2017 Winter Projects Contact Information

	Project Name	Advisor(s)	Description	Team Lead	Email	Safety Officer	Email	Document Mngr	Email	Purchasing Mngr	Email	Project Family	Notes
MAE0050	ADVANCED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY	DUNN-RANKIN	To aid firestations, design a device that can analyze photos of burning fire embers emitted from a forest fire. The device will analyze the fire ember's temperature, heat content, trajectory, and velocity in order to determine its potential to ignite another fire.	Dustin Hall	Halld1@uci.edu	Siddharth Baranwal	sbaranwa@uci.edu	Kyra Lee	kyrael@uci.edu	Jose Hernandez	joselh1@uci.edu
MAE0052	AIAA DESIGN BUILD FLY	LIEBECK	The UCI Design/Build/Fly team is a project that designs, manufactures and competes electric remote-control airplanes in the annual international Design/Build/Fly competition, allowing students to validate analytic studies through practical application and gain real-world aircraft design experience.	Saho Lauren King	kingsl@uci.edu	Justin Kerr	jpkerr@uci.edu	Justin Kerr	jpkerr@uci.edu	Saho Lauren King	kingsl@uci.edu
MAE0054	AFRL-HEAT PIPE (Thermal Oreintation Test Bed)	LARUE, Khalid Rafique	The objective of this project is to develop a testbed for heat pipes which can be manually controlled to assume any orientation in a vacuum chamber for the testing of heat pipes.	Michael Rodriguez	mwrodrig@uci.edu	Blake Burton	burtonbj@uci.edu	Kyle Williams	kwilllia@uci.edu	Michael Rodriguez	mwrodrig@uci.edu
MAE0055	AFRL-HIGH FLUX	LARUE, Khalid Rafique	The primary objective of this project is to design, develop, and fabricate a testbed capable of producing and dissipating high heat fluxes/loads.	Matthew Brent Hastings	hastingm@uci.edu	Bao The Tran	tranbt2@uci.edu	Lisheng Wang	lishenw1@uci.edu	David Baltazar	baltazad@uci.edu
MAE0056	CARGO PLANE	LARUE	This project is to design a heavy-lift RC airplane that follows the guidelines of the SAE Aero West regular class competition rules.	Tyler Scott Gorman	tgorman@uci.edu	Vu Nguyen	vuan1@uci.edu	Gabriela Arevalo	gareval1@uci.edu	Brandon Ialenti	bialenti@uci.edu
MAE0059	FLAPPING MAV	TAHA	To verify the vibrational stabilization of large insect while hovering by doing experiments on electric dove, testing the stability under disturbances, and analyzing the moments of the dove.	Kourosh Hedayatie	khedayat@uci.edu	Joyce Lee	joycehl1@uci.edu	Khue Pham	khuep@uci.edu	Ahmed Dessouky	dessouky@uci.edu
MAE0081	M-FREEWHEEL	WANG	Design, build and test a completely suspended vehicle axle, using passive magnets. Our project utilizes creative magnetic arrays that both levitate and stabilize the axle, as well as an electromagnetic motor to best minimize any friction the axle may be subject to, with the aim of creating a highly efficient, no-contact system.	Siddharth Baranwal	sbaranwa@uci.edu	Tandy Li	tandyl@uci.edu	Suchith Schantharaj	suchiths@uci.edu	Tandy Li	tandyl@uci.edu
MAE0060	Advanced Energy Community	BROUWER	Working to reduce energy demand of the built environment as part of a larger Advanced Energy Community project for the California Energy Commission whereby UCI's premier energy research lab, APEP, is designing a solar powered microgrid for a low-income community of thousands of people in Huntington Beach, CA.	Mohamad Khazem	Mkhazem@uci.edu	Mohamed Elfasil Abdeirahman	meabdeir@uci.edu	Dongyang Li	dongyal@uci.edu	Hanin Alhassan	halhassa@uci.edu
MAE0061	FUEL CELL BATTERY	WANG	Design, build, and learn about a system with the fuel cell battery as the core element. Our project focuses on how heat and pressure affects the efficiency of a whole system of consisting of a power source, water electrolysis, fuel cell and power sink.	Vu Anh Nguyen	vuan1@uci.edu	Julien Basmayor	jbasmayo@uci.edu	Gerardo Lopez	gjlopez1@uci.edu	Alex Alfaro	alfaroa2@uci.edu
