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UndergradUate research and 

Senior DeSign engineering Project exPoSition 

the University of toledo 

college of engineering 

friday, april 29, 2011

You are corDiallY inviteD 

to attenD the Senior 

DeSign exPoSition: 

FriDaY, aPril 29, 2011 

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

nitSchke hall 

on the Main caMPuS oF 

the univerSitY oF toleDo 

The College of Engineering sponsors the exposition 

to showcase design projects created by graduating 

seniors from the departments of Bioengineering, 

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 

Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer 

Science, Engineering Technology and Mechanical, 

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (Please 

contact the individual departments regarding formal 

presentation times.) 

As part of the required senior design project, 

students form business-consulting units to develop 

a solution for a client’s technical/business challenge. 

Businesses, industries and federal agencies sponsor 

these projects. 

No reservations are required for the free, 

public exposition. High school and community college 

teachers are invited to bring their students to the 

exposition. 

Parking is available on the engineering complex 

and parking permits are not required on this day. 

For more information on the exposition call 

419.530.8014 or e-mail sstewart@eng.utoledo.edu. 

For more information on the academic programs 

offered in the college or to schedule a tour of the 

college, please call 419.530.8040 or e-mail 

jpawleck@eng.utoledo.edu. 

Please Note: Bioengineering projects will be displayed at the 

Spring Semester Exposition (April 29, 2011). 

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The UniversiTy of Toledo 

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 

Nagi G. Naganathan, Ph.D. 

Dean and Professor 

DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING 

Arunan Nadarajah, Ph.D. 

Professor and Chair 

Ronald Fournier, Ph.D., P.E. 

Professor and Instructor of Senior Design 

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND 

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 

Glenn Lipscomb, Ph.D. 


Constance Schall, Ph.D. 

Professor and Instructor of Senior Design 

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL 

ENGINEERING 

Ashok Kumar, Ph.D., P.E. 


Jiwan D. Gupta, Ph.D., P.E. 

Professor Emeritus and Instructor 

of Senior Design 

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL 

ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER 

SCIENCE 

Mansoor Alam, Ph.D. 


Weng L. Kang, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor and Instructor 

of Senior Design, LCCC 

Gursel Serpen, Ph.D. 



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DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING 

TECHNOLOGY 

Allen Rioux, M.S. 

Associate Professor and Interim Chair 

Norman Koenigseker, M.Ed., P.E. 



DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL, 

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING 

ENGINEERING 

Abdollah A. Afjeh, Ph.D., P.E. 


Matthew Franchetti, Ph.D., P.E. 

Lecturer and Instructor of Senior Design 

BIOENGINEERING 

Dr. ronalD l. FournIer 

SenIor DeSIgn FaculTy courSe coorDInaTor 

Advance Arterial Cannulae 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ronald L. Fournier 

Students: Maggie Ditto, Katy Feeny and Jonathan Keck 

This group designed an arterial cannula to minimize damage 

to blood cells while maximizing the amount of blood being 

returned through the use of a heart-lung machine during 

open-heart surgery 

Capi’Rise 


Students: Mariem Myers and Amanda Thurn 

The project consists of a device to track the fluid motion in 

a capillary tube. It consists of an electronic tracking system 

interfaced with mathematical modeling software on a computer. 

The Maria: A Cervical Dilation 

Measurement Device (CDMD) 


Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: Saltron Medical, LLC. 

Students: Sabrina DiFilippo, Lauren Penley, Tyler Porter and 

Amanda Szalkowski 

This hand-held device accurately and comfortably measures 

the dilation of the female cervix to monitor the progression 

of labor. The design incorporates sensors and mechanical 

elements to eliminate patient discomfort and provide 

accurate, precise results. 

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BIOENGINEERING 

Dr. ronalD l. FournIer 


Max-Relax Leg Elevation Device 


Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: The University of Toledo 

Bioengineering Department 

Students: Sven Huijs, Alex Soto-Edwards and Joseph Warnock 

This leg elevation device provides calibrated, adjustable 

support for the upper leg, lower leg and foot. It keeps the 

patient’s leg elevated while lying down or sitting upright and 

is adjustable for leg length, height of elevation, and angle of 

bending at the knee. 

Pain-Check 


Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: The University of Toledo, 


Students: Line Francine Kouecheu, Genki Matsumoto 

and Kimberly Zins 

This computer program assesses a patient’s actual pain based 

on physiologic variables such as heart rate, galvanic skin 

response, respiratory rate and temperature. It will help healthcare 

providers separate patients with actual pain from those 

who are seeking pain meds to satisfy addictions. 

