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 to together all the 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 2022 showcase videos below to hear our students explain their projects.
Bioreactor for Cultured Meat Research
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Xanthan Gum Separation
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Weisgarber Townhomes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Teaching Factory for the RMC
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Roofing Nail Cleanup System Innovation
Integrated Engineering Design
Metal Coatings
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
AIAA’s Design, Build, Fly Competition
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
UTRF Automated Body Measurement
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Dynamic Chest Cavity Model for Testing/Training
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Sidekick
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Bracelet
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Save the Germanium
Department of Nuclear Engineering