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P.C. Rossin College of ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

The Lehigh University IPD project teams work with industry partners, local or student entrepreneurs on real-world, multidisciplinary projects requiring prototypes and business models. Industry participants agree that this type of collaborative, experiential, project-based learning is superior for developing the characteristics most valued by employers.

CAPSTONE COURSE PROJECTS 2015

The IPD program’s tenets include:

• Innovation is the engine that drives economic growth: “Innovate, automate, emigrate or evaporate!” (Lee Iacocca ’45)

• The greatest opportunity for innovation occurs at the intersection of disciplines!

• Innovation is a process that can best be learned by doing it!

• Experiential learning comes from engaging our students in real-world projects provided by our industry partners.

• All projects require a global perspective through each stage of the IPD process.

• Our industry sponsors represent established companies, local startups and student startups.

• Diverse interdisciplinary teams applying creative processes and methods have the best chance for success.

• Entrepreneurs are needed to lead these teams.• Lehigh University provides an environment where

student entrepreneurship will flourish.

The IPD program is affiliated with the

The Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation aims to foster the entrepreneurial mindset that leads to creating value in the world. It provides students,

faculty and alumni with access to the skills, resources and connections needed to enable both for- and non-profit

entrepreneurial ventures to launch and prosper. www.lehigh.edu/entrepreneurship

2015 Team Advisors

Jonathan AkersGraduate Team Advisorjwa208@lehigh.edu

Matt BilskyGraduate Team Advisormjb211@lehigh.edu

Sabrina Jedlicka, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineeringssj207@lehigh.edu

Chris KauzmannIPD Program Managercjk213@lehigh.edu

Yaling Liu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanicsyal310@lehigh.edu

Charles Lyman, Ph.D.Professor, Materials Science & Engineeringcharles.lyman@lehigh.edu

Kriston LynchGraduate Team Advisorkjl314@lehigh.edu

Mark MahoneyGraduate Team Advisormmm214@lehigh.edu

Paul MyersonProfessor of Practice, Supply Chain Managementpmyerson@lehigh.edu

2015 Team Advisors

Matt NikbinGraduate Team Advisormwn214@lehigh.edu

John Ochs, Ph.D.Director of IPD and Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanicsjbo0@lehigh.edu

Susan Perry, Ph.D.Professor of Practice, Chemical Engineering & Bioengineeringsup3@lehigh.edu

Paul SchroederStudent Advisorpbs215@lehigh.edu

Christal SchwenkGraduate Team Advisorcrs214@lehigh.edu

Brian SlocumManaging Director, Design Arts Program, Art, Architecture & Designbcs3@lehigh.edu

Trevor VerdonikGraduate Team Advisortwv213@lehigh.edu

Lauren VillaverdeGraduate Team Advisorlav214@lehigh.edu

Majors and Minors Represented in 2015 IPD Teams

ACCT: AccountingBENG: BioengineeringBIS: Business Information SystemsCE: Civil EngineeringDES: Design ArtsDESN: DesignECO: EconomicsFIN: FinanceIDEAS: Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts & SciencesISE: Industrial Systems EngineeringMAT: Materials Science & EngineeringME: Mechanical EngineeringMKT: MarketingMUS: MusicSCM: Supply Chain ManagementUND: Undeclared

CONTROLLED PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY / REDUCTION SPINAL INSTRUMENT

Company Mentors: Andrew Dauster & Charlie WingTeam Advisor: Matt BilskyPeer Mentor: Elena Ramirez

Aesculap continues to contribute to medical advancements from the perspective of the healthcare professional and the patient through innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. As a division of an independent, family-owned business, Aesculap embraces the opportunities presented by the global marketplace. Aesculap is currently developing a system that is intended to treat a number of spinal pathologies, including adult idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person has an abnormal curve in any section of his or her spine. One common treatment method for scoliosis is osteotomy, which is where a surgeon removes bone wedges from the spine in order to achieve the desired curvature. The goal of the implant system is to manipulate the spinal curvature of the patient to a more normal state.

The aim of the IPD project is to research, design, and fabricate an operable prototype, as well as determine the state of the intellectual property of Aesculap’s proposed reduction pliers.

