5:30 – 8:30 p.m. University Club 12.4.25
Ballroom A – Electrical and Computer, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
ECE-13
MEMS-14
Ballroom B – Bioengineering, Industrial
Gold Room – Civil and Environmental, Medical Product Prototyping, Product Realization
BIOE-10
BIOE-4
December 4, 2025
Welcome to the Swanson School of Engineering’s Fall 2025 Design Expo! This is our 22nd Expo. We are thrilled to have you with us this evening to honor our students’ exceptional talents and achievements. Tonight’s showcase features 70 design projects across five departments, two prototyping courses, and an exciting exhibit featuring first-year engineering student projects.
Our students have undertaken rigorous capstone design courses to tackle real-world challenges presented by industry partners. Each team embarked on a journey through the entire design process –from identifying problems, defining objectives and constraints, conceptual development, and, in many cases, building actual prototypes. Through this Expo, students have a unique platform to demonstrate their creativity, technical skills, and problem-solving abilities.
This semester’s Expo includes a special presentation in Conference Room A: projects from the Introduction to Engineering Analysis course. First-year students in the ten sections of ENGR 0011 participated in a semester-long, team-based design project focused on sustainability. Each section explored a unique prompt inspired by one of the goals outlined in Pitt’s Sustainability Plan. After completing the design process, each team showcased its prototype, with peers and faculty voting to select a winning team from each section. These outstanding first-year projects are on display tonight to highlight the ingenuity of our new students.
As is tradition, we invite all guests at the Expo to vote for their favorite project via text message. Voting instructions and the designated number are posted throughout the venue, and the project that receives the most votes will earn the coveted “People’s Choice Award.”
In addition, industry judges will evaluate each team’s project to determine the best design from each department, as well as the highest honor of the night – the “Best Overall Design.” Judging will take place from 5 to 7:45 p.m., after which the Expo team will tally the results and announce the winners.
Enclosed in this program, you’ll find a list of tonight’s design projects along with the names of team members, faculty, and industry mentors who have guided these students in bringing their ideas to life. We encourage you to engage with the teams, learn more about their projects, and celebrate their hard work and dedication.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering Michele Manuel, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Swanson School of Engineering faculty, and our valued industry partners. Special thanks go to our esteemed judges. Whether this is your first time at Expo or you’ve been with us since the beginning, your support is invaluable in making this event possible. Finally, thank you to the friends, family, and community members here tonight to celebrate and support our students.
Enjoy the evening, and let’s celebrate the innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence of the Swanson School!
Advisor: Mark Gartner
