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Title: Intranet Mediators (Fall 2001) EnPRO 356: Intranet Mediators EnPRO356 Fall2001 Final Presentation
Creator: Beitzel, Steve, Jensen, Eric, Evans, Minh, Krahn, Andy, Lagunova, Natasha, Oenoki, Kazushi, Pilotto, Angelo, Schmeltzer, Dan, Tanabe, Davin, Lee, Michael
Date: 2001, 2001-12
Description: Current web search engines only search unstructured data (web documents). A lot of data is available that is structured (weather, census,...
Show moreCurrent web search engines only search unstructured data (web documents). A lot of data is available that is structured (weather, census, sports, etc.). A search engine that could search both structured data and text would be able to answer questions such as "show me the top three restaurants in Chicago" without simply looking for the word "three." Previous IPRO teams have been building a Java-based metasearch engine. Numerous issues have arisen. How do we identify which data source will be best for the query? What is the best user interface for the system? For Fall 2001, the team will extend the search engine to include more sources. The team could really use the talents of non-computer science students to help test the system and improve the user interface. Students should plan to work on this at least ten hours a week - anything less will result in a poor grade for the IPRO. Students for this IPRO are graded heavily based on the success of the team, not just individual performance. Weekly progress reports are required.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for EnPRO 356: Intranet Mediators for the Fall 2001 semester
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Title: Hybrid Electric Bicycle (Fall 2003) IPRO 315: Hybrid Electric Bicycle IPRO315 Fall2003 Final Presentation
Creator: Booth, Nicole, Austin, Kristen, Schilinger, Peter, Mohiuddin, Imran, Ruiz, Francisco, Iudicello, Jeff, Simmons, Lillateese, Klint, Kylie
Date: 2003, 2003-12
Description: Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) combine the internal combustion engine (ICE) of a conventional vehicle with the battery and electric motor of...
Show moreHybrid electric vehicles (HEV) combine the internal combustion engine (ICE) of a conventional vehicle with the battery and electric motor of an electric vehicle. Hybrid electric propulsion, currently available in a limited selection of automobiles, improves fuel economy while enhancing torque when acceleration is required. In a parallel hybrid, onboard computers control the utilization of the ICE and electric motor, by selecting one or both power sources to drive the vehicle. A battery delivers power to the electric motor and is recharged by a generator driven by the ICE and by regenerative braking. This IPRO will seek to obtain similar benefits for a bicycle equipped with an electric motor and rechargeable battery, by substituting the cyclist in place of the hybrid electric's ICE. Regenerative braking and downhill pedaling will be investigated to recharge the battery. The intent of this IPRO is to create an understanding and interest in HEVs.This is the second offering of this IPRO. This term we continue our study and construction of a lightweight bicycle, exploring front and/or rear motors, using a lithium-ion battery that is currently being built to our specifications. Working with Dr. Emadi, the IPRO group may design and build appropriate power electronics to support motor drive as well as regenerative braking. A future project might explore the combination of ultra capacitors, for energy storage, and a fuelcell, to produce energy for propulsion.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 315: Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the Fall 2003 semester
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Title: Window Solar Control (Spring 2002) IPRO 330: Window_Solar_Control_IPRO330_Spring2002_Final_Presentation
Creator: Alkhader, Maen, Patel, Shivanee, Miller, Mike, Khan, Asim
Date: 2002, 2002-05
Description: The Community Energy Cooperative is sponsoring a product development effort to create high performance window awnings. The overall objective...
Show moreThe Community Energy Cooperative is sponsoring a product development effort to create high performance window awnings. The overall objective is to develop a simple, low-cost easy-to-install, effective and pleasing exterior window solar control. Available products that reduce window solar heat gain range from reflective shades to new windows with low-emittance glass. In some cases, such as reflective film directly applied to glass, a 70 percent reduction in solar heat is possible. In general, however, no current product meets the full range of desired objectives. Objectives of a new awning design include: (1) inexpensive; (2) preserve window egress and ventilation functions; (3) permanently installed; (3) substantial cooling load reduction; (4) does not reduce solar heat in winter; (5) enhances daylight brightness, distribution within room and light quality; (6) minimal reduction in view; and (7) little (or favorable) influence on building appearance. A general concept for a new type of window solar control product has been envisioned by the Community Energy Cooperative. It is the purpose of the IPRO team over a two-semester period to refine the design concept, fabricate a prototype, demonstrate its effectiveness, assure its cost effectiveness and plan for its commercialization. The sequence of work will include literature search, modeling, design, building a prototype, and other activities leading to a production franchise agreement. Additional project tasks would include computer-simulation and field measurement of air conditioning and lighting performance change associated with awnings. This Project will add to the body of scholarly work on building energy performance and windows. The Community Energy Cooperative will make available various resources, including focus groups and contacts with product users, software and locations for test installations. The project will establish a format for community-based energy efforts that partner with colleges and universities.