AesculapAlston, Jordan D. 2015 SCMAngelo, Jennifer L. 2016 BENGLohman, Brianna D. 2016 BENGMacmillan, Emily 2016 BENGMcCann, Brian L. 2016 MEWilhelm, Hannah J. 2016 SCMZeng, Yuxin 2016 MAT

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ANTIBIOTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM

Company Mentor: Angela BrownTeam Advisor: Matt BilskyPeer Mentor: Tanzirul Hoque

Periodontitis is one of the most common, chronic bacterial infections in humans and has been linked to numerous seemingly unrelated diseases, including stroke and atherosclerosis, as well as complications in diabetes and during pregnancy. Bacterial infections are usually treated with antibiotics. The targeted delivery of antibiotics could greatly reduce antibiotic resistance in bacteria and undesirable changes in the patient’s microbiome that result from pathogenic and nonpathogenic organism death. Reducing the amount of antibiotics needed to clear an infection and limiting their release to only locations where they are needed could accomplish this. Liposomes have been used both in the lab and commercially for the targeted delivery of drugs. While these encapsulation vehicles are able to efficiently hold and transport drugs, the timed release of the encapsulated drugs has been challenging. Extrinsic factors, such as ultrasound, or intrinsic factors, such as pH changes, have been used for this purpose. The ideal intrinsic factor is a specific condition that is only present in the case of an infection, thus allowing the release of antibiotics only in the vicinity of the infection but not systemically.

The goal of the IPD project is to investigate the use of intrinsic factors to trigger the release of antibiotics from liposomes for treatment of periodontitis. The team will have to: investigate the conditions present in periodontitis and identify those that could possibly be used for the release of antibiotics from liposomes; design and optimize a system that can efficiently encapsulate antibiotics; and demonstrate the ability of the system to kill periodontitis-causing organisms.

Antibiotic Delivery System

Antiobiotic Delivery SystemBryan, Caitlin R. 2016 BENGHammond, Catherine V. 2016 BENGKarasawa, Teppei T. 2015 SCMMoyer, Dennis M. 2016 IDEASRicker, Erin L. 2016 ISEWeiler, Elizabeth B. 2016 BENG

Antibody Production

Company Mentor: Lori HerzTeam Advisor: Yaling LiuPeer Mentor: Erin Burton

Antibody ProductionHoffman, Brett A. 2016 MEKlaubert, Stephanie R. 2016 BENGLai, Whitney 2016 BENGPark, Sang Yeon 2016 BENGReino, David 2016 MESoonasra, Aliraza A. 2016 ME

PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DRUG SUBSTANCE PRODUCTION

Over the past several decades, an increasing number of pharmaceuticals have been produced using biological systems, like cells. Among the most commonly used cell types are Chinese Hamster Ovary, or CHO, cells, which are often used to make proteins that are monoclonal antibodies. Given the number of monoclonal antibodies on the market and in development, there has been a trend toward standardizing the manufacturing process, i.e. platform processing.

The goal of the IPD project is to design a process and facility for cell culture and purification operations for the manufacture of 1,000 kg/yr of monoclonal antibody drug substance intended for commercial supply.

Company Mentor: Perry LevittTeam Advisors: John Ochs & Lauren VillaverdePeer Mentors: Greg Pegher & Jaime Morgan

ATS Team 1Allen, William D. 2016 MEBabbitt, Connor 2016 MEBarr, Dustin G. 2016 MATHosmer, John N. 2016 MEMoody, Jason K. 2016 MEMutchler, Jacob P. 2015 SCMTarvydas, Evyn M. 2016 MAT

ATS Team 2Bieman, Brian M. 2016 MEDiekel, Zachary M. 2016 MEFreund, Spencer R. 2016 MATMogerley, Scott E. 2016 MERies, Katherine G. 2016 SCMSleator, Lauren A. 2016 MEYang, Shangdong 2016 ME

RAILROAD CAR TRUCK IMPROVEMENT

Advanced Truck Systems (ATS) is committed to developing innovative products that meet the specialized needs of the railroad industry. The current freight car assembly needs to be improved to have a reduced overall weight, increased load capacity to meet current requirements, and improved manufacturability, fabrication, and assembly of the freight car truck.

The goal of the IPD project is to focus on the design, material selection, and manufacturing of the ATS freight car truck.