Smart Knee Brace 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Brent D. Cameron 

and Dr. Ronald L. Fournier 

Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: Mr. Scott Seligman of DJO Global Inc. 

Students: Corey Beth Monarch, Lindsey Novak, Michael Seikel and 

Whitney Young 

This modified knee brace includes an angular sensor and 

microcontroller to record data on the knee’s range of motion. 

The brace can help physical therapists and athletic trainers 

assess a subject’s recovery, prescribe exercises, and monitor 

range of motion. 

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QuixIT Broach Handle System 


Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. 

Students: Michael Aguilar, Brandon Clarke, Dhanvin Desai, 

Jordan Holton and Nathan Reaver 

The group optimized the design of the broach handle, which 

is used to clear cancellous bone from the interior of the femur, 

making room for the hip stem, during a hip replacement 

surgery. 

WipETOHFFTM 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Ronald L. Fournier 

and Ms. Tamara L. Phares, B.S. 

Company/Client Adviser/Sponsor: The University of Toledo 


Students: William Adamiak, Sarah Harper and James Nolan 

This combination patch and absorbent wipe changes color 

when exposed to sweat containing ethanol. If alcohol is 

present, the wipe will change to a blue-purple. If there is no 

alcohol present, there will be no color change.

CIvIL ENGINEERING 

Dr. DouglaS K. nImS 


Carlson Pedestrian Bridge Project 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Douglas K. Nims 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Dr. Patrick Lawrence 

Students: Erin Davis, Jonathan Lidgard, Micah Shumway 

and Shuo Xu 

The group redesigned the carlson library Pedestrian Bridge 

on uT’s main campus to account for a growing traffic 

demand, to orient the bridge toward carlson library 

and to achieve an aesthetically pleasing look. 

EPA Storm Sewer Regulations 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Douglas K. Nims 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Ms. Lynette Hablitzel 

Students: Justin Snyder, William Gharst and Kimberly Coburn 

The group worked on engineering assistance for small 

communities such as the Village of ottawa Hills to meet the 

ePa’s nPDeS Stormwater Phase II mandate. 

Food Waste Composting System for The 

University of Toledo 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Douglas K. Nims and Dr. Defne Apul 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Doug Collins, Prof. Stacy Philpott 

and Ms. Paula Ross 

Students: James Lamb, Keith Morgan, Travis Wenning and Yu Liu 

The team investigated the feasibility and developed alternate 

designs for food waste composting system to be used by 

all significant food waste sources within the university’s 

main and medical campuses, as well as a plan for its 

implementation. 

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ELECTRICAL EnGInEERInG AnD COMPUTER SCIEnCE 

Dr. gurSel SerPen anD Dr. Weng l. Kang 

SenIor DeSIgn FaculTy coorDInaTorS 

Droid Copter 

Faculty Advisers: Prof. Brent Nowlin and 

and Dr. Lawrence Thomas 

Students: Daniel Morris, David DeLaat and Prakhyat Singh 

The team built a quad-copter uaV (unmanned aerial vehicle) 

that is low-cost, but reasonably sophisticated, to fulfill a 

number of practical roles. This uaV has the ability to 

self-stabilize and accept remote flight commands 

via a smartphone. 

Wireless Gesture-Based Control System 

for a Remotely-Operated Vehicle Drone 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Richard Molyet and Dr. Junghwan Kim 

Students: Aaron Roberts, Evan Wayton, Michael Cremona 

and Eric Allar 

The team developed an intuitive interface between an 

operator and a mobile vehicle to be remotely controlled. 

It uses a glove to control a small-scale motorized vehicle 

by means of hand movements. 

Design of a Monitoring and Control 

System for Residential Power 

Management 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Jackson Carvalho 

and Dr. Ahmad Farhoud 

Students: Adam Brunella, Justin Gilmore, Brian Kostura 

and Scott Tibai 

The team developed a Web-based application to 

remotely monitor and control wireless, switchable 

circuits in a residential setting. The user can control 

the electrical power consumption from any computer 

device with Internet capability. 

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ELECTRICAL EnGInEERInG AnD COMPUTER SCIEnCE 

Dr. gurSel SerPen anD Dr. Weng l. Kang 

SenIor DeSIgn FaculTy coorDInaTorS 

Cross Platform Web Based Home 

Inventory System 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Lawrence Thomas 

Students: Jon Garibay and Firas Assaad 

This Web application for home inventory management of 

consumables is accessible from any browser-enabled or 

android device. It can send SmS messages about low-stock 

items and create a shopping list based on projected needs. 

