2007-2008 Senior Design Projects (Professors Pond and Coyne)
Seniors are required to complete a two-semester capstone course sequence in engineering design (Engineering Design Project I - EG 497 and II - EG 498). They are responsible in these courses for the creation, proposal, completion, and presentation of a large-scale engineering project. Preliminary selection of topics is required at the end of the junior year. Each student's project area is consistent with his or her discipline and education concentration, and each student has a faculty technical advisor as a consultant. Emphasis is made to align the project topic with a student's prior and current 400-level courses. Students meet weekly with the instructor in a simulated business environment and develop project management, presentation, and team building skills. Topics on ethics, industrial safety, project management, environmental responsibility, social relevance, critical self-assessment, and job interviewing skills are covered. The students receive presentations of project engineering experiences from industry. Students are required to adopt a methodology to plan, schedule, budget, and control their projects. The documentation of their progress is reviewed every other week. Project teams are allowed with the constraint of clear definition for primary responsibilities of the team members. Faculty technical advisors are available to assist in the designs of the projects and to assist as consultants on problems that are encountered throughout the project. At the end of the fall semester, students generate written proposals for their projects. The proposals contain the project history and description of social and academic relevance, performance and design specifications, alternative design solutions, and a schedule and budget. The students also generate an oral presentation for their proposals. The oral presentations are given to the engineering faculty and Industrial Advisory Board in the form of requests for permission to proceed and as demonstrations of the challenge of the projects and reasonableness of the project plans. In the spring semester, students complete their projects, measure the capability of their creations against their performance specifications, and write a report on their results. They also prepare and deliver an oral presentation to the engineering faculty, Industrial Advisory Board, staff, and underclass students, and they provide project demonstrations at a project fair. They are required to present their results as a page for the engineering web site, links are under construction. Class of 2008 Design Projects Elephant Candy Launcher v 2.0
Erika Weber and Jaclyn Eck
Web Presentation
Controlled Flow Apparatus for Biofouling Studies
Kyle Sanphy, Christopher Wagner and Michael Sansoni
Web Presentation
Bound Catalyst Microreactor Process for the Creation of Biodiesel
Timothy Mintel and Stephen Ryan
Web Presentation
Adjustable Velocity Coil Gun for Impact Testing
Jonthan Hill, Robert Ianna and Charles Murphy
Web Presentation
Water Tunnel Experimentation Apparatus
Michael May, Cory Schryver and Kyle Santangelo
Web Presentation
Facial Recognition Software
Christine Drennan
Web Presentation
Musical Classification Interfacing
Derrick Witherspoon
Web Presentation
Hyperspectral Image Post Analysis Algorithm for AOTF
Cen-bi Liu
Web Presentation
Vacumn Panel Design
Kelly Trautz, Kathryn Mackevich and Creg Cahill
Web Presentation
Fastening Apparatus for Steel Frame Construction
Brian Benesch, Michael Poe and Matthew Brewster
Web Presentation
Student 2008 Research Activities
The department strongly encourages undergraduate student research activities. Currently, two forums exist for student participation: (i) the Hauber Summer Fellowship Program (Student receives a stipend and housing allowance.) Summer 2008 Projects Griffith Asplundh
"Plastic Strain Propagation in Tensile Bars"
Advisors: Professors Pond and Coyne Melinda Martino
"Fun with Fluids: Study of Fluid Flows Using a Soap Film Apparatus"
Advisors: Professors Bailey and Lowe(Physics Department) Kerri Ruggiero and Paul La Plante
"Going Green: A Better Way to Make Biodiesel"
Advisors: Professsors Bailey and Lowe)Physics Department) (ii) research projects assigned in upper-level engineering courses. Research activities allow a student to apply textbook knowledge and laboratory training in an integrated manner to attack challenging problems. This provides excellent preparation for students to continue their engineering educations in graduate school as well as to enter the job market with an undergraduate degree. Students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty members and benefit from their experience in approaching, planning, and performing research. Students typically are given the opportunity to make oral/poster presentations of their research results to their peers and faculty members. In addition, written reports are prepared to provide permanent documentation of their work.
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