SIMPLIFIED IV THERAPY INTEGRATED PUMP

Company Mentors: Peter Peppel & Scott NovickTeam Advisor: Matt BilskyPeer Mentor: Douglas Harris

B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) manufactures a great variety of IV Administration Sets and Extension Sets, used with many varieties of IV pumps, to an international marketplace. In a hospital setting, an IV pump is used for the control and movement of IV fluids. These pumps are primarily of the peristaltic variety, relying on tubing dynamics to move fluid. They are also generally unwieldy devices that perform fluid movement functions and house electronic data used to inform clinicians about medication specifics and types with associated dosages. There is a need for an IV pump device located between the solution bag and the proximal end of an IV set.

The goal of the IPD project is to design or adapt a stand-alone simple IV pump device that is easily integrated between the solution container and the proximal end of a typical IV therapy administration set. The device must be compatible with all IV fluids, have control over infusion rate, prevent free flow of fluid, and allow the IV set to be used as a gravity set among other technical specifications. Safety, manufacturability, efficacy, cost, versatility, and packaging are crucial considerations for the disposable device.

B. Braun Team 1Autieri, Alyssa R. 2015 SCMBoller, Lauren A. 2015 BENGClerk, Christina 2015 BENGGrzanka, Andrew D. 2016 MEKopperman, John W. 2016 SCMPerry, Brian T. 2015 IDEASSechrist, Emily 2016 IDEAS

B. Braun Team 2Bidad, Aileen M. 2016 BENGCallahan, Kelly K. 2015 BENGKinek, Kerry D. 2016 SCMRustomji, Zara Reshad 2015 MKTSanabria, Michelle C. 2015 MUSStrong, Sheila K. 2016 METrinh, Kevin 2016 BENG

It’s not uncommon for triathletes, professional bike racers, and bike enthusiasts to spend thousands of dollars for a high-performance bike. It almost all cases, the high price is justified by the ultra lightweight aspect of the product. Ironically, it is nearly impossible to fully protect without using a bulky, heavy lock that may add up to a third of the total weight of the bike. Thus, there seems to be a disconnect – why would someone who spends thousands of dollars to reduce the weight of the bike by ounces, spend any money at all to add back up to a third of the total weight?

The goal of the IPD project is to develop a solution that matches the performance criteria of the high-end bike market while providing proper theft protection.

Bike LockLIGHTWEIGHT BIKE LOCK FOR HIGH-END BICYCLES

Company Mentor: Nick GilletteTeam Advisor: Jonathan AkersPeer Mentor: DeVaughn Roberts

Bike Lock Team 1Burak, David M. 2016 MATCiavarelli, Mark P. 2016 MEDiLallo, Trevor D. 2016 MEGrace, William E. 2016 MEHawley, Claire E. 2015 SCMIm, Julie H. 2016 ACCTStepien, Michael A. 2015 SCM

Bike Lock Team 2Cato, Dylan J. 2016 MEFabian, Shelby R. 2016 MEFulbright, Connor W. 2016 MEKaminetsky, Alexandra Y. 2016 MKTMitchell, Paige A. 2015 SCMSammon, Kyle R. 2016 MESchwartz, Benjamin K. 2015 SCM

Bike Lock Team 2Cato, Dylan J. 2016 MEFabian, Shelby R. 2016 MEFulbright, Connor W. 2016 MEKaminetsky, Alexandra Y. 2016 MKTMitchell, Paige A. 2015 SCMSammon, Kyle R. 2016 MESchwartz, Benjamin K. 2015 SCM

Tissue engineering has the potential to significantly impact a variety of biological and medical applications by repairing or replacing diseased or dysfunctional tissue, improving tissue function, or even producing a complete organ. Cell patterning on bioactive scaffolds with bioprinting technology is a promising tool that directly serves the purpose of tissue engineering. Cell suspensions can be printed out onto special substrates via one or multiple inkjet printer nozzles to create precisely defined patterns. Advantages to this method include easy set-up, increased efficiency, lower cost, and high cell viability. The current device, which adopted thermal inkjet technology, can achieve a cell plot with a resolution of 96 DPI.

The goal of the IPD project is to improve the current device by exploring ways to increase plotting location repeatability and speed and realize plotting with two or more kinds of biomaterials, simultaneously. Improvements can help create finer patterns crucial to three-dimensional tissue fabrication and will inform the study of how different types of printed cells interact with each other. The modification should achieve multi-cell type printing and improve repeatability and stability, as well as implement an electronic control system to house key components.