Sponsorship: Community Energy Cooperative
Project Plan for IPRO 330: Window Solar Energy for the Spring 2002 semester
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Title: Energy and Environment Based Architectural Research & Design (Spring 2002) IPRO 323: Energy_and_Environment_Based_Architectural_Research_and_Design_IPRO323_Spring2002_Final_Presentation
Creator: Fard, Abbaszadeh Sahar, Ibrahim, Magdy, Park, Sang Min, Veselinovic, Goran, Geroulis, Michael, Cruz, Emerald, Kelly, Russell, Phillips, Kelby, Lau, Erika, Chung, Allan, Morzyc, Alicja, Panek, Katherine, Trojniak, Rafal, Chan, Ching, Pecaut, Meghan, Phillips, Lindsey, Staley, Shane
Date: 2002, 2002-05
Description: The goal of this IPRO research/design project is to establish an ongoing energy-based architectural studio. The studio will focus on a...
Show moreThe goal of this IPRO research/design project is to establish an ongoing energy-based architectural studio. The studio will focus on a specific project, but in an investigative and experimental manner. The end result of each project is expected to consist of cutting edge architectural solution, which will help provide insight into methods for integrating environmental concerns into architectural design process. The studio will explore the BIPV system, particularly in applications used for exterior wall systems. Also wind energy will be introduced. During the semester students will be directed Focusing on extensive research, data collection, elements and component design, putting this research information together and work towards a total building design.The project will be the trump tower building in Chicago, as planned by SOM. It is expected to be tallest building in the word. The student team will be led by IIT faculty, as well as professionals from the fields of architecture, and mechanical, chemical and structural/architectural engineering, including partners from the sponsoring firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
Sponsorship: Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
Project Plan for IPRO 323: Energy and Environment Based Architectural Research & Design for the Spring 2002 Semester
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Title: WIIT (Spring 2002) IPRO 322: WIIT_IPRO322_Spring2002_Final_Presentation
Date: 2002, 2002-05
Description: The student run radio station continues in an expansion mode as the second IPRO is formed. The station now known as WIIT (88.9 FM) would like...
Show moreThe student run radio station continues in an expansion mode as the second IPRO is formed. The station now known as WIIT (88.9 FM) would like to expand its broadcast schedule to 24/7. The project team will suggest what type of programming and how to market the station to the students and surrounding communities. The research on programming has been completed and requires an operations plan. One project will address how to attract students to fill on the air positions. The marketing section last semester developed a package for underwriters that would enable the station to attract underwriters. Other projects concern increased coverage, and purchase of new equipment The project will be managed as an educational station by developing more viable radio station activities to offer students real experience in putting a five phase goal oriented project together to increase awareness and listenernship of the station. Another project will be to have the radio station offer mentorship opportunities for local high school students interested in radio. The strategic plan will serve the university and the surrounding area.
Sponsorship: NA
Project Plan for IPRO 322: WIIT for the Spring 2002 semester
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Title: Remixed: Reuse, Recycles, Mixed Use, Mixed Income: REMIXED FINAL BOOK
Creator: Hamburg, Michael
Date: 2012-05-04, 2012-05
Description: A mixed use, mixed income proposal for the Chicago south side, adaptively reusing shipping containers to keep construction costs low

Title: Arabic Stemmer (Spring 2003) EnPRO 356: Arabic Stemmer EnPRO356 Spring2003 Final Presentation
Creator: Lee, Michael, Beitzel, Steve, Jensen, Eric, Aqeel, Syed, Bhatt, Chirag, Kutty, Raghu, Ping, Fan, Samaranayake, Nayana, Samuels, Aaron, Shah, Palak, Stein, Sterling, Tandon, Mudit, Taylor, George
Date: 2003, 2003-05
Description: This EnPRO will work on next generation search tools for Arabic processing. You do not have to be a Computer Science major or know anything...
Show moreThis EnPRO will work on next generation search tools for Arabic processing. You do not have to be a Computer Science major or know anything about programming to be a major contributor to this project. This will be both a regular IPRO and an ENPRO so you will learn about the business side of things as well. Finally, if you are fluent in Arabic, this is really the IPRO for you. Your Arabic language skills will be heavily used. As with all regular courses, ten hours per week outside of class will be required
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for EnPRO 356: Arabic Stemmer for the Spring 2003 semester
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Title: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology (Spring 2003) IPRO 324: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology IPRO324 Spring2003 Final Presentation
Date: 2003, 2003-05
Description: Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, The Chamberlain Group, Inc. is the world'slargest manufacturer of residential garage door openers and...
