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Jekabs Hayes Awarded Inaugural TerraCycle Innovation Award

Mechanical engineering major Jekabs Hayes ’20 was awarded TerraCycle’s first annual Ernel Simpson Innovation Award for incorporating sustainable practices in his senior project. Hayes earned a $500 stipend to cover his research.

Hayes teamed up with fellow seniors Peter Stahl and Christopher Garr and his advisor, George Facas of the mechanical engineering department, to construct a prototype of a small, semi-portable system that uses solar panel-generated electricity to turn salt water into desalinated drinking water.

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Dr. Manish Paliwal Elected to ASME Executive Committee

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a membership organization of more than 100,000 members that is focused on helping the engineering community create global engineering solutions. Students, researchers, and professionals all over the world contribute to this technical community to continue improving research, education, and professional development for mechanical engineers.  TCNJ’s involvement in… Continue Reading

ME 2011-2012 Senior Projects

Alternative Wind Energy Production* Students: Hynes, Kevin, Talarico, David Advisor: M. Paliwal ASME Human Powered Vehicle Competition* Students: Hurler, Christopher Kerr, Heather, Riccobono, James, Sommer, Christopher Advisor: D. Sullivan Autonomous Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV)* Students: Carey, Ethan, Reischel, Mark, Paul Triantafyllou (ECE), Alex Illuzzi (ECE) Advisor: L. Grega Distributed Power System State Estimation Incorporating Mechanical… Continue Reading