Christian Kenig, Riley Flasch, Cohen Mleziva and Michael Hotchkiss built a testing tool that makes it easy to measure how much force it takes to hammer a nail into different kinds of wood. The team, sponsored by Milwaukee Tool and mentored by teaching faculty Mohamed Yahiaoui, took top honors in the Senior Design Project competition in mechanical engineering.
Students from all departments created a host of real-world solutions in their senior design courses and then presented them to judges. One winning team from each department will be recognized at the Order of the Engineer ceremony on Saturday, May 17.
Senior design projects are the students’ capstone, hands-on learning experience, where they apply what they’ve learned as they participate in a team-based project. Many thanks to GE HealthCare, the overall sponsor of the Senior Design competition, and to all the companies who submitted projects. See the information on all the teams. The other department winners are:
Biomedical Engineering
Designed a trigger signal generator for cardiac 3D mapping applications.
Students:
- Alec Kaufmann
- Nina Marchigiani
- Abhi Roop Reddy Tokala
- Nathanael Sovitzky
Advisor: Mohamed Yahiaoui
Industry sponsor: UMedec
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Redesigned the intersection of Lincoln Memorial Drive and Clybourn Street in Milwaukee to make it safer and easier to use by drivers, bikers and pedestrians.
Students:
- Arshdeep Chahal
- Joseph Jutley
- Ryder Weisensel
- Nathaniel Wurzer
Advisors: Sarah Blackowski and Clayton Cloutier
Sponsor: Wisconsin DOT
Computer Science
Designed a campus navigation app to alleviate stress and anxiety associated with way finding at UWM.
Students:
- Jia Chen
- David Doyle
- Mouhameth Fall
- Sana Sees
- Colin Young
Advisor: Ayesha Nipu
Electrical Engineering
Designed an advanced indoor air quality monitor to ensure safe indoor breathing.
Students:
- Trevor Block
- Audrey Faison
- Stone Mahan
- Colton Smith
- Jack Wolak
Advisors: William Dussault and Jeff Kautzer
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Worked to create a standardized Six Sigma process to reduce and stabilize the quantity of defects in parts coming out of deburring fabrication.
Students:
- Bao Bui
- Jessica Martinez
- Mustafa Ameen
Advisor: Iftekaruddin Khan
Industry sponsor: Krones, Inc.
Materials Science & Engineering
Worked to identify the origin and cause of a catastrophic failure in a pinion gear and make recommendations to prevent identical incidents.
Students:
- Kee Jepson
- Brett Johnson
- Katelyn O’Brien
- Sam O’Neill
Advisor: Nidal Abu-Zahra
Industry sponsor: BRP Marine Division