Design of a Wireless Charging System for 

a Computer Mouse 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Roger King 

Students: Andrew Aken, James Jeurgens and James Begell 

This team has created a mouse pad that utilizes the theory 

of magnetic inductance as part of a wireless charging system 

for a wireless mouse. The system will utilize capacitors as 

the charging device, which will be encased in a battery pack 

to operate any wireless mouse. 

Online Image Metadata Collection for 

Geographical Analysis 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Lawrence Thomas and 

Dr. Ezzatollah Salari 

Students: Vlad Coman, Stuart Dunn and Austin Taylor 

This software system crawls the Web for images and collects 

their embedded metadata. It then builds a database with the 

extracted data for use by companies, organizations and 

news outlets. 

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Development of an Envelope Loading 

Robot for the Mass Production of 

Envelopes 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Hongyan Zhang and Prof. Brent Nowlin 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Norm Shapiro of Envelope Mart Inc. 

Students: Peter Montion, Micah Lobdell, Justin Porter 

and Mohamad Kashen 

This fully automated machine helps load mass-produced 

envelopes into boxes. The design features programmable 

logic controllers to ensure consistency, efficiency and safety. 

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DEPARTMEnT OF EnGInEERInG TECHnOLOGY 

ProFeSSor norman KoenIgSeKer 


Zap Pack: Continuous Power 

for Your Cordless Tool 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. James Kamm 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Mark Mitchel, 

Flight Safety International 

Students: Grant Crispin (MET), Dustin Fortman (MET), 

Andrew Hartwell (MET) and Devin Michael (MET) 

This apparatus connects to any Porter cable cordless tool 

and allows it to be connected to any 110V wall outlet. 

Zap Pack can convert a cordless tool into a corded tool 

with limitless power. 

Dave and Buster’s Toledo 

Faculty Adviser: Professor Linda Beall 

Students: Kevin Brown (CET), Matthew Cavanaugh (CET), 

Robert Dolweck (CET), Stephen Miglets (CET), 

Nicholas Stulock (CET) and Brandon Wilkins (CET) 

This group has designed plans, estimated the costs 

and made a schedule for the renovation of a historic 

downtown Toledo building to house a Dave and Buster’s 

franchise restaurant. 

SOMO (South of monroe Street) Development 

Faculty Adviser: Mr. Don Flenner 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. William D. Sanford, 

Economic Development/Administrative Services Coordinator, 

City of Sylvania, Ohio 

Students: Kevin Birt (CET), Shannon Cruise (CET), Donnell Day 

(CET), Kaitlin Reed (CET) and Joe Sheamer (CET) 

The team assisted with the design and planning of Somo, 

a site development to create a destination for Sylvania 

residents and visitors featuring upscale dining, shopping, 

entertainment and housing. 

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Backyard Zamboni 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. John Kiefer of Kiefer Tool and Mold 

Students: Clifford Colbert (MET), Matt Dennis (CET), Patrick 

Keenan (MET), Tom Kiefer (MET), Dan Lehr (MET) 

and Charles Martin (MET) 

This small-scale Zamboni is low cost, easy to maintain and 

user friendly for use in hockey and figure skating events. 

Fuel Tank Guillotine 

Faculty Adviser: Professor Dale Simon 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Lee Adler of Alro Steel, Mr. Ryan Brodie 

of Cleveland Punch and Die, Mr. Randall Mann of Fluid Concepts and 

Mr. Chris Ball of Motion Industries 

Students: nick Harvey (meT), corey miller (meT), 

ryan riesterer (meT) and Kurtis Staup (meT) 

This machine is designed for the automotive recycling 

industry to shear unwanted or damaged fuel tanks to 

dispose of the tanks in a safe and legal operation. 

Automatic Cartridge Case Annealing 

Machine 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ahmad Farhoud 

Students: Jon Addis (MET), Kirk Jacobs (MET), Dan Landrum (MET) 

and Travis Leute (EET) 

This electric- and propane-powered turntable machine is 

used for annealing brass rifle cartridge cases, which 

increases accuracy and extends usable life of the brass. 

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The Rhythm Dictator 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. William Acosta 

Students: William Baldwin (CSET), Andrew Barnett (CSET), 

Kimara Morgan (CSET) and Johannes Ronquillo (CSET) 

This team designed an android application to help teach and 

improve basic timing and rhythm skills. 

