Maha's Portfolio

Human Power Generation in Fitness Facilities

As energy usage across the world continues to rise, there is a strong need to develop new methods for power generation that have less environmental impacts. Human power presents an alternative for energy… [more]

MAR-P: Marine Autonomous Remover, Plastic Edition

Designed for classes Mechanical Engineering 102B (Mechatronics Design) and Mechanical Engineering 135 (Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems), MAR-P is a small scale prototype of a robot that… [more]

Drag Reduction on a Circular Cylinder

During the summer of 2011, I had the opportunity to work under Dr. Michael S. Triantafyllou, head of the Center for Ocean Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), through the MIT… [more]

EcoStapler - Staples EcoEasy Challenge

In Fall of 2009, Staples, Inc., the world's largest office supply company, in a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute for Sustainability launched the inaugural Staples… [more]

Interaction of Wave Energy Devices and the Environment

In the summer of 2010, I worked jointly with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC), and Oregon State University (OSU)… [more]