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2025 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
[Interdisciplinary] [Civil Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Electrical Engineering] [Mechanical Engineering]

2024 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
[Interdisciplinary] [Civil Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Electrical Engineering] [Mechanical Engineering]
  
2023 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
[Interdisciplinary] [Civil Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Electrical Engineering] [Mechanical Engineering]
 
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT ARCHIVES 
[2022] [2021] [2020]

CIVIL ENGINEERING 

Gateway to Hunts Point FDC: Freight Electric Vehicle Charging Hub and Welcome Center

Julia Toscano (CE),
Elizabeth Monastero (CE)
Rachel Kong (CE)
Faith Atuti (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith
This project focuses on designing a Freight Electric Vehicle Charging Hub and Welcome Center at the Hunts
Point Distribution Center in the Bronx. This facility will support the transition to sustainable freight
transportation by providing EV charging for trucks and commercial vehicles. The two-story Welcome
Center will offer amenities such as food court, conference rooms, meditation room, and classrooms, enhancing the experience for drivers and visitors. The project integrates LEED-certified design and efficient land  use within the 3.2-acre site.
 

Brooklyn Bridge Pier Protection

Sreevarshini Karthikeyan (CE)
Abby Lee (CE),
Sharon Sitt (CE)
Zachary Wong (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith
This system is designed to protect the Brooklyn Bridge from vessel impact to prevent collapse. The need for this project arises from the increasing cargo ship sizes that travel along the East River. The system is to be built in the East River and surrounds the Manhattan side bridge pier.

The Arrochar Hills School (In collaboration with VIP)

Hongtao Chen (CE)
Kevin Cho (CE)
Christina Kundu (CE),
Isabel Ma (CE)
Sama Osmani (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith
This project is focused on designing a gifted and talented elementary school located in Staten Island on the site of the former St. John's Villa. This three story school building will include all amenities as required through the School Construction Authority (SCA) as well as including elements that would promote sustainability and resiliency, such as solar panels and green roofs.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Data Center

Oliver Alejos (CE)
George Gatanas (CE)
George Stathopoulos (CE)
Jackson Wilds (CE),
Matviy Zhachek (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith
Our team designed a 120,000-square-foot, 27 MW vertical data center in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The four-story structure supports high-frequency trading and AI applications, using cast-in-place waffle slabs, drilled caissons, and cast-in-place columns. The project balances urban infrastructure needs with community impact by building vertically instead of horizontally, and by integrating public waterfront space. It targets LEED Gold certification and includes financial, structural, and environmental feasibility analysis for sustainable development in dense urban areas.

Cooper Union Expansion

Nicholas Chin(CE)
Nicholas Czajkowski(CE)
Chanbin Lee(CE)
Philip Ramirez (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith
Our team's Eunoia Hall project is an expansion of The Cooper Union's campus with an 8-story building located on 27 Third Ave, New York, NY 10003. Eunoia Hall focuses on students' well being and mental health by providing additional study lounges, open spaces, and outdoor areas. There will also be a brand new dining area, more classrooms, and a gym located in basement for students who want to engage in physical activity during their breaks.




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