The Mill Revival 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ted Evans 

Client Advisers/Sponsor: Mr. Rob Seavolt 

Students: Shawn Givan (EET), Jeff Gump (EET) 

and Joe Stombaugh (EET) 

The outdated control system on a 1970s-era Shizouka mill 

has been replaced with new hardware and software. 

The team designed a personal computer and axis controller 

to restore functionality and value to a practical industrial 

machine. 

V-net Lab 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Weiqing Sun 

Students: Erik Boyer (CSET), Chris Indoe (CSET) 

and Jeff Kobe (CSET) 

This program aids in the management and control of 

multiple virtual machines and networks. It is used to 

simulate large numbers of computers to teach students 

about real-world attacks, while staying within a secure, 

remotely accessible environment. 

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Vortex Formation Analysis 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Greg Wojtowicz of the Detroit Edison 

Company (Enrico Fermi II) and Mr. Theodore Lang of the 

URS Washington Division 

Students: Todd Benge (MET), Joseph Carrabino (MET), 

Aaron Morris (MET) and Torrey Simon (MET) 

The team constructed a prototype to further enhance the 

design of fluid storage tanks for safety systems in nuclear 

power plants. They analyzed vortex formations due to 

different viscosities of the fluid and the amount of air 

entrainment through the vortices. 

The Old Mill: Historical Preservation 

Faculty Adviser: Mr. Steve Sieracke 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Norm Bistline of The Old Mill Inc. 

and Mr. Michael Frankhauser of Woods to Woods, LLC 

Students: Andy Davis (CET), Matt Dennstedt (CET), Alex Gherghel 

(CET), Travis Klosterman (CET), Chris Schellhase (CET) 

and Anthony Schumaker (CET) 

The team designed a working water wheel and its 

components to be used to power a gristmill in Spencer, ohio. 

Quad-Rotor UAV 


Students: Anthony Ferguson (EET), Yuta Ishikawa (EET) 

and Dean Wells (EET) 

This craft sustains flight by the rotation of blades powered by 

four independent motors. The unmanned aerial vehicle (uaV) 

is designed to operate semi-autonomously in all three axes of 

direction and is priced similarly to manually operated uaVs. 

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Passive Solar Window Insert 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Eric Balzer of New Energy Solutions 

and Mr. Larry Campana of P.C. Campana Inc. 

Students: Vince Higgins (MET) and Drew Sinner (MET) 

This group tested the efficiency of a solar window insert 

designed to reduce utility costs, and they’ve formulated 

suggestions on how to make the product better. 

Self-Sustaining Wood Burning Heater 


Students: Brandon Brazeau (MET), Chris Carson (MET), 

Tim Langenderfer (MET) and Zachary Noftz (MET) 

This hopper feed system for a wood-burning heater 

can be run over a period of time without needing to 

be reloaded with wood. 

Handcycle Tow Assist 

Faculty Adviser: Professor Dale Simon 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Calder Hey of Mor/Ryde International 

Students: Justin Green (MET), Tom Kettler (MET), 

Ryan McDermitt (MET) and Nick Moore (MET) 

The Handcycle Tow assist will allow a person using the 

Top end XlT Jr. Handcycle to be towed by a person riding 

a traditional bicycle. The tow assist is a quick-connect design 

and can be stored on the underside of the handcycle. 

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Distributed System Platform 


Students: Mingzhe Xu (IT) and Ziyan Zhao (IT) 

The platform is designed for distributed systems using 

unix/linux operating systems. It includes basic communication 

policies so that second level developers can input simple 

commands to set up a distributed network. 

D.R.E.A.M. — Data Replication, 

Extraction and Management 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Bee for the Day, 

Mr. Steve Drozdowski of IBM and The Image Group 

Students: Djogo Amadje (CSET), Andrew Lechlak (CSET) 

and David Tardich (IT) 

The D.r.e.a.m. project is a Web-based application that 

offers personnel management, data backup and 

communication for businesses. It consolidates a social 

network layout with professional tools and functionality. 

StudentTextSwap 

Faculty Adviser: Mr. Eric Hoelzle 

Students: Gerald Alfrey (IT), Amanda Hise (IT), Chris Stoner (IT) 

and Christopher Vasquez (IT) 

StudentTextSwap is a textbook exchange Web site that 

locates students within a university to exchange textbooks. 

Students will have the ability to connect with each other and 

exchange textbooks each semester in order to save money. 

