Projects that Have Made a Difference
Smart Stats
- 23 project centers on five continents
- 68% of the class of '03 completed an off-campus project
- 45% of the class of '03 completed project work overseas
- 1,300 global projects, involving more than 4,000 students, completed over the past 25 years
Here are just some of the projects our students have undertaken in recent years that have made a real difference in the world.
- Developed a prototype for a new star-pointing control system and sensor at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
- Analyzed sewer holes and canal wall damage in Venice, Italy.
- Refined the wheelchair prescription process.
- Studied the reuse of secondary building materials in Rotterdam.
- Helped eliminate plastic bag pollution in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Studied employee satisfaction at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London.
- Assessed the influence of online trading on the financial community.
- Conducted an in-depth look at historic preservation and restoration projects in Worcester.
- Assessed cultural influences on international software teams.
- Compiled a catalog of aquaculture cage technologies in Zanzibar, Africa.
- Compared Canada's universal health care system with the U.S. system.
- Studied the bioethics of human cloning.
- Evaluated the possible impact of hybrid vehicles on the environment.
- Created a learning Web site on extinction and endangerment.
- Computerized the catalog system for the National Museum of Bangkok.
- Assessed the state of nuclear power in Switzerland.
- Determined the size of the Down Syndrome population in Puerto Rico.
- Upgraded Internet usage at a German children's museum.
- Helped middle school physics and chemistry teachers create laboratory experiments accessible to blind or visually impaired students in Denmark.
- Created a decision model for water recycling in Victoria, Australia.
- Developed innovative techniques for teaching mathematics in the British Virgin Islands.
- Created a cataloging system for Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts.
- Analyzed the social aspects of gambling.
- Studied the engineer's role in project liability law.
- Created a prototype for an interactive Web tour of Quincy, Massachusetts.
- Studied the influence of mathematics on the art of Salvador Dali.
- Physically quantified the properties of the cavalry sword.
- Developed effective ways for the EcoTarium in Worcester to use its new Telecommunications Center.
- Analyzed the science behind DNA fingerprinting and its application in the court of law.
- Developed recommendations for preserving lighthouses on Martha's Vineyard.
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