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Senior Design Expo – Fall 2026
Senior Design Expo – Fall 2026
We will have nearly 100 projects on display. During the Expo, you will observe how our students, industry partners, and…
Expo Information
The W.S. Lee College of Engineering’s Senior Design Program brings together students and industrial partners in a collaborative research environment. As they tackle real-world engineering projects, the engineering students and their industry supporters are afforded unlimited possibilities for learning and achievement.
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Past Expos
2025 Spring Expo
The Spring 2025 Expo was held on May 2, 2025 at Halton Arena in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 500 students participated. There were 92 projects exhibited. 23 were first semester projects, 55 were second semester and we had 12 Civil Engineering projects. 70 of the projects were sponsored by an Industry Partner. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 12 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 12 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by a team of independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo. There was also a competition for the Best Project Video. There were 10 finalists and the top three team videos were played on the Arena video board. There were 10 finalists for Best Project Poster. This is a contest for the first semester students. The winners are listed below:
The Winners were:
Senior Design 2 – Best Project
1st – BOSCH_SAW
2nd – DENSO_SOUND
3rd – MOHAWK_BOW
Senior Design 2 – Best Project VIDEO:
1st – KETCHIE_FUME
2nd – BOSCH_SAW
3rd – LOWES_BLOWER
Senior Design 1 – Best Project Poster
1st – MSC_BIKE
2023 Fall Expo
The Fall 2023 Expo was held on December 8, 2023 at Halton Arena in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 500 students participated. There were 94 projects exhibited. 56 were first semester projects, 26 were second semester and we had 12 Civil Engineering projects. 67 of the projects were sponsored by an Industry Partner. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 11 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 11 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by a team of independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo. There was also a competition for the Best Project Video. There were 10 finalists and the top three team videos were played on the Arena video board. There were 10 finalists for Best Project Poster. This is a contest for the first semester students. The winners are listed below:
The Winners were:
Senior Design 2 – Best Project
1st – DUKE_METER2
2nd – WANZL_DROP
3rd – BOSCH_PACK
Senior Design 2 – Best Project VIDEO:
1st – HUSQ_CART
2nd – BOSCH_PACK
3rd – WANZL_DROP
Senior Design 1 – Best Project Poster
1st – ORANO_IMPACT
2023 Spring Expo
The Spring2023 Expo was held on May 4, 2023 at Halton Arena in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 500 students participated. There were 98 projects exhibited. 60 were first semester projects, 30 were second semester and we had 8 Civil Engineering projects. 68 of the projects were sponsored by an Industry Partner. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 11 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 11 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by a team of independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo. There was also a competition for the Best Project Video. There were 10 finalists and the top three team videos were played on the Arena video board. There were 12 finalists for Best Project Poster. This is a contest for the first semester students. The finalists and winners are listed below:
| SD2 Best Project Finalists (Blue Ribbon) | SD2 Best Video Finalists (Red Ribbon) | SD1 Best Poster Finalists (Green Ribbon) |
|---|---|---|
| J&L_OPS2 | CARR_HINGE | EPRI_ISM |
| CORN_SPOOL | OXIT_DETECT | EPRI_SOLAR |
| PCE_CRYSTAL | CLOISTER_FILLER | LILLY_BAG |
| BOSCH_BLADE | ANNIHILARE_CHEM2 | DUKE_METER |
| OXIT_DETECT | BIO_BONE | ATRIUM_SHOULDER |
| CUMMINS_BORE2 | BOOM_SYSTEM | WANZL_DROP |
| WINDSOR_IMPACT | BOSCH_REEL | BOSCH_PACK |
| ANNIHILARE_CHEM2 | HUBER_WATER | DAIM_VIZ |
| BOSCH_REEL | CORN_SPOOL | ASML_FUSION4 |
| NAV_MQ8C | NAV_MQ8C | CELLULAR_FARM |
| MICHELIN_VR | OERLIKON_HEAT | |
| CARR_HINGE | HUSQ_CART |
The Winners were:
Senior Design 2 – Best Project
1st – NAVAIR_MQ8C
2nd – BOSCH_BLADE
3rd – CARRIER_HINGE
Senior Design 2 – Best Project VIDEO:
1st – CARRIER_HINGE
2nd – OXIT_DETECT
3rd – CLOISTER_FILLER
Senior Design 1 – Best Project Poster
1st – DUKE_METER
2nd – ATRIUM_SHOULDER
3rd – DAIMLER_VIZ
2022 Fall Expo
| SD2 Best Project Finalists (Blue Ribbon) | SD2 Best Video Finalists (Red Ribbon) | SD1 Best Poster Finalists (Green Ribbon) |
|---|---|---|
| FRAM_CRAWLER | ASML_FUSION2 | BIO_BONE |
| JELDWEN_WINDOW | BIO_ROBOTIC | CARR_HINGE |
| DUKE_HYDRATION | FRAM_CRAWLER | NAV_C130 |