BIOE-1 Minimizing External Exposure of Nasogastric Tubes in Pediatric Patients to Prevent Accidental Removal
Janhavi Barpande
Matthew Murrison
Emily McCaffrey
Gabriel Cipollone
Verity Rampulla
BIOE-2 Streamlining Transabdominal UltrasoundGuided Oocyte Extraction Process
Ishan Patel
Lyric Zimmermann
Colby Shores
Arshia Shams
Sydney Barber
Ashlyn Odenwald
Astrid Yerardi
BIOE-3 Adapted Standard Walker for Independent Kitchen Use
Gavin Paulhamus
Meredith Geno
Rebecca Swartz
Harrison Burd
Norah Stivala
Danielle Zambetti
BIOE-4 Development of a Pressure Sensing System for Transtibial Prosthetics
Kaylee Uribe
Emily Schlegel
Kareem Mahmoud
Hannah Carney
Juliana Alvelo-Davies
Taara Nemani
BIOE-5 Improved Fit Blood Pressure Cuff
Colleen OMalley
Arousha Husain
Munir Murad
Michael Bardos
Tianyuan Hao
Rohit Sreejith Nair
BIOE-6 E-Z CVC: Improving Ultrasound-Guided
Central Line Placement
Trin Murphy
Tyler Johnston
Phillip Lavrenyuk
Abrahim Kashkoush
Alexis DiNapoli
Colin Henchy
Tristyn Auth
BIOE-7 Biomaterial Patch for PSI Control
Ashley Reilly
Jasmine Ma
Riya Kothari
Katrina Clason
Shirin Kaye
Brooke Rambaldi
Madeline Hervey
BIOE-8 PhilaeTube: A Chest Tube Dislodgment
Prevention System
Jesse Zhang
Michael Sun
Aqsa Owais
Elizabeth Kats
Anurag Kulkarni
Rohan Deepak
Amanda Theckson
BIOE-9 Wearable Joint Angle Measurement Device
Hailey Conway
Veronica Durr
Chen Liu
Sydney Clements
Connor Alspaugh
BIOE-10 Improved Blood Glucose Measuring Kit
Madison Flaugh
Krista Dronzek
Kene Nnake
Jonah Bruemmer
Junyi Pan
Shaina Patel
Leah Stone
BIOE-11 Retractable Electrocardiogram Lead
Organizer for Streamlining Patient Care
Soham Mandal
Audrey Transue
Mya Fulton
John Lorence
Akshay Balaji
Grace Hercik
Ella Wolok
BIOE-12 Adaptive Tensioning in Traction Setups
Adam Almoukamal
Zachary Rafik
Jessica Wong
Kavish Saini
Dylan Shields
Yalin Liu
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING (continued )
BIOE-13 Adapting Mechanical Walkers to Facilitate
Sit-to-Stand Transfers
Annette Keitel
William Miller
Olivia Bartholomew
Garrett Ryan
Manav Arora
Kate Verone
Ava Meglio
BIOE-14 Pulse Oximeter Redesign for Emergency
Medicine Situations
Rishi Raturi
Matthew Benik
Max Gold
Arushi Singh
Vishnu Prabakaran
BIOE-15 High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
Chest Wiggle Detection Device
Jaiden Steele
Isabella Hsia
BIOE-16 Endotracheal Tube Stabilizer for the Prevention of Device-Related Pressure Injuries
Jillian Brockhoff
Sadie Lombardo
Nicole Bush
Nikolas Troianos
Rachael Juron
Satyaj Bhargava
Will Orr
BIOE-17 Assistive Device for Knee Surgery to Leg Positioner for Knee Surgery
Clinical Mentor: Jonathan Hughes
Brock Cunningham
Ben Kaminiski
Matthew Kaboly
Cameron Olivera
Gavin Davidson
Connor Rees
Isabelle Lisi
Advisor: Ogul Doygun
CEE-1 Collier Hilltop Park
Industry and faculty mentors: Maryellen Ferri (Nevillewood Homeowners Association); Bob Caun, Gabriel Macino (Collier Township); Ruth McClelland (PennDOT); Mark Magalotti, Werner Loehlein (University of Pittsburgh)
Faith Aldrich
Robert King
CEE-2 Raccoon Creek Bridge
Jake Jordan
Nicholas Santucci
Industry and faculty mentors: Stephen Janosko, Lauren Meadway (Dawood); Kent Harries, Matt Geary (University of Pittsburgh)
Griffin Graham
Aidan Carroll
CEE-3 Oakdale Pump Station
Joshua Truesdell
Otavio Wilkinson-Baldauf
