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Home > Undergraduate Program > Projects & Research > Senior Design

Senior Design

2008 Senior Design Awards

William K. Gemill Memorial Award

The William K. Gemill Memorial Award is awarded annually to that student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

and Applied Mechanics who demonstrates outstanding creativity in an Engineering Design Project.

Winners - Elyse Newman and Francesca Lattanzio

TRASH-E is a smart trashcan that automatically sorts recyclables.


Francis G. Tatnall Prize in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

The Francis G. Tatnall Prize is awarded to the senior whose senior design project is judged to be the most outstanding and which reflects the qualities of ingenuity, technical proficiency, and usefulness which characterized the work of the distinguished alumnus for whom the prize is named.

Winner - Warren Jackson

"Radiosonde Recovery" is a robot that determines a safe landing spot for a radiosonde (used in weather detection) and adjusts the parachute in such a way as to steer it there.


Couloucoundis Prize for the Best Presentation of a Senior Design Project

The prize is given to the best presentation of a senior design project. The purpose of the prize is to encourage students to present as professional and polished discussion of their work as possible. That means being able to explain the project in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner. The presentations will be judged to use the same guidelines under this category used in the school-wide competition. (How is the project presented? What arguments does the presenter give to support his/her project?  Are the arguments clear and easy to understand? How are the presenter's language skills? Is the supporting material focused and convincing?) Recipients of this prize must present their design at the School-wide competition.

Winners - Esteban Argudo, Brian Cohen, Matthew Ford and Kimberly Gallant "One Wheel Human Transporter"

Patricia Leskiw "Human Heat Driven Thermoelectric Generator"

 

Archive of Senior Design Winners

 

2007

 

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