This is a list of MEng Project offerings for Fall 20132014-2015, you may also contact individual faculty for additional opportunities. This page will be updated as additional project descriptions become available.
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Project Teams
The department has a large number of project teams and many MEng students complete their MEng projects related to a team.CUSat and Violet
ASML
Piezo Athermalization
Small Bolt Pretensioner
Prof. Avedisian
Dr. Bashaskaran ASL Projects Kress-Gazit
ASL Projects Campbell
Prof. Booker
Sanderson Rocking Arm Mechanism (SRAM)
Bearing design analysis data mining
Prof. Dawson
Prof. Erickson
Prof. Fisher
Prof. Garcia
Aeroelastic Synchronized Switching Spring 2013
Ballistic Trajectory Control for Smart Munitions
Computational and Experimental Wind Turbine Design and Optimization
Control of an Efficient, Hydraulic, Human-Scale Robot Leg
Dynamic Motion of the Aerodynamic Center of Pressure
Novel Wind Power Devices using Fluttering and Flapping Wings
Micro Electro-Mechanical Actuators
Piezoelectric Beam Optimization
Non-linear Piezoelectric Impact Harvester Testing
Increasing the Power Output from Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters
Avedisian
A Chemical Reactor that Builds Itself
Can Water Remain a Liquid above 100C at Normal Atmospheric Presssure
Does Butanol = Gasoline
Prof. Bonassar
Assessing the Effects of Impact Injury on Cartilage Frictional Properties
Development of a Co-Culture Bioreactor for Anchoring Tissue Engineered Meniscus
Development of Injectable Biomaterials for the Repair of Dura
Mechanical Analysis of Cartilage from Human Tracheomalacia Patients
Surgical Device Design to Study Ankle Post
Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Prof. Butcher
Design of a computational growth model for embryonic cardiovascular morphogenesis
Prof. Dawson
Grain de-huller for value-added processing on organic farms
Prof. Erickson
http://ericksonlab.org
Prof. Fisher
Sustainable Energy Cookstove Producing Biochar: Modeling, Testing, and Design
Prof. George
"Prof. George (check with faculty to see if projects are still available)
Systems Engineering of a Formula SAE Race Car
Product Life-Cycle Management" and Systems Engineering of a Formula SAE Race Car
Engine Dynamometer Development, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Testing
Engine Dynamometer Control System Design and Implementation
Performance Simulation of a Race Cars
Composite Structural Design
Performance Simulation of a Race Cars
Composite Structural Design
Shock Absorber (Damper) Effects on Formula SAE Race Car Performance
Knock Sensing at High RPMs on Turbocharged Engine Modeling Energy Developmental and Environment Impacts with Emphasis on Natural Gas Extraction
Biomass Energy Resources in Tompkins County
Study of the Potential Usage of Biomass Energy Resources in the Southern Tier of NY State
Study of "Season Extension" for Vegetable Production in the Southern Tier of NY State
Prof. Hencey
Prof. Hernandez
Prof. Kirby
Prof. Lipson
Design and Fabrication of Tensegrity-based Robots
Optimizing Walking Gaits for Quadruped Robot w/Simulator
Discovering Fundamental Vehicle Dynamics Equations
AMF File Viewer Utility for 3D Printing Applications
Evolving Novel Multi-Material 3D Structures and Mechanisms
Design Automation via Mind Control
Develop Novel Robotic Systems Using Jamming Materials
Making More Intelligent Machines
Motion Control HW/SW for Multi-Material Printer
Software Development for Multi-Material 3D Printing
Create a Google Docs for 3D Content
Create a Simulator for Programmable Matter
Forecasting Earthquakes
Parallel Physics Simulator for Soft-Rigid bodies
Motion Control for Printable electronics
Prof. Miller
Prof. Psiaki
Prof. Ruina
Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab
Design and Build a better rowing Ergometer
Prof. Shepherd
Porcupine & Liquid Rock
Spinneret
Soft Robot
Glass Micropipes
Microcool
Prof. Singh
Prof. Hernandez
Please contact Prof. Hernandez (cjh275@cornell.edu) for current list of available projects
Prof. Louge
Dune Field Research
Prof. Ruina
Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab
Biped Robot Design & Biomechanics Projects
Prof. Savransky
Simulation of Exoplanet Imaging Missions
Modeling Asteroid Impacts for In-Situ Resource Utilization
Prof. Selva
Projects in the Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Knowledge Lab
Prof. Silberstein
Characterization, processing, and design of self-reporting polymer composites
Prof. Singh
Singh Lab ProjectsProf. Stroock
Prof. Williamson
The Aircraft Wake Phenomenon
The Vortex-Induced Vibration Problem
Prof. van der Meulen
Mechanical Testing
Characterization of lower limb geometry from CT scans for individuals with and without fracturesEquine Cone-Beam CT
Prof. Zhang
Optimizing thermal energy storage in building systems
Developing Tompkins County Energy Roadmap
Energy Management Strategies for Datacenters
Monitoring and Modeling of Energy Systems in Hospitals
Sustainable Roadway Designs to Mitigate Air and Noise Pollution
Solar-friendly Landscaping Designs
Design a Portable Exhaust Flow Meter
Prof. Zehnder
Fracture and acoustic properties of shale
Nonlinear Dynamics of Nanoscale Oscillator Arrays
MAE undergraduate research opportunities (many of these offerings are available to MEng students as well)
CHESS Projects
In-situ Microfluidic Separation and High Speed Mixing for Biological X-ray Small Angle Solution Scattering at a Synchrotron Beamline
Control engineering for the processing of advanced functional materials
Department of Biomedical Engineering MEng Projects Biomedical Engineering MAE Centered MEng Projects 2012-2013
Many Biomedical Engineering design project teams find having students with mechanical engineering backgrounds to be an asset.
BME Meng Faculty MEng Projects Stretching Device for High-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging
Systems Engineering Projects (project offerings to be updated soon)
Cornell Cup Build on the Team's Great Success and Create Robotics to be Showcased at Walt Disney World in the Cornell Cup USA, presented by IntelCreate an Innovative Modular Robotics Platform
Cornell University Sustainable Design Sustainability Research Facility
Think Tank Prove your design of a Hasbro Consumer Products, a Disney Theme Park Rides, a Theme Park Flow Management System, a Lego-Kodu Education Experience, or an Iron Man Design Interface, is the best and lead a team towards its creation(CUSD)