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ASML.GRIN

Motivation Microscope objectives are often complex with many expensive elements, many of these used in color correction. With the recent research coming out of Professor Greg Schmidt’s lab on the…

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URMC-Otolarnyology: Predicting Sphenoidotomy Performance in Residents

I. Introduction Reliable assessment of surgical performance is essential for resident education, feedback, and progression within procedural training. Although attending-based evaluations such as the Objective Structured assessment of Technical Skills…

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Enabling Affordable Single-Cell Protein Research with Thermoelectric Cooling

Making Single-Cell Proteomics More Accessible Unlike DNA and RNA, protein expression cannot be amplified. This makes single-cell proteomics research highly sensative to sample loss. The cellenONE single cell dispenser offers…

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Designing a 1D Photonic Crystal Cavity for Low Threshold Laser Aided by Classical Optimization

Kunyang (Benny) Cao, B.S. Optics 2026 Advisors: Professor Pablo A. Postigo, Christer Everly 1. Abstract Low threshold laser is desired to reduce power consumption and minimize the thermal load in…

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Voice Enabled RAG-Based AI Agent for Paychex Product Recommendations

Capstone Team Baichuan Duan · Lexiang Yang · Shixin Lin · Zhengyang Zhu University of Rochester × Paychex · April 2026 A Capstone Project · Spring 2026 Listening Between the…

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URMC-CTSI

Leveraging LLMs to Identify Engaging Positive Mental Health Messages on Social Media Introduction Public health need 60 million U.S. adults experience mental illness annually 1 in 5 youth experience major…

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Pinger Detector

A Low-Cost Underwater Acoustic Detection and Release System that detects 37.5 kHz acoustic pinger signals and triggers a mechanical release, designed for search and recovery applications. [Fig. 1 – Project…

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Zalliant – Lightweight Heat Stress Detection for Cow Health Monitoring

DSCC 383W Team 7: Aakanksha Dutta, Elvis Imamura, Eva Salmone, Sreejato Chatterjee, Duole Hong Sponsors: Zalliant —John Balbian, Emmanuel Mounier, Utsav Advisor: Professor Cantay Caliskan Background: Cattle health monitoring is…

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Connect 4 Robot

Team: Hudson Ginocchio, Liam Kenny-Jagielski, Newt Perlman, Felipe Villanueva Abstract: This project presents the design and implementation of an automated mechanical sorting and dispensing system inspired by a Connect 4-style…

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Road Safety Exploration For Motorists And Other Vulnerable Road Users

A data-driven look at more than 291,000 crashes across twelve years — examining when crashes turn deadly, which roads and jurisdictions carry the highest risk, and whether recent road improvements…

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Sports Bra Test Apparatus That Simulates Donning

Project Background Research on the loss of support in sports bras over time is minimal, especially when compared to other workout equipment like shoes, compressive sleeves, straps, etc. The loss…

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Blessed Bismuth (Sager)

Optimizing Sparge Variables to Maximize Sugar Extraction From Barley MaltWe designed and built a lab-scale brewing system to improve sparging efficiency at Sager Beer Works. Using a Design of Experiments…