“REAL PROJECTS, REAL PEOPLE, REAL SOLUTIONS.”

The Senior Design program pairs student groups with industry and community partners to work on real-time projects to solve a problem or create a new product. Student teams apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their undergraduate studies to develop innovative solutions that adhere to engineering standards as well as problem constraints. With guidance from engaged corporate and community partners and faculty advisors, students explore all aspects of problem solving or product development: analysis, synthesis, project and time management, engineering ethics, communication, product safety and liability, copyrights and patents, economics, creativity, and robust engineering. Projects require a significant design component and analysis of the problem, and preferably hands-on tests, experiments, and prototyping.

Over 400 students participated

100 Projects from the engineering disciplines including civil, environmental, electrical, physics, industrial, mechanical and software, areas of computer science, and sustainability and renewable energy systems Over

20 Industry sponsors including Trane, Vortex Optics, Spectrum Brands, Seats Inc., Subzero Wolf, John Deere, Weasler, Ctech, BCI Burke, Klauer Manufacturing, Eck Industries, Tormach, Oshkosh Corporation, Cove, Ariens, Extreme Engineering Solutions, Toro, Emmi Roth, Seats, and Pierce

Shared Lectures

Project teams are paired with a faculty mentor in their discipline. This allows projects to be paired with the right people and have more faculty involved.