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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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Capstone Final Report: Coal to Nuclear – Nuclear Power Solutions, Owen Horiagon, James Russell, Thomas Scorpio, and Nate Segar

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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NASA Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket, Joel Aubin, Nicholas Caito, Nicholas Colavecchio, and Nicholas DeFranzo

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Height and Parallel Measurement Automation, Mark Beaudoin, Owen Gilligan, Pat Ott, and Jared Peppard

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Improved Ram Stuffer for Plastic Fluff, Jay Beaudreault, Luke Dunn, Sofia Lanzi, and Shane Marx

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Ambient Temperature Phase Change Launcher, John Benoit, Cameron Hahn, and Brendan Lamothe

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Final Design Report: Universal Biaxial Tensile Testing Apparatus, Josh Benros, Kenneth Tobin, Julia Moore, and Brett Wotherspoon

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Team 06: Methodology for the Deployment of Small Payloads from a Host Underwater Vehicle, Nicholas Berthiaume, Mitchell Farah, Matthew DiSpirito, and Joao De Barros

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Propane Fast Cook-Off Test Design, Dan Bresnahan, Robert Hartman, and Christian Sawai

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Precise Positioning System Acoustic Sensor Test Alignment, Matt Carvalho, Vanessa Lemoine, Jacob Milman, and Michael Wojnilo

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Shipping Sleeve Solution, Karolina Chrzanowska, Aidan Cameron, and Sam Person

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NUWC - Universal Data Collection Mount, Nerses Donoyan, Mason Harris, Juan Jose Duque, and Colby Acciardo

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Final Design Report: Nuclear Fuel Element Characterization, Max Dumont, Peter Hernandez, Spencer Smith, Jordan Stansfield, and Alex Watterson

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Self-Noise Reduction for Hydrophone Arrays - Geometric Approach, Jackson Eisen, Seth Cordeiro, Eli Alves, and Chris Guerriero

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Soap Dispensing Machine, Katherine Field, Manny Goncalves, Samuel Greene, and Joshua Lehane

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Advanced Thermal Lunar Atomic System (ATLAS), Jeffrey Hahn, Ryan Macaulay, Sami Akcakil, and Steve Sullivan

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ATP Seal Automated Testing Device, Ben Jackvony, Aidan Maiolo, Jazmyn Siraco, and Colin Weldon

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Blind Mating of Non-Blind Mate Connectors, Constantine Mouyos, Didier Martinez, Yordy Abreu, and Narvan Hilliard

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Gas Turbine Tube Driver and Control System, Andrik Puentes, Lucas Murphy, Mycarthy Newton, Shamar Morgan, and Michael Kenney

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CMM Stylus Cleaning Solution, Emily Quitzau, Sean Burt, Hugh Elliott, Alexandra Falco, and Jack Kuprevich

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Toray Cart and Winch System Product Design Capstone, Sagar Saran, Jose Pagan IV, Abraham Andres, and Bryan Varela

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Universal Payload Gripper, Evan Stone, Bill McConnell, and Jack McNamee

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Slow Cook Off of Insensitive Munitions Test Final Design Report, Matthew Vaudrain, Ethan Twitchell, and David Canavan

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Design and Analysis of the Effect of Catenary on Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composites, Miles Williams, Brinik Erickson, Sean Primiano, and Austin Pickup

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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eVTOL Magnetic Seal Desigjn, Jake Albanese, Nahor Asso, Stephen Petrozzi, and Sam Lewin

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MagSeal Design and Build of Seal Testing Device, Julio Almanzar, Anthony Guarino, David Lamb, and Angiley Merced

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Design of Positioning Device for Measurement of Gamma Radiation Damage, Matthew Alsante, Jonathan Riley, Sean Ward, and Anthony Serluca

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Ambient Temperature Phase Change Launcher, Mitchell Barker, Colby Anastasio, and Dylan LaMotte

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IGUS Inspection Table, Troy Bottoen, Colin Benvenuti, Shaheer Yasin, and Alexander Chavez

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Crutch Design, Lexie Burns, Eric Zummermann, Charles Hanoian, and Trevor Doolan

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iTherm by ASME: 3D Printed Heatsink Competition, Anthony Cardi, Garrison Escamilla, Christopher McCarty, and Nicholas Scholz

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Preventing Thermal Overstress Caused by Tomahawk Missile Plume, Gavin Carey, Daniel Schwartz, Andrew Terziario, and Billy Tatewosian

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CNTR Design and Proof of Concept for Liquid Metal Rotating Fuel Tubes, Catherine Carver, Caroline Dowling, Miguel Alessandro Lopez, Ben Rosenberg, and Dan White

