UMass Lowell SLICE: Service-Learning Integrated throughout the College of Engineering
SLICE
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Linda Barrington
Engineering Service-Learning Coordinator
(978) 934-2627
Linda_Barrington@uml.edu

John Duffy
SLICE Faculty Coordinator
Prof. of Mechanical and
Energy Engineering
(978) 934-2968
John_Duffy@uml.edu
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Service-Learning Project Examples

WiFi Communication System

Course: 16.499 - Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone II

Instructor: John Duffy

Partner: Village Empowerment Peru Project

 

Partnership Description: Three students worked on capstone designs that were implemented in Peru during June 2006.  Students developed designs for a WiFi prototype to be installed in Peruvian health clinics in order to enhance communication and electronic file transfers between remote clinics and the main Hospital in Huarmey.  Transfer of emails and files via transceiver radio modems and PC’s in the Peruvian clinics provided communication support that has served to save lives in these remote villages.