CubeSats, Bioreactors Take Top Prize at Northrop Grumman Student Design Showcase

More than 125 projects across 14 categories were shown at the annual event

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Projects featuring CubeSats, bioreactors, and an examination of the best ways to capture harmful carbon in the shipping industry took home the top prizes in the 2022 Northrop Grumman Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase.

More than 125 projects across 14 categories were shown at the annual event held on April 22.

Along with winners in each category, projects were also recognized with top awards from university leadership and event sponsor Northrop Grumman.

It was in 2009 when a $1 million endowment gift from Northrop Grumman provided critical ongoing support for students’ work.

Sponsorships and support from other local and national companies also assist.

These gifts reflect a commitment to boosting interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math programs and the value of learning beyond the classroom.

Here’s a look at the winners with links to their description pages.

President’s Cup Award winners:

Engineering: “CROPP (CubeSat Research on Plant Platforms),” Zachary Ewing (team lead), Andrew Chrustic, David Daughenbaugh, Miranda Easton, Michael Hoadley, Jose Lopez, Devlan McDaniels, Jason Morgan, Briana Student, and Briella Sweeney.

Science: “Post-Combustion Carbon Capture for Marine Shipping Applications,” Alice Pennings.

Northrop Grumman Best in Show:

Engineering: “CROPP (CubeSat Research on Plant Platforms)”

Science: “Bioleaching of Anabaena cylindrica in Presence of JEZ-1 Simulant: Possible Fuel for Space Exploration?” Lea Adepoju (pictured above).

Best in Show category winners:

Electrical and Computer Engineering: “Data Acquisition Device,” Isaac Dina (team lead), Jack Crawford, Laura Yepez-Perez, Ben Lucterhand, Gerardo Rivas-Leal, Ammar Yasir A. Aljohani, and Muhanad Ghaleb H. Alhartani.

Biomedical Engineering: “GlucoHealth,” Nicole Wolf (team lead), Dorian Durig, Zack Lorton, and Daniel Sollima.

Mechanical Engineering: “U.S. Navy Cylindrical Payload Rotation and Translation Device,” Gennaro Zappariello (team lead), Javier Baez, Jeffery Gerage, Tyler Hawes, Nick La Rosa, Logan Montminy, Owen Shea, Gennaro Zappariello and James Alexander.

Ocean Engineering: “Wave Generating Mechanism,” Benjamin Komita, Caroline MacLeod, Brennan Banks, Morgan Leonard, and Alex Johnson.

Aerospace Engineering: “CROPP (CubeSat Research on Plant Platforms),” Zachary Ewing (team lead), Andrew Chrustic, David Daughenbaugh, Miranda Easton, Michael Hoadley, Jose Lopez, Devlan McDaniels, Jason Morgan, Briana Student, and Briella Sweeney.

Chemical Engineering: “Renewable Diesel Process Suing Dewaxing Catalyst,” Annie Noll, Shannon Ofner, Aaron Portell and Daniel Buwalda.

Civil Engineering and Construction Management: “SOL EV Charging Station,” Nicholas West (team lead), Cole Stubbe, Vinai Balroop, Amna Al Kathiri, and Dylan Hall.

Computer Science and Software Engineering: “Project Thor,” Josh Temel, Adonay Pichardo, Jared Blanco, and Luke Bonenberger.

Biological Sciences: “Identification of Quorum Sensing Bacteria from Plant Isolates Aboard the International Space Station,” Conner Cadenhead (team lead), Allura Haddad, and Alyssa Carson.

Oceanography, Environmental Science, and Meteorology: “Evaluating the Water Treatment Potential of Caulerpa prolifera Grown in Low Light Conditions,” Anna Held.

Mathematical Sciences: “Classifying MRI Imaging of Alzheimer’s Disease with Convolutional Neural Networks,” Alicia Handley.

Marine Biology: “Polyandry and Inheritance of Adaptive Immune Genes in Sandbar Sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus),” Manav Agarwal and Jasmine Hall.

Physics and Space Sciences: “Electrical Discharges in Air and CO2 for Non-Planar Geometries,” Jared Nelson.

Sustainability: “Post-Combustion Carbon Capture for Marine Shipping Applications,” Alice Pennings.

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