ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering

Final Projects

Food (and Water)

Winter Term 2024

Thank You to all those who helped with the course:

Teaching Assistants

Calvin Benson, Sophia Chunawala, PJ Griffiths, Judy Guo, Christian Hudanich, Sydney Jones, Justin Kim, Danni Lu, Emily Lukas, Henry Poret, Clara Quintanilha, Hyunjin Rheem, Nick Rutigliano, Carolina Stedman, Emma Supattapone

 

Thayer School Technical and Supporting Staff

MShop: Kevin Baron, Dan DeNauw, Gary “Hutch” Hutchins, Kelli Kehoe, Izzy LaBombard, Joe Poissant, Lee Schuette, Mingwei Zhou, and MShop TAs

Instrument Room: Sarah SK Marquet, Chris Vollmann, Chris Drake

Lab Instructors: Bob Barry, Molly Carpenter, Daniel Cullen, Chris Magoon, Tad Truex, Raina White

Cable Makerspace Manager: Molly Morin

Professor Tiane Donahue

Engineering Librarians Matt Benzing and Jentry Campbell

Administrative Assistant: Ellen Wirta

Thayer Finance Center: Chad Etting

Thayer Computing Services Staff

 

DCEF Review Board

Kevin Baron, Thayer MShop TA Manager & Technical Instructor 

Dawna Bennett, WRJ VA Medical Center Chief, Nutrition & Food Service 

Martha Lorden, Culinary Historian and Educator 

Lee Schuette, Thayer MShop Operations Manager & Technical Instructor 

 

And to all others who helped students with their projects, gave advice, listened to concerns, or assisted in any other manner to make the course run smoothly this term—We could not have done it without you!


On behalf of the students in ENGS 21,

Thank you!


—Scott Snyder


E21 24W Team 1 – Easy Tip

Abbey Clutterbuck, Meghan Kerfoot, Bradyn Quintard, Tommy Voelker, Nayeli Yanez

device to pour large pots safely and easily 

E21 24W Team 2 – WildLock 

Leigha Ashley, Will Hanson, Connor Machado, Ian Moore, Rod Oskouian


lightweight odor-free critter-proof camping bag

E21 24W Team 3 – DripSmart 

Tyler Brown, Matteo Corrado, Marin Clare Hadley, Kiki Levy, Sam Roth-Gordon


DripSmart, a smart irrigation system that saves water and plants by only watering plants when they need it. An embedded microprocessor receives moisture sensor data and opens or closes valves to send or cut off water from specific plants depending on how much water is already in the soil.


E21 24W Team 4 – SnowMelt 

William Carnegie, Jake Freeman, Won Jang, Emmanuel Olasoju, Eva Weiland


A snow-melting water bladder that utilizes ice-melt salt and body heat to melt snow into saline water, which is then pumped through a reverse osmosis filter to remove the salt ions and make the water potable. This product allows winter adventurers out in snowy backcountry to have a reliable way to obtain water without needing to carry excess water or fuel.

E21 24W Team 6 – SteadySlice Board 

Amanda Adetula, Daniel Cai, Oskar Magnusson, Arsh Singh, Vuthy Vey


The SteadySlice board is a dual-functional cutting apparatus made to help individuals with arthritis to cut produce more easily!


E21 24W Team 7 – Lead Free 

Holden Johnson, Doruk Ozel, Jack Varney, Brenda Waiya


water fountain filtration system 

E21 24W Team 8 – Flex Measure 

Carsten Carey, Brandon Carido, Ryan Gonzalez, Samuel Hirsh, Daniel Noon


Flex Measure is a newly designed measuring device for increased efficiency and tidiness in the kitchen. Our device consists primarily of two novel components, the puck to restrict the size of the cup, and the leveling device to level off excess powder. Altogether, these components and our sleek cup design promises quality of life improvements for home cooks and bakers everywhere.


E21 24W Team 9 – Bladesafe

Andrew Brancato, Oliravan Eswaramoorthy, Julian Gutierrez, Victor Lun Pun, Tucker Stone


self-closing retractable sheath for chef's knife


E21 24W Team 12 – Zinc 

Isaac Cheon, Kenjelo Ovil, Lucy Schneidewind, Florentina Terra


scissor-lift to make grocery shopping carts more accessible



E21 24W Team 13 – Food Scrap Saver 

Michael Bornstein, Yan Dvoretskiy, Kevin Mahoney, Lane Murray, Kevin Ren, Everett Tai


The Food Scrap Saver, is a portable device that stores food waste for busy, on-the-go college students who may not oftentimes be in close proximity to composting locations on campus. Our product and its associated digital platform encourages positive composting practices, facilitates education, and builds social relationships with the composting community. 



E21 24W Team 14 – SteriBeam 

Bella Casaretto, Helen Deng, Jacob Dresser, Tavisha Khanna, Addy Smith


UV-light water bottle sanitizer