Mechanical Engineering
Awards
ME 481 THOMAS ALVA EDISON UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN AWARD
The Edison Undergraduate Design Award is given to the ME 481 Design Team that is judged to have produced the best technical design project. Last semester’s scholars designed a fixture for measuring roller bearing friction for Eaton Aerospace. The team was supervised by Prof. Alejandro Diaz.
Left to right: Ben Carruthers, Reema Al Dhaneem, Matthew Heimonen, Emma Drenth and Kyle Sherman
ME 481 PROJECT PRESENTATION AWARD
The ME 481 Project Presentation Award for the best presentation of a design project was awarded to the team that designed and demonstrated a switch-activated basketball shooter for special-needs students at Melvin-Millett Learning Center. The team was supervised by Prof. Elisa Toulson.
Left to right: Michael Campbell, Michael Cieslik, Jinbo Chen, Seth Rohr, and Anthony LaCross
ME 471 MACHINE DESIGN AWARD: THE LEONARDO DA VINCI AWARD
The Leonardo da Vinci Award was presented to the team with the best design of a “pick and place” machine in each of the two class sections.
Section 1 Winners
Left to right: Graham Goble, Alex Taylor, Andrew Stieber, Shane Toreki and Max Bennett
Section 2 Winners
Left to right: Peter Howes, Robert Cenowa and Rupinder Singh.
Not pictured: Kathleen Landwehr and Scott Welburn