What is Senior Capstone?
This course allows students completing the Mechanical Engineering curriculum to engage in a complete system design experience, integrating the various technical concepts they have learned in prior courses and is the last in a sequence of design courses that are an integral component of the undergraduate program. The course imparts a foundation in team leadership and project management and emphasizes entrepreneurial skills necessary to function in any organization, regardless of size. Engineers in industry solve problems that simultaneously resolve budgetary, time, technical and sometimes social, ethical and environmental constraints. Students will enjoy an experience that closely matches this environment.
Below you will find a summary video and poster of this semesters Capstone projects. Each video is 2-3 minutes in length.
Lead-Instructor: Dr. Jamie Gurganus, jgurganus@umbc.edu
Co-Instructors: Dr. Ruey-Hung Chen, Dr. Keith Bowman, Dr. Marc Zupan
Group #1 Engineers Brewery Consultancy
Customer: JailBreak Brewing Co.
Team: Matt Nauman, Ethan Gazelle, Jesse McElree, Sanjay Mysore
Engineers Brewery Consultancy Poster
Group #2 390Engineering
Customer: JailBreak Brewing Co.
Team: Conner Strang, Alex Ives, Bruce Jackson, Brandon Jackson, Devyn Morehouse
Group#2 Jailbreak Brewing Co – Poster
Group #3: J.Y.A.F.S Engineering Solutions
Project: Improving Micromobility
Customer: Dr. Steven McAlpine, Assistant Director INDS at UMBC
Team: Abdul-Raheem Adeleke, Yasiru Bandara, Frank Coughlin, James Pak, Shyla Jones
Improving Micromobility Poster
Group #4 JDECC
Project: Thermoelectrically Cooled Helmet
Customer: Dr. Tony Farquhar – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Dane Meassick, Cole Diana, Christian Traynor, Eli Davidson, Joey Davis
Group #5 IMPS
Project: Sound Reducing Chamber
Customer: Dr. Tim Topoleski – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Dane Meassick, Cole Diana, Christian Traynor, Eli Davidson, Joey Davis
Group #6 The Tripawds
Project: Dog Prosthetic Leg
Customer: Dr. Tim Topoleski – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Riley Delker, Nathaniel Valentine, Matthew Laulis, Hamzah Tariq, Kayla Markley
Group #7 4 Legs 4 All
Project: Dog Prosthetic Leg
Customer: Dr. Tim Topoleski – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Christina Hoffman, Thomas Chaisson, Patrick Hannon, Catie Gottschalk, Aamin Haroon
Group #8 Team Forte
Project: Pocket Violin
Customer: Dr. Tim Topoleski – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Jordan Armstead, Catherine Chonai, Helen Rogers, Nathaniel Zucker
Group #9 Equilibrium
Project: Global Engineering – Hybrid Pressure Cooker
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Eric Goodman, Cameron Underwood, Miles Johnson, Jared Rodriguez
Group #10 Human First
Project: Global Engineering – Open Fire Stove
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Binit Sainju, Ewnet Sisay, Naomi Gordon
Group #11 Phase Cool
Project: Global Engineering – Cold Chain
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Elyssa Ferguson, Gabrielle Magalotti, Sarah Sinnokrot, Jethro Ssengonzi
Group #12 Kinetic Artwork Spinner
Project: Kinetic Artwork Spinner
Customer: Professor Eric Dyer, Visual Arts Department UMBC
Team: Zachary Schulz, Cameron Kincaid, Yousef jabaji
Group #13 3D Photogrammetric Scanning Rig
Project: Photogrammetry Room enhancement
Customer: Dr. Marc Olano, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Mariana Bueno, Bridgett Redding, Brett McIntyre, Justin Saelens
Group #14 Robo Runners
Project: Improving UROS Engineering 101
Customer:
Dr. Chuck LaBerge, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department UMBC
Dr. Jamie Gurganus, Mechanical Engineering Department, UMBC
Team: Kyle Kulp, Timothy Carter, Ross Welsh, Daniel Corteville
Group #15 Adaptive Technologies
Project: Automated Skee-Ball System For Children with Disabilities
Customer: St. Elizabeth’s School for Children with Disabilities, Ms. Colynn Furgason
Team:Samuel Willits, Nick Fisher, Brendan Isaac, Edward Dulaj, German Bu
Group #16 Techy Treads
Project: Imani’s Modified Treadmill
Customer: VME & Ms. Imani Graham
Team: Renmar Sarreal, Jennie Le, Jason Vanisko, Rachel Kelly, Thuyai Ha, Jessica Boesch
Group #17 Trailer Iron Works
Project: Underride Crash Prevention Bumper for Tractor Trailers
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan & Dr. Michael Duffy – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Anthony Corretto, Engineering Dynamics
Dr. Bob Scurlock, Virtual Crash
Team: Zach Hall, Jackson Stefancik, Tracie Jones, Matt Dusek
Group #18 FISH+
Project: 3D Printer Filament Recycler
Customer: Dr. Michael Duffy – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Yomiyu Fekadu, Derek Hovel, Ben Iannuzzi, Nehal Syed, Tom Thomas
Group #19 RobotCart
Project: Automatic Robot to retrieve groceries
Customer: Dr. Jamie Gurganus -Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Blake Prout, Sal Aslam, Jocelyn Wilkins, Susan Muzzey