{"id":34487,"date":"2011-05-04T08:11:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=34487"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:42:19","slug":"designed-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/05\/designed-to-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Designed to Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34375\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign110429e061_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34375   img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Senior Justin Swann, left, explains how his air\/steam hybrid engine works, during the School of Engineering\u2019s Senior Design Demonstration Day at Gampel Pavilion on April 29. This event was the first school-wide demonstration day, and more than 130 projects were on display. Most of the projects reflected real challenges posed by businesses from throughout the Northeast.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign110429e061_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Senior Justin Swann (left) explains how his air steam hybrid engine works at the School of Engineering\u2019s Senior Design Demonstration Day held at Gampel Pavilion on April 29th. This event was the first ever school-wide demonstration day and more than 130 projects were on display. Most projects reflected real-world challenges posed by businesses from throughout the Northeast. Photo by Ariel Dowski, CLAS '14  &lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"692\" height=\"484\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 692px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 692\/484;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Justin Swann, left, explains how his air\/steam hybrid engine works, during the School of Engineering\u2019s Senior Design Demonstration Day at Gampel Pavilion on April 29. This event was the first school-wide demonstration day, and more than 130 projects were on display. Most of the projects reflected real challenges posed by businesses from throughout the Northeast. Photo by Ariel Dowski, CLAS &#39;14  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34486\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign17_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34486   img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Engineering student Khayriyyah Munir explains her team project on 3-D Ultrasound Reconstruction. The project is sponsored by Dr. Joseph McIsaac, Biomedical Engineering, through Hartford Hospital. Using two-dimensional ultrasound and two low-cost webcams, a virtual three-dimensional image will be constructed. A similar product is on the market but its cost, at more than $100,000, is prohibitive for many clinical settings.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign17_lg-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Engineering student Khayriyyah Munir explains her team project on 3-D Ultrasound Reconstruction to a visitor. The project is sponsored by Dr. Joseph McIsaac, Biomedical Engineering, through Hartford Hospital. Using two-dimensional ultrasound and two low cost webcams, a virtual three dimensional image will be constructed. A similar product is on the market but its cost, at more than $100,000, is prohibitive for many clinical settings. The main purpose of this design project is to reproduce what has been done, but at very low cost. Photo by Christopher LaRosa&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"328\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign17_lg-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign17_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 328px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 328\/225;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engineering student Khayriyyah Munir explains her team project on 3-D Ultrasound Reconstruction. The project is sponsored by Dr. Joseph McIsaac, Biomedical Engineering, through Hartford Hospital. Using two-dimensional ultrasound and two low-cost webcams, a virtual three-dimensional image will be constructed. A similar product is on the market but its cost, at more than $100,000, is prohibitive for many clinical settings. Photo by Christopher LaRosa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34371\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign110429e017_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34371   img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Senior Joshua Cocciardi, right, shows his brother Mike the Solar Powered Water Filtration Unit to Produce Water for Bangladesh that he designed.  In Bangladesh, as in many third-world countries, potable drinking water is a major concern. Senior projects designed by students in the School of Engineering are intended to have  practical applications for real-world concerns.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SeniorDesign110429e017_lg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Senior Joshua Cocciardi (right) shows his brother Mike the Solar Powered Water Filtration Unit to Produce Water for Bangladesh that he designed.  In Bangladesh, as in many third-world countries, potable drinking water is a major concern. Senior projects from the School of Engineering have  practical applications for real-world concerns. Photo by Ariel Dowski, CLAS '14 &lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"333\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 333px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 333\/225;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Joshua Cocciardi, right, shows his brother Mike the Solar Powered Water Filtration Unit to Produce Water for Bangladesh that he designed.  In Bangladesh, as in many third-world countries, potable drinking water is a major concern. Senior projects designed by students in the School of Engineering are intended to have  practical applications for real-world concerns. Photo by Ariel Dowski, CLAS &#39;14 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Engineering\u2019s Senior Design Day April 29 showcased student-designed projects that apply their learning to real-world problems. Photos by Ariel Dowski, CLAS \u201914 &amp; Chris LaRosa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[56],"class_list":["post-34487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gallery","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-07 00:27:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34487"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37412,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34487\/revisions\/37412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34487"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=34487"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=34487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}