2017 Governor's School of New Jersey Program in Engineering & Technology Research Journal
Project Title: An Ensemble-Based Approach for Classification of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery of the Amazon Basin
Mentors Name(s): Anthony Yang
RTA Name(s): Shantanu Laghate
Governor’s School Scholars: Anne He, Jennifer He, Richard Kim, Daniel Like, & Arthur Yan
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/Cu-PRU5-D1k
Project Title: Analysis and Construction of a Bipedal Walking Robot
Mentors Name(s): Brian Lai
RTA Name(s): Brian Lai
Governor’s School Scholars: Sandeep Alankar, Jerry Chen, Theo Kadela, Elizabeth Petrov, & Diana Voronin
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/NK_6Aq95Jlc
Project Title: Applications of E-textile Pressure Sensors
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Aaron Mazzeo
RTA Name(s): Jacob Battipaglia
Governor’s School Scholars: Akshaya Dinesh, Hanna Goldfarb, Diana Sarrico, Catherine Scanlon, & Sung Hyun (Sunny) Yoo
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/SkA5dGqB5WU
Project Title: Assessment of Silver Nanorod Synthesis
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Deirdre O’Carroll
RTA Name(s): Alissa Persad
Governor’s School Scholars: Priyanka Dilip, Jessica Kuleshov, Kian Vilhauer, & Christopher Yoo
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/o86OXGSoa1E
Project Title: Autonomously Solving Mazes with Robots
Mentors Name(s): Jacob Battipaglia
RTA Name(s): Jacob Battipaglia
Governor’s School Scholars: Ishan Arya, Fiona Gillespie, Sohum Kapoor, Karan Mahesh, & Daniella Ruzinov
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/rN8Txqjt_Ts
Project Title: Creation and Analysis of a Hybrid Wind Turbine
Mentors Name(s): Josh Binder
RTA Name(s): Brian Lai
Governor’s School Scholars: Kyle Han, Pranav Sharma, & Nicholas Micheletti
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/qHvGcMfY-JY
Project Title: Designing a Centrifugal Pump System for High Altitude Water Crises
Mentors Name(s): Madara Dias
RTA Name(s): Madara Dias
Governor’s School Scholars: Reshma Kopparapu, Sachin Mathew, Erin Siciliano, & Griffin Stasick
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/f6sQ0fxdRS8
Project Title: Designing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Humanitarian Aid
Mentors Name(s): Priti Kantesaria
RTA Name(s): Priti Kantesaria
Governor’s School Scholars: Daniel Boehm, Andy Chen, Nina Chung, Rohan Malik, & Brian Model
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/cgRgOe0MdGg
Project Title: Essential Tremor Measurement and Analysis
Mentors Name(s): Alex Weiner
RTA Name(s): Jaimie Swartz
Governor’s School Scholars: Hayden Burt, Poojit Hegde, & Amanda Smalfus
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/7WZEfZrYXFw
Project Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Polymeric Sutures and Brain Stents
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Sanjeeva Murthy & Dr. Thomas Emge
RTA Name(s): Madara Dias
Governor’s School Scholars: Emily Ai, Evan Cohen, Carolyn Jeon, Jordan Lawanson, & Monique Legaspi
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/xA--WIKY4FM
Project Title: Green Roof Development in Urban Areas
Mentors Name(s): Alissa Persad
RTA Name(s): Alissa Persad
Governor’s School Scholars: Nora Nickerson, Rachel Roesch, & Rea Rustagi
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/a1RnsoIh1yI
Project Title: Implementing A Visual Factory Check in Silver Line
Mentors Name(s): Wanda Duran
RTA Name(s): Priti Kantesaria
Governor’s School Scholars: Mridul Bansal & Sydney Jenkins
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/TZ7M__Sy8Rk
Project Title: Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting with 3D-Printed Light-Up Shoe
Mentors Name(s): Ryan Gamadia
RTA Name(s): Ryan Gamadia
Governor’s School Scholars: Natalie Chapman, Brad Chavero, Mathias Cross, Diane Li, & Kelsey McLennan
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/emu6QMl7OaY
Project Title: Predicting Volatility in the S&P 500 through Regression of Economic Indicators
Mentors Name(s): Shantanu Laghate
RTA Name(s): Shantanu Laghate
Governor’s School Scholars: Varun Kapoor, Nishaad Khedkar, Joseph O’Keefe, Irene Qiao, & Shravan Venkatesan
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/Z05fNFYGnCc
Project Title: Temperature-Dependent Evolution Study of Sulfated Metal Catalysts Using FTIR Spectroscopy
Mentors Name(s): Dr. George Tsilomelekis
RTA Name(s): Tiffany Yang
Governor’s School Scholars: Thomas Babiak, Alyssa Gao, & Matthew Goldman
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/NxTy3VGmtDw
Project Title: Using Virtual Reality for an immersive Experience in the Water Cycle
Mentors Name(s): Joe Mirizi
RTA Name(s): Joe Mirizio
Governor’s School Scholars: Nicole Chin, Aakash Gupte, John Nguyen, Sabrina Sukhin, & Grace Wang
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/HqW0VjNkbKA
Project Title: Wearable Flexible Solar Cell Charger
Mentors Name(s): Tiffany Yang
RTA Name(s): Tiffany Yang
Governor’s School Scholars: Mary Bertoni, Kelly He, Vincent Wang, Karoline Xiong, & Tiffany Yang
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/I6zYIwllwow