Capstone Design Project Presentations
Materials Science and Engineering
North Reading Room, Wilbur Cross Building
April 30, 2010
8:10 AM
Design of a Process for Microstructure Control
in PZT Piezoceramics – A Proposal
Student:
Sponsor:
Faculty Advisor:
Gerald Durst
US Army
Prof. George Rossetti
8:30 AM
Rapid Screening Fatigue Testing of Laser Cut Samples
Student Team:
Sponsor:
Industry Advisor:
Faculty Advisors:
Michael Harris and Liz Trumbull
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
Paul Denney and Elizabeth Gounaris
Prof. Harris Marcus and Robin Bright
8:55 AM
Design and Test a Magnetic Shape Memory Actuator
Students:
Sponsor:
Industry Advisors:
Faculty Advisors:
Nicholas Carroll. Shawn Fonseca, and Michael Santone
General Electric
Thomas Papallo, Brent Kumfer, and Cecil Rivers
Prof. Pamir Alpay (MSE) and Prof. Jiong Tang (ME)
9:20 AM
HIPing of A356-T6 Alloys with Iron-rich Particles
Student Team:
Sponsor:
Industry Advisor:
Faculty Advisor:
Christian Sartori
Bodycote HIP, PLC
Dr. Stephen Mashl and Dr. Virendra Warke
Prof. Harold Brody and Anthony Tenaglier
9:45 AM
High Throughput Microscopic Analysis of
Cast and Heat Treated HY100
Student:
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Industry Advisors:
Faculty Advisor:
Joseph Koplar
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Neil Fichtelberg, Phil Rogers, Robert Peirce, and Dr. Jeff Hall
Prof. Harold Brody
10:10 AM
Break
10:25 AM
Design Rule for Consistent Filling of Investment Molds
Student Team:
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Industry Advisors:
Faculty Advisor:
Paul Shaw and Thomas Balzano
Integra-Cast, Inc.
James Bosse and David Arcesi
Prof. Harold Brody and Anthony Tenaglier
10:50 AM
Quantitative Design Rule in Monolithic
Investment Castings of 356 Aluminums
Student Team:
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Industry Advisors:
Faculty Advisor:
Gregory Nelson and Nicholas Rivers
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
Dr. Anthony J. Dennis, Greg Hasko, Tom Meyer, and Tom Scotton
Prof. Harold Brody and Anthony Tenaglier
11:15 AM
Design of a Process for Rapid Prototyping of
Ti-6Al-4V/Hydroxyapatite Orthopedic Implants
Student Team:
Sponsor:
Industry Advisor:
Faculty Advisor:
Pasquale Lavorato and Erica Marcinek
National Science Foundation: REU
Dr. Thomas Cameron, Ultimate NiTi Technologies, Inc.
Prof. Leon Shaw
11:40 AM
Optimization of the Thermal Treatment Process to
Control the Austenite Reversion in Maraging 250 Steel
Student Team:
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Industry Advisor:
Faculty Advisor:
Jeffrey Riesterer
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
Dr. Agnieszka Wusatowka-Sarnek
Prof. Mark Aindow
12:05 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Posters and Final Judging