Senior Design
Each student in his or her senior year chooses, plans, designs, and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. The senior design project encourages the student to use everything learned in the engineering program to create a practical, real-world solution to an engineering challenge.
A highlight of the year-long senior design project is the senior design competition. This competition, which usually takes place the week before finals each semester, helps focus the senior students on increasing the quality and potential for commercial application for their design projects.
Judges from local industry evaluate the projects on innovation, commercial potential, and presentation quality, and awards are presented at an annual dinner held during the spring semester. One overall winner, winners from each discipline, and one multidisciplinary winner are chosen. Winners receive monetary awards, certificates of recognition, and a commemorative plaque.
Learn more about our senior design program and take a look at past competitions by selecting a publication below.
- Senior Design Brochure (PDF)
- Senior Design Photo Gallery
- Fall 2007 Competition Booklet (PDF)
- Fall 2007 Senior Design Competition (PDF)
- Spring 2007 Competition Booklet (PDF)
- Fall 2006 Competition Booklet (PDF)
- Spring 2006 Competition Booklet (PDF)
- Fall 2005 Competition Booklet (PDF)
- Additional Event Photos
