News - Boston University School of Education

A capstone senior design team of Boston University students (Daiyu Lian, Dheeraj Nistala, Ethan Wert, Josette Wynn) in the Mechanical Engineering program collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny (Boston University, GLOBE Mission EARTH), Geoffrey Bland (NASA Goddard, AREN Project), and Lisa Ogiemwonyi (Wayne RESA, AREN Project) to improve the TerraROVER’s manufacturing process. The goal of the project was to reduce the manufacturing complexity and time involved with the manufacturing and assembly proce  >>

A capstone senior design team of Boston University students in the Mechanical Engineering program collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny, Geoffrey Bland, and Lisa Ogiemwonyi to improve the TerraROVER’s functionality. Current TerraROVER systems are restricted to outdoor application due to its current positioning sensing capability. The project goal was to develop an indoor navigation system and coordinate mapping within an enclosed setting, while preserving its core functionality.  >>

On June 17th, educators and families from across Providence gathered with the GLOBE Mission EARTH educators from Boston University at our local Science Research Symposium for the Providence RI Public School District. Ten projects were on display, representing learners from 1st grade through 12th and displaying a wide range of scientific inquiry. Three of those projects specifically utilized Green Up and Green Down data in their explorations.  >>

The TerraROVER Senior Design Team, in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University, successfully completed their Capstone Design project. The members of the team, Dana Bulakh, Jingshuo Li, Ani Pulake, Christian Urteaga, Marcus Wachira, collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny (Boston University, GLOBE Mission EARTH), Geoffrey Bland (NASA Goddard, AREN Project), and Lisa Ogiemwonyi (Wayne RESA, AREN Project), to continue development of the AREN TerraROVER vehicle and the primary goal of improving the vehicle frame and integrating thermal imaging and wind speed sensing to the vehicle's sensor package. The team successfully integrated these new aspects to the vehicle and held a session with the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard after school program, during which a group of high school students tested its assembly and operation.  >>

The AquaROVER Senior Design Team, in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University, successfully completed their Capstone Design project. The members of the team, Fahim Rabbi, Lorenzo Moriche Koukouchkina, Natalie Menon, Samuel Haley, and Weinuo Lin, collaborated with Prof Caleb Farny (Boston University, GLOBE Mission EARTH), Geoffrey Bland (NASA Goddard, AREN Project), and Lisa Ogiemwonyi (Wayne RESA, AREN Project), to continue development of the AREN AquaROVER vehicle and the primary goal of adding wind propulsion to the vehicle. The team designed, built, and tested a new sail, keel, elevator, and rudder mechanism.  >>

The Boston University GLOBE Mission EARTH team currently has three different classrooms in Providence, RI making Green Down observations. The partner schools include William D'Abate Elementary, and Spaziano Elementary. The students are practicing their observations (descriptors without explanations) and making predictions about what will happen next. All students participating are in dual language (Eng. and Sp.) programs.  >>

The Boston University GLOBE Mission EARTH team ran a summer professional development workshop with their Providence Public School District teachers throughout the month of July 2023.  >>

Working over the 2022-23 academic year, a group of Mechanical Engineering seniors at Boston University collaborated with AREN and GLOBE Mission EARTH to design sail propulsion for the AquaROVER vehicle and document its build process. Mayukh Bandyopadhyay, Arius Eich, Aaron Wonjin Lee, and Michael Lu worked with Andy Henry and Geoff Bland (AREN) and Caleb Farny (GLOBE Mission EARTH; Boston University) ​​​​​​​to design and implement a sail propulsion system and wind sensor for the vehicle, and to write an assembly manual for the vehicle.  >>

Working over the 2022-23 academic year, a group of Mechanical Engineering seniors at Boston University collaborated with AREN and GLOBE Mission EARTH to improve the TerraROVER design and document its build process. Darin Sumetanon, Erin Dougherty, Kiran Gomatam, Justin Le, and Darin Sumetanon worked with Andy Henry and Geoff Bland (AREN) and Caleb Farny (GLOBE Mission EARTH; Boston University) ​​​​​​​to improve the electrical wiring harness and vehicle electro-mechanical safety considerations, and to write an assembly manual for the vehicle.  >>

This year's National Engineers Week runs from February 20 - 26, 2022, and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is February 24! This year's e-week theme is Reimagining the Possible. We have collected several resources to engage your students in engineering themes and challenges.  >>