EML4501 Capstone senior Design Poster Presentations:
April 15th, 2022; 6:00 – 8:00PM
The UF MAE Capstone Design class has been tasked to develop small scale modular tracking heliostat modules at low cost and then propose a geographic distribution scheme for these heliostats to generate 1 MW of concentrated solar power by concentrating sunlight to a single spot. The device must provide heat for a small–scale methane reforming reactor operating at 1000 °C, while eliminating shading effects, achieving high optical efficiencies, and decreasing overall cost below $100 per square meter. Further detail on the design expectations and 18 required design metrics can be found in the Spring 2022 EML4501 Customer Needs Statement.
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Click below to view each team’s abstract, 90-second pitch, and to access their Zoom meetings:
Group 1 – Pondero – Lisa Aberg, Hunter Bitner, Alex Carr, Kyle Cunningham, Kristen Frederick, Brett Kaniper, Darren Keane
Group 2 – HELIOS – Cloe Groulx, Derek Colon, Alex Aldazabal, Rachel Jones, Ryan Flickinger, Ethan Lasseigne, Dario Calle
Group 3 – Stellar Sunshine – Cam Mahorn, Thierry Momplaisir, Armand Pascua, Elijah Rice, Cameron Sarajedini, Lhotse Thompson, Zhu Wenzhe
Group 4 – Operation Concentration – Marcus Mlack, Stephen Morton, Matthew Poole, Kristin Santaniello, Jenna Scott, Joshua Watts
Group 5 – S.T.A.R. – Danish Hashim, Jessica Le, Keri-Anne Lue, Darryl Mijares, Adam Pooley, John Roberts
Group 6 – Reflectile – Nickolas Belanger, Ricardo Garcia, Mu He, Kyle Karamihalis, Jonathan Mitzenmacher, Zihong Ye
Group 7 – Quadflector – Ben Curley, Nick Hansen, Stefan Kieszkowski, Chris Supik
Group 8 – JAAMMS Solar – Megan Davis, Matthew Harper, Stefano Marconi, Austin Maxwell, Juliana Mishur, Allan Osmar
Group 9 – Sun Chariot – Roni Alima, Jessica Blazek, Daniel Colbert, Daniel Corrada, Matthew Giles, Utah Johnson, Roberto Profeta
Group 10 – HelioGEAR – Sami Ghazzi, Trevor Noyes, Rudy Olivia, Julia St Hilaire, Katie Lara, Jeremy Rutenberg, David Norton
Group 11 – Hyperion – Conor Bowman, Emilee Briscoe, Ria Fettig, Giovanni Gorgatti, Colby Ross, Nolan Test, Josh Valdivia
Group 12 – Gator Rays – Robert Brunner, Sofia Cruzan, Lance Herlong, Rachel Hineline, Caden Matson, Jaren Palmasani, Nickolas Saavedra
Group 13 – HELIO-ONE – Nicholas Bernardoni, Thomas Gallagher, Nathaniel Keyes, Chia-Hsiu Lin, Joseph Nabors, William Thomas