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CMM Stylus Cleaning Solution, Andrew Cretella, Nicholas Gosselin, Evan Vazquez, and Nicholas Yau

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The Walker Revised: A Healthier and Improved Walker, Adam DaSilva, Sami Jefferds, Mark Coley, and Keevan Winters

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Radiation Detecting Robot, Matthew Hajjar, Jacob Trivisonno, Omar Martinez, Jeivet Kenelak, and Jack Honan

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Radiation Detection Drone, Robert Hauser, Connor Barton, Connor Montauge, Bryan Decelles, and Berenika Wos

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CNTR Rotating Fuel Tube Turbine Design and Speed Control, Shea Jackson, Catarina Vasconcelos, Liz Pelletier, Tereza Almeida, and Julia Kalberg

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Resolution of Cable and Bellmouth Wear Issues, Aiden Kermen, Brendan Mcgillivray, Chase Breyer, and Tyler Miller

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Test Chamber for Dust-Blanketed Surface Temperature Testing, Jack Lacombe, Anthony Skillings, John Simes, and Peter Coughlin

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Methodology of Deployment for a UAV from a UUV, Drew Lacouture, Mason Houle, Leonardo Garafolo, and Jeb Saqib

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Electro-Mechanical Joints for an Ocean Sensor Payload, Connor Mancini, Samuel Hayden, Alberto Intieri, Jamie Davis, and Joseph De Luca

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Propane Fast Cook Off, Sean McKenny, Adam Page, James Shubrooks, and Spencer Sprague

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Raytheon Handling Fixture to Facilitate Cabinet Assembly Test, Matthew Rei, Abid Ahmed, Luke Flyntz, and Jeremy Tornatore

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Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel, Matthew Smaldone, Alexandra Byrne, Shawn Jencsik, and John Marshall

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Film Cut Down Device, Josh Taylor, Yorke Pretorious, Stephen Herchen, John Halloran, and William Sheldon

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Longboard Braking System, Peter Titan, Rebecca Fabrizi, Michael Herchen, and Anthony Lombardi

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Thermal Management of Dense Electronics, Jack Abrain, Jay Charbonneau, and Adam Murphy

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Hands off the Drawers: TEMPO Drawer Lift Cart, Ryan Anderson, Max Hooker, Runcheng (Frank) Li, and Phoebe Bills

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Robotics Process Automation, Seth Antoch, Kevin Hanley, Ben Pomfret, and Justin Turner

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Nuclear Power Source for Mars Base TEMPR, Liam Assenza, Gage Blanchflower, Mitch DiMartino, Adam Fabi, and Jack Hogan

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eVTOL Seal Design, Quinn Baldwin-Kress, Brayden Marriott, Ciaran O’Gorman, and Sami Villarreal

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Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket, Anthony Bartolotta, Rachael Bjorn, Marco DeFruscio, and Zachary Hermanson

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Rejected Part Sorting System, Alex Belanger, Ethan Patel, George Wicker, and Jacob Carella

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Chill Roller Braking System, Jordan Benzoni, Michael Kann, Justin Madonna, and Joseph Mollo

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Recovery of a Cylindrical Body into an Outer Tube, Michael Berry, Daniel Deleon, Connor Rouillier, and Jaxon Royal

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Ambient Temperature Phase Change Launcher, Jeremy Bornstein, Alfie Campbell, John Molloy, and Victoria Reilly

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MagSeal Design and Build of Seal Testing Device, Ty Bulley, Jake Badick, Nicholas Moshier, Kevin Dusseault, and Erick Jellen

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Design of Collimator for Neutron Radiography, Matthew Cabral, Giorgios Bovis, Ashwin Narayan, and Ryan Barker

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Underwater Jet Propulsion Module, Evan Chaffey, Colt Dean, Elvis Garcia, and Ryan Vallier

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Variable Ballasting Systems, Zach Champney, Kyle Alessandro, Jason Mirandou, and Noura Rayes

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Automated Pill Dispenser, Amy Chicaiza, Cullen Burns, Akash Shah, Alex Nocera, and Jared Brule

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Design of Fixture to Measure Impact Load, Anthony Coretti, Merrick Leach, and Rob Vaillancourt

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Computer-Aided Design and 3D-Printing of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (CNTR), Lucas Davey, Jacob Murphy, Connor Venagro, and Jacob Vieira

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Optimal Shape Estimation and Methodologies for Towed Undersea Vehicles, Matthew J. DellaValle, Peter Jasinski, Owen Driskill, and Nick Sellers

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Effects of Radiation Dose on Material Properties, Brandon Fogarty, Aidan Sylvester, and Emily Veader

