The Passion Wheel is designed to help baby Boomers and retirees in the Pittsburgh community to improve their social engagement while supporting local non-profit organizations with knowledgable volunteers to enhance their services.

Exploring ways to augment human-plant interactions to create a feeling of companionship between houseplants and residents that live alone.

Hand2Hand is a device that lets two people in different places touch each other through a magical portal.

One of my roommates meditates for a cumulative time of 2-3 hours a day. Being the talkative person that I am, I would disturb her often; always unsure if she was in the zone. To give her some peace, I plan to insert a pressure sensor in/under her meditation mat which will send a signal online where I can check if she’s free or not. Another output could be a WIFI compatible light on her door which would light up whenever she's meditating.