2023 Class

Projects made possible in part from generous grants from Gilead, Volkswagen, the Precourt Institute for Energy, School of Medicine, Woods Institute for the Environment, Haas Center for Public Service, KitSwitch, Boeing and Autodesk.  We would also like to thank Fictiv and Sculpteo for their assistance with the project teams this year. Thank you for your support!

Summary of the year

This year 55 students participated in 14 projects in theme areas of energy, transportation, sustainability and health.  We had projects improving gait for children with Cerebral Palsy, improving prostheses for lower leg amputees, reducing generation of black carbon in kilns in Bangladesh, developing ski bindings that reduce potential for ACL tears, enhancing modular housing for refugees in Jordan with development of refined roofing and solar panel power systems, development of systems to monitor methane emissions from Indonesian peatlands, projects that enable conversion of office space to home use by developing ventilation systems for kitchen modules and mounting/leveling systems for cabinetry, creation of rack support system for holding hydrogen fuel tanks on mining vehicles, development of system for people in wheelchairs to access autonomous vehicles, development of equitable access ramp system to remote mobile classrooms for children with autism or in a wheelchair, and an all-mechanical solution for delivery of high viscosity medicines through standard syringes. 

The 2023 Class

Our Projects

Peat Peeps

Develop system that floats on surface of Indonesian peatlands to measure methane emissions. 

Project details can be found here

For Peat's Sake

Develop stationary system to measure methane emissions from dry Indonesian peatlands

Project details can be found here

Fueling the Future

Develop safe rack system for holding hydrogen fuel tanks to be used in large scale mining vehicles

Project details can be found here

License to Kiln

To help reduce black carbon emissions from kilns in Bangladesh, improve functionality of ME170 coal feeder by reducing clogging of coal in the feeder. 

 Project details can be found here

Auto Access

Develop system for people in wheelchairs to enter, be secured in, and exit autonomous vehicles

Project details can be found here

Team Bussin'

Develop equitable access to remote mobile classrooms for children with autism or in a wheelchair

Project details can be found here

Jabbawockeez

Develop all-mechanical solution enable delivery of high-viscosity medicines through standard syringe

Project details can be found here

Ski Bums

Help reduce knee injuries during skiing by developing ski bindings that respond to loads on the knee

Project Details can be found here

Leg Up

Develop means to stabilize prostheses for lower leg amputees

Project Details can be found here

Even Better Vibes

Develop wearable focal vibration device for the rehabilitative support of children with cerebral palsy,

Project details can be found here

Kit Kit Hooray

Enabling conversion of office space to residential use, develop mounting system for pre-fabricated cabinet system that can be assembled and leveled quickly

Project Details can be found here

Let's Get Kit Started

Develop kitchen ventilation system that connects easily to existing building ventilation while maintaining air flow and air pressure

Project Details can be found here

Bestagons

Enhance modular housing for refugees in Jordan, refining modular roofing for weather.

Project details can be found here

Enara

Enhance modular housing for refugees in Jordan, developing modular energy systems for each housing unit.

Project Details can be found here

Final Project Reviews

Final Presentations for the 2022-2023 year were held on March 14 and March 16, both over zoom and in person

Day 1 Presentations

Day 2 Presentations