Engineering Design Day 2023 Success

May 3, 2023
2023 Engineering Design Day 67

2023 Engineering Design Day 67

On Monday, May 1st, Wyant College of Optical Sciences and College of Engineering teams showcased their interdisciplinary final projects in a packed Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom, as well as beneath a large tent on the Mall. Students, faculty, staff and judges met the teams and learned about the industry-sponsored senior capstones in the most highly anticipated event of the year for engineering and innovation. 

Congratulations to everyone who participated for their hard work and perseverance, and a special congratulations to those who received a prize (full list of awards and winners from the Wyant College below, Wyant College students appear in bold). 

High-resolution images are available from the photo album below by emailing Media Content Manager, Amee Hennig.

Awards & Winners

Find a description of the following awards here

Read more about the projects and teams here

Craig M. Berge Dean’s Award for Most Outstanding Project ($7,500)

Team 23078
Snorpheus
Noah Butler, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Christine M Carlson, Biomedical Engineering
Logan Deane, Biomedical Engineering
Evan Bradley Rains, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nisha Anjali Rajakrishna, Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Mike Nofziger
Sponsor Advisors: Nirav Merchant

Raytheon Award for Best Overall Design ($5,000)

Team 23017
Automated Universal Part Singulator (AUPS)
Abdullah Albar, Systems Engineering
Kevin Dennis Gilman, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nafisul Huq Khondaker, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Daniel Mack, Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Phillips, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Esmeralda Pimentel Enriquez, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Pat Caldwell
Sponsor Advisor: Brett Dooley

RBC Sargent Aerospace & Defense Voltaire Design Award ($2,500)

Team 23058
Mirror Distortion Measurement
Reem Alruwaih, Mechanical Engineering
Karen Jicel Bermudez Valdez, Engineering Management
Caroline Ann Humphreys, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Cameron James Sexton, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clayton T Smith, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Mentor: Justin James Hyatt
Sponsor Advisor: Nitin Patel

Ball Aerospace Award for Best System Software Design ($2,500)

Team 23083
Mixed Reality (MR) Diagnostic and Treatment System
David Adkins, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shaylan R Bera, Biomedical Engineering
Hayden Kim, Optical Sciences & Engineering
David Chibuikem Mazi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jason Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mentor: Elmer Grubbs
Sponsor Advisor: Ian Jackson

Roche Tissue Diagnostics Award for Most Innovative Engineering Design ($1,500)

Team 23018
Throw Phone for UAPD/FBI Crisis Negotiation Team
Tanner Birecki, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Reid Clark, Industrial Engineering
John Paul LaRue, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Thaddeus Propper, Mechanical Engineering
Marcus Tal Wieser, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Jeff Scott Wolske
Sponsor Advisor: Joseph Berriman

Cliff Andressen Award for Design Above and Beyond ($1,500)

Team 23083
Mixed Reality (MR) Diagnostic and Treatment System
David Adkins, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shaylan R Bera, Biomedical Engineering
Hayden Kim, Optical Sciences & Engineering
David Chibuikem Mazi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jason Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mentor: Elmer Grubbs
Sponsor Advisor: Ian Jackson

Coherent Award for Best Optical Systems Design ($1,500)

Team 23019
Optical Scatterometer
Nate Thomas Bushong, Systems Engineering
Daulton R Fox, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Ethan Lance Potthoff, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Will Reynolds, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Chase A Toncheff, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Rachel R Turner, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Mentor: Mike Nofziger
Sponsor Advisor: Benjamin Cromey

Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies Award for Best Use of Prototyping ($750)

Team 23018
Throw Phone for UAPD/FBI Crisis Negotiation Team
Tanner Birecki, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Reid Clark, Industrial Engineering
John Paul LaRue, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Thaddeus Propper, Mechanical Engineering
Marcus Tal Wieser, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Jeff Scott Wolske
Sponsor Advisor: Joseph Berriman

L3Harris Unmanned Systems Award for Best Physical Implementation of Analytically Driven Design ($500)

Team 23058
Mirror Distortion Measurement
Reem Alruwaih, Mechanical Engineering
Karen Jicel Bermudez Valdez, Engineering Management
Caroline Ann Humphreys, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Cameron James Sexton, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clayton T Smith, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Mentor: Justin James Hyatt
Sponsor Advisor: Nitin Patel

Simpson Family Award for Best Simulation and Modeling ($500)

Team 23044
Comprehensive Modeling of Beam Propagation in Multimode Fiber and Experimental Validation (Year 2)
Francisco Javier Flowers, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Oscar Hsueh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Atkin David Hyatt, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Lauren McCaffrey, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Oliver Wu, Optical Sciences & Engineering
Mentor: Mike Nofziger
Sponsor Advisor: Tao Chen