Show moreLocated in Elmhurst, Illinois, The Chamberlain Group, Inc. is the world'slargest manufacturer of residential garage door openers and commercial andgate operators for use on cars, boats and planes. Chamberlain leads the industry in product innovation and quality, and is the low-cost producer. At this time, through its Advanced Development group, Chamberlain is interested in exploring new devices that can enhance the functionality of its garage door operator systems. Residential garage door operators currently utilize an IR emitter and detector pair to identify the presence of an object breaking the "beam". This sensor is used to reduce the risk of a moving garage door striking an object in its path.The IPRO team will investigate the use of an inexpensive CCD camera to replace, and potentially expand, this functionality. The scope of this project will include but not necessarily be limited to: (a) understanding regulatory requirements for devices currently used on operators, and attempting to anticipate how current requirements will be interpreted and or modified to cover this new sensor, (b) identifying optical and electronic requirements to meet anticipated regulatory requirements, (c) examining current patents for devices utilizing similar technology, (d) developing a single sample device optimized for minimum development time and (e) estimating the projected cost for this system, when optimized for functionality, cost and produceability.
Sponsorship: Chamberlain Group
Project Plan for IPRO 324: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology for the Spring 2003 semester
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Title: the evolution of the south fork turning basin: Grilli_Preliminary_Research
Creator: Grilli, Graham
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: a historical analysis of the South Fork Turning basin from 1833-2040 including proposals for future timeline. wetland remediation coupled with...
Show morea historical analysis of the South Fork Turning basin from 1833-2040 including proposals for future timeline. wetland remediation coupled with modular housing and adaptive reuse solutions. prototype for other potential developments along river's edge leading to healthier Great Lakes basin.
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Title: Digital Urban Park
Creator: Thornton, Alastair
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through...
Show moreThis project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through three parts and varying levels of group interaction between both the users of the space and by the spaces direct influence from the internet.
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Title: Digital Urban Park: Apr 27 Board V2
Creator: Thornton, Alastair
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through...
Show moreThis project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through three parts and varying levels of group interaction between both the users of the space and by the spaces direct influence from the internet.
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Title: Digital Urban Park: Thornton Final
Creator: Thornton, Alastair
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through...
Show moreThis project is a park that utilizes social networks and interactivity to convey and make physical the internet. This is explored through three parts and varying levels of group interaction between both the users of the space and by the spaces direct influence from the internet.
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Title: Remixed: Reuse, Recycles, Mixed Use, Mixed Income
Creator: Hamburg, Michael
Date: 2012-05-04, 2012-05
Description: A mixed use, mixed income proposal for the Chicago south side, adaptively reusing shipping containers to keep construction costs low

Title: Remixed: Reuse, Recycles, Mixed Use, Mixed Income: REMIXED FINAL BOARD
Creator: Hamburg, Michael
Date: 2012-05-04, 2012-05
Description: A mixed use, mixed income proposal for the Chicago south side, adaptively reusing shipping containers to keep construction costs low

Title: HOW DO SECONDARY STUDENTS MAKE DECISIONS ON SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES: WHAT DO THEY CONSIDER IMPORTANT?
Creator: LePretre, Dawnne M
Date: 2019
Description: Linking science and action is the epitome of scientific literacy (Hurd, 1972; Kuhn, 1972; Watson, 1969). Before becoming acting citizens,...
