DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

26 1. Design of a Test Rig for Assessing Permeability of Biomaterial Scaffolds Tissue-engineered scaffolds combine biomaterials, cells and growth factors to promote the repair of damaged tissue. Transport of nutrients throughout the scaffold has been found to be a fundamental factor in determining the performance of a biomaterial scaffold. Therefore permeability of a scaffold needs to be assessed during the design and testing process of scaffold fabrication. This project aims at designing a test rig to determine the permeability of various scaffolds designed for tissue engineering applications. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision, Image/Video Processing, Tissue Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering Project Technology Solidworks Student Name(s) Neil Murphy Email neil.murphy95@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Tanya Levingstone 2. The Renewable Energy Opportunities atWater andWastewater Treatment Plants in Ireland This project investigates renewable energy opportunities at wastewater and water treatment plants in Ireland. Wastewater treatment has many high-energy components in the process of the treatment of water. This causes high CO 2 emissions in the water life cycle. With targets set to reduce carbon emissions, there is an opportunity to reduce the CO 2 emission in the water treatment industry by installing on-site renewable energy systems to power these plants. Class Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) Project Area Electric Generation, Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy Technology, Water Treatment, Life Cycle Assessment Project Technology Excel/VB, Solar Design Software Student Name(s) Daniel O’Keeffe Email daniel.okeeffe37@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr GregMcNamara Project Summaries in Chronological Order (Project Numbers 1-203)