Energy Harvesting from Water Flow
Sponsor: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco
The goal of this project was to understand manufacturability and control of a device used to generate electrical power from water flow in pipes to power sensors for smart water networks.
Read MoreDigitizing Ford: Building a Future Community
Sponsor: Ford Motor Company
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Bloomer
The 2022-23 Ford SCOPE team focused on women in motorsports, with an emphasis on connecting with and building a future community among aspiring women in racing through digital channels.
Read MoreDeveloping Brain-Machine Interfaces that Respond to Attention
Faculty Lead: Sam Michalka
Read MoreDeveloping a Compact Fluid Management Module for Aerospace Electrolyzers
Sponsor: Giner Labs, Inc.
Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco
The 2022-23 SCOPE team collaborated with Giner Labs to improve the weight and volume of their proprietary electrolyzer oxygen generation system to lower costs and take up less valuable cargo room while maintaining a high degree of safety and reliability.
Read MoreDassault Systemes Customer Adoption Experience
Sponsor: Dassault Systemes
Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley
The 2022-23 Dassault SCOPE team researched user journeys and created prototypes to reduce the complexity and provide a more seamless onboarding and discoverability experience for current and future customers of 3DEXPERIENCE Works.
Read MoreCompact High-Voltage Power Supply for Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Sponsor: Avalanche Energy
Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco
Avalanche Energy is working on new electrostatic confinement technology to make a bench top nuclear fusion generator. Our project was to investigate the feasibility of compact high voltage power supplies that can operate in the range of hundreds of kilovolts and interface with their preexisting system.
Read MoreCoin-Test: Open-Source Risk Evaluation for Cryptocurrency Investments
Sponsor: Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
Faculty Advisor: Lynn Andrea Stein
The 2022-23 FCAT SCOPE team developed Coin-Test, a publicly available, open-source Python library that provides a novel approach to evaluating cryptocurrency trading strategies.
Read MoreClinical Supply Study Complexity and Risk Assessment
Sponsor: Pfizer
Faculty Advisor: Lynn Andrea Stein
Our project will review the manual complexity and risk assessment work in GCS, and recommend an automation framework by conducting data analysis and machine learning along with implementing a proof of concept using the framework. This will enable timely response to changes and aid in efficiently allocating GCS resources.
Read MoreCircularity and Repairability of Bose Products
Sponsor: Bose
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Bloomer
The 2022-23 Bose SCOPE team worked with Bose to infuse sustainability and product circularity across its global business operations.
Read MoreBrandeis Rosbash Lab FlyBox Redesign
Sponsor: Brandeis University Rosbash Lab
Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley
The 2022-23 Brandeis SCOPE team overhauled the original Roshbash Lab FlyBox's hardware, assembly, and software, creating a robust and polished tool to track the behavior of genetically modified fruit flies over multiday periods.
Read MoreBlue Origin: PCB Rework Station
Sponsor: Blue Origin
Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley
In this project, our team will be working closely with Blue Origin to understand the standards and difficulties of PCB rework and designing a workstation to aid in this process. This station will be self-contained and easily accessible by the avionics team, reducing lead times wherever possible. Major challenges include understanding and designing around worker ergonomics and mitigating environmental hazards.
Read MoreBlue Origin Safe Avionics-Lifting Lab Equipment
Sponsor: Blue Origin
Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley
This year's team worked to design a device to help technicians lift and transport batteries to work benches and installation locations.
Read MoreBlue Origin
Sponsor: Blue Origin
Faculty Advisor: Jessica Townsend
New Glenn Assembly Tooling