Industry and faculty mentors: Darnetta Craig, Julia Spicher (Alcosan); Steve Sachs, John Brigham, Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero (University of Pittsburgh)
Patrick Lovenguth
Owen Gaskill
CEE-4 ALCOSAN Primary Sedimentation Basin
Industry and faculty mentors: Jeff Argyros, Cody Edgell (Alcosan); Gabrielle Stevens (HDR); David Sanchez, Jacob King (University of Pittsburgh)
Quincey Kilbride
Julia Resch
Sameer Ul Haque M Sayed
CEE-5 Clearwell Replacement
Industry and faculty mentors: Frank Sidari, Rachel Beam (Pittsburgh Water); Sarah Haig, Carla Ng (University of Pittsburgh)
Marie Flinchbaugh
Lily Leh
Jack Schlegel
Julianna Sergi
David Nisula
Anna Abelev
Advisors: Mohamed Bayoumy, Guangyong Li
ECE-1 Force Feedback Telepresence Robotic Arm
Kevin Quigley
Micah Smith
Seth Blain
ECE-2 Auto-Scoring Steel Tip Dart Board
Cameron Kirsh
Lily Grech
Arissa Buchina
Gideon Glick
ECE-3 Vintage Motorcycle Computer
Morgan Visnesky
Joseph Moritz
Joshua Krymgold
ECE-4 HandSense – Multi-Sensor Wearable Interface
Aaron Kuchta
Calvin Fetzek
Yuheng Lin
ECE-5 Facial Recognition Lock
Michael Siefert
Garrett O’Neil
Nathaniel Mathew
Cooper Sainiak
ECE-6 Adaptive Assist Robotic Joint
Elizabeth Novikova
Julia Koma
Jillian Zitcovich
ECE-7 VR Tremor Assessment System during MRgFUS
Noble Woodall
Aidan Uher
Colton Tamburri
ECE-8 Origami Robot
Karthik Raja
Zachary McPherson
Jacob Ferrer
Will Roper
ECE-9 Electrostatic Haptic Feedback Gloves for VR Surgical Simulators
Brian Bartley
Colton Frankenberry
ECE-10 NEURA Glove
Caitlyn Homa
Iyan Nekib
ECE-11 Paint the Canvas
William Muckelroy
Greg Soltys
Bailey Stout
Lucas Connell
Connor Marsh
Connor Murray
ECE-12 Portable Real-Time Poker Assistant
PJ Granieri
Benjamin Wu
ECE-13 GaN Motor Controller
Frederick Laudati
Connor Watson
Nicholas LaVine
Seth Williams
Joseph Zaradzki
Advisor: Scott Streiner
IE-1 Imaging with Impact, Throughput with Purpose:
Procedural CT Scheduling Optimization for Oncology Patients at UPMC Shadyside
Industry Mentor: UPMC
Adam Price
Ethan Staudt
Amelia Ossman
Megan Suess
IE-2 Enhancing Productivity with 5S Solutions for Tooling and Calibration Management
Industry Mentor: Alstom
Maiah Ruby
Allison Bergkoetter
IE-4 Predictive Modeling to Forecast Lane-Full Events at FedEx Distribution Centers
Industry Mentor: FedEx
Joshua Lee
Payton Brown
Nathanail Sexton
Maksim Djokic
IE-5 Steel Coil Transfer Optimization Using SIMIO
Industry Mentor: U. S. Steel
Alison Ngau
Morgan Powers
Jake Johnson
Henry Veltum
Rylee Shaffer
Christos Mavrogeorgis
IE-3 Project Centargo: Enhancing Bayer’s Injector
Line Production for Optimum Efficiency
Industry Mentor: Bayer
Tara Nguyen
Ethan Snyder
Jason Wiedmann
Cameron Case
Advisor: David Schmidt
MEMS-1 Robot-Assisted Construction of Fibrous Materials
Faculty Mentor: Ian Sigal (Laboratory of Ocular Biomechanics)
Karan Choudhari
Maxwell Mongiello
James Puzon
Logan Radomicki
Lowell Shaw
MEMS-2 Development and Validation of a Small-Scale Cleanroom
Industry Mentors: Peter Jacobs, Angel Papena (Aerotech), Aiden Giles (MEMS alum)
Mark Hetrick
Dhiviya Saravanan
Eduardo Weissmann
JJ Zamichieli
MEMS-3 Remote Control Vehicle for Use in Contaminated Environments
Indsutry Mentor: Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Jared Andes (MEMS alum)
Sebastian Carre Jordan
Jacob Korus
Caelin Langton
Angus Nicholson
John Profozich