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Tree Climber Inventor, Chris Gaipo, Gage Coburn, Steven Rebori, and Brendan Maymon

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Automated Drawing Machine, Sagarika Ghosh, Rose Dowden, Alison Lin, and Gavin Turer

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Underwater Nuclear Inspection Drone, Felicity Griffin, Ryan Wisniewski, Paulina Loredo, Jacob Glantz, and Emmett Nguyen

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Automated Visual Inspection System, Justin Haddock, Greyson Kennedy, Ben Eason, and Keith Stephenson

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ChemArt Ornament Stringing Device, Nathaniel Henderson, Seth Kamer, Cater Simar, and Patrick Mullin

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SkimShark, Nick Hill, Austin Pratt, Grace Darkow, and Matthew Annantuonio

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Window Wipers, Aidan Naughton, Ali Siddiqi, Joel Roache, and Derek Borbon

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Methodology for the Deployment of Small Payloads from a Host Underwater Vehicle, Michael Passin, Noah Vietri, and William Corson

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Final Design Report, Team 31: The Mighty Ducks, Tim Pickard, Victor Gervasini, Emma Schram, and Eric Gattoni

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The Pod Rod, Marshall Pollack, Kyle Araujo, James Baccala, and Tori Britton

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Final Design Report, Team 12: The Rad Finders, Jacqueline Schings, Carlos Casanova, Cameron Lavoie, and Michael Peters

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GermBurner: MechTech Company Limited, Daniel Thomas, Jake Lavoie, Nick Cerroni, and Brad Townsend

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HIGH-SPEED ROTATION OF NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS IN CENTRIFUGAL NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS, Honghao Zhen, Danny Kruzick, Morgan O'Connor, Anthony Veroline, and Collin Treacy

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Recovery of a Cylindrical Body into an Outer Tube, David Acciardo, Jacob Doherty, Gianni Figueroa, and Joshua Kang

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Camera Housing and Gamma Probe Extension, George Acker, Daniel Bor, Devesh Mistry, Pablo Vargas, and Bahram Nassersharif

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Underwater Propulsion System, Dalton Allaben, Caley Dooling, Dennis Paus, and Kyle Scanlon

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A Solution to an Ergonomics Problem, Jarred Bodziony, Josh Borczynski, Stephen Cacchoitti, and Hunter Claudio

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Five Axis 3D Printer, Scott Breault, Vinayak Godbole, Jacob Kent, and Matthew Tarnowski

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UUV Stowage Container, Kevin Cabral, Connery Cannon, Chris Hinterneder, and Cynthia Reid

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MagSeal Polishing Machine, Chancy Caranda, Peter Coates, Trevor Cole, and Jeancarlos Nolasco

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Stab Resistant Body Armor, Chancy Caranda, Peter Coates, Trevor Cole, and Jeancarlos Nolasco

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URI Capstone: MCE 402 Final Design Report (Team 7, "Reach for the Bolt!"), Christina Demopulos, Justin Oshai, Robert Russo, and Galvin Yuan

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Final Design Report, Team 1: The Ultimate Rams, John DerBedrosian, Tayler Hasson, Zaynah Kalaoun, and Joshua Kiritsy

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5 Axis 3D Printer, Brian DuBois, Sarah Pudlo, and Anthony White

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NUWC Methodology for the Deployment of Small Payloads from a Host Underwater Vehicle, Charlie Dumas, Ethan Fowler, and Alex Vessella

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Autonomous Pool Skimmer, Jack Hartigan, Tyler Corrigan, Michael Guadagni, and Bastian Madsen

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Automated Pill Dispenser, Aaron Hertzer, Jeffrey Kimmerlein, David Quaglia, and Sean Taylor

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Redesign of a Coolant System, Sam Hunt, Jonathan Sargent, and Rebekah Vecchiarelli

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Apparatus for Gamma Radiation Testing of Neoprene and Epoxy, Mike Keane, Julianna Martinez, Alexander Toscano, and Brian Zhen

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Team 6H: Ready for Impact, Rogan Kennedy, Zachary Sigerson, and Kyle Stewart

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Spray Tube for Cleaning the Defender FP Filtration Unit, David Luglio, James Fagan, and Paul Fitzgerald

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Underwater Nuclear Inspection Remotely Operated Drone, Chris McAfee, JR Knapp, Shane Derby, and Pat Eddy

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Micro Malting System, Justin Mink and Jack Shields

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Table Top Demagnetizer Project, Matthew Morgan, Austin Clark, Matthew Buglio, and Zachary O'Keefe

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Expulsion of a Payload by Implosive Trigger, Ryan O'Neil, Sean Walker, Jose Argueta, and Ryker Meinel