Every year, senior engineering students participate in a two-semester Senior Design course, where they apply the knowledge learned in the classroom and work with industry partners on a sponsored project. These undergraduates work in teams, often interdisciplinary to provide innovative and creative solutions for real-life projects. Senior Design is a signature engineering capstone experience for students and the experience helps them realize specific design needs by using engineering skills they have learned through the curriculum.
Event Agenda and Presentation Schedule
2024 ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN TEAM PROJECTS
Engineering Design Day is a showcase of innovative, creative, and multi-disciplinary projects developed by our graduating senior students.
Engineering Senior Design Awards
Best Poster - Team 101: Recycling Single-Use Plastics into Usable 3-D Printing Filament
Team Members: Lauren Bishop, Nickolas Boyd, Shelby Evans, Clay Kramer, Jeremy Newman, Emma Pollard, Ethan Wood
Advisor: Robert Wandell, Ph.D.
Sponsor: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Best Poster - Team 218: Michael the Cleaner Site Remediation
Team Members: Nicole Blanchard, Darius Far, Alexander Rodriquez, Rayana Watford
Advisor(s): Sean Martin, Ph.D., PE, FRSE and Jeffrey Farner, Ph.D.
Sponsor: Gutteridge Haskins & Davey (GHD); Jenna Martin, P.E.
Best Presentation - Team 519: Retaining Water Ice in Regolith at Vacuum
Team Members: Kevin Hernandez Lichtl, Luke Leibkuchler, Katherine Mesa, Megan Reid, Trent Walker
Advisor: Shayne McConomy, Ph.D.
Sponsor: NASA - MSFC/JSEG
Best Overall - Team 114: Cervicare
Team Members: Kiram Harrison, Annie Lazo, Ethan Lewandowski, Fernando Carrillo
Advisor: Stephen Arce, Ph.D.
Sponsor: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Best in Session Winners
| Session A | 519: NASA MSFC - Retaining Ice in Regolith at Vacuum |
| Session B | 114: Cervicare |
| Session C | 510: Danfoss - IGV Testing Fixture |
| Session D | 107: Chocolate Rheology |
| Session E | 516: Mayo Compact Suture Device |
| Session F | 515: Jtekt - Bearing Part Painter |
| Session G | 506: Wearable Gas Sensor |
| Session H | 522: Rockwell Automation Device for STEM Engagement |
| Session I | 212: Lake McBride Residence |
| Session J | 222: Bonifay Park Project |
| Session K | 229: Alabama Welcome Center Renovation Project |
Senior Design Teaching Faculty & Professors
STEPHEN ARCE, PH.D.
ERNESTO GARCIA, PH.D.
JERRIS HOOKER, PH.D.
SEAN MARTIN, PH.D., P.E.
SHAYNE MCCONOMY, PH.D.
ROBERT WANDELL, PH.D.
Senior Design Sponsors
A big round of applause and thanks to our generous sponsors, who not only provide valuable monetary resources for these projects, but who also mentor and serve as important stakeholders for each of these projects. Our students learn many valuable skills from this process and these mentors, including teamwork, professional engineering principles, client and project management.
3M
Alabama Department of Transportation
Apollo Medtech, LLC
Atwell LLC
Barkley Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Biosense Webster
Chipola Engineering Group
CIA
City of Tallahassee
Corning
Jim and Sandra Dafoe
Danfoss Turbocor
DHM Melvin Engineering, Inc.
Dow, Inc.
Eutaw, Inc.
Exactech, Inc.
Florida Power & Light
Florida Rural Water Association
Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC)
Dr. Nick Gregory
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
Halff Associates
Hanger Clinic Tallahassee
High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI)
HNTB
H.W. Lochner
Intel
JTEKT North America
Jacobs Engineering
Johnson & Johnson
Keysight
Keeve Mckee Engineering
KLS Martin
L3Harris
Charles R. Lindholm
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Magnolia Engineering
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Mead and Hunt
Michael Baker International
Moody Air Force Base
Moore Bass Consulting, Inc.
Bruce Morrison
Christina Morrow
NASA
NASA - MSFC/JSEG
National Stormwater Trust, Inc.
Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSIN-SOCOM
NSWC
Jordan Rigsby, DMD
RAS Lab
William C. Rickles
Roark Dental Corporation
Rockwell Automation
Katherine Rosario
Rachael Rosko
Sandia National Laboratory
Sarasota County Transportation Planning
Brett Scharmett
Stantec
Syntech Systems
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Talquin Electric Cooperative
Texas Instruments
Urban Catalyst Consultants
VySpine
WGI
Industry Partners and Sponsorship
At the beginning of each academic year, senior students rank their top project interests. Teams are then determined based on the student choices and instructor input. For consideration by students, projects for the upcoming year should be submitted by May.
We appreciate your interest in supporting FAMU-FSU Engineering's Senior Design. Alumni, friends, and corporations who sponsor senior design projects are vital to the success of our students. Whether you need some independent research and analysis or a fresh perspective, our students are up for the task.
For more information on sponsorship and project implementation, please contact Dr. Shayne McConomy at (850) 410-6624 or smcconomy@eng.famu.fsu.edu
Interested in serving as a judge?
Alumni, industry sponsor personnel and professional engineers can register to serve as a judge for oral presentations. More detail and a registration form are available closer to Engineering Senior Design Day.