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UT Campus Compass 


Students: Justin Carver (CSET), Ryan Harvey (CSET) 

and Dan Lazette (CSET) 

This team developed an iPhone-based application to aid 

students in campus navigations. It will provide students with 

selectable building names linked with campus navigation. 

W.E.R.M. (Wireless Electric Retrieval 

Machine) 


Students: Raed Alkhaldi (MET), Saad Almansour (EET), 

Faisal Alqahtani (MET), Christopher Clark (EET), 

Josh Henninger (CSET), Mhammad Sayed Hashem (EET) 

and Ahmad Yousef (EET) 

This machine can wirelessly locate objects for elderly people. 

once found, the robot will pick it up and return with the 

object. 

Solar Water Heater 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Kent Buehrer, AIA, PE, of 

The Buehrer Group, First Solar Inc. and Dr. Changming Jin 

Students: Dan Breitner (EET), Marvin Gottschalk (EET), 

Muhammed Husain (EET), Hang Li (EET) 

and Tianbo Yu (EET) 

This solar water heater uses the sun’s energy as a primary 

power source and electricity as a secondary source to heat 

water. It reduces costs versus the typical gas/electric water 

heater. 

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The University of Toledo Mobile Parking 

Application 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Bobbi Vaughan of The University of Toledo 

Center for Creative Instruction 

Students: Blaine Bryant (IT), Anthony Flaminio (IT), Jeff Ricica (IT) 

and James Williams (IT) 

This mobile parking application assists drivers in locating 

parking spaces on uT’s main campus. The app is ideal for 

visitors who may not be familiar with parking at The university, 

as well as commuters looking for quick parking. 

Smart Drive-Through System 


Students: Samir Deeb (CSET) and Mohamed Fahim (IT) 

This project is designed to put the “quick” in the quick-service 

industry through an rFID-based system. This project consists 

of a server, a mobile application, a touchscreen drive-through 

program and a Web application. 

Ten Mile: The Sylvania Township Flooding 

Project 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Nicholas Kissoff 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Robert Neubert, Engineering Technician, 

Lucas County Engineers, and Mr. Gregory Huffman, 

Public Works Manager, Sylvania Township Zoning Offices 

Students: Anthony Golembiewski (CET), Maria Jordan (CET), 

Omar Ramsi (CET) and Jamal Sherman (CET) 

This hydrological study of the watershed that affects the 

confluence of Ten mile creek in Sylvania Township involved 

investigating flood mitigation techniques, such as: 

bridge replacement, detention basins, ditch straightening 

and maintenance, and ditch screens. 

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Centrifugal Filter for Electroplating 

Applications 

Faculty Adviser: Mr. Gary Daugherty 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. Kevin Winters of Durr Ecoclean 

Students: Eric Blasiman (MET), Haudi Sohrabi (CET) 

and Joshua Thompson (MET) 

This system freezes and filters by-products produced 

by the electroplating process. 

City of Sylvania PA System 


Client Advisers/Sponsors: Mr. William Sanford of the 

City of Sylvania, Ohio 

Students: Michael Demas (CSET), Rich Galante (CSET) 

and Mohammed Nooh (EET) 

This group designed a public address system for the 

city of Sylvania. The system works with music, microphones, 

live bands, etc., with remote controls at the mayor’s office. 

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MECHAnICAL, InDUSTRIAL and MAnUFACTURInG EnGInEERInG 

Dr. maTTHeW FrancHeTTI 


Devices to Assist with Painting and 

Sketching 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy and Dr. Mehdi 

Pourazady 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Ms. Angie Hiser of The Ability Center of 

Greater Toledo and Mrs. Rita Chamberlain of the Sunshine Academy 

Students: Stephen Dull, Craig Holst and Rachael Willingham 

This team designed one hand device and two painting 

surfaces for clients of the Sunshine academy who would like 

to paint from their wheelchairs. The devices involved various 

painting surfaces and attachments. 

Mechanized Device to Assist Opening 

Bags 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy 

and Dr. Mehdi Pourazady 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Ms. Angie Hiser of The Ability Center of 

Greater Toledo and Mrs. Tami Williams, client 

Students: Matthew Payne, Nicholas Peatee and Michael Rivet 

This lightweight, mobile device assists a client with packing 

and unpacking various sized bags. This device consists of a 

frame that hangs from a door, two vertical, adjustable arms 

and a small motor to accommodate various bag sizes. 