BIOPRINTING IMPROVEMENT

Company Mentor: Yaling LiuTeam Advisor: Sue PerryPeer Mentor: Kathryn Kundrod

BioFabCorch, Anna 2016 BENGGrant, Scott D. 2016 BENGLeight, Nicholas D. 2016 BENGPan, Garrett S. 2016 BENGSullivan, Edward J. 2016 BENGZhu, Yvonne 2016 MAT

MANUFACTURING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Company Mentor: Alexandra LisoTeam Advisor: Chris KauzmannPeer Mentor: Chelsea Coffey

Brooks Instrument provides the broadest array of measurement and control devices that are proven to solve flow and pressure measurement challenges in a variety of industries. The most prevalent industries for the measurement and control devices include biopharmaceuticals, oil and gas, fuel cell, solar cell, chemicals, medical devices, analytical instrumentation, and semiconductors. Brooks’ award-winning flow meter and flow controllers consistently rank at the top of their market for accuracy, reliability, and user preference.

The goal of the IPD project is to develop a solution to streamline a manufacturing process, which currently takes place in a Class 100 clean room and relies heavily on the operator for precision. The hope of the streamlined solution is time and cost savings, as well as an increase in output and consistency at the station.

Brooks InstrumentArzt, Ziv A. 2016 MEHaas, Benjamin J. 2016 MEHardwick, Tiel C. 2016 SCMMontes de Oca, Pablo A. 2016 MENguyen, Manh V. 2016 ECOOlexson, David E. 2016 MEWilen, Joshua R. 2016 UND

MINIMIZING THE EFFECT OF AIR & GROUND TRANSPORTATION ON NEONATAL PATIENTS

Company Mentors: Pete Liptrot & Daniel WeinlickTeam Advisor: John OchsPeer Mentor: Greg Pegher

Draeger is a leading international company in the fields of medical and safety technology. The reduction of shock and vibration during transport is critical to the care of the transport neonatal patient. The Draeger Globetrotter GT5400 Transport Incubator System is used for neonatal transport and has several components that impact the shock and vibration experienced by the patient including, but not limited to, the vehicle trolley fixation system, the incubator mounts, and the padding within the incubator. An integral damping system is part of the current system.

The goal of the IPD project is to characterize the shock and vibration characteristics of the various components of the Draeger Globetrotter GT5400 Transport Incubator System, design and develop improvements, and develop tests to prove effectiveness.

DraegerBhowmik, Amit 2016 MECamasta, Steven P. 2016 SCMEdwards, Kenneth B. 2016 MEGrady, Caleb O. 2016 MEJanart, Harrison M. 2016 MEMohammedi, Jalaal N. 2016 MERussell, John W. 2015 SCM

HORIZONTALLY SPLIT CASING JOINT DESIGN

Company Mentor: Abhinav ChoudharyTeam Advisor: Trevor VerdonikPeer Mentor: Lauren Purdom

Dresser-Rand provides custom engineering solutions for a variety of industries to meet the growing demand of energy needs. Since the mid-1900s, Dresser-Rand has built centrifugal compressors for a variety of applications in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

In one instance a compressor has a horizontally split casing, where the casings are bolted together and used for lower pressure applications. With a growing demand for horizontally split casings capable of containing higher pressure applications, a joint must be designed for the horizontal split that will remain sealed under high pressure.

The goal of the IPD project is to develop a joint design for a large, horizontally split compressor casing that will remain sealed and maintain its structural integrity at higher pressures, as well as develop a plan for machining the horizontal joint configuration.

Dresser-RandAbend, Andrew T. 2016 MEDalzon, Isabelle-Luis J. 2016 SCMDin, Aidan C. 2015 MATFano, Devon M. 2016 MEGodfrey, Maura E. 2016 MATHerrighty, Ian M. 2016 MELeonard, Brandon R. 2016 MAT

IMPELLER MANUFACTURING CONVERSION

Company Mentor: Daniel DeMoreTeam Advisor: Charles LymanPeer Mentor: Paarth Thapar

Dresser-Rand provides custom engineering solutions for a variety of industries to meet the growing demand of energy needs. Since the early 1900s, Dresser-Rand has built centrifugal compressors for a variety of applications in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

The most critical component in a centrifugal compressor is the impeller. It adds kinetic energy to the gas stream and is responsible for a large percentage of the static pressure rise. Dresser-Rand builds impellers with diameters ranging from several inches to several feet. Over time compressor users have demanded designs that were increasingly robust. As a result, some fabrication techniques that were once commonplace are no longer acceptable. When upgrades in compressors are requested by clients, there is a need for impellers to be converted so that current manufacturing methods can be applied.