MEMS-4 Advanced Head and Neck Support System for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness (DoC)
Faculty Mentor: Mostafa Bedewy
Owen Bishop
Jared Kartschoke
Aishani Ramoju
Randy Saintjean
Rachel Thomas
MEMS-5 Functional Requirements for Thermal Fatigue and Additive Manufacturing
Industry Mentors: Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Jennifer Brennan (MEMS alum)
Tanay Agrawal
Ethan Kinyon
Dylan Noker
Gabriel Warriner
MEMS-6 Validation Thermal Predictions in Rotation Air‐Cooled Machines for Nuclear Power Application
Industry Mentor: Sara Russell (Curtiss-Wright, MEMS alum)
Alexandra Greiner
Jimmy Konstanty
Akriti Mishra
Alexander Paterson
Eclipse Yeh
MEMS-7 Development and Validation of Biomechanical Testing System for the Knee
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Smolinski
Whitman Barber
Daniel Chimes
Aidan O’Nan
Connor Ruark
Jack Yanssens
MEMS-8 Heat Exchanger Insulation Design for eVinci Miroreactor
Industry Mentor: Nick Cerilli (Westinghouse)
Paige Dillon
Jessica Niznik
Evan Peluso
Krzysztof Radziszewski
Robyn Strazisar
Aiden Zurcher
MEMS-9 Development of a Magnetostriction Testing Setup for Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Ribbons in Electric Power Grid, Space Exploration and Electric Vehicle Applications
Faculty Mentor: Paul Ohodnicki
Nicholas Hamel
Robert Karnavas
Marcus Raskob
Trent Vacula
Abigayle Williams
MEMS-10 Development of a Remote Hydraulic Tensioner for Nuclear Environments
Industry Mentor: Greg Kinzler (Westinghouse)
Nate Bonacci
Thien Chu
George Johnston
Jack Smith
Myles Winegrad
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MEMS-11 Full Body Recovery Roller System
Industry Mentor: Timothy Taylor (Cobra Systems)
Nicholas Chiaro
David DeFrancisis
James Hill
MEMS-12 Design of 1D Graded Lightweight
Broad-Band Microwave Absorbers
Industry and faculty mentors: Army Corps (DEVCOM), Paul Leu (University of Pittsburgh)
Joseph Altvater
Daniel Giganti Dima
Daniel Glazer
Joshua Puerzer
Partick Schnieder
Ethan Smelko
MEMS-13 Design of Liquid-Filled Damping Elements
Faculty and industry mentors: AFRL, Nikhil Bajaj (University of Pittsburgh)
Shokhzhakhon Anarmetov
Sophia Barere
Benjamin Fisher
Ethan Napolitan Josh Stemfeld
MEMS-14 Development of a Generalized Robotics
Instructions Platform
Industry Mentor: Brendan Lang
Charlie Crane
Yanhao Liu
Zach Vorberger
Advisor: Eric Winter
PR-1 Canales Cleaning Device
Faculty and industry mentors: Marc Tobias and Security Laboratories
Josh Lee
Mike Lee
Adam Price
Sophia Roa
PR-2 Technology-Enabled Cane
Faculty and industry mentors: Marc Tobias and Security Laboratories
Cole Hansen
Madelyn Shaw
PR-3 Threat Deterrence in Public Spaces
Faculty and industry mentors: Marc Tobias and Security Laboratories
Corbin Glance
Sam Kester
Hannah Levine Bodhi Wilson
Miles Rosas
Alex Tejada-Inoa
Advisor: Brandon Barber
MPP-1 CerviCal
Faculty Mentors: Buddy Clark, Julie Gulick, Matt Verlinich, Ameila Gordon
Jenn Matjasko
Craig Yarger
Leia Farroux
MPP-2 Oto-Matic
Conner Polacek
Nikki Bush
Industry Mentor: Peter Santa Maria
Aakash Kottakota
Emma Donatelli
Ryan Fry
Shaaz Nadeem
Ruoqian Li
Mark Morgan
MPP-3 Perfect Pessary
Industry Mentors: Megan Bradley, Amanda Artsen
Angelina Pribozie
Katie LeClaire
Karla Frank
MPP-4 MicroTymp
Industry Mentor: Noel Jabbour
Mateen Atassi
Jace Statam
Kyla Frenja
Francesca Chioda
Peter Wood Bharath Ramineni
Saif Abbas