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MECHAnICAL, InDUSTRIAL and MAnUFACTURInG EnGInEERInG 

Dr. maTTHeW FrancHeTTI 


Development of an Accessible and 

Adaptable Golf Cart for a Youth 



Client Adviser/Sponsor: Ms. Angie Hiser of The Ability Center of 

Greater Toledo, Mr. Dave Sanford of Crosswinds Golf Club and 

the National Science Foundation 

Students: Nick Gates, Melanie Peterson and Jonathan Sander 

a mobility scooter was adapted into a golf cart to be used 

by a young golfer with limited use of his legs. The new cart 

design gave the golfer the independence to play golf 

without assistance. 

Development of a Device to Assist a 

Client in Loading/Unloading a Wheelchair 

from a Van 



Client Adviser/Sponsor: Ms. Angie Hiser of The Ability Center of 

Greater Toledo and The National Science Foundation 

Students: Jason Abbas, Gregory Land and Robert Maracic 

This team developed a device to assist a client in loading 

and unloading a wheelchair from a van without assistance 

from others. 

Design of a Side-loading Trailer 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Phil White 

Client Advisers/Sponsors: Lee Russell, Ron Roberts 

and Gwen Roberts of KPGL Consulting Inc. 

Students: Tyler Butcher, Craig Friedberg and Conrad Miller 

This fully enclosed trailer opens from the side for fast loading 

and unloading. The team analyzed the structural integrity of 

the existing, back-loading trailer, determined safety measures, 

and sized components for manufacturability and cost savings. 

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Development of an Envelope Loading 

Robot for the Mass Production of 

Envelopes 

Faculty Advisers: Dr. Phillip White and Dr. Hongyan Zhang 

Client Adviser/Sponsor: Mr. Norm Shapiro of Envelope Mart USA 

Students: Peter montion, Justin Porter and micah lobdell 

This automated envelope packing system is integrated 

with existing production machines and can package 1,100 

envelopes into reusable plastic containers to help reduce 

operator fatigue and cardboard waste. 

Development of a Letter Tray Palletizer 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Hongyan Zhang 

Client Adviser/Sponsor: Mr. Jon Eaton of Emdeon 

Students: Nick Spanos, John Decker and Chris Reynard 

Team members designed, built and tested a device that 

stacks empty letter trays from a conveyor belt onto a pallet. 

The design incorporates an end effector and a robotic arm 

to move each letter tray with precision. 

Development of a Wind Turbine 

Experiment 

Faculty Adviser: Dr. Sorin Cioc 

Client Adviser/Sponsor: Dr. Sorin Cioc 

Students: Andrew Jones, Kenneth Deszell and Paul Shedron 

The group designed and built an experimental lab setup 

to study the influence of the following parameters on the 

turbine output: rotor diameter, blade aerodynamic profile, 

number of blades, blade pitch, rotation speed, turbine 

orientation, etc. 

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AFFILIATED COMPAnIES 

AnD SPOnSORS 

Mr. Lee Adler, alro Steel - 

Toledo, ohio 

Ms. Julie Archer, regional 

manager, aramark - 

Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Eric Balzer, new energy 

Solutions - Sylvania, ohio 

Bee for the Day - Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Norm Bistline, The old 

mill Inc. - Spencer, ohio 

Mr. Kent Buehrer, The Buehrer 

group - maumee, ohio 

Mr. Larry Campana, P.c. 

campana Inc. - 

lorain, ohio 

Mrs. Rita Chamberlain, 

Sunshine academy 

Cleveland Punch and Die - 

cleveland, ohio 

Mr. Steve Drozdowski, IBm - 

maumee, ohio 

Mr. Jon Eaton, Director of 

operations, emdeon - 

Toledo, ohio 

Ms. Stacie England, Director, 

aramark - Toledo, ohio 

First Solar, Inc. - 

Perrysburg, ohio 

Fluid Concepts - Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Michael Frankhouser, 

Woods to Woods, llc 

Mr. Jason Fyffe, Supervisor, 

ohio ePa - 

columbus, ohio 

Ms. Lynette Hablizel, Division 

of Surface Water, ohio 

ePa - 

Bowling green, ohio 

Ms. Susan Hardy, enviorn 

Specialist, ohio ePa - 


Mr. Charles Harrison, Director, 

Food Service - Toledo, 

ohio 

Ms. Karen Hawkins, utilities 

Superintendant, city of 

Fairborn - Fairborn, ohio 

Mr. Calder Hey, mor/ryde 

International - 

elkhart, Indiana 

Mrs. Angie Hiser, Director 

of Information Services 

and outreach, The ability 

center of greater Toledo- 

Sylvania, ohio 

Mr. Gregory Huffman, Public 

Works manager, Sylvania 

Township Zoning offices 

- Sylvania, ohio 

The Image Group - 

Toledo, ohio 

Mr. John Kiefer, Kiefer Tool 

and mold - 

cleveland, ohio 

Mr. Theodore Lang, urS 

Washington Division - 

Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Jim Laske, Dept. of 

Sustainability, ohio 

university - athens, ohio 

Ms. Mary Leciejewski, Dept. 

