Fall Senior Design teams face off

Four young men looking at the camera, one of them holding a metal piece of equipment about the size of a bowling ball.
This winning mechanical engineering team worked on a lightweight inverted oil tank for DeltaHawk’s diesel aircraft engine to ensure continuous lubrication during negative-g maneuvers. DeltaHawk mentor Niklas Barrett is on the right.

Senior Design courses provide experiential learning for students that includes team work, communication, and project management.​

The winning teams – one each from five departments – will be recognized at the Order of the Engineer ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 20.

The college thanks GE HealthCare, which sponsors the Senior Design competition, and to all the companies who submitted projects. See details on all the team projects.

Winning teams and their challenges are:

Three young women look at the camera. The one on the right is holding a small piece of equipment and stands next to an image on a screen.
The winning biomedical engineering team designed a wearable infrared sleeve for vascular dialysis access that delivers far-red and infrared light to reduce clotting and stenosis.

Biomedical Engineering: “Wearable Infrared Sleeve for Vascular Dialysis Access.”
Team Members:

  • Lakyn Graves
  • Mikayla McWilliams
  • Janelle Schultz

Advisor: Mohamed Yahiaoui
Industry Mentor: Ashraf El-Meanawy, MCW

Civil & Environmental Engineering: “Elm Grove Pedestrian Bridge Project.”
Team Members:

  • Caleb Castro
  • Jennifer Seerchen
  • Gabrielle Spitz

Advisors: Sarah Blackowski & Clayton Cloutier

Computer Science: “The OverCoded Project.”
Team Members:

  • Zack Hawkins
  • Zenith Le
  • Ryan Nanney
  • Randall Sanders

Advisor: Ayesha Nipu

Electrical Engineering: “Automated Animal Feeder Project.”
Team Members:

  • Ujjwal Dhunganam
  • Kayla  Knudtson
  • An Le
  • Vedant Thakkar
  • Kristina Van Patten

Advisors: William Dussault & Jeff Kautzer

Mechanical Engineering: “Lightweight, Inverted Oil Tank for Aerobatic Diesel Applications.”
Team Members:

  • Jeremy Anstedt
  • Keaton George
  • Peter Hanson

Advisor: Mohamed Yahiaoui
Industry Mentor: Niklas Barrett, DeltaHawk