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