Sternheimer Awards
Six senior design teams whose projects demonstrate outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship have been selected to receive Mark A. Sternheimer Capstone Design Awards.
These prestigious awards were established in 2012 by Mark A. Sternheimer, a benefactor and a board member of the VCU College of Engineering Foundation. The award recognizes Capstone Design projects that have strong commercialization potential. It is a longstanding component of the college's entrepreneurial culture.
Capstone Design is a two-semester course that represents the culmination of an engineering student’s undergraduate education. It concludes with the Capstone Design Expo. Sternheimer Award winners will showcase their projects to local engineering industry professionals before the Expo.
2021-22 Sternheimer Award Winners
| Project Number | Project Name | Team Members | Faculty Adviser(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
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BME 22-109 |
Objective Measurement of Finger Tap, Tremor, Rigidity During DBS Surgery |
Danielle De Vera, Nick Kaviani, Raghav Saravanan, Anjali Ta, Kaung Sithu |
Paul Wetzel, Ph.D. |
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CLSE 22-204 |
Development of Point of Care (POC) Biomarker of Ischemia test |
Quang Le, Adam Manche, Akshaj Nampelly |
Nastassja Lewinski, Ph.D. |
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MULT 22-602 |
ECMO Lifetime Prediction Through Image Analysis Using Machine Learning Part II |
Faisal Alsharief, Sara Dempsey, Yahya El-Sabban, Quoctrung Le, Miles Popiela |
Carol Fung, Ph.D.; Ruixin Niu, Ph.D. |
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MULT 22-608 |
Robot End Effector Using TCAs |
Dominic Azzurrini, Gabriella Graziani, Justin McCormick, Jalaj Sawhney, Michael Suche |
Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.; Patrick Martin, Ph.D. |
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MULT 22-609 |
Vertical Farm Feasibility Study |
Madeleine Henry, Anne Herndon, Lindsay Jordan, Audrey Kluis, Caitlin Williams |
Gary Atkinson, Ph.D.; Bradley Nichols, Ph.D.; Thea Pepperl, Ph.D. |
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MULT 22-615 |
Modular Entertainment Lighting Fixture |
Alicia Olivo, Henry Holweger, Amy Ariel, Gabriel Odachowski |
Alen Docef, Ph.D.; Bradley Nichols, Ph.D. |
2020-21 Sternheimer Award Winners
| Project Number | Project Name | Team Members | Faculty Adviser(s) |
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MULT 605 |
Rapid Test for Cardiac Ischemia |
Jay Copeland, Ashleigh Flaherty, Noelle Pagsanjan, Rico Jorel Rivera, Sarah Tensen |
Nastassja Lewinski, Ph.D. Thea Pepperl, Ph.D.
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MNE 513 |
Bioreactor for Mechanical Training of Engineered Tissues |
Alejandro Arias, Paul Carder, Roderick Renfrow, John Spota |
Joao Soares, Ph.D. |
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MULT 606 |
Smart Chest Tube Insertion Devices |
Joshua Asenuga, Emily Clement, Justin Freeman, Theodore Stevens, Antenyse Wade |
D. Joshua Cohen, M.D. Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D. |
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ECE 406 |
Life and Fire Safety System |
Benjamin Hodge, Anastasios Karles, Ashley Lawrence, John Stonerock |
Sherif Abdelwahed, Ph.D. Afroditi V. Filippas, Ph.D.
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MULT 609 |
QL+ Hot Water Knee Brace |
Carlo Bucci, Rachel Kelly, Anna-blessing Merife, Dean Rector |
Henry Donahue, Ph.D. Bennett Ward, Ph.D.
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BME 101 |
External Sensory System / Enhanced Sensory System |
Jackson Doody, Sara Gilbertson, Faizaan Khan, Katherine Kloecker |
Paul Wetzel, Ph.D. |