The goal of the IPD project is to investigate manufacturing methods that will allow older-style impellers to be fabricated using the new techniques and provide equal or superior performance to the original impeller.

Dresser-RandClagett, Andrew 2016 MEGrayuski, Nathan T. 2016 MEJohn, Tyler A. 2016 MELevine, Jason L. 2016 MEManzano Miura, Pablo N. 2016 MEMaret, Hannah A. 2016 MATVillafane Sanz, Irene 2017 ME

SPOOL PIECE WITH MOVABLE INLET GUIDE VANES

Dresser-Rand provides custom engineering solutions for a variety of industries to meet the growing demand of energy needs. Since the mid-1900s, Dresser-Rand has built centrifugal compressors for a variety of applications in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

As one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-performance centrifugal compressors for the oil and gas industry, Dresser-Rand continually seeks ways to provide the highest possible compressor performance for its clients. Frequently, clients need to operate compressors over a wide range of flow conditions. In a conventional compressor, it is only possible to optimize the performance for one of those operating conditions. Introducing movable geometry, such as movable inlet guide vanes (MIGV), makes it possible to adjust the inlet guide vanes to improve the compressor efficiency over a wider range of operating conditions. In a certain class of centrifugal compressors, known as “direct inlet” or “axial inlet” compressors, the flow enters directly into an impeller. In such a machine it may be possible to adjust the performance of the compressor without making any changes to the compressor itself.

The goal of the IPD project is to design a component that contains a movable inlet guide vane system, as well as the associated actuation system and the method for installing the guide vanes.

Company Mentor: Jim SorokesTeam Advisor: Charles LymanPeer Mentor: Paarth Thapar

Dresser-RandBellcishta, Gent 2016 MEBoardman, Daniel P. 2017 MEBridger, William A. 2016 MEGuleryuz, Nazli 2016 MEPodack, Eilika E. 2016 MEXiang, Baiyu 2016 MATZhang, Xiaoxiao 2016 MAT

ADVANCED CHEMICAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

Company Mentor: Patrick ClasenTeam Advisor: Sabrina JedlickaPeer Mentor: Erin Burton

EcoTech Marine was an IPD team in 2003 that has become a profitable manufacturing company in Bethlehem, PA. EcoTech’s success is due to the ability to take cutting-edge technology and apply this knowledge to the niche field of reef aquariums. EcoTech has grown quickly from a small group of Lehigh University students in the IPD program to a company with over 50 employees in the Lehigh Valley. EcoTech has been recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing companies in the country. EcoTech continues to revolutionize the way people think about marine technology. A great deal of international attention focuses on sustaining the health of the world’s marine environments, motivated by environmental protection, food production and economic viability of developing nations, and recreation. Marine water chemistry is considered relatively static with regards to ionic balances, but increasingly, these balances are at risk. Routine monitoring of ocean chemistry could provide data that could be correlated to species diversity, animal health, and overall chemical trends in the ocean environment.

The goal of the IPD project is to design a set of sensing materials that can detect ion concentration in seawater. The design will further be implemented into a prototype design for testing and deployment in an enclosed marine system. The long-term goal is to develop an effective means to monitor seawater ionic balances in an autonomous, continuous manner in a controlled marine environment.

EcoTech MarineArteaga, Alexander V. 2016 BENGChin Lee, Kelly E. 2016 SCMFisher, Brittany L. 2016 MEGaj, Evan E. 2016 MEO'Sullivan, William J. 2016 MESkillings, Callaghan H. 2015 MESordan, Jeremy B. 2016 BENG

FABRICATE ORIENTED AND FIBRILLAR BIOMIMETIC ADHESIVES

Company Mentor: Anand JagotaTeam Advisor: Sue PerryPeer Mentor: Kathryn Kundrod

Surface attachment structures in small animals allow them to achieve interesting adhesion and friction properties not normally seen in synthetic, human-designed materials. Recent research has shown that adhesion and friction properties are achieved by design of surface structures that are often fibrillar in nature with special spatula- or mushroom- like terminations. These bioinspired and biomimetic adhesive structures are being used in a variety of applications including biomedical wound adhesives, climbing robots, and clean material handling devices. Although the field has seen advancements, there is still a need for an efficient method to fabricate fibrillar structures.

