This is a list of MEng Project offerings for Fall 2012, you may also contact individual faculty for additional opportunities. This page will be updated as additional project descriptions become available.
When you and your project advisor have agreed on the details of your MEng project you need to complete a Project Approval Form. If you are starting your project in the Fall semester the form needs to be turned in to the MEng Mailbox in Upson 108 by September 7.
Project Teams
The department has a large number of project teams and many MEng students complete their MEng projects through participation with a team.
CUSat and Violet
Prof. Avedisian
Pulse-heating small-scale metal films for microscale boiling studies
Chemical Reaction of Glycerine by Film Boiling
The International Space Station Droplet Combustion of Butanol
Thermoelectric Generators for Waste Heat Recovery in Automobiles
Dr. Bashaskaran
Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Model Functional Outcomes of Rhinoplasty in ENT Surgeries
Prof. Booker
Sanderson Rocking Arm Mechanism (SRAM)
Prof. Erickson
coming soon
Prof. Fisher
Design of a sampling system for evaluating emissions from cookstoves
Sustainable Energy Cookstove Producing Biochar Modeling, Optimization, and Testing
Prof. Garcia
Increasing the Power Output from Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters
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
Prof. George
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
Smart Energy Systems
Prof. Hernandez
Biomechanical Image Analysis
Orthopaedic Surgical Equipment
Nanofabricated Mechanical Testing Device
Prof. Kirby
Kirby Lab
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
Prof. Louge
Flows of Granular Solids and Gases
Prof. Psiaki
Multipath Mitigation in a GPS Software Receiver
GPS Jammer Localization
Antenna Articulation Mechanism for Special-Purpose GPS Receiver
Prof. Ruina
Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab
Prof. Williamson
The Aircraft Wake Phenomenon
The Vortex-Induced Vibration Problem
Prof. van der Meulen
van der Meulen Group Projects
Prof. Zhang
Energy System Modeling and Analysis Projects Cornell-NYC and UH-Hilo
Prof. Zehnder
Earth energy - micromechanics of shale fracture
Fracture mechanics - 3D crack growth
Wind Turbine Simulation
MAE undergraduate research opportunities (many of these offerings are available to MEng students as well)
BME- MAE-MEng -Fall 2012 detailed
Many Biomedical Engineering design project teams find having students with mechanical engineering backgrounds to be an asset.