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Undergraduate Thesis
Approved:
SmartPill
______________________________________ (TCC Advisor)
Claire Chantell
Preface
The SmartPill project was part of the Engineering in Context (EIC) program at the
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. The EIC program
exposes students to the non-technical aspects of engineering. Organizational issues such
as legal requirements as well as cultural and ethical issues are discussed at length in the
curriculum. In addition, the program allows students to carry out their thesis work as part
of a multidisciplinary team. Proposals are made in the spring of the third year. Teams
are then formed to develop the accepted proposals during the fourth year. Funding for
both the project and the EIC program was provided by Lockheed Martin Corp.
I would like to thank Jonathan Kelley and Brad Pinney, my fellow group
members. In this paper, I have noted the portions of the project that these two individuals
worked on. Professor Ronald D. Williams initially highlighted the problem addressed by
SmartPill. I would also like to thank Clement Song, who co-authored the initial proposal.
He had the first conversation with Professor Williams that led to the idea for this project.
Finally, Professor Dan Bauer, the project’s EIC advisor, was instrumental in the project’s
success. Our conversations with him frequently fell outside of the technical realm. We
learned much more from him than just engineering.
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