MAE0062	HYPERXITE	RANGEL	HyperXite is designing and building a prototype Hyperloop pod as a part of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition to accelerate the future development of a full-scale Hyperloop.	Arwa Tizani	atizani@uci.edu	Mackenzie Puig-Hall	mpuighal@uci.edu	Mackenzie Puig-Hall	mpuighal@uci.edu	Mackenzie Puig-Hall	mpuighal@uci.edu		Main Contact Mackenzie Puig-Hall (mpuighal@uci.edu)
MAE0085	Mechanical Aid for Traction on Ice	WANG, TERRY	Design and prototype an user-friendly, mechanical ice raction device that can engaged and disengaged with opposite foot or the floor.	Huining Wang	huiningw@uci.edu	Ban Lan	blan@uci.edu	Zejian Chen	zejianc@uci.edu	Ahmad Faizan Ahmad	afahmad@uci.edu	Project X
MAE0084	Integrated Pet Feeder for Health and Wellness	WANG, TERRY	Design and prototype of an user friendly, mechanical pet feeder that dispenses dry food and liquid supplements according to veterinarian recommended amounts and depending on pet's weight.	Kitcia Jael Juache Aguilar	kjuachea@uci.edu	Hector Alvarez	hhalvare@uci.edu	Sandy Moreno	snmoreno@uci.edu	Jose Ramirez	jaramir6@uci.edu	Project X	Kitcia Juache Aguilar
MAE0066	Thor – FSAE Electric Racecar	MCCARTHY	Design, build, and compete with an electric racecar in Formula SAE Electric competition in Lincoln, NE.	Zachary Demotte	zdemotte@uci.edu	Liam Buchanan	ldbuchan@uci.edu	Liam Buchanan	ldbuchan@uci.edu	Katie Robinson	kfrobins@uci.edu	Racecar	Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965), Co-Team Lead Zachary De Motte (zdemotte@uci.edu)
MAE0092	Mantis - FSAE Racecar	MCCARTHY	Design, build, and compete with a vehicle in Formula SAE Internal Combustion competition in Lincoln, NE.	Matt Clark	clarkmc@uci.edu	Luis Hernandez	hernanl4@uci.edu	Martin Noriega	manorieg@uci.edu	Katie Robinson	kfrobins@uci.edu	Racecar	Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965)
MAE0093	Bandit - BAJA SAE Racecar	MCCARTHY	Design, build, and validate a rugged and reliable single seat off-road vehicle. The prototype vehicle competes against 100 other teams in April and is judged based on its performance in Endurance, Acceleration, Maneuverability, Hill Climb, and Suspension tests as well as Design, Cost, and Sales Presentations.	Kurtis Wragg	kwragg@uci.edu	Eduardo Sorto	esorto@uci.edu	Ceasar Teresa	cteresa@uci.edu	Katie Robinson	kfrobins@uci.edu	Racecar	Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965)
MAE0068	Wrist Exoskeleton	REINKENSMEYER	Develop a wrist exoskeleton that uses a spring to cancel abnormal tone in people with brain injuries such as stroke and cerebral palsy.	Nathan Phung	phungnh@uci.edu	Xinyi Fan	xinyif@uci.edu	Hieu Nguyen	hieukhtn1@gmail.com	Nathan Phung	phungnh@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0094	Hand Use Detector	REINKENSMEYER	Design and and develop a wearable device to measure hand tremors, relating change in hand tremors to change in mass of hand.	Calvin Mo	cwmo@uci.edu	Huining Wang	huiningw@uci.edu	Calvin Mo	cwmo@uci.edu	Huining Wang	huiningw@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0095	Flight Simulator Chair - X-Fade	REINKENSMEYER	Incorporate virtual reality goggles and decrease response time of chair using control system theory in order to provide the user with an immersive experience and accurate simulation of flying.	McHenry Carlson	mchenrc@uci.edu	Matthew Gutierrez	mjgutie2@uci.edu	Ethan Peng	ethanp@uci.edu	McHenry Carlson	mchenrc@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0096	Concussions in Water Polo	REINKENSMEYER	Research the magnitude and frequency of head impacts in water polo, as well as analyze the effectiveness of new and existing headgear in reducing head impact forces.	Nicholas Cecchi		TJ Oros	toros@uci.edu	John Higgins	jlhiggin@uci.edu	Nicholas Cecchi	ncecchi@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics	Changed to 199
