2018 Governor's School of New Jersey Program in Engineering & Technology Research Journal
Project Title: Electronic Ornithopter Systems: Manual Navigation and Autonomous Hovering in Micro Air Vehicles
Mentors Name(s): Amy Su
RTA Name(s): Amy Su
Governor’s School Scholars: Akila Saravanan, Calvin Weaver, Lev Stambler, Kyra Mortensen, & Nina Gerszberg
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/lio7c64eKpc
Project Title: A Method for In-Flight Adjustment of Wing Dihedral with Folding Wings and Tail
Mentors Name(s): Ryan Mulroney
RTA Name(s): Ryan Mulroney
Governor’s School Scholars: Devon Cinque, Andrew Heim, William Owens, Daniel Park, & Daniel Tang
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/XjF4D6OT9Jc
Project Title: Designing a Habitable Artificial Satellite for Private, Recreational Use
Mentors Name(s): Michael Higgins
RTA Name(s): Michael Higgins
Governor’s School Scholars: Lia Formica, Andrew Nazzari, Natalie Reptak, Rohil Sheth, & Claire Yan
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/JEyZCdFuIhA
Project Title: Development and Characterization of Plastic Composites
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Jennifer Lynch & Elizabeth Chang
RTA Name(s): Apoorva Agarwal
Governor’s School Scholars: Shannon Culbert, Cathleen Luo, Alison Park, & Branden Spitzer
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/x0xJVRkeb
Project Title: Optimization of Four-Way Controlled Intersections with Autonomous and Human-Driven Vehicles
Mentors Name(s): Mike DiBuono, Brian Kelly, Amritha Musipatla, Chris Carpani, Alison Boyd
RTA Name(s): Apoorva Agarwal
Governor’s School Scholars: Nikhil Kolachalama, Roshni Dhanasekar, Sheikh Mahmud, Ava Tan, & Elizabeth Mishkevich
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/-9mhHqZlpI4
Project Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Polymeric Aortic Vessels
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Sanjeeva Murthy & Dr. Tom Emge
RTA Name(s): Pragya Hooda
Governor’s School Scholars: Anusha Aggarwal, Vidhya Dhar, Anna Effenberger, Jade Greenberg, & Tyler Lee
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/SJoMzQsQRBI
Project Title: Cloud Computed Machine Learning Based Real-Time Litter Detection using Micro-UAV Surveillance
Mentors Name(s): Ryan Gamadia
RTA Name(s): Pragya Hooda
Governor’s School Scholars: Ashley Chung, Sean Kim, Erika Tan, Michael Ryan, Ethan Kwok
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/4CMLzy1bfq0
Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Simplified Nuclear Waste Glasses Containing Molybdenum
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Ashutosh Goel, Nikhila Balasubramanya, & Nick Stone-Weiss
RTA Name(s): Rajas Karajgikar
Governor’s School Scholars: Max Dickman, Anju Felix, Ryan Henry, & Tina Li
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/pqg5XV0AH2k
Project Title: Reliable Underwater Feedback Transmission via Software-Defined Acoustic Modems
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Dario Pompili, Mehdi Rahmati, & Adam Gurney
RTA Name(s): Rajas Karajgikar
Governor’s School Scholars: Ray Chen, James Gallicchio, Grace Zhang, Kathryn Zhou, & Caroline Abel
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/UyzDjpiUsoQ
Project Title: A Hygiene Monitoring System
Mentors Name(s): Alex Weiner
RTA Name(s): Siddhi Shah
Governor’s School Scholars: Brian Cherin, Rohan Jinturkar, Bhargavi Lanka, Daniel McKeon, & Nivedhitha Sivakumar
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/OT3Rz7ZUp20
Project Title: Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms through Credit Card Fraud Detection
Mentors Name(s): Jacob Battipaglia
RTA Name(s): Siddhi Shah
Governor’s School Scholars: Steven Chen, Sonia Purohit, Mehal Kashyap, Rishi Banerjee, & Gabriela Bourla
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/XKBjO-2lM1U
Project Title: PaperBots
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Aaron Mazzeo & Mandev Singh
RTA Name(s): Melissa Tu
Governor’s School Scholars: Esteban Cambronero Saba, Andrew R. Lahrheim, Mason T. Llewellyn, & Rohan P. Singh
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/032PHJL-bx4
Project Title: Wearable Fabric-Based Heaters
Mentors Name(s): Dr. Rajiv Malhotra & Jeremy Cleeman
RTA Name(s): Melissa Tu
Governor’s School Scholars: Anjali Akula, Abhishek Pandya, Christopher Dinh, Carrie Luan, & Kyle Lui
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/WbbIuzxstTo
Project Title: Application of Lean Manufacturing Principles in Optimizing Factory Production
Mentors Name(s): Phil Shrider, Aiyana Delfin, & Genesis Yulfo
RTA Name(s): Brian Lai
Governor’s School Scholars: Morriel Kasher, Nisha Mani, Rohan Sharma, & Lucy Zhang
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/AWdwAj2kL2g
Project Title: Automated Sensor Technology for the Operation of Smart Homes
Mentors Name(s): Einar Magnusson
RTA Name(s): Nicholas Ferraro
Governor’s School Scholars: Antonio Bu Sha, David Lin, Sara Strenger, & Jahnavi Bavuluri
Symposium Video: https://youtu.be/bytl0zPm_5Y