The goal of the IPD project is to develop a small-profile device and method to efficiently fabricate fibrillar structures with user-defined features such as fibril size, length, spacing, inclination, and terminal shape. The system should be able to generate reproducible structures with defined tolerances and a wide range of structural parameters, and include a method to analyze adhesive properties of fabricated materials.

Fibrillar Structures

Fibrillar StructuresJohnson, Richard G. 2016 BENGKeller, Austin W. 2016 MATMaselli, Christopher F. 2016 BENGPaternoster, Giancarlo 2016 MERochelle, Colton T. 2016 MEWendler, Patrick J. 2016 ME

MODULAR FOOD PRODUCTION

Company Mentors: Alex Derish & Jeff SchwartzTeam Advisors: Paul Schroeder & Mark MahoneyPeer Mentors: Jay Fraser & Ohmny Romero

FoodCube is conceived out of a passion for providing nutritious food directly to end consumers. Modern food supply chains have lengthened such that food production has become sufficiently far away from the consumer, resulting in a loss in nutritional content as financial risk grows. Bethlehem, PA is one of the most at-risk food deserts in America. Unique proximity to farmland and urban population centers has made marketable solutions to food insecurity a priority investment by local and regional community development interests and private firms.

The goal of the IPD project is to create a food production platform that can be scaled to provide sufficient quantities of nutritious produce to feed individual users, single families, multi-resident homes, or larger shared residences. Food production platform ideas are not limited.

FoodCube

FoodCube Team 1Blanchard, Miranda L. 2016 BENGBoltres, Mark R. 2015 SCMDanski, Zachary M. 2016 MEKorber, Emily A. 2016 SCMMcCord, Everett W. 2016 MERusso, Michael P. 2015 CEWeich, Ellen D. 2016 SCM

FoodCube Team 2Loehr, Kiley S. 2016 SCMMorosse, Benjamin W. 2016 SCMOo, Win M. 2016 MEOrtolf, Kathryn A. 2016 FINPorreca, Michael T. 2016 MESchimmoller, Aaron T. 2014 SCMScott, Nathan W. 2016 ME

HYBRID BALLISTIC HELMET

Gentex is a global provider and partner of choice for personal and situation awareness products, systems, and platforms. Gentex’s ballistic helmets are designed, engineered, and manufactured to protect and allow wearers to successfully perform their duties. Ballistic helmets have always and will continue to be in an arms race to find the lowest-weight design that performs to the highest standards. The industry is moving toward solutions that are lighter and significantly softer than helmets made of traditional materials. The ultimate goal is a lighter helmet that has superior stopping ability against ballistic threats. Because it is the case that a stiffer helmet outperforms a softer one, Gentex hybridizes the helmet to increase the overall stiffness of the helmet without sacrificing ballistic performance.

The goal of the IPD project is to investigate new materials to replace the current structural outer skin on the ballistic helmets. The new material should have improved processing, latent stress, and supply chain considerations compared to the current material.

Company Mentors: Russell Caspe & John NatichakTeam Advisors: Matt Nikbin & Mark MahoneyPeer Mentors: Nick Tashjian & Ohmny Romero

Gentex Team 1Bowden, Andrew C. 2016 MEConrad, Caroline E. 2016 BENGHarris, Jacob S. 2015 SCMIvie, Benjamin R. 2016 MEMcCarter, Monika 2016 BENGWhitehouse, Edward G. 2016 UND

Gentex Team 2Foley, Christopher C. 2016 MEFranco, Evan R. 2016 MEHargrave, Charles D. 2015 SCMManwaring, Paul L. 2015 SCMMitchell, Tashan R. 2015 FINWebb, Joshua N. 2016 BENGWheeler, Timothy M. 2016 ME

DISPENSING MECHANISM

Company Mentor: Briana GardellTeam Advisors: Paul Myerson & Paul SchroederPeer Mentors: Lauren Walker & Jay Fraser

Mezzimatic is a startup toy company aimed to inspire messy play. The first product is a science kit that turns into a toy.

The goal of the IPD project is to develop mechanical-based accessories for the product.

