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
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
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
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
