On December 8, students from ECE445: Senior Design Project Lab marked the end of their semester with an awards presentation. This course helps seniors make the transition into the industry through self-chosen team projects. Students have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge gained from previous courses and experiences, develop teamwork and leadership skills, and gain in-depth practical knowledge in a topic they are passionate about. The students receive guidance and support from faculty and TAs. Professors Jonathan Makela, Gary R Swenson, and Hao Zhu led the course this fall.
Team 5's 'Cypress Robot Kit' won the Michelle and Alex Bratton Senior Design Instructor's Award. Team members: Alvin Wu, Byung Joo Park, and Todd Nguyen. Also pictured: Katherine Kane (TA) and Professor Swenson.
The Area Award for Interdisciplinary Work was awarded to Team 16 for 'The Design of an Intelligent Pump.' Team members: Connor Blair, Paul Cladek, and Vivek Koganti. Also pictured: John Capozzo (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 11 won the Area Award for Teamwork for their design of 'Enhanced Security Rotary Pattern Recognition Lock.' Team members: Jingjing Li and Taiming Zhang. Also pictured: John Capozzo (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 21's project, 'Universal Power for Cooler/Bottle Filler System,' won the Lextech Senior Design Best Engineered Project Award. Team members: Christian Hughes and Yuhui Yuan. Also pictured: Jackson Lenz (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Area Award for Digital Signal Processing is awarded to Team 49 for their 'Light Pipe Organ.' Team members: Dachuan Xiao and Shiqi Xu. Also pictured: Yuchen He (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 45 won the Area Award for Sports and Recreation for their project 'Smart Hiking Bladder.' Team members: Bobi Shi, Dufei Wu, and Shuchen Song. Also pictured: Kexin Hui (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Lextech Senior Design Most Marketable Project Award was presented to Team 13 for their 'Closed-loop Temperature Controlled Lava Globe.' Team members: Daniel Frei, Devin Bryant, and Matthew Romano. Also pictured: James Norton (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Area Award for Transportation was awarded to Team 24 for 'A Smarter Bicycle Rack.' Team members: Brandon Hovick, Minsu Yu, and Nicholas Devito. Also pictured: Kexin Hui (TA) and Professor Makela.