Each spring, the Tickle College of Engineering holds their Senior Design Showcase where we go beyond the classroom to bridge the gap between industry and education. At the showcase, you see first-hand how Engineering Vols are reimagining the future. Over 120 student teams from every engineering discipline show how they took real-world challenges from their clients and came up with creative, innovative, and practical solutions.
Senior design—also known as capstone design—is the final educational element that ties together all their engineering, science, and humanities learnings as our students transition to the next phase of their lives. This event is an opportunity for our students, faculty, sponsors, and guests to come together to celebrate the completion of the open-ended projects our students have worked on during the past two semesters.
Having the students display their projects and present them publicly to guests sets a higher standard for their completed work while enhancing their interpersonal skills—helping to kick-start their engineering careers upon graduation. The showcase also gives our up-and-coming students an aspirational perspective for their senior year.
Most importantly, the showcase is a fun and memorable experience for all participants to enjoy.
Project Videos
Watch the 2024 showcase videos below to hear our students explain their projects.
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Biosystems Engineering: Pot-in-Pot Extracting Robot
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Power to Gas System
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering: Farm Site Development
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Industrial Engineering: Electric Vehicle Battery
Integrated Engineering Design
Integrated Engineering Design: Lens for High-Speed Flows
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science: Zirconia for Nuclear App
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering: KC135R Redesign
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering: Benchtop Testing Model
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering: Tennesseaworthy Boat
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science: Move Masters Dance Pad
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineering: Sound Localization
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering: Oak Ridge Reactor