of Sustainability, ohio 

university - athens, ohio 

Mr. Mark Mitchel, Flight 

Safety International - 

Swanton, ohio 

National Science Foundation - 

arlington, Virginia 

Motion Industries - Toledo, 

ohio 

Mr. Robert Neubert, certified 

Technician, lucas county 

engineer - Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Robert Newbert, 

engineering Technician, 

lucas county engineers 

- Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Jason Nunn, gIS 

Specialist, city of 

Fairborn - Fairborn, ohio 

Ms. Gwen Roberts, Director 

of operations and 

Funding manager, KPgl 

consulting, Inc. - 

Toledo, ohio 

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Mr. Ron Roberts, Director of 

Business Development, 

KPgl consulting Inc. - 

Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Lee Russell, ceo and 

legislative consultant, 

KPgl consulting Inc. - 

Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Dave Sanford, cross 

Winds golf club - 

Perrysburg, ohio 

Mr. William Sanford, 

administrative Services 

coordinator, city of 

Sylvania - Sylvania, ohio 

Mr. Rob Seavolt 

Ms. Beth Sebert, Watershed 

and Stormwater 

Programs coordinator, 

allen Soil and Water 

conservation District - 

lima, ohio 

Mr. Scott Seligman, Director 

of engineering, DJo 

global Inc. - 

Vista, california 

Mr. Norm Shapiro, President, 

envelope mart uSa - 

northwood, ohio 

mr. Derek Shrack, mTo 

Instruments Team leader, 

DePuy orthopaedics - 

Warsaw, Indiana 

Mr. Jason Sisco, chief Deputy 

engineer, Wood county 

engineer’s office - 


Ms. Kristy Thome, acting 

coordinator, Village of 

enon - enon, ohio 

Mr. Marc Thompson, Village 

manager, Village of 

ottawa Hills - 

ottawa Hills, ohio 

Ms. Bobbi Vaughan, manager, 

Software engineering, 

The university of Toledo 

center for creative 

Instruction - Toledo, ohio 

Mr. Kevin Winters, Durr 

ecoclean - 


Mr. Gregory Wojtowicz, 

Detroit edison co. - 

Detroit, michigan 

AFFILIATED FACULTY 

AnD STAFF 

Dr. William Acosta, assistant 

Professor, Department of 

engineering Technology 

Dr. Abdollah A. Afjeh, Professor 

and chairman, Department 

of mechanical, Industrial and 

manufacturing engineering 

Dr. Mansoor Alam, chair and 


electrical engineering and 

computer Science 

Dr. Defne Apul, assistant 


civil engineering 

Professor Linda Beall, lecturer, 

Department of engineering 

Technology 

Ms. Lisa Byers, Secretary, 

Department of electrical 

engineering and computer 

Science 

Dr. Brent Cameron, associate 


Bioengineering 

Dr. Jackson Carvalho, 

assistant Professor, 



Science 

Dr. Sorin Cioc, assistant 


mechanical, Industrial and 


Mr. Gary Daugherty, Part-time 

Instructor, Department of 


Mr. Dave Dean, geographer 

concentration in gIS, 

geography 

Dr. Ted Evans, Professor, 


Technology 

Dr. Ahmad Farhoud, associate 



Ms. Arlene Fell, Director, 

environmental Services 

Mr. Don Flenner, Part-time 



Dr. Ronald L. Fouriner, 



Mr. Mark Fox, Patent 

Technology associate, 

Patent-Technology 

Mr. Tom Garey, manager, 

Facilities and construction 

Mr. Tim Grivanos, 

Instrumentation Specialist, 

Department of mechanical, 

Industrial and manufacturing 

engineering 

Dr. Cyndee Gruden, associate 



Mr. Salman Hashimi, gIS 

laboratory manager, 

geography 

Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy, 

Professor and associate 

Dean of graduate 

Studies and research 

administration, Department 

of mechanical, Industrial and 


Mr. Matt Hemming, 

groundskeeper 3, care of 

grounds - mc 

Ms. Christie Hennen, academic 

Program coordinator, 



Science 

Dr. Gerald Heuring, associate 




Mr. Eric Hoelzle, Part-time 



Mr. Tom Jacob, electronic 

Technician II, Department of 



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Mr. John Jaegly, engineering 

