Friday, May 15, 2009

CETA Day Celebrated



CETA has once again showcased our talented students on CETA Day, May 8, 2009. Seniors presented their capstone projects and several Master’s degree candidates presented their thesis projects.Many of our senior and Master’s projects are solutions to real-world problems brought to us and sponsored by local industry; others are projects that students propose themselves; all require a demonstration of results. These projects are a valuable integrative experience for CETA students, who must demonstrate what they have learned over the course of their time here through the work they present. Any program accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), as many of our programs are, requires its seniors to produce capstone projects.Below is a list of the projects presented.

Professor Jonathan Hill speaks with University High-School Students as they view Electrical Engineering projects.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Audio Engineering Technology Program


Special Audio Guitar Distortion Pedal Unit with Audio Production Incorporating the Unit
Brendan La Chance


Audio “Wah-Wah” (Dynamic Filter) Processor with Audio Production Incorporating the Unit
Keith Harris


Recording Studio Management and Analysis of Business Model
Virginia Keppol


Octave Guitar Pedal
Ryan Loftus


A special showing of
An Independent Film Production
“The Life of a Hawk”
Brien Woodaman

Electronic Engineering Program
ECE 483, Design II for Engineering


DTSP Delay-Based Guitar Effects Processor
Matthew Hollis, James LoRusso


Economizer Controller for Air Conditioning
Paul Patnoad


Paul Patnoad

Flying Saucer Model
Joseph Merlo

Image Processing on the Cell Processor
Alex Pannaman, Jacob Komar

Microprocessor-Based Autonomous Toy Car
Joshua Rinker, Andrej Dukalev

MP3 Player for SD Cards
John Horgan, Jonathan Swanson

Performance Peltier CPU Cooler
John Nobile

Speech Sound Recognition Security Lock
Zain Almasri, Thomas Casasanta, Renaldo Dojce

Tablature Recording System
Sean Irby

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Electronic Engineering Technology Program

Car Care Awareness; Lighting Systems
Sam Yourstone

Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering Department
Civil Engineering

Connecticut Rt. 37 Bridge over Padanaram Brook; Danbury, Connecticut
Tiffany Cartier, Ricky Mears, Steve Mgrditchian
Sponsored by Nicholas R. Giordina, P.E., and John Hapkiewicz
AECOM Transportation, Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Rt. 1 (Boston Post Road) Bridge over Wepawaug River; Milford, Connecticut
Joshua Bartkus, Edward Powell, Benjamin Sobocinski
Sponsored by Kyle A. Turschman, P.E.
Baker Engineering, NY, Inc., Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Partial Design of a Three-Story Steel-Framed Office Building; Farmington, Connecticut
Michael Grygus, John Hollywood, Dennis Meuer
Sponsored by Douglas S. Graham, P.E.
Girard & Company, LLP, Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Mechanical Engineering Department
Master’s Presentations

Eugene Gasmen
Root Cause Analysis of PW2000 Synchronizing Ring Bumper Cracking and Redesign of Bumpers

Yodsapat Janeborvorn
Thermal Performance Model of a Spacesuit Water Membrane Evaporator

Jeanne Caplet
Minimizing Measurement System Variation in Frequency Response Test of Gas Turbine Compressor Blades

Linda Taylor
The Effect of MTBF of Full V/s Limited Repair of Aircraft Engines

Jesse Goodwick
Analysis of Horn for Ultrasonic Machining

Elizabeth Yang
Opportunities for Energy Savings at a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Conservation and Cogeneration

Dave Sander
Effect of Residual Stresses in Rib Structure Due to Welding

Jose Prieto
Design Improvements of a Vane Platform

On Friday, May 1, the following projects were presented:

Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Design Project Presentations:

Fairchild Collar Trim Tool
William Rice, Joseph Storey
Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney

Compression Set Performance
Chris Fitzgerald, Joey Herr, Stephen Morosko, David Sarnowitz
Sponsored by Hamilton Sundstrand

Pin on Disc Tribometer
Mike Becker, Tony Ievorlino, George Tolhurst
Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney

Tube Cutting Apparatus
Joseph Belmonte, Aaron Brown, Maxwell Lewis
Sponsored by Westinghouse

Grinding Machine for Amaranth
Ryan Carr, Dave Hamilton
Sponsored by Engineers Without Borders


Mechanical Engineering Master’s Presentation

Angelie Ng
Model Extraction for Spiral Inductors at High Frequency Using Artificial Neural Network


On Wednesday, May 6, the following projects were presented:

ME 502, Noise Control Design

Noise Reduction Study of the “Titanic” Vacuum System at Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Owen Leackfeldt, W. Khachadourian

Modeling Computer Data Center Noise in ODEON
Michael Lunoe, Nicholas Statzer

Noise Survey of Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ Alcove Area
David Yeung, Paul Katz

HVAC Noise and Sound Transmission Reduction at Trinity College Dance Studios and Black-Box Theater
Jack Zybura, Stalin Vera

Muffler Design for NASA Orion Space Crew Module
Jamie Hamilton, Jason Smith

Sound Power Measurement and Design Evaluations of Theater Lights
Paul Katz, Owen Leackfeldt

Just Noticeable Difference of Clarity Index (C80) Study
Meghan Ahearn, Matt Schaeffler

Acoustical Review of Gengras Servery Area Renovation
Andrew Sorenson, Meghan Ahearn

ANR Headphone Design Evalauations for Sikorsky Aircraft
Jeffrey Howard, Jeffrey Doyle

Noise Isolation at P&W QCPC Conference Center
Matt Schaeffler, Jack Zybura

Interior Submarine Noise ODEON Validation Study
Jeffrey Doyle, CJ Smith

Modal Analysis of Taylor Guitar Wood Finishes
Stalin Vera, Andrew Sorenson

Biomedical Engineering

Winter Sled & Bike Trailer Seat for Spastic, Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy Patient
Brittany Mejia, Ahmad Osman, Mohamed Osman, Huy Pham, Chris Poudrette, Maria Qadri, Haralambos Zaharis

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