Event Agenda and Presentation Schedule
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.
2025 Engineering Senior Design Team Projects
Engineering Design Day is a showcase of innovative, creative, and multi-disciplinary projects developed by our graduating senior students.
2025 Engineering Senior Design Awards
Best Overall – Team 505: Danfoss - Stepper Motor Lifecycle Fixture
Bradford Andrews, Albert Auer, Chaney Bushman, Joseph Garvie, Mason Herbet
Patrick Hollis, Ph.D.
Danfoss Turbocor
Best Science Communication in a Poster – Team 516: Lunar Dust Glovebox
Mina Brahmbhatt, Nia Britton, Ryan Dreibelbis, Kendall Kovacs, Peter Mougey, Lawrence Terrell
Brandon Krick, Ph.D.
NASA - JSC
People’s Choice Poster Award: 1st Place – Team 405: Route Deliveries Lean Improvement
Emily Samantha Stout, Luis Eduardo Mastellari, Julia Werner, Michael Javier Dominguez, Katie Hien Vu
Ernesto Garcia, Ph.D.
Second Harvest
People's Choice Poster Award: 2nd Place – Team 521: Actively Sealed Cryogenic Coupler
Carlos Aceituno, Tristian Belardo, Leah Bergman, Xavier Hammond
Camilo Ordóñez, Ph.D.
Rockwell Automation
People's Choice Poster Award: 3rd Place – Team 223: Grayton Beach State Park Concession Building
Matthew Corddry, Sophia Engle, Sophia Forero, Pablo Robles, Elizabeth Taylor
O. Sean Martin, Ph.D., P.E., Leslie Weiss, P.E.
Hydra Engineering and Construction LLC; Dylan Jones, E.I.
Best in Session Winners
| Session A | 502 Underwater Glider |
| Session B | 115 Customized Assistive Device |
| Session C | 513 Magnetic Indicator |
| Session D | 111 Physical Therapy Device |
| Session E | 110 Reduction of Adolescent Concussion Risk |
| Session F | 504 Automated Pallet Topper |
| Session G | 119 Spine Implant Biocompatibility |
| Session H | 505 Stepper Motor Lifecycle Fixture |
| Session I | 225 Marianna Dollar General |
| Session J | 212 State Road 75 (US 231) at County Road 388 Intersection Improvements |
Senior Design Teaching Faculty & Professors
STEPHEN ARCE, PH.D.
ERNESTO GARCIA, PH.D.
OSCAR CHUY, 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.
Arizona State University (ASU)
Atwell Group
BCEI
Biosense Webster
Boeing
Bruce Morrison
City of Tallahassee
Corning
Crews Engineering
Danfoss Turbocor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
DHM Melvin Engineering
Doug Baney - Keysight;
Director of Education
DOW
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
First Care Dental
Florida Power and Light
Florida Space Grant Consortium
Florida State University Department of Biology
FSU College of Medicine
Ghost Controls
Goodwood Museum & Gardens
Board and National Stormwater Trust
Halff
Hanson
High-Performance Materials Institute
HNTB
HW Lochner
Hydra Engineering
Inovia Consulting Group
Intel
Jacobs
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Johnson and Johnson
JTEKT
Kansas City National Security Campus
Kever McKee Engineers
Kimley-Horn
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Many Voices One People Corp
Mayo Clinic
Michael Baker International
Moore Bass Consulting
NASA – Johnson Space Center
NASA – JSEG
NASA – Marshall Space Flight Center
National Science Foundation:
Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES National Network
NFPA
NSWC Panama City
Rockwell Automation
Sandia National Laboratory
Scalar Consulting Group
Second Harvest
Speech Processing and Data Analysis Lab
Stantec
Street Philosophy Institute
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Texas Instruments
U.S. Department of Energy
Urban Catalysts Consultants
US Army Corps of Engineers
Vyspine
Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
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.