MAE0097	MPOWRD	REINKENSMEYER	Design and manufacture a wheelchair rehabilitation device that can be detached from the wheelchair and transported independently.	Selina Eich	seich@uci.edu	Kevin Pelletier	pelletik@uci.edu	Lawrence Hipolito	lhipolit@uci.edu	Scott Bahl	snbahl@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0098	Soft Robot Finger	REINKENSMEYER	Fabricate and design soft pneumatic actuators for prosthetic applications	Ray Molina	rayam@uci.edu	rayam@uci.edu						Rehab Robotics	Changed to 199
MAE0099	Walking Peturber	REINKENSMEYER	Walking Perturber will provide a quantifiable test of balance, targeting the elderly populous as a form of preventative care. The test will utilize a vest to record data and come with a data analysis program to allow for ease of use.	Edward Zhu	ezhu1@uci.edu	Giovanna Juarez	gajuarez@uci.edu	Kevin Kuan	kakuan@uci.edu	Edward Zhu	ezhu1@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0100	Krobohand	REINKENSMEYER	Krobohand aims to bridge the gap in the upper limb prosthesis industry between cost and functionality by means of dual material 3D printing, and a streamlined process of connectivity with electromyography - by doing so creating a sleek, clean, and recognizable prosthesis.	Ethan Kirkley	ekirkley@uci.edu	Cameron Hunt	huntcb@uci.edu	Zeppy Khechadoorian	zkhechad@uci.edu	Kevin Wong	wongk4@uci.edu	Rehab Robotics
MAE0069	RESCUE ROBOTICS	KRICHMAR, HARRIS, MCCARTHY	Design and implementation of autonomous ground and aerial vehicles capable of finding natural disaster victims and reporting back their pictures and global position.	Alexander Wang	alexanyw@uci.edu	Guy Nimrodi	gnimrodi@uci.edu	Nick Pereira	npereir1@uci.edu	Alexander Wang	alexanyw@uci.edu
MAE0070	ROBOTIC HAND	HARRIS	Research and invstigate the limitations of artificial intelligence by designing and building a robotic arm capable of recognizing and organzing object's feautures based on dimension, color, and temperature.	Bobby Moralez	Bmoralez@uci.edu	Mari Vidauri Macias	Mvidauri@uci.edu	Lisette Gonzalez	lisetteg@uci.edu	Sihao Terry	sihaow@uci.edu
MAE0072	ROCKET PROJECT	MEASE	Design a cost-effective method (Rockoon) for mesosphere research and CubeSat launch by using balloons to hoist and launch an actively stabilized rocket with a highly efficient lightweight hybrid engine.	Isaiah Christian Navarro	icnavarr@uci.edu	Isaiah Navarr	icnavarr@uci.edu	Isaiah Navarr	icnavarr@uci.edu	Isaiah Navarr	icnavarr@uci.edu
MAE0074	SOLAR POWERED AIRPLANE	WANG	To develop an autonomous, user-friendly, hand launched fixed wing aircraft utilizing the power of the sun to enhance and provide a critical extension to flight time for surveillance operations.	Benjeet Khabra	bkhabra@uci.edu	Josue Ortiz	jortizco@uci.edu	Blake Theilacker	btheilac@uci.edu	Jake Atachian	Jatachia@uci.edu
MAE0076	Portable Solar Space Heater	DUNN-RANKIN	Design and test a solar powered space heater using a thermochemical material as the means for heat storage so that the heater can be used on demand with or without sunlight.	Elizabeth Boll	Ebou@uci.edu	Roland Estropia, Jr.	estropir@uci.edu	Jeremy Dang	jeremykd@uci.edu	Darren Chan	darrenkc@uci.edu	Solar Thermal
MAE0101	Solar Thermal Water Heater	DUNN-RANKIN	Design, test, and build a commerical "unit-based" solar water heater system designed for suburban Califrornian homes	David Baltazar	baltazad@uci.edu	Alex Masamitso	amasamit@uci.edu	Anthony Ruiz	anthor2@uci.edu	David Baltazar	baltazad@uci.edu	Solar Thermal
MAE0077	SPACECRAFT THERMAL SYSTEMS	LARUE, Khalid Rafique	To develop a low-cost electro chronically controlled film that can variably absorb or reflect radiation for a Satellite at Low-Earth orbit.	Pedro Salcedo	salcedop@uci.edu	Thomas Sullivan	tsulliva@uci.edu	Victor Cabanas	vcabanas@uci.edu	William Berrios	wberrios@uci.edu
