Completed Projects


  • Honors Thesis   
           Design and Production               of a Bacterial Cellulose               based chewing gum that             has the capability to                     extend the release of                   xylitol.
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  • Tissue Engineering Excel model of glucose concentration as a function of depth within a 3-D scaffold for a guided tissue repair process.
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  • Polymers in Biomedical Engineering                 Literature review and presentation of current biomaterials and polymers used in periodontal tissue repair therapy.
 
  • Drug Delivery
           Literature review and                   presentation of various               strategies to micro/nano-             encapsulate                                 pharmaceuticals within               polymer-based                             biomaterials to enhance               bio-availability. 


  • Microbiological Engineering
           Design of a commercial               scale fermentation                       facility to produce                         xylitol from                                   Candida tropicalis.
           
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  • Senior Design Project Design of a system for a local farm to produce oil from sunflower seeds
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  • Organic Chemistry        -Synthesis of DEET (insect repellent)              -Isolation of piperine from black pepper                    -Synthesis of 3-carbethoxycoumarin (anticoagulant)
           -Extraction of caffeine                  from coffee beans. 
           -Extraction of capsaicin                from chili peppers.
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  • Food and Biological Engineering Processes  Calculation of required type and capacity of refrigeration required to freeze and store mango slices
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  • Engineering Design       -Design of an app and bicycle lock for remote security and notifications -Improve efficiency of paper production facility by installing a process to recycle waste products 
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  • Statistics                      Model and analysis of various company's stock values over time
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  • Engineering Leadership​Comprehensive review, analysis, and presentation about the status of Fortune 500 company, Dentsply-Sirona
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  • Properties of Food and Biological Materials   ​​    Matlab model of serum drug concentration as a function of time after administration
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For-fun projects

  • Roasting coffee beans
  • Homebrewing beer
  • Making sourdough bread
  • Breeding Neon Tiger Barbs
  • Lacto-fermenting vegetables
  • Propagating House plants (Bonsai, Bamboo, Fig, Aloe-vera)
  • Making candles

  

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