear fuel rods. Evaluate the capital and manufacturing costs and consider potential environmental, safety, and health impacts of the process. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Samantha Cahill, Kaitlyn Pierson, Kaylie Richard, and Sydney Whitaker | Spring 2020 |
| Fast Neutron Source Shutdown System | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Fast Neutron Source Shutdown System | Develop a shutdown system for the Fast Neutron Source (FNS) to be included in the new Nuclear Engineering Building. The system will perform the task of removing neutrons from the FNS through the insertion of neutron absorbing control plates when activated. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Richard Wood | Matthew Herald, Robert Vradenburgh, and Alex Solomon | Spring 2019 |
| Accu-Router Door Flipper | Accu-Router | Accu-Router 2 | Design an mechanism to be integrated with a CNC router to safely flip a door after being milled. The router is sized to cut two doors in the same sequence, and the materials used tend to be either too fragile or too heavy for human interaction. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Tyler Laughter, Marc Blanshey, Adam Filson, and Mingsu Lin | Spring 2019 |
| Radiation Field Mapping | Southern Nuclear | RFM | To investigate the use of and make recommendations for a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)/radiation detection system for the purpose of plume tracking in the event of an actual or potential radiological release to the environment. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Matt Cook | Bryn Davies, Louise Langevin, Connor Myers, Jeff Walsh, Lorraine Ilia, and Billy Lynch | Spring 2019 |
| Fitness Breath Analyzer | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 19 | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Jie Wu | William Lowe, Rojae Johnson, Deven Hills, Grayson Kirk, Matt Kramer, and Rhett Sexton | Spring 2019 | |
| Acid Extraction of Thorium Dioxide from Monazite Ore: An Economic Analysis | Electric Power Research Institute | We Made It! | The purpose of this report is to perform a study level analysis of monazite mineral processing in the United States. The main product will be reasonably pure ThO2 and rare earth oxides as bi-products. Design Objectives: -Produce highest yield of ThO2and oxide byproducts. -Ensure operating conditions for the process do not violate OSHA regulations on safe operating procedure. -Minimize negative impact on the environment. -Minimize fuel cost and raw material waste. -Determine economic potential using the latest ChE index value including operating costs, initial expense, and net income after expenses. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Michael Lin, Evan Wilmer, and Patrick Greene | Spring 2019 |
| Rapid Autonomous Pneumatic Transport System | Nuclear Engineering | Rapid Autonomous Pneumatic Transport System | Design and construct a pneumatic transfer system to transport small material samples between a material loader, a nuclear irradiation facility located on a different floor of a building, a radiation counting system, and a disposal canister. The system should operate autonomously, provide radiation transparency, and strongly consider safety and reliability. | Nuclear Engineering | Wes Hines | Cameron Salyer, Kaleb Peete, Bradley Bloedorn, Seth Walker, and Marcos Escudero | Spring 2020 |
| Fitted Heater Project | UT Medical Center | Fire Five | Design a fitted heater blanket to treat hypothermic patients in the emergency room. The design is to have multiple removable partitions in order to allow select access to the patient without removing the entire heating device. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Becka Klein, Ashley Drake, Courtney Nakamura, Mitchell Stockinger, and Ahmad Alharithy | Spring 2019 |
| Acid Extraction of Thorium Oxide: An Economic Analysis | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | "We Made it" | The purpose of this report is to perform a study level analysis of monazite mineral processing in the United States. The main product will be reasonably pure ThO2 and rare earth oxides as bi-products. Design Objectives -Produce highest yield of ThO2and oxide byproducts. -Ensure operating conditions for the process do not violate OSHA regulations on safe operating procedure. -Minimize negative impact on the environment. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Evan Wilmer, Michael Lin, and Patrick Greene | Spring 2019 |
| Rapid Autonomous Pneumatic Transport System | Electric Power Research Institute | Sample Transport Pneumatics | Design a air-driven sample transport system that can deliver material samples into the fast neutron source core, transfer them to a detector for analysis, and then dispose of them, autonomously. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Wes Hines and Larry Sharpe | Emily Hutchins, John Taylor, Xena McDonald, Jacob Melton, Elijah Davis, and Robert Bohn | Spring 2019 |
| Flint water crisis | Department of Sociology | Team 14 | Our project goal is to help add on sorting algorithms to a program that creates a database for all of the emails released from the government about the water crisis in flint, Michigan. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Louise Seasmter | Carter Cooley | Spring 2019 |