laboratory Supervisor, 




Dr. James Kamm, Professor, 


Technology 

Dr. Weng Kang, associate 

Professor, electrical 


Science 

Dr. Junghwan Kim, Professor, 



Science 

Dr. Nicholas Kissoff, associate 



Professor Norman 

Koenigseker, associate 



Mr. Alan Kossow, computing 

Specialist, Department of 


Mr. Mike Kovacs, 

environmental Specialist, 

Safety and Health 

Dr. Patrick Lawrence, 

associate Professor, 

geography 

Dr. Thomas Lawrence, 




Science 

Ms. Emily Lewandowski, 

academic resource analyst, 




Mr. Mike Link, groundskeeper 

2, care of grounds – main 

campus 

Dr. Richard Molyet, undergrad 

Program Director, lecturer/ 

Professor emeritus, 



Science

Ms. Patty Mowery, 

administrative manager 

and executive Secretary, 

engineering office of the 

Dean 

Dr. Douglas K. Nims, associate 



Professor Brent Nowlin, Parttime 

Instructor, electrical 


Science 

Dr. Douglas Oliver, associate 




Ms. Tamara Phares, 

Instructional laboratory 

coordinator, Department of 


Ms. Wiona Porath, 

academic Program 

coordinator, Department of 


Dr. Mehdi Pourazady, 

associate Professor, 




Ms. Catherine Powell, 

Department Secretary, 

Department of civil 


Mr. Randall Reihing, 

laboratory machinist, 




Professor Allen Rioux, Interim 

chair/associate Professor, 


Technology 

Ms. Michelle Rose, academic 


Department of civil 


Ms. Myrna Rudder, academic 



Technology 

Dr. Ezzatollah Salari, Professor, 



Science 

Mr. Steve Sieracke, Part-time 



Professor Dale Simon, 



Technology 

ms. christine Smallman, Director, 

engineering Professional 

education Programs 

Ms. Sandy Stewart, assistant 

resource manager, 


Dean 

Dr. Weiqing Sun, assistant 



Dr. Gursel Serpen, associate 




Dr. Lawrence Thomas, 




Ms. Denise Turk, Secretary, 

Department of 


Ms. Diana VanWinkle, Quality 

assurance Specialist, 


Dean 

Mr. Mike Weintraub, assistant 

Professor, environmental 

Sciences 

Dr. Phillip White, Professor, 




Dr. Hongyan Zhang, associate 




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The college of engineering is one 

of eight mandatory engineering 

cooperative education programs 

in the united States. Since 1999, 

there have been over 10,500 

engineering co-op placements. 

The college has received national 

recognition through inclusion in 

The Best of CO-OP, A Guide 

to the Best CO-OP Colleges 

and Employers by the National 

Commission for Cooperative 

Education. 

engineering Professional 

education Programs 

The college of engineering, 

office of engineering Professional 

education Programs (ePeP) 

specializes in engineering 

seminars, trainings and workshops 

as well as continuing professional 

education credits for licensed 

professional engineers and the 

engineering community as a 

whole. Programs, presented by 

engineering faculty or industrial 

experts, can be created on 

discipline-specific or general topics 

such as patent law, ethics, troubleshooting 

and project management. 

currently, the college has more 

than 80 programs in place and is 

able to conduct these programs at 

the college or on-site. Should there 

be a workshop, seminar or training 

we currently do not offer, we will 

create one for your company. 

additionally, the office of 

engineering Professional education 

Programs serves as a contact for 

the part-time, master’s degree 

programs (in-house and online 

programs) and would be pleased 

to visit your company to present 

master’s level educational 

opportunities to your employees. 

lastly, if you have a senior 

design or consulting project 

in mind, our office can match 

your needs with the faculty and 

engineering department that can 

work with you and your company 

toward successful completion of 

your project. 

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For more information contact: 

Christine M. Smallman, MLS, Ph.D. (c) 

The university of Toledo 

college of engineering, mS 310 

2801 W. Bancroft St. 

Toledo, oH 43606 

Phone: 419.530.8249 

Fax: 419.530.7392 

cell: 419.290.7031 

christine.smallman@utoledo.edu 

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ToleDo oH 43606 

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