Awards

Enterprise

First Place

Team 124: Velovations Enterprise

  • Led by: Louis Hindman, Mechanical Engineering

    Caleb Borns, Mechanical Engineering

  • Advised by: Steve Lehmann, Biomedical Engineering
  • Sponsored by: Senger Innovations, General Motors, Cleveland Cliffs, Ripping River Resort, Milwaukee Tool

Second Place

Team 102: Aerospace Enterprise

  • Led by: Seth Quayle, Mechanical Engineering

    Dalton Headley, Electrical Engineering

  • Advised by: L. Brad King, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
  • Sponsored by: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) & NASA

Team 110: General Expedition Adventure Research (GEAR)

  • Led by: Ryan Bal, Mechanical Engineering

    Kayley Elmblad, Mechanical Engineering

  • Advised by: Brett Hamlin, Engineering Fundamentals
  • Sponsored by: Stormy Kromer - Bob Jacquart

Third Place

Team 107: Clean Snowmobile Challenge

  • Led by: Sophie Bollin, Mechanical Engineering

    Ron Henderson, Mechanical Engineering

  • Advised by: Jason Blough, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

    Scott Miers, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

  • Sponsored by: Milwaukee Tool, Response Welding, SAE, CastleX, Ford, Kohler, Yamaha, BRP, Oshkosh, BGF Industries, OctaneInk, Michigan Tech, Dana, Aramco, GM, Magna International, Detroit Diesel, Gentex

Honorable Mention

Team 121: Robotic Systems Enterprise

  • Led by: Raylan Jiao, Mechanical Engineering

    Ryan Verbrugge, Robotics Engineering

  • Advised by: Darrell L. Robinette,  Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
  • Sponsored by: GM, SAE, Mathworks, Siemens, Ushr, Hexagon, Cepton

Senior Design

First Place

Team 218: Minimally-Invasive (MIS) Cable Passer for Trauma Surgery

  • Team Members:

    Sarah Rowe, Biomedical Engineering

    Alex LaMere, Biomedical Engineering

    Madison Ide, Biomedical Engineering

    Magen Radke, Biomedical Engineering

    Misael Cruz, Biomedical Engineering

  • Advised by:

    Sang Yoon Han, Biomedical Engineering

    Bruce Lee, Biomedical Engineering

  • Sponsored by: Resolve Surgical Technologies

Second Place

Team 235: Real-time Hazard Evaluation and Mitigation Instrument (RHEMI)

  • Team Members:

    Alexander Kwapisz, Electrical Engineering

    Alex Beltz, Electrical Engineering

    Nathan Soule, Computer Engineering

    Zoey Mishler, Computer Engineering

    Chase Pelletier, Electrical Engineering

  • Advised by: Tony Pinar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Third Place

Team 216: Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Gray Iron with Boron Contamination and Removal by Soda Ash

  • Team Members:

    Joshua King, Materials Science and Engineering

    Rebekah Smith, Materials Science and Engineering

    Daniel Linley, Materials Science and Engineering

    Keith Pickelmann, Materials Science and Engineering

  • Advised by: Paul Sanders, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Sponsored by: Waupaca Foundry, Jason Bush

Team 237: Waupaca Foundry Automated Cast Cleaning

  • Team Members:

    Howie Howland, Robotics Engineering

    Emilio Alcantar, Electrical Engineering

    Ryan Sweeney, Computer Engineering

    Tristan Parker, Electrical Engineering

    Dallas Hall, Mechanical Engineering Technology

    Elliot Vironda, Mechanical Engineering Technology

  • Advised by:

    David Labyak, Mechanical Engineering Technology

    Trever Hassell, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Sponsored by: Waupaca Foundry

Honorable Mentions

Team 205: Calculation of radiation view factors via high performance ray tracing on HPCs and GPUs 

  • Team Members:

    Erik Taylor, Computer Engineering

    Charlie Knipper, Computer Engineering

    Peter Alger, Computer Engineering

    Debbie Brink, Computer Engineering

  • Advised by: John Lukowski, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Sponsored by: ThermoAnalytics (TAI)

Team 210: Device to Culture Anterior-Segment of the Eye and Measure Intraocular Pressure in Real Time

  • Team Members:

    Rachel Callaghan, Biomedical Engineering

    Kai Jackson, Biomedical Engineering

    David Bradbury, Biomedical Engineering

    Nikolas Butcher, Biomedical Engineering

  • Advised by:

    Muhammad Rizwan, Biomedical Engineering

    Chunxiu (Traci) Yu, Biomedical Engineering

  • Sponsored by: MTU Biomedical Engineering Department

Team 228: Reducing Manganese Content in Solid Steel Weld Wire

  • Team Members:

    Bea Visscher, Materials Science and Engineering

    Seth Eacker, Materials Science and Engineering

    Jack Schaller, Materials Science and Engineering

    Anna Cole, Materials Science and Engineering

  • Advised by: Paul Sanders, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Sponsored by: Hobart Brothers, LLC

Team 231: Rubber Tire Asphalt Design for County Road 573 in Dickinson County, MI

  • Team Members:

    Matthew Burns, Civil Engineering

    Jordan Dent, Civil Engineering

    Benjamin Nagel, Civil Engineering

    Colton Haataja, Civil Engineering

  • Advised by: Zhanping You, Civil, Environmental Engineering, and Geospatial Engineering
  • Sponsored by: Lance Malburg, Engineer, Dickinson County Road Commission

Image Contest (Based on Image Submitted by the Team)

First Place

Team 207: "Day in the Life on the Moon"

Team 207

Second Place

Team 106: CinOptic Communication and Media Enterprise

CinOptic Photo

Third Place

Team 228: Reducing Manganese Content in Solid Steel Weld Wire

Team 228

Audience Choice Awards

Enterprise Team

  • 108: Consumer Products Manufacturing
  • Advised by: Jon A Herlevich, Tony Rogers, and Jeana Collins

Senior Design Team

  • 218: Minimally-Invasive (MIS) Cable Passer for Trauma Surgery
  • Advised by: Sang Yoon Han and Bruce Lee

Student Project

  • 303: Clean Diesel - Generating Biodiesel from University Wastes
  • Advised by: Jon Herlevich, Chemical Engineering

Design Expo Innovation Awards (Based on Application)

First Place

  • 219: Molecular Monitoring System
  • Advised by: Hoda Hatoum and Jeremy Goldman 

Second Place

  • 218: Minimally-Invasive (MIS) Cable Passer for Trauma Surgery
  • Advised by: Sang Yoon Han and Bruce Lee

Third Place

  • 108: Consumer Products Manufacturing - Authentic, Affordable, Accessible [AAA] Prosthesis Team
  • Advised by: Jon A Herlevich, Tony Rogers, and Jeana Collins

Champions of Organization Award

Sponsored by CTech Manufacturing and the Intelligent Future Foundation

  • Team 112: H-STEM Enterprise

Enterprise Awards (Based on Nominations)

Student Awards

Rookie Award:

  • Nick Miller, Multiplanetary Innovation Enterprise (MINE)
  • Sam Hendershott, Robotic Systems Enterprise

Innovative Solutions:

  • Samuel Cox, Consumer Product Manufacturing

Outstanding Enterprise Leadership:

  • Mason Mariuzza, Strategic Education through Naval Systems Experiences (SENSE)

Faculty/Staff Awards

Behind the Scenes Award:

  • Len Switzer, Enterprise Program Office

Outstanding Sponsor Award:

  • Erica Ahlschwede and Dave Bryan, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)