SoE Holds First Ever Capstone Senior Design Expo
More than 1,500 people filled Jersey Mike's Arena during the inaugural multidisciplinary School of Engineering (SoE) Capstone Senior Design Expo in April.
Design teams from each of 10 SoE majors and programs came together in a school-wide showcase of their innovative yearlong projects that put learning into action as graduating students tackled engineering challenges.
For Rutgers Engineering undergraduate students, senior capstone is a culminating experience in which they apply technical knowledge, project management abilities, and communication skills to reach sustainable solutions to complex engineering problems. The event included project displays, poster sessions, and demonstrations.
To highlight the scope and impact of the engineering profession, projects were organized thematically and included:
- Robotics, Drones, Automotive and Autonomous Platforms
- AI, Data Science, and Intelligent Software
- Smart Systems, Sensing, and IoT
- Medical Devices and Diagnostic Imaging
- Biomechanics, Rehab, and Human Performance
- Energy, Power, Thermal and Efficiency Systems
- Construction, Water Systems, and the Built Environment
- Advanced Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Instrumentation Systems
- Sustainable Process Engineering and Biomanufacturing
- Flight, Propulsion, and Space Systems
Faculty, industry, and alumni judges evaluated projects to present awards based on excellence in design, innovation, and potential impact and also had the opportunity to make connections with a new wave of emerging engineering talent.
Award Winners
Theme One: Robotics, Drones, Automotive and Autonomous Platforms
Testbed for Autonomous Space Proximity and Rendezvous Operations (TASPRO)
Kevin Li, Meahan Azmi, Flora Jeng, Logan Kotch, Nathan Stewart, Richard James Hummel
Theme Two: AI, Data Science, and Intelligent Software
U-Conduct 2.0: Real-Time Conducting Analysis Using Machine Learning and 3D Motion Tracking
Sanjana Acharya, Janhavi Ahire, Venah Dharia
Theme Three: Smart Systems, Sensing, and IoT
SoleSignal
Rishi Patel, Om Patel, Seungmin Baik, Anish Shriram
Theme Four: Medical Devices and Diagnostic Imaging
Computational Pipeline to Characterize Time-dependent Heterogeneity in Single-cell Data
Priya Bhatt, Avi Bhuyan, Heejoo Jenn Cho, Dylan Klein, Jonah Simone, Zach Yousef
Theme Five: Biomechanics, Rehab, and Human Performance
YourBreath: A Tailored Breathing Guide
Noelle Graham, Nicole Miu, Esther Xu
Theme Six: Energy, Power, Thermal and Efficiency Systems
WaveChaser
Mathew Gayed, Matthew Panebianco, Tate Sparks, Jimmy Ruppe, Rusheen Patel
Theme Seven: Construction, Water Systems, and the Built Environment
Intelligent Smart Navigation System for Real-Time Path Optimization
Julio Tito Sagastegui, Cinchan Harakrishna, Nurullah Dogan, Roshani Patel, Venesha Arockiasamy
Theme Eight: Advanced Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Instrumentation Systems
Mechatronic Systems for a Six Degree-Of-Freedom (6-DOF) Shaking Platform
Alex He, Simran Jakate, Alina Zahra
Theme Nine: Sustainable Process Engineering and Biomanufacturing
Industrial Waste Plastic to Green Methanol
Guxim Sherifi, Gabriel Nascimento, UbongAbasi George, Brian Bedzrah, Vincent Weng
Theme Ten: Flight, Propulsion, and Space Systems
Evaluating the Rheology of Lunar Regolith Simulant Melts and their Interaction with Crucible Refractory Materials
John Szumowski
To learn more about the winning projects, visit the Expo website.
