Senior design capstone projects in spotlight in college's events

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The People's Choice Awards at the April 21 Senior Design Showcase went to UkeBox (top photo) -- Zachary Kentner, Terrill Murray, Brad Naughton, Andrew Tompkins and Drew Wiseman -- and Go Baby Go! (bottom photo) -- Zainab Alsughayer, Emmie Johnson, Hannah Jones, Ravi Raghani and Jordan Verplank.
The People's Choice Awards at the April 21 Senior Design Showcase went to UkeBox (top photo) -- Zachary Kentner, Terrill Murray, Brad Naughton, Andrew Tompkins and Drew Wiseman -- and Go Baby Go! (bottom photo) -- Zainab Alsughayer, Emmie Johnson, Hannah Jones, Ravi Raghani and Jordan Verplank.

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As the 2016-17 academic year winds down, the College of Engineering took time on Friday, April 21 to put its senior design capstone student projects in the spotlight at various events.

More than 200 students from five departments in the College of Engineering presented their capstone projects to guests at the Senior Design Showcase in the East Stadium Club Level of Memorial Stadium.

The three-hour event drew more than 300 guests, who learned about the 46 innovative and creative projects that bring together the academic and work experience gained by Nebraska Engineering students over their college careers.

The Showcase events began with the students gathering for a group photo on the field at Memorial Stadium.

More than 225 votes were cast in the People’s Choice Award balloting. The award is presented at the Showcase to the student team project that receives the most votes. This year, two teams each received 26 votes and were declared co-winners, with each member of the team receiving a $100 gift certificate.

* UkeBox – electrical and computer engineering students Zachary Kentner, Terrill Murray, Brad Naughton, Andrew Tompkins and Drew Wiseman, for a device that teaches new users to play a
ukulele by lighting up frets that correspond to various notes and chords, and analyzes notes played to determine if they are being played correctly.

* Steering System for Go Baby Go! – a team of biological systems engineering students Zainab Alsughayer, Emmie Johnson, Hannah Jones, Ravi Raghani and Jordan Verplank, for a project that modifies the steering system on commercially available child ride-on cars to increase the mobility of children suffering from various physical and cognitive disabilities.

The Showcase ended with the Order of the Engineer initiation ceremony, at which nine graduating seniors received their stainless steel rings and took the oath of initiation. Douglas Ehlers, a College of Engineering graduate and son of former Nebraska chapter leader Lawrence Ehlers, gave the keynote address.

Starting in mid-afternoon Friday, the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management held its annual Design Studio Showcase at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Two teams that included engineering students were among the award winners:

* The Platinum Project award was given to the Spreetail project. The six-person team included computer engineering student Jakob Snyder.

* The Gold Project award was given to the WEX Health project. That six-person team included electrical engineering student Joel Mohrmann and computer engineering students Caleb Zatorski and Levi Amen.

  • Before the April 21 Senior Design Showcase, members of 46 College of Engineering senior design capstone teams gather for a group picture on the field at Memorial Stadium.
    Before the April 21 Senior Design Showcase, members of 46 College of Engineering senior design capstone teams gather for a group picture on the field at Memorial Stadium.
  • After taking part in the group picture on the field at Memorial Stadium, two engineering students take a selfie before returning to the Senior Design Showcase.
    After taking part in the group picture on the field at Memorial Stadium, two engineering students take a selfie before returning to the Senior Design Showcase.
  • To start the Senior Design Showcase on April 21, David Jones, associate dean of the College of Engineering, gives opening remarks to the students and faculty gathered in the East Stadium Club Level at Memorial Stadium.
    To start the Senior Design Showcase on April 21, David Jones, associate dean of the College of Engineering, gives opening remarks to the students and faculty gathered in the East Stadium Club Level at Memorial Stadium.
  • More than 300 guests attended the Senior Design Showcase and viewed 46 senior design capstone projects on April 21 at Memorial Stadium's East Stadium Club Level.
    More than 300 guests attended the Senior Design Showcase and viewed 46 senior design capstone projects on April 21 at Memorial Stadium's East Stadium Club Level.
  • Biological Systems Engineering student Kevin Real discusses his team's project --Motion Tracking of Neonate Activity -- with guests at the Senior Design Showcase on April 21.
    Biological Systems Engineering student Kevin Real discusses his team's project --Motion Tracking of Neonate Activity -- with guests at the Senior Design Showcase on April 21.
  • Zachary Kentner (left) and Andrew Tompkins examine the UkeBox, a device to teach people to play a ukulele, on April 21 at the Senior Design Showcase.
    Zachary Kentner (left) and Andrew Tompkins examine the UkeBox, a device to teach people to play a ukulele, on April 21 at the Senior Design Showcase.
  • Outside Memorial Stadium's East Stadium, engineering student Sam Wildman (right) shows a Senior Design Showcase guest the Retrovair, a 1964 Chevrolet Corvair that his team converted from an internal-combustion engine to full electric power.
    Outside Memorial Stadium's East Stadium, engineering student Sam Wildman (right) shows a Senior Design Showcase guest the Retrovair, a 1964 Chevrolet Corvair that his team converted from an internal-combustion engine to full electric power.
  • College of Engineering alumnus Douglas Ehlers delivers an address to the nine students preparing to take the oath at the Order of the Engineer ceremony after the Senior Design Showcase.
    College of Engineering alumnus Douglas Ehlers delivers an address to the nine students preparing to take the oath at the Order of the Engineer ceremony after the Senior Design Showcase.
  • Students take the oath of initiation at the Order of the Engineer ceremony in the Memorial Stadium East Stadium Club Level. The ceremony was held after the Senior Design Showcase.
    Students take the oath of initiation at the Order of the Engineer ceremony in the Memorial Stadium East Stadium Club Level. The ceremony was held after the Senior Design Showcase.
  • Nine students joined the Order of the Engineer on April 21 in a ceremony held in the Memorial Stadium East Stadium Club Level after the annual Senior Design Showcase.
    Nine students joined the Order of the Engineer on April 21 in a ceremony held in the Memorial Stadium East Stadium Club Level after the annual Senior Design Showcase.
  • At the Jeffrey S. Raikes School's Design Studio Showcase on April 21 at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the Gold Project award went to a team that included computer engineering students Caleb Zatorski and Levi Amen and electrical engineering student Joel Mohrmann.
    At the Jeffrey S. Raikes School's Design Studio Showcase on April 21 at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the Gold Project award went to a team that included computer engineering students Caleb Zatorski and Levi Amen and electrical engineering student Joel Mohrmann.
  • At the Jeffrey S. Raikes School's Design Studio Showcase on April 21 at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the Platinum Project award went to a team that included computer engineering student Jakob Snyder.
    At the Jeffrey S. Raikes School's Design Studio Showcase on April 21 at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the Platinum Project award went to a team that included computer engineering student Jakob Snyder.



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