| Acoustic Asian Carp Repellent Device | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 13 | Design and implement a waterproof speaker that emits high frequency sonar that will target and deter Asian Carp from fishing boats. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Cody Lawson, Sydney Shelby, Trey Mingee, Christine Garcia, and Alex Bolinsky | Spring 2020 |
| Reclamation of Thorium Oxide and other Rare Earth Metals from Monazite Ore | Electric Power Research Institute | ICBM | Design an innovative and profitable process to extract economically significant products from a rather cheap material in a safe manner. Perform simulations and analyses to assess the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed process. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Bonnie Armstrong, Casey Holsten, and Ian Metcalfe | Spring 2019 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Emergency Department Process Improvement | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Team | Evaluate the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Emergency Department process flow to standardize and reduce the time for patient discharge as well as room turnover procedures, in order to decrease patient length of stay and improve patient experience. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Maddie Allison, Joey Reilman, Lucy Hayes, and Skylar East | Spring 2019 |
| Aerospace Hovercraft Team A | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | Aerospace Hovercraft Team A | Design and build a amphibious hovercraft capable of carrying two students across the Tennessee River and back. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Robert Bond | Skylar Jordan, Trenton Bullman, Jorge Navia, and Savannah David | Spring 2019 |
| Recovery of Thorium from Monazite Ore | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Thorium on the Rocks | Develop and document the results of a study-level design and economic analysis of thorium recovery. Investigate and propose a viable process for the extraction of thorium oxide and rare earth oxides from monazite ore. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Haley Prater, Samantha Karklins, Thomas Welker, and Aaron Kuhn | Spring 2020 |
| Fourth Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Disinfection Upgrades | Knoxville Utilities Board | Baker Engineering | Evaluate performance of a pilot UV disinfection system at a local wastewater plant and use results to determine feasibility for full plant transition from current disinfection system. After determination of pilot performance, design new disinfection system and prepare documents for the construction process. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford | Kaleb Huling, Emily Ervin, Ryan Watkins, Adam Dunn, and Browden Anderson | Spring 2019 |
| Affordable Microbots | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 12: Boat Shanties | Design small robots capable of communication and movement for the purpose of studying swarm dynamics. Refine the design to make these microbots accessible in large quantities to small programs and high schools. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Bruce MacLennan and David Icove | Bennett Waddell, Jacob Rutherford, Will Lifferth, Micah Perry, Hayden Coffey, Thomas Beard, and Ellis Critchlow | Spring 2019 |
| Redesign of the Nasal Cannula for Neonatal Patients | UT Medical Center | Gold MEDAL Engineering | Innovate the design of the nasal cannulas used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Tennessee Medical for premature patients. The design must provide a better seal and increased air flow for the patient receiving non invasive ventilation. The goal of the project is to decrease the incidence of nasal necrosis seen in neonatal patients. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Leegan Boudreau, Adam Daniel, Elijah Smith, Dasia Williams, and Miroslava Migovich | Spring 2019 |
| Fresenius | Fresenius Medical Care | Fresenius | Develop a simple and reliable system to insert an injection port cap into dialysis bag tube without the use of lubrication and increase the productivity of completing the bags. Create a business case and associated manufacturing cost plan for producing the system. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | John Zavracky, John Nesbit, Aaron Rummel, Francisco Sanchez, and Stone Susong | Spring 2020 |
| AI Traffic Data Harvester and Analyzer | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 14 | A platform for harvesting and analyzing useful data from traffic cameras using machine learning. End users can potentially plan their routes and schedules according to the analyzed data. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Paul Ct, Dave Kennard, Tanner Kirby, Blake Terry, and Hunter Leef | Spring 2020 |
| Refrigeration breadboard trainer for K-12 | East TN Chapter of ASHRAE | ASHRAE | UTK Capstone team will build a portable refrigeration breadboard trainer (RBT). Refrigeration, heat pumps and air-conditioners differ simply in the manner of their use. The RBT would provide the students the opportunity to physically see and operate a heat pump in both heating and cooling mode. The RBT would serve as an excellent educational benefit to MABE students as well as junior-high and senior high-school students engaged in chemistry and/or physics classes. The ASHRAE East TN chapter therefore proposes a synergistic initiative to support UTK and work with and through the MABE students to spur interest among junior-high and senior-high students. ASHRAE could offer introductory classes in the chemistry and physics classes which the MABE students would on occasion make presentation to explain HVAC basics to junior-high and senior high-schools across the East TN region. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Daniel Howard, Henry Gilbert, Zachary Latham, Kyle McKellar, and David Ruzicka | Spring 2019 |
| Gatlinburg Glades Greenway | Gatlinburg Greenway Project | Gatlinburg Glades Greenway | Our goal is to design a safe, environmentally friendly route through the Glades that would provide a pathway for residents and visitors to safely walk, jog, or bike, and link the crafts community and Glades area neighborhoods with downtown Gatlinburg. The greenway is the first of three phases that will be a quarter mile in length. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Retherford | Kyle McMullen, Nicholas Malone, Corey Baldwin, Rebekah Kish, and Rebecca Bennet | Spring 2019 |
| AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | UTK Design/Build/Fly Team | Design and build a remote controlled aircraft capable of simulating aircraft carrier operations. The aircraft must have reconnaissance and attack capabilities realized through a rotating radome and deployable stores. Moreover, it must automatically unfold from a stowed to a flight configuration and must be capable of a short takeoff. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Robert Bond | Daniel Epperson, Deion Rivers, Willie Parker, Michael Moore, Austin Richardson, Christopher Violet, and Tyler Thompson | Spring 2019 |
| Refrigeration Trainer for UT MABE Ð ASHRAE East TN Chapter | ASHRAE | ASHRAE Refrigeration Trainer | Design and implement a data acquisition system for monitoring and collecting pressure, temperature and power measurement of refrigeration board trainer (RBT). Operate the RBT, collect and reduce data and benchmark refrigeration models using the ORNL Heat Pump Design Model (HPDM). | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Creighton Couch, Caleb Hurst, Maksym Markevych, Colin OÕBrien, and Jacob Salyer | Spring 2020 |
| Glass Cleaning Robotics Tool Head | DENSO | DENSO FMRG | Design a robotic tool head to remove foreign material from the front glass of an automotive dashboard. Program sweeping paths for a collaborative robot. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Mallory Bowers, William Moxley, James Hillencamp, Jesse McMillan, and Cory Glover | Spring 2019 |
| Aircraft Window Innovation | Bell Textron Inc. | Lean Aviation | Develop an aircraft window manufacturing process for Bell Helicopter that reduces the required number of workers and maintains quality. Increase process efficiency and decrease cost. | Integrated Engineering Design | Madhu Madhukar | Colton Carnahan, Grayson Gregory, Ryan Kelly, Jonathan Luck, and Donald Partin | Spring 2020 |
| Rocket League Bot | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars | Develop a self-playing bot using machine-learning for the game Rocket League. Analyze the difference between a standard machine-learning bot and an assisted machine-learning bot. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Antonio Vega, Julian Ball, Adam Tutko, Zach McMichael, and Dylan Lee | Spring 2020 |
| Gridsmart Kanban System | Gridsmart | Gridsmart Team | Create and implement a inventory replenishment system (Kanban) to lower inventory cost and reduce the risk of stockouts due to an increase in production. This system will be put in place so that the supply chain manager will no when to reorder a product based on the amount of inventory left. When inventory hits a certain ideal point then an order will be put in placed to minimize on hand inventory cost as well as lowering risk of a stockout that will hold back production. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Laura O'Shaughnessey | Drew Jost, Austin Wimberly, and Austin Knauer | Spring 2019 |
| American Sign Language to English Translation App | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Group 6 | Develop a mobile application to enable American Sign Language (ASL) speakers to easily communicate with English speakers by translating ASL gestures via machine learning using Amazon Web Services. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Todd Allen, Brandon Kidd, Luke Parker, and Aaron Johnson | Spring 2020 |
| Ronald McDonald House Operation Management Design | The Ronald McDonald House Charities | Team Ronald McDonald | Develop an inventory storage system and implement a maintenance tracking application at the Knoxville Ronald McDonald House by utilizing all the different aspects and techniques in the Industrial Engineering curriculum to make positive and impactful changes. Create various standard works to ensure sustainment of the operations at RMHC. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Abbey Williams, Carter Costner, and Allison Trentham | Spring 2020 |
| Grit Removal System Upgrades at Newport Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant | Newport Utilities | Rocky Top Waterworks Engineering | Design an upgrade to the existing grit removal system at Newport Wastewater Treatment Plant, prone to maintenance issues and ineffective treatment of wastewater prior to discharge into local waterways. Design entails classification of grit in the system, selection of new equipment, hydraulics analysis and design of new pipe network fixtures, and associated site civil efforts to install the new system. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Evan Hamilton, Matthew Miller, Mark Ludwig, and Anna Poppelreiter | Spring 2020 |
| Anti-Jamming Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 7 | Design and test a full system anti-jamming GPS module involving a four-antenna array with phase shifters, GPS module, and raspberry pi that detects and cancels the narrowband noise to protect the GPS module from jamming signals. The Raspberry Pi is implementing a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to determine the best phase shifter angles to nullify the jamming signal. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Daniel Burns, Andrew Chance, Rocco Febbo, Raj Patel, and Zackery Wood | Spring 2020 |
| Safety Teach Alert System | University of Tennessee Medical Center | Trach Tech | Develop a system that will utilize electronics to detect blockages in the airway of a tracheostomy patient. The system will utilize an air pressure sensor in the pathway of air flow through the trach that will deliver information to an Arduino microprocessor and alert the patientÕs caregiver to attend to the patient and check the trach for blockage. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeffrey Reinbolt | Zachary Dossett, Elizabeth Jelinek, Herak Patel, and Curtis Schunk | Spring 2020 |
| Hovercraft 1 | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | Hovercraft 1 | Design, build, and test a hovercraft capable of carrying a 400lb payload. This hovercraft must be capable of operating on both land and marine environments, with its final test being able to carry two people across the Tennessee River and back. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Matthew Mench | Drew Cordray, Stefan Dopatka, Cole Weber, Bradley Hills, and Nathaniel Brandt | Spring 2019 |
| Appalachian Utility Board Zinc Substation Foundation Project | C2RL | Smoky Mountain Foundation Inc. | Design a foundation for a substation that is located over an abandoned zinc mine. The scope of the project encompasses geotechnical site investigations, analyses of soil stability, structural design of the foundation, creation of a construction-ready drawing set, and an estimation of costs. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Leah Stephens, James Throckmorton, Grayson Layne, and Ben Morris | Spring 2019 |
| Second Mountaineer Collegiate UAV Flyoff | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | 2020 UTK Design Build Fly Team | Design, fabricate and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft that can best meet the specified mission profile. Maximum allowable wingspan is 5 feet and must take off within 20 feet when empty. Other flight missions simulate loading the aircraft with passengers and cargo, as well as releasing and deploying a banner during flight. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Robert Bond | Gabrel Waldrop, Grayson Foster, Arianna Worthy, Nathan Thomas, Andrew Duncan, Peyton Jenkins, and Matthew Carter | Spring 2020 |
| Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grain Advancement | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Hybrid Rocket Engine | This project builds on prior senior design research of polymer-based hybrid rocket engines with low fuel regression rates and limited thrust. The focuses for this project are to reduce overall cost, to minimize production time for each fuel grain, and to optimize the performance of the hybrid fuel grain. There is an ongoing experimentation effort to complement this research. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Evans Lyne | Samantha Golter, Ethan Long, Will Martindale, Cade Puckett, Daniel Rudolph, Coleman Davis, and Thomas Koch | Spring 2020 |
| Assembly Jig and End of Arm Tooling for HUD Assembly with Collaborative Robot | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. | DENSO HUD | Designed an automated process to complement the current manual assembly of a heads-up display unit by utilizing a collaborative robot with custom Assembly Jig and End of Arm Tooling. Identify and evaluate all safety concerns through a Risk Assessment according to ISO 10218-2. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Grayson Northern, Alex Buechler, Justus Camp, Caleb Heffner, Joey Setelin, Matthew Voyles, and Jazmin Gurganus | Spring 2020 |
| Share Ride | Syna3C | Team 007 | Share Ride, is a website that helps with rapid response and aid of volunteers in disaster zones. Specifically the disaster relief website will allow volunteers to coordinate ride-sharing and housing. Furthermore the site will create a way for users to easily connect with organization by looking at the website's map to see where the closest and most available relief is. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Keith Stanfill | Ethan Hicks, Aaron Kintzler, Brandon Yen, and John Povlin | Spring 2019 |
| Hybrid Thermal/PV Panel | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 10 | Develop a system that combines different solar and thermal technologies to increase the power output and efficiency of a solar cell. The system uses concentrated solar, a water cooling system where heat transferred to water is converted into additional electricity via a thermoelectric device, and an Arduino-controlled tracking system for redirection of concentrated solar mirrors. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Regan Moreno, Tanner Hardin, Sara Martin, and Sarah Jacob | Spring 2020 |
| Athen's Public Works Building | City of Athens | HONLY Engineering | Develop a Civil/Site plan for the City of Athens' new Public Works Building. This project contains elements of structural design, geotechnical analysis, and construction viability. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford | Josh Oakes, Josh Yoakum, Jona Ligon, Conner Naffziger, and Ben Huskey | Spring 2019 |
| Shielded Transfer Tanks Disposition | UCOR | Nuclear Waste Solutions | Develop a plan for remediating and transporting five tanks of radioactive waste from Oak Ridge to a disposal site. Identify risks created by the plan. Analyze the cost of the plan and necessary equipment. | Integrated Engineering Design | Sankar Raghavan | Melissa Hall, Sam Wehby, Brandon Hunt, Derek Holstein, Irfan Ibrahim, and Mackinzie Hutchison | Spring 2020 |
| ICS Machine Safety Switch | Innovation and Collaboration Studio | Team Hat (Team 9) | The New Engineering Complex is planned to have a large makerspace with several dangerous machines that could endanger students who do not know how to use them. To prevent this, the ICS director has commissioned a device that will authenticate a user using Volcards and permit access if the person is recorded in a database as having been trained. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Michael Foust, Matthew Hoffman, Michaela Shoffner, Jonathan Redington, Jonathan Bueckman, and Feng Li | Spring 2019 |
| Attic Moisture Study | Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International | Dr. WAMÕs Builders and Sealers | Develop a new attic design to encapsulate a residential HVAC system and the ductwork within an air-sealed yet moisture-ventilated attic. The new attic design should enhance radiation, convection, and conduction controls while also improving the moisture durability of the attic. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Isaiah Linkous, Zack Emery, Jacob O'Brien, Daniel Ramsey, and Ben Spradley | Spring 2020 |
| Shipping Solution for MECO Walk-A-Bout Grill | MECO | Corrigami | Design a packaging system that passes ISTA 6-Amazon-SIOC standards for drop shipping one grill. This system is required to have a cost of around $5 or less, be as eco-friendly and minimal plastics as possible, and be easily packed or unpacked. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Mark Barker | Rebecca Sphar, Zach Brown, Jessie Ringley, Hayden Galbreath, and Brandon Mooney | Spring 2020 |
| ili Smart Mirror | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 09 | Develop a smart mirror by incorporating Amazon Alexa in the design and manufacturing of a smart mirror that will assist the user prepare for their day by displaying time, date, weather, and calendar events. It can also assist the user by displaying correct form during a workout or a proper outfit for certain weather conditions. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Colin Rains, Sean Indelicato, Kellen Parks, Caleb Whited, and Tim Welles | Spring 2020 |
| Attic Radiation Control (ARC) | Louisiana Pacific/Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association | Attic Radiation Control | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Robert Carlton, Robert Glass, Robert Goeke, Alex Hadley, and Thomas Pinion | Spring 2019 | |
| Simple Flexible Molten Salt Reactor (SF-MSR) | Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Simple Flexible Molten Salt Reactor (SF-MSR) | Ascertain feasibility and sustainability of fueling a Thorcon MSR concept with various actinides, model its transients to study operational safety, and develop a method of economic assessment and analyze its economic performance. In support of these efforts, develop models of neutronics, fuel cycle, powerplant dynamics, nuclear material safeguards, system costs in time, and a simple electricity market. | Nuclear Engineering | Ondrej Chvala | Alexander Boettinger, Jackson Breakell, Luke Seifert, and Patrick Wooden | Spring 2020 |
| In-Home Automated Gardening System | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Autofarm | Develop a system that monitors the health of plants under its care, automatically accomplishes such things as watering, and notifies the user when it is time to harvest. Implement the system using sensors and computation to analyze data and inform the actions of the system. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Alex Seagle, Jacob Duffy, Ryan Forsten, and Seokyu Kang | Spring 2020 |
| Augmented Reality Sandbox | UTK Department of Geography and The Muse Knoxville | Augmented Reality Sandbox | Develop an updated design of the previously existed Sandbox furnished by the Department of Geography in order to accommodate the furnishing, calibration, and transportation. The newly designed sandbox will include a lighter frame adjustable height settings for easier presentations to individuals of all ages. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jindong Tan | Jonathan Bigelow, EDWARD DEIDERICH, Ryan Dunaway, Andrew Pitsenberger, and Josh Phatsadavong | Spring 2019 |
| Small Scale Avermectin Production | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | CBE Small Scale Avermectin Team | Avermectin drugs and pesticides are used to treat parasitic worms and insects in humans and in animals. The purpose of this project is to develop a process for producing 20,000 kg/year of Avermectin. The drug is produced from a bacteria, Streptomyces avermitilis, and must be extracted and purified. This project outlines the process design, equipment sizing, operation costs, and waste treatment necessary for producing Avermectin. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Scott Dixon, Wilson Pang, Sarah Wellborn, and Sydney Whitson | Spring 2019 |
| In-Line Water Quality Monitoring | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Water Quality | Develop a water quality monitoring system that detects irregularities in drinking water. The monitoring system will show live data and send text message alerts if an issue is detected. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Michael O'Neil, Bradley White, Ray Chang, and Jinxiao Yu | Spring 2019 |
| Automated Nozzle and Tip Changing System for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | Manufacturing Demonstration Facility - Oak Ridge National Laboratory | MDF 1 (nozzle/tip change) | Develop a system to automate the nozzle and contact tip replacement procedure associated with the wire arc additive manufacturing process. The system must store used nozzles, discard used contact tips, and replace both components without any operator intervention. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Alex Arbogast, Vinit Chaudhary, Ethan Vals, and Gennick Yoshioka | Spring 2020 |
| Small Scale Lithium Production from Geothermal Brine | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | CBE 490 Group 6 | Develop a level 4 techno-economic analysis for a small-scale battery grade lithium purification process. The design will require 0.44% w/w geothermal brine to be purified to produce 25,000 MT/yr of >99.5% w/w battery grade Lithium Carbonate. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Maria Bruce, Warren Ottenfeld, Lam Vo, and Zach Word | Spring 2020 |
| Incentive Spirometry Counter | University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville | SCaR MD | Develop an accurate incentive spirometer that can register the inspiratory volume of the patient. The system should provide accurate data, display information on a screen, relay improvement of data, alarm the patient for when to use the device, and record data for medical team evaluation. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Jeff Reinbolt | Carmelo Venero Jr., Michael Jones , Dan Stedham , Shannone Paik, and Rachel Wier | Spring 2020 |
| Automated Tool Center Point Calibration for Laser Hotwire Additive Manufacturing | Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Manufacturing Demonstration Facility | Laser Calibration | Develop a combination of sensors and algorithms that can automatically calibrate the tool center point of an Laser Hotwire Additive Manufacturing system to the center of the focal plane of the deposition beam. The arrangement must be compatible with a 6 degree of freedom robotic arm and function within the scope of a laser welding atmosphere. Provide a full accuracy and uncertainty breakdown of the resulting process. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Hamel | Cody Crusenberry, Jacob Fowler, Matthew Lamsey, and Jackson Wilt | Spring 2020 |
| Smart Bench | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 11 | The smart bench will be a bench press machine that will be capable of tracking a users working. The idea is to come up with a modular attachment for a bench press machine that will track the users weight, sets, and reps while they work out. Alongside the bench press, there will also be an application developed for the user to be able to see the statistics of their workout. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Tanner Fry, Ryan Pauly, Hunter Mann, Michael Whitmer, and Trey Winters | Spring 2020 |
| Increase Throughput Using Inventory Management | Design an entire inventory management system for a budding company with no systems in place. These include: part numbering systems, part , inventory calculations, and an informational database for inventory management. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Sara Gamble, Jay Chase, Jake Beatty, and John Orr | Spring 2019 | |||
| Automated Tray Spacer Removal | Monterey Mushrooms | Monterey Mushrooms 1 | Develop an automated spacer removal system to separate trays in the stack vertically and remove all spacers between trays. Design a prototype to demonstrate the concept and functionality of the automated spacer removal system. | Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Larry Sharpe | Jarrett Bristol, Colby Jones, Kelsey Klett, Thomas Palmer, and Nick Taylor | Spring 2020 |
| SMART Wraps | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Team 21 | Our project is set to embed our own sensor into boxing wraps for both athletes and trainers to measure one's performance. The sensor will be able to give feedback on our GUI to inform them about their combos, punches, hit/miss ratio, and other statistics that we can find using their training data. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Chase Brunette-pak, Ankush Patel, Julius Gross, Matthew Strother, and Mohammad Ansari | Spring 2020 |
| Industrial Scale-up of Spent Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Process | JSW Fund for Undergraduate and Graduate Research at the University of Tennessee (UT) | Lithium Ladies | Design an efficient and safe industrial scaled process that recovers lithium and other valuable components from spent lithium-ion batteries. Investigate economic feasibility of production including capital cost and equipment costing. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Makayla Hyde, Zoe Antonas, Jaclyn Choate, Abby Newberry, and Madi Sherrod | Spring 2020 |
| Automobile Temperature Regulator | University of Tennessee Research Foundation | Team 16 | Design a vehicle temperature control system that monitors the internal temperature of the automobile and adjust the AC appropriately according to user input. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Pengda Xie, Matthew Scarfo, Ronald Randolph, and Rhett Turner | Spring 2020 |
| Soft, Bulky Medical Product Shipping Innovation | DeRoyal | OptiMed | Develop an efficient transportation system for bulky, lightweight medical products. Decrease shipping costs by increasing the amount of product shipped in each container. | Integrated Engineering Design | Floyd Ostrowski and Keith Stanfill | Lauren Desjardins, Kiana Hines, Frenando Blevins, and Cooper Atteberry | Spring 2020 |
| Intersection Re-Design & Lane Widening at State Route 33 & England Industrial Road in Claiborne County, TN | TDOT | Smokey Engineering Company | Current alignment and signalization of the intersection at State Route 33 and England Industrial Road in Claiborne County, TN are ineffective, causing traffic queuing and delays for drivers. Transportation, construction, and storm water engineering services are necessary to reduce traffic queuing and improve safe traffic flow at the intersection. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Jeremy Bronner, Rachel Carson, Jesse Head, Matthew Keisling, Ryan Keller, Gage Thomas, and William White | Spring 2020 |
| Autonomous Vehicle Intersection Management. Dr. David J Icove | N/A | AVIM | Develop a system that performs intersection management for autonomous vehicles in an environment where all vehicles are fully autonomous. The goal is to control the speeds of incoming vehicles and synchronize their arrival times such that they pass through the intersection without needing to stop, thus significantly increasing intersection throughput/efficiency and subsequently reducing congestion. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Arun Padakandla | Wei Yuen Teh, Yiming Sun, Andy Liu, and Yucheng Ma | Spring 2020 |
| Solar Energy Window | University of Tennessee | Team 15 | Develop a solar panel shutter with the functionality to operate as both a window decoration as well as provide an alternative energy source for the user. The system must be able to gain optimal sunlight for maximum power output. An app will be provided to both monitor and control the operational features of this shutter. | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | David Icove | Jason Horner, Matt Bianchi, Charles Teffeteller, and William Morrell | Spring 2020 |
| Inventory Management for FDA Approval at T&T Scientific | T&T Scientific | My Chemical Inventory System | Ensure that T&T Scientific is FDA approved for production by implementing an inventory management software system for all solutions and reagents that is configured to comply with the Code of Federal Regulations. This inventory management system will additionally improve the productivity of daily operations and promote effective information management. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Aran Arab, Madelaine Bayless, Daniel O'Leary, and Michael Zheng | Spring 2020 |
| Avermectin Fermentation (Medium-scale) | Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Group-5 | The objective of the project is to develop a preliminary process design package for the production of avermectin extract in toluene, and safe disposal of all avermectin-contaminated waste from the process . The production target for avermectin pure is 100,000 kg/year. | Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan | Sultan Alsalman, Kevin Beyke, Keirsten Brown, and Josh Pedicini | Spring 2019 |
| Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage | Office of Sustainability | TCES | Design and build a solar collector. The solar collector will be integrated into a thermal chemical energy storage system to aid existing energy supply to commercial buildings. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | William Miller | Seth Douglas, Olivia Pfeifer, Junsung Park, Pierce Atkins, and Tennessee Bryant | Spring 2019 |
| Inventory Management System at T&T Scientific | T&T Scientific | T&T Scientific | Engineer a new inventory management system for T&T Scientific, a Knoxville-based startup company in the biomedical technology industry. Coordinate the implementation of a new inventory replenishment system, storage methods, and standardized work practices. | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Lee Martin | Wesley Smith, Megan Reding, and Emily Lynch | Spring 2019 |
| Avermectin Fermentation Project | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | CBE Group 5 | Estimate the manufacturing cost of avermectin in toluene for supply to the isolation process. Provide an analysis of the process for both extracting this avermectin and safely disposing of waste. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Sankar Raghavan and Zhanhu Guo | Evan Newell, Sarah Hrach, and Saad Binnamis | Spring 2020 |
| Sorting Optimization for Tray Preparation | DeRoyal | DeSeniors | Improve the amount of time it takes to sort through the picked goods to increase the throughput of trays. This project is designed by decreasing the number of steps that the sorters need to take for each item, in order to increase sorters production. | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Floyd Ostrowski and Laura O'Shaughnessy | Dalton Bickel, Andrew McLaurine, and Corey Williams | Spring 2020 |
| Investigation of Mechanical and Magnetic Properties of an AlCoCrFe0.8Ni-type High Entropy Alloy and the Effects of Heat Treating | Materials Science & Engineering | MSE Senior Design Team 2 | Design a high entropy alloy exhibiting soft magnetic behavior. Identify a heat treatment to improve hardness and plasticity. Evaluate and compare the mechanical and magnetic behavior of an as-cast alloy and the alloys after heat treatment. | Materials Science & Engineering | Peter Liaw | Collin Pekol, Michael Thompson, Serena Beauchamp, Sara Wonner, and Jacob Ragland | Spring 2020 |
| Axial Flux Mapping of a Subcritical Reactor Assembly | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Flux Mapping | Design and construct a robotic arm that drops a BF3 detector into a subcritical nuclear reactor. The robotic arm will move with 3 degrees of freedom in the x, y, and z directions. The purpose of this project is to use the detector to measure the neutron flux in various locations of the reactor. | Department of Nuclear Engineering | Laurence Miller and Larry Sharpe | Garrett Robert Henson Montgomery, and John Charles Terosky IV | Spring 2019 |
| South Waterfront Improvements for the City of Knoxville | City of Knoxville | Summit Design | The intersection of Council Place, Sevier Avenue, Gay Street, and Blount Avenue in Knoxville is complex and inefficient. The Knoxville South Waterfront Vision Plan establishes a need to improve the intersection to allow a more useful entry to the currently underutilized waterfront area. Design efforts require evaluation of intersection and traditional civil services to ensure safety and minimize travel delay. | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jenny Retherford | Ibrahim Aklouk, Dylan Dempsey, Carson Gribble, Kanghao He, William McCartt, Justin McDade, and Harrison Ooi | Spring 2020 |
| Iodine-129 extraction from spent zircaloy-clad pressurized water reactor fuel. | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Torchbearers | Develop a process to produce reasonably pure I-129 from spent zircaloy-clad pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel. Evaluate the capital and manufacturing costs to determine the economic feasibility of the designed process. | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Robert Counce | Beccah Blevins, Harrison Berry, and Andrew Prim | Spring 2020 |
| Baker Creek Preserve Springhouse Restoration | Legacy Parks | Legacy Engineering Designs | Design a restoration and improvement of the ruins of a historic springhouse located within the Baker Creek Preserve. The restoration reduces sediment and pollutant loading in Baker Creek downstream of the site through the construction of a stormwater catchment system and the diversion of springwater. | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Jennifer Retherford and Jon Hathaway | Matthew Howard, Charlie Cianciolo, and Laura Ferrer | Spring 2019 |
| Spaceport America Cup | Imperia Aerospace | UTK Rocketry Team | Develop a hybrid rocket motor capable of launching an experimental payload 10,000 feet into the air to collect microbial samples from the upper atmosphere. The motor will utilize a matrix fuel grain designed at UT Knoxville and will employ a vortex injector and combustion and dissociation catalysts to improve fuel regression rate. | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | Evans Lyne | Benjamin Barnhill, Sean Darling, Robert Nickel, Austin Springer, Adam Todd, and Stewart Whaley | Spring 2019 |
| IoT ChessBoard | Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering | ChessMate | We will be designing a chessboard that connects to the internet that will allow people to view a "pictorial" representation of what is happening in the chess match. The goal is to remove stress from the people participating so they can focus more on the game, and not the people that have to be in the room to watch. | Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Xiaopeng Zhao | Adam Short | Spring 2019 |