Goblies Team 1Handsman, Elizabeth R. 2015 SCMJames, Ryan D. 2016 MEMeenen, Anna S. 2016 SCMMooberry, Brinton K. 2016 MERicciardi, Rae A. 2016 MEShor, Julia B. 2016 SCMZacharia, Aaron G. 2016 IDEAS

Goblies Team 2Cunningham, Meghan A. 2015 ECOFeng, Siyi 2017 ISEKohen, Chaim 2016 MELawrence, Angela M. 2016 MELyss, Avery E. 2015 SCMMiller. Janine S. 2015 SCMMoore, Coleman T. 2015 SCM

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INTERIOR WALL IMAGING

Company Mentor: Matt BilskyTeam Advisors: Matt Nikbin & Lauren VillaverdePeer Mentors: Nick Tashjian & Jaime Morgan

Impossible Inc. Team 1Bernstein, Samuel L. 2016 MEBoyle, Connor 2016 IDEASCaruso, Zachary A. 2016 MEGainza, Evan L. 2016 MEMacon, Nathaniel T. 2015 SCMMcGuigan, Michael 2015 MEPollack, Adam E. 2016 ME

Impossible Inc. Team 2 Bennett, James D. 2015 SCMBornako, Erik P. 2016 MECarducci, Matthew F. 2016 MEFink, Brandon G. 2016 MEHardy, Evan D. 2016 MERita, Jacob R. 2016 MESchwarzenberg, Peter M. 2016 ME

Impossible Incorporated is a company that creates products defying what is believed in order to improve people’s lives. Combining experience in the design, construction, mechanical and electric engineering fields allows Impossible Inc. to take novel, and ultimately successful, approaches to problem solving. The company’s current project is a novel snake-like robot for construction applications.

The goal of the IPD project is to make continued progress on the work undertaken by 2014’s IPD team: development of a device capable of creating an image of the pipes, wires, structural members, and other hidden obstacles within walls.

Impossiblencorporated

a limited liability company

Drug shortages have been a serious concern in the healthcare community for the past decade, sometimes impacting the care of patients who need these products. The majority of drugs affected by shortages are injectables, and of those, generics manufacturers produce most. The causes of this problem are numerous, and include both manufacturing issues and economic constraints. Manufacturing challenges associated with finish-and-fill operations for sterile products include the need for specialized facilities, as well as stringent controls and production conditions. Economic concerns have resulted from increased price competition, as well as the small number of manufacturing facilities capable of producing injectables.

The goal of the IPD project is to identify potential solutions to the problem of shortages of injectable drugs. Multiple approaches should be considered to address the problem: evaluation and improvement of current processes and facilities, new technologies, and systems-level approaches to streamlining manufacturing and supply.

DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO QUALITY, MANUFACTURING, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES

Company Mentor: Lori HerzTeam Advisor: Yaling LiuPeer Mentor: Kellen Lowrie

Injectable Drug Shortages

Injectable Drug ShortagesDaly, James P. 2015 BENGGarland, Kyle M. 2016 BENGJohnson, Elizabeth A. 2016 SCMLorenzo, John J. 2015 SCMPartain, Brittany D. 2016 BENGSeredenko, Stephanie M. 2016 BENGSmalley, Jenna S. 2016 BENG

Company Mentor: Mark HahnTeam Advisors: Brian Slocum & Trevor VerdonikPeer Mentors: Brian Wohlhieter & Lauren Purdom

St. Luke’s Team 1Breiner, Benjamin J. 2015 SCMDebuque, Ethan M. 2016 MEDiNapoli, Christina M. 2016 MATHowley, Clara T. 2016 BISLevy, Daniel S. 2016 MEPanzer, Misha H. 2015 DESNVentura, Joseph M. 2016 ME

St. Luke’s University Health Network is a non-profit, regional, integrated network comprised of six acute care hospitals in northeast Pennsylvania and New Jersey. One area of exceptional medical expertise is orthopedics. When a patient has chronic arthritis and the need for hand stabilization has been diagnosed they usually receive a custom-made brace, which is currently the standard of care. New technologies, like additive manufacturing, allow orthopedic braces to be created that do not include many of the well-known problems that patients experience with the current solutions.

The goal of the IPD project is to create a new orthopedic additive manufacturing process that will benefit patients and improve quality and outcomes, and provide valuable lessons learned toward future additive manufacturing projects.