MAE0078	THERMAL ENERGY	WANG, Jaeho Lee		Henry Mak		Victor Chen		Xiaoqian Wang		Nate Chan			Disbanded
MAE0082	E-THERMOSENSOR	WANG		Sohee Oh		Ka Kui Chan		Katie Kim		Katie Kim			Disbanded
MAE0080	UAV FORGE	TAHA	Design, build and test UAVs that satisfy the original requirements laid out by DARPA in its crowdsource project.	Cheng Wei Ye	cwye@uci.edu	Andrii Sokolenko	asokolen@uci.edu	Ariel Louie	louieaj@uci.edu	Alice Li	alicekl@uci.edu
MAE0083	AUTONOMOUS BOAT	REINKENSMEYER	Design and build an autonomous boat that can navigate the open ocean and compete in the Microtransat Challenge with the stated goal of successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland without human input.	Connor Kingman	ckingman@uci.edu	Peter Phillips	pbphilli@uci.edu	Patrick Canler	pcanler@uci.edu	Phillip Friedman	friedmap@uci.edu
MAE0086	CUBESAT	MEASE	The Modular CubeSat project’s goal is to design and build a modular phone based CubeSat in order to minimize satellite development costs.	Nima Mohseni	nmohseni@uci.edu	Nima Mohseni	nmohseni@uci.edu	Nima Mohseni	nmohseni@uci.edu	Nima Mohseni	nmohseni@uci.edu
MAE0088	SENSOR SOLUTION	SHKEL	Design and make a Wearable Detection Device for UV And Polluted Air Exposure	Jieneng Yang	jienengy@uci.edu	Ruihong Wang	ruihongw@uci.edu	Ruihong Wang	ruihongw@uci.edu	Ruihong Wang	ruihongw@uci.edu
MAE0087	ECO ENGINEERING - Greywater Recycling	WALTER	This project is designing a natural, plant-based, residential filtration system that will allow users to reuse the greywater that passes through their sinks for safe irrigation.	Brandon Marconet	bmarcone@uci.edu	Thomas Ho	tuho1@uci.edu	Daniel Huynh	danieldh@uci.edu	Daniel Santiago	dysantia@uci.edu
MAE0089	AquaLoco	GEORGIOU	Design an efficient biomimetic propulsion system using flippers inspired by aquatic animals instead of convnetional propellers.	Alejandro Martin	martinai@uci.edu	Damian Torres	drtorres@uci.edu	Damian Torres	drtorres@uci.edu	Alejandro Martin	martinai@uci.edu
MAE0105	Renew 3D Print	WALTER, JACKSON	Personal 3D printing, in conjunction with in-house recycling of the plastics used, are poised to change the consumption patterns of the general public. This project will design and implement plastic recycling processes in response to consumer 3D printing, and promote awareness of cradle to cradle ideas in the home.	Andrew Hnat	ahnat@uci.edu	William Amos	wamos@uci.edu	Derek De Los Angeles	ddelosan@uci.edu	Aldrin Lupisan	alupisan@uci.edu
MAE0106	HELICOPTER DBF	TAHA	Our helicopter DBF team is a project that designs a control system for the collective helicopter, including sensors such as GPS, sonar, Gyro etc. Allowing our team member to study the Control system and dynamic system of the collective helicopter and design a unique control system for it to be able to fly automatically and give reactions to feedback from our onboard sensors. Moreover, it provides an opportunity for our student to work with professor Taha who is an expert of helicopter.	Yunliang Sha	yunlians@uci.edu	Yizhou Pan	yizhoup1@uci.edu	Runjing Li	Runjingl@uci.edu	Zihao Zou	zzou1@uci.edu
MAE0107	THERMOELECTRIC	AHMADKHANLOU
MAE0102	EDI - AVL Engine Simulation (Kruse)	Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell	Project not continuing for the W17 Quarter									EDI
MAE0103	EDI - Golf Putting Trainer (Dunn-Rankin)	Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell	Design and develop a user-friendly putting trainer and mobile application to simulate the abbreviated putting technique.	Mercedeez Aquino		aquinomj@uci.edu						EDI
MAE0104	EDI - Project Six(Menning)	Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell	Design a portable and lightweight bed for the homeless that can be quickly collapsed into a backpack for easy carrying and storage.	Sohee Oh		soo1@uci.edu						EDI