Show moreLinking science and action is the epitome of scientific literacy (Hurd, 1972; Kuhn, 1972; Watson, 1969). Before becoming acting citizens, students need to balance subject matter knowledge, personal values, and societal norms in decision-making (DM) on Socioscientific Issues (SSI) (Aikenhead, 1985; Grace & Ratcliffe, 2002; Kolstø, 2001; Zeidler, 1984). Existing literature suggests a variety of models and strategies to guide how students should think about SSI topics versus beginning with what students are thinking concerning SSI! This study aimed to identify the DM factors students considered across a variety of SSI and to determine if DM factors were common across topics or specific to a SSI. Students in grades 10-12 participated from seven schools and ten regular science classrooms, primarily located in a large Midwest city (n=498). The sample was 50% female, 50% male, and roughly 33% of students from each grade level.Across 60 enacted lessons on six different SSI topics, multiple sources of data were collected, including student artifacts, audiotapes of class discussions/interviews, field notes, and teacher surveys. Students engaged in a minimum of three different SSI topical lessons, implemented over a period between one to nine weeks for an average instructional time of 115 minutes per topic. Decision-making differed across students in various groupings, indicating that secondary students used both general and specific factors when making decisions on SSI. Further, trends emerged, indicating various student groups' valued DM factors differently. On several topics, students of different gender, grade levels, ethnicities, and school type considered different DM factors to different levels of support. For example, on the topic of plastics and pollution, 10th grade, female, and Hispanic students tended to identify concern for animals and sea life as their most prominent DM factor. Another trend included larger class sizes tending to cite more DM factors on a topic than students in smaller sized classrooms engaged on the same topic. Overall, 15 common or shared DM factors emerged that students considered when making decisions across multiple SSI contexts. In addition, each specific SSI context had between one and 15 specific or exclusive DM factors cited directly by students in this study.
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Title: Rapidly Deployable PV-Based Smart Irrigation System
Creator: Usta, Salih
Date: 2019
Description: There are many agricultural fields in developing countries such as Turkey which do not have electricity on site. In order to water these...
Show moreThere are many agricultural fields in developing countries such as Turkey which do not have electricity on site. In order to water these fields, there is usually a need to store water in a water reservoir nearby. This purpose is achieved by manpower or by using diesel-operated water pumps which are often inefficient and require a high degree of maintenance over time. Furthermore, extending the power supply grid to the field is not considered an option by governors, due to the high cost for a relatively small-scale application. Along with this, watering the field is done by farmers, which frequently leads to waste of water, or leads to watering one particular area of the field less than the others, which causes a drop in crop efficiency. Preventing water waste is considered an important issue in the 21st century. Also, increasing crop efficiency in a developing country is an important consideration. To prevent water waste and to enhance crop efficiency, an automated irrigation system is needed. The objective of this study is to develop a photovoltaic-based irrigation system for an agricultural field that is not tied to an existing conventional electric grid. Firstly, a stand-alone PV system is designed according to the field requirements. Secondly, a soil moisture sensor-based smart irrigation system is developed for an automated irrigation process compatible with drip irrigation systems. This system also enables users to monitor and analyze soil moisture data. By developing this type of complete irrigation mechanism, a long-term lower cost, efficient, and environmental-friendly system is designed.
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Title: Development of a Job Attitudes Composite for Measuring Employee Engagement
Creator: Vallejo, Rodney Scott
Date: 2019
Description: The measurement of employee engagement is important for researchers and practitioners given its relation to positive work outcomes and...
Show moreThe measurement of employee engagement is important for researchers and practitioners given its relation to positive work outcomes and importance to company success. Although numerous measures of employee engagement have been established, they lack depth and fall short in potentially explaining why an employee may or may not be engaged in the workplace. The current study aimed to provide an alternative way of measuring employee engagement at a finer level by utilizing job attitudes and a composite approach. Specifically, job attitudes from an employee survey instrument that were identified as antecedents to employee engagement were organized into a composite and relationships with employee engagement and employee turnover were tested. Results showed a both relationship between a composite of job attitudes and employee engagement and utility of the composite by predicting employee turnover.
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Title: Measuring Maternal-Fetal Attachment: Model Fit and Measurement Invariance of a New Assessment Tool
Creator: Hedrick, Laura
Date: 2019
Description: The importance of studying Maternal-Fetal Attachment (MFA) as part of the system of maternal-child perinatal functioning is well established...
Show moreThe importance of studying Maternal-Fetal Attachment (MFA) as part of the system of maternal-child perinatal functioning is well established in the literature, as MFA relates to health-related and psychosocial variables both during pregnancy and after the infant is born (e.g., positive health behaviors in pregnancy; levels of maternal stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms; positive parenting behaviors after the child is born; and secure infant attachment at age one year). Despite the apparent value of studying MFA, there is no acceptable measurement tool for the construct. Existing assessment tools often do not meet minimum psychometric standards, may not be practical for broad research application, and have demonstrated inconsistent results in correlational research. Therefore, a clear need exists for a measurement scale with strong psychometric properties that is based on empirically supported development strategies. The present line of research sought to fill this need. The process of developing a new measurement tool began in a previous study, Hedrick (2015), which used Exploratory Factor Analyses to identify options for a potential measurement scale from subsets of a large pool of items intended to measure MFA. In Hedrick (2015), three options were identified as acceptable, then compared based on ranges of communalities, percentage of variance explained, internal consistency, and performance on two measures of concurrent and discriminant validity. However, these assessments failed to differentiate a single option as most preferable. Therefore, the first aim of present study was to complete the task of differentiating among the working measures to choose a measurement scale. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to attempt to determine which working measure from the EFA study had the factor structure that fit best in a second sample of participants. The CFA process was not able to differentiate a superior working measure from the options. Therefore, the most theoretically sound of the three was chosen to use as a measurement tool, with some small adjustments made based on the CFA results. To continue to establish the validity of the new questionnaire measure, the second aim of the study was to assess its measurement invariance among different administration methods and populations. The measurement tool was found to be non-invariant in both areas. Specifically, the results of the measurement invariance analyses indicated that the measure should be administered on paper rather than online, would be best applied in research in African American/Black populations than in research with other racial/ethnic groups, and should not be used to compare MFA scores among racial/ethnic groups. Measurement invariance analyses also revealed that the scale was non-invariant at the metric level regarding parity groups. The implications of these findings for further research is discussed.
