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Senior Design Showcase News

Capstone team members Summer McGrew and Evan Harner display a 6-foot section of the tunnel they designed to replicate the experiences of flight crew members aboard a B-36 bomber.
June 16, 2023 - A team of mechanical engineering students gained real-world experience designing an exhibit that will allow visitors to the SAC Museum to simulate what it was like to fly on a B-36, one of the world's largest combat aircraft.  Full Story

The 2023 People's Choice Award went to a mechanical engineering team of Grant Meyer, Caleb Osmond, Merjen Palvanova, Ryan Salisbury and Samuel Whitney for its project - "Statistical Process Control of Filter End-Cap-Fill-Weight Via External Weigh Station."
May 19, 2023 - More than 140 students on 35 teams from across the College of Engineering presented their senior design capstone projects during the 2023 Senior Design Showcase on May 12 at the NU Coliseum.  Full Story

School of Computing Senior Design students (from left) Cole Vaske, Will Swiston and Cody Binder work on their collaborative project with the Nebraska Water Center.
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The Husker STEM VR Team from left to right: Jeff Falkinburg, Tyler Senne, Connor Unger, Ryan Schumacher, Parker Brown, Jackson Herman, Jackson Maschman, and Brittney Palmer.
January 10, 2022 - To enhance the recruitment experience for prospective University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, a team of School of Computing senior design students is creating a virtual tour of Memorial Stadium.  Full Story

The biological systems engineering team of Matt McManigal, Meghan Biegert, Ryan Stutzman and Tyrell Williams developed a basketball launcher for JP Lord School.
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A Smart Water Metering device will allow farmers to retrieve, store and visualize water pump energy measurements without relying on cellular connections.
April 19, 2019 - Nebraska Engineering students developed a hardware-software data pipeline that enables farmers to retrieve, store, and visualize water pump energy measurements without relying on cellular connections.  Full Story

Dairy Plant Relocation team (from left) is Luke Burbach, Justin Brinkman, Meredith Johnson and Loren Steinman.
April 19, 2019 - A team biological systems engineering students is helping the iconic dairy processing plant on East Campus with logistical plans for its relocation to Nebraska Innovation Campus this summer.  Full Story

2018 People’s Choice Award winner was the Planar Microgravity Simulator, which allows researchers to test their small satellite systems on Earth.
April 19, 2019 - The Senior Design Showcase, Nebraska’s premier undergraduate engineering student design event, will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 from 1-3:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium's East Stadium Club Level, with more than 50 student teams displaying projects.  Full Story

Student working with a device for the Senior Design Showcase
April 11, 2019 - In this episode of the Complete Engineering podcast, hear from Nebraska Engineering faculty and a group of dedicated seniors as they talk about valuable and challenging senior design capstone experiences undertaken this year.  Full Story

As a unique collaboration between civil engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments - students John Strudl (left), Derek Nelsen (second from left), Jacob Eckstrom (right) and Isaac Knutson (not pictured) and senior design instructor George Hunt (second from right), assistant professor of practice in civil engineering - created a working model of a water treatment plant that could be used for K-12 and general public outreach.
April 23, 2018 - A working model of a water treatment plant - created in a "pilot project" collaboration between two engineering departments - could create opportunities for outreach and new senior design capstone formats.  Full Story