| ELEC_NOISE | JELDWEN_WINDOW | HUBER_WATER |
| HUSQ_QUIET | DUKE_HYDRATION | 3M_TEST |
| LEG_BUFFER | ELEC_NOISE | 3M_VERIFY |
| NUC_AUDIT | HUSQ_QUIET | ANNIHILARE_CHEM2 |
| SEL_HAND | LEG_BUFFER | BIO_SPHEROID |
| SIEM_CLEAN | NUC_AUDIT | GKN_SENSOR |
| TTI_CARPET | HUSQ_BATTERY | MICHELIN_VR |
| UNCC_ME_TRANSPORT | OXIT_DETECT | |
| UNCC_ECE_ALGO2 |
The Winners were:
Senior Design 2 – Best Project
1st – FRAM_CRAWLER
2nd – DUKE_HYDRATION
3rd – ELEC_NOISE
Senior Design 2 – Best Project VIDEO:
1st – HUSQ_QUIET
2nd – BIO_ROBOTIC
3rd – JELDWEN_WINDOW
Senior Design 1 – Best Project Poster
1st – CARR_HINGE
2nd – BIO_SPHEROID
3rd – BIO_BONE
2021 Fall Expo
Welcome to our Fall 2021 Expo! Our Fall 2021 Expo will be held in person for the first time in 2 years at the Hilton Charlotte University Place hotel on December 10, 2021 from 11am to 3pm. For those of you who cannot come to the Expo in person, we have created a virtual venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For First Semester (SD1) students, you will see their posters via a narrated presentation. For Second semester (SD2) students, they also have narrated posters, plus project videos that they prepared to show the work they have done during their two semesters. At the live Expo, we will have an awards ceremony starting at 2:30pm to announce the winners of the SD1 Best Project, SD2 Best Project Video (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) and SD2 Best Project (1st, 2nd and 3rd place). We will post the results here after the in-person Expo. I hope you enjoy the Expo whether you are attending live or virtually and I thank you for your interest in our program. If you are interested in participating with a project for the Fall 2022 semester. Please contact me to discuss.
Jim Hartman, Director – Industrial Solutions Laboratory
jim.hartman@uncc.edu
Senior Design 1 Project
Fall 2021 Senior Design 1 Poster Presentations. Here you will see all of our Senior Design 1 projects.
Column 1 has the Company or Department that is sponsoring the project. Column 2 is the Project Short Name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Column 4 lists the Best Poster Presentation Finalists. Click on the project to start viewing the narrated poster presentation.
Senior Design 2 Project
Fall 2021 Senior Design 2 Project Presentations
Column 1 has the Company or Department that sponsored the project. Column 2 has the Project short name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to review the narrated poster. Column 4 lists the Best Project Finalists. These teams secured this honor through outstanding scores in their design reviews and recommendations by their faculty mentors and grading instructors. You can click in the Video Finalists column to view the videos of the Best Project Video Finalists.
The Senior Design 2 Best Project Finalists:
1st Place – OER_RECOAT – Design and Implementation of a Smart Re-Coater in a Laser Based Metal Additive Manufacturing System
- Industry Supporter – Oerlikon
- Faculty Mentor – Wei Gao
2nd Place – CP_ALERT – Design of a Motor/Gear Maintenance Alert Device
- Industry Supporter: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
- Faculty Mentor: Thomas Koch
3rd Place – EPRI_FEM2 – Design of a Test Frame Based on Results of the EPRI_FEM Project
- Industry Supporter: EPRI
- Faculty Mentor: MIchelle Demers
AMETEK_SULFUR – Design and Build of a Testing Device for Sulfur Run-Down Lines
- Industry Supporter – Ametek CSI
- Faculty Mentor – Thomas Koch
Civil Engineering – Division 1 Land Development and Environmental
- Industry Supporter: UNC Charlotte Civil Engineering, Urban Design Partners
- Faculty Mentors: David Naylor, Bill Saunders
EPRI_STEAM – Development of Alternative NDE Method for Steam Generator Tubes
- Industry Supporter: EPRI
- Faculty Mentor: Michelle Demers
EPRI_WELDS2 – Design of a Proof-of-Concept Tool to Assess Welding Quality using Sound or Vibration – Phase 3
- Industry Supporter: EPRI
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
JELDWEN_CELL – Optimization of Bi-Fold Flow Cell
- Industry Supporter: JELD-WEN
- Faculty Mentor: John Dunne
NAS_IIOT – Time Series Analysis of IIoT Gate Queuing Infrastructure
- Industry Supporter: NASCENT Technology
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
PTC_FILAMENT – Cooling System for Extruder Filament
- Industry Supporter: Polymers Technology Center
- Faculty Mentor: Thomas Koch
SBD_TEST – Design of a Product Test Lab
- Industry Supporter: Stanley Black and Decker
- Faculty Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg
UNCC_ECE_QEL – Quantative Electroluminescence
- Industry Supporter: UNC Charlotte Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Mentors: Aba Ebong, Nan BouSaba
The Senior Design 1 Best Poster Finalists:
1st Place – GKN_INSPECT – Automation of Inspection Function to Reduce Part Handling
- Industry Supporter: GKN Automotive
- Faculty Mentor: John Dunne
2nd Place – BARRDAY_WEFT – Weft Cutting Optimized for Aramid Yarns on Airjet