St. Luke’s Team 2Begley, Cheyenne M. 2016 BENGCenteno, Kathryn 2016 SCMDankmyer, Alexis C. 2016 MEDiSalvo, Matthew D. 2016 BENGNahapetian, Ani G. 2016 BENGPasch, Matthew M. 2016 MEWeiner, Arielle E. 2016 BENG

ADDITIVE MANFACTURING IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

Company Mentor: Lauren VillaverdeTeam Advisors: Paul Myerson & Brian SlocumPeer Mentors: Lauren Walker & Brian Wohlhieter

Stackablz Team 1Haggerty, Shane P. 2016 MEKaminsky, Alexandra B. 2015 SCMLuong, Stephen 2016 MENorton, Elizabeth S. 2015 SCMRuhl, Christopher 2016 MEWalgren, Patrick P. 2016 MEWhitman, John S. 2016 DES

Stackablz Team 2Curtis, Elyse J. 2016 MEDeehan, Elizabeth L. 2015 MKTKalanish, Devin J. 2016 MEMadzik, Emily 2016 MEPrizer, Julie M. 2015 SCMWagner, Chad R. 2016 MEWeinstein, Naomi B. 2015 MKT

EDUCATIONAL TOY IMPROVEMENT

Stackablz works to prepare the next generation of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) leaders through the creation of spatially challenging toys. Spatial skills are needed to develop a solid foundation in math and science. Further, a solid foundation in math and science is needed to do well in STEM fields of study. By playing with our spatial skill-oriented toys, Stackablz hopes to help children develop the foundation needed to do well in math and science allowing them to achieve success in STEM.

The goal of this IPD project is to develop a spatial skill-oriented toy. The final product should comply with appropriate child safety standards and must meet all requirements established by the manufacturer.

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StretcherX

Company Mentor: Yaling LiuTeam Advisor: Kriston LynchPeer Mentor: John Hershner

StretcherXBodo, Michael P. 2016 BENGFink, Michael R. 2016 BENGLansdown, Ryan S. 2015 BENGMao, Huiwen 2016 MESandler, Mark 2016 MESnyder, Grant T. 2016 ME

INTELLECTUALIZED CELL STRETCHER

Cells and tissues in a living body are constantly under dynamic mechanical forces. Mechanical stimulation plays an important role in the regulation of functions and activities of cells such as morphology, differentiation, and gene expression. A cell stretcher device is used to study the cell behavior under mechanical stimulation. Currently, there are various commercial stretcher devices available on the market. However, they are very expensive and have limitations in direct observation under a microscope or automated operation for precise characterization.

The goal of the IPD project is to design, develop, and fabricate an intellectualized cell stretcher device with an embedded auto-focused imaging system. The device will be used to stretch cells on a deformable substrate under various user-defined or pre-programmed configurations. The team is expected to provide better user interfaces, cheaper manufacturing options, and discover new markets.

Company Mentor: Emily HamppTeam Advisors: Christal Schwenk & Kriston LynchPeer Mentors: Chelsea Coffey & Kellen Lowrie

Stryker Team 1Bagley, Cara A. 2016 MEKong, Yeu Jung 2015 SCMLentz, John Z. 2017 MATRizzo, Serena R. 2015 SCMSiegel, Sarah M. 2016 METilley, Jeffrey R. 2016 BENGYanez, Stefani M. 2016 BENG

BONE CHARACTERIZATION

Stryker Orthopaedics is a leading manufacturer of joint replacement systems. The success of an implant depends on many factors, including the fixation strength of the prosthesis to the surrounding bone. Cementless implants achieve fixation through factors such as bone compaction and ongrowth. The compaction of bone is achieved through an interface fit between the implant and the bone.

The goal of the IPD project is to understand, test, and characterize bone compaction between an implant and surrogate bone materials for cementless applications. Students should explore novel methods of bone preparation to enhance the compaction of bone between a component and bone.

Stryker Team 2Gomez, Nicole S. 2016 MELevenson, Emily F. 2016 BENGMygatt, Taylor L. 2016 BENGRidge, Erin E. 2016 SCMShafer, Regan T. 2016 BENGWilliams, Troy T. 2016 ME

IPD ProgramLehigh University11 E. Packer Ave.

Bethlehem, PA 18015www.lehigh.edu/ipd

John B. Ochs, Ph.D.Director

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Lisa GetzlerAssociate Director

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Jodie JohnsonCoordinator610-758-4789

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Catherine HeadmanCoordinator610-758-5626

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Chris KauzmannProgram Manager

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Matt BilskyTeaching Assistantmjb211@lehigh.edu

Terri SayagoWriting Specialisttas210@lehigh.edu