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Title: STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON A NOVEL EMOTION REGULATION INTERVENTION FOR PRESCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS
Creator: Lossia, Amanda
Date: 2019
Description: Disruptive behavior disorders are among the most prevalent psychological disorders in preschoolers. There are evidence-based treatments for...
Show moreDisruptive behavior disorders are among the most prevalent psychological disorders in preschoolers. There are evidence-based treatments for these disorders, but clinically significant behavior problems persist in approximately one-fourth to one-third of children after treatment. These treatments consist of behavioral parenting interventions and are not designed to directly address children’s affective dysregulation, which is a core component of behavior problems. To address this limitation, a manualized intervention was developed to treat disruptive behavior in preschool-age children by specifically targeting their emotion regulation abilities as the mechanism of change by coaching the caregiver to scaffold the child’s emotion regulation strategy use. The purpose of the present study was to further the development of this intervention by obtaining feedback from key stakeholders (i.e., caregivers and therapists) on the intervention’s focus, content, and procedures. Obtaining this feedback is an essential component of developing a novel psychosocial intervention. A qualitative thematic analysis of in-depth focus group discussions was conducted. Data were organized into the following broad themes: Intervention approach (support for targeting emotion regulation but ensuring the approach is an appropriate fit and considering the important role of behavioral strategies; additional focus on facilitating a positive caregiver-child relationship; developing some independent regulation skills in the child), Intervention structure and session content (making the intervention structure more flexible or modular; retaining the main intervention components with modifications to enhance acceptability, relevance, and developmental appropriateness), The caregiver’s role (the caregiver’s role is of primary importance and should be active throughout all sessions; ensuring adequate caregiver preparation and skill development; additional primary focus on facilitating the caregiver’s own emotion regulation; attention to the caregiver’s own therapeutic needs), Individualized approach (individualizing the content and timing of all sessions to account for individual needs), Generalizability (ensuring generalization of skills to home and other settings through effective at-home practice and including other primary caregivers and family members in sessions), and Learning and skill development (considering individual differences in how children and caregivers learn and modifying activities accordingly). These themes and stakeholders’ specific feedback will guide revisions to the intervention manual prior to pilot testing and further examination of efficacy and effectiveness.
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Title: Energy Scale Study for PROSPECT's Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum of 235U
Creator: Zhang, Xianyi
Date: 2019
Description: Neutrinos from nuclear fission reactors have been widely studied in particle and nuclear physics. In the last ten years, the antineutrino flux...
Show moreNeutrinos from nuclear fission reactors have been widely studied in particle and nuclear physics. In the last ten years, the antineutrino flux and spectrum were measured independently by short baseline reactor experiments. Both flux and spectrum measurements showed discrepancies compared to theoretical models based on historical measurements and nuclear databases. These discrepancies hint at sterile neutrino oscillation at the eV mass scale, as well as an incomplete theoretical model. PROSPECT, the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum experiment, was built to probe for sterile neutrino oscillations and precisely measure the reactor antineutrino spectrum from a highly 235U enriched reactor. The PROSPECT antineutrino detector is an optically segmented liquid scintillator detector deployed at seven meters to nine meters from the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This dissertation details the analysis to calibrate the energy scale of the PROSPECT antineutrino detector, an essential step for both the oscillation and spectrum measurements. To characterize the nonlinear detector energy response, a unique calibration and analysis strategy was developed to overcome challenges brought on by particle multi-segment scattering within the PROSPECT detector. With the calibrated scale for energy reconstruction, PROSPECT measured of the antineutrino spectrum from a 235U-burning reactor.
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