2024 Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates
Research Exhibition
Mechanical Engineering
Computational Investigation of Doped-Graphene Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Storage in MgH2
Project Team Students Ammar Hattab Mechanical Engineering Penn State Behrend Faculty Mentors Fernando Soto Penn State Greater Alleghany College of Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract The growing demand for sustainable and clean energy sources highlights...
Cytotoxicity Testing of Antimicrobial Compounded PEEK/AgNPs (Polyetheretherketone with Silver Nanoparticles)
Project Team Students Carolyn Albert Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Dr. Ola Rashwan Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Dr. Victor Ruiz-Velasco Penn State College of Medicine Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Project...
Impact of Printing Orientation on Flexural Strength in Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing
Project Team Students Adriana Medina Galindo Mechanical Engineering Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Dr. Fariborz Tavangarian Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2024-07-24/Poster_Medina_Harrisburg_Summer24.pdf Project...
Magnetic Monopoles via the Nahm Construction
Project Team Students Tyler Duda Mechanical Engineering Penn State Fayette Faculty Mentors Andy Royston Penn State Fayette Physic Sachin Gore Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract Name: Tyler Duda Campus Affiliation:...
AI Augmented X-Ray Imaging
Project Team Students Graham Schellenberg Mechanical Engineering Lehigh Valley Murat Tascan Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Lehigh Valley Faculty Mentors Tracey Carbonetto Lehigh Valley Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract Medical Imaging...
The Effect of Fuel Port Geometry on Droplet Entrainment in Hybrid Rocket Engines
Project Team Students Logan Saunders Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Dr. Brian Maicke Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Dr. David Lyons Penn State University Park Applied Research Laboratory Project...
Analysis of Martian Regolith Simulants and Preliminary Study of Martian Concrete as a Radiation Shield
Project Team Students Joseph Flanagan Aerospace Engineering Penn State Abington Steven Zukley Electrical Engineering Penn State Abington Steven Jiang Mechanical Engineering Penn State Abington Shreshth Saxena Aerospace Engineering Penn State Abington...
Improving Soft Magnetic Composite Material Through Particle Coating With Zinc
Project Team Students Blaze Welpott Mechanical Engineering University Park, DuBois Mason Hartmann Engineering General Altoona, DuBois Samuel Yount Material Science DuBois Faculty Mentors Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan DuBois Material Science Project...
Road Energy Harvesting – Piezoelectric Modular Power Generator
Project Team Students Zhiyuan Jiang ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Altoona Faculty Mentors Sohail Anwar Altoona Engineering BED POUDEL State College Department of Materials Science and Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract This research...
Effects of Aggregate on the Strengths of Sulfur Concrete
Project Team Students Steven Jiang Mechanical Engineering Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Masataka Okutsu Penn State Abington Division of Science and Engineering Project Project...
Exergy Analysis of a Funnel Gliding-Arc Plasma Reactor
Project Team Students Precious Fernandez Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Dr. Dassou Nagassou Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Dr. Brian Maicke Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Project...
A Proposed Solution to Discomfort and Disability Glare from Oncoming Traffic During Nighttime Driving
Project Team Students Christian Myung Mechanical Engineering Lehigh Valley Faculty Mentors Dr. Tracey Carbonetto Lehigh Valley Engineering Division Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2024-07-22/MCREU-Presentation.pdf Project Video Project Abstract...
Optimizing Powder Flow in DED Systems: Gravity Conveyance via Hopper Design
Project Team Students Jimmy Yang Mechanical Engineering Brandywine Faculty Mentors Aaron Rape Brandywine Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract With the exponential growth of additive manufacturing being used in part fabrication, surface cladding, and part...