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 2023 showcase videos below to hear our students explain their projects.
Flow and Sediment Suspension Sampler
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Plastic Waste Reduction Through Recycling
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Loudon Utilities Biosolids Handling Improvements
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
John Deere Paint Improvement Project
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mandible Reconstruction Plates
Integrated Engineering Design
Metal Coatings
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Experimental Apparatus for Brain Shunt Testing
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Desalination of Brackish Water
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Sunbaked Bricks
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Neuromorphic Autonomous Racing
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Decreasing the Solar Heat Gain on Reactor Buildings
Department of Nuclear Engineering