Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Students Win at New York State Green Building Conference Competition

Kendra Miller, Elan Fullmer and Sydney Florence Jud, students in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences’ mechanical and aerospace engineering program, claimed first place for their poster presentation at the New York State Green Building Conference competition, held Feb. 29 and March 1.

Titled, “Generating Renewable Electrical Energy,” their project was sponsored by Aerovec, a startup company focused on developing small-scale, modular wind turbines for remote applications and microgrids. Aerovec is one of 19 industry-sponsored capstone projects that mechanical and aerospace seniors are working on this year. Aerovec is looking into multiple installation locations, such as commercial building rooftops, construction sites, and sites that need natural disaster relief assistance. This senior design project is primarily focused on the feasibility of an array of wind turbines on commercial rooftops for local energy generation.

The student team was advised by professor Jackie Anderson.