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Design Expo
Best Design
This paralympic shooting
table fits inside an air-
line-checkable piece of
luggage, is light-weight, and
can be quickly assembled.
The team, comprised
of Mark Alley, Matthew
Bostaph, Olivia Heisner,
Matthew Lanteigne, Marc
Miller, Jake Spivak, and
James Wright, earned
the Overall Best Design
Award for their work. The
project was sponsored by
BWXT Technologies for US
Paralympics. The table can
be assembled in less than
two minutes and cost less
than $800. Advisor: Asso-
ciate Professor of Practice
Robin Ott.
Most Innovative
Best Poster
Above left: The Best Poster Award was earned by the team of Spencer Leake, Ross Roderick, Sam Worchesky,
Jennifer Pandolf, Elliott VanderLinden, Ellis Kessler, Aaron Stanley, and Walter Gonsiewski. The Harris Rescue UAV,
sponsored by Harris, was designed to deliver supplies to a stranded or possibly injured hiker. Needing to deliver
up to 10 pounds of supplies over long distances, the team used an internal combustion engine in conjunction with
electric control and yaw motors. The team was advised by Associate Professor Kevin Kochersberger.
Above right: Winning the Most Innovative/Creative Award for the Senior Design Expo was the team of Brent Davis,
Jake Greathouse, Jessica Hamilton, Austin Hannon, David Kennedy, Alec Millar, Danny Mittel, and Ben Rice. Their
Thermomagnetic Generator designed to harvest low-temperature (below 100 degrees Celsius) waste heat. The team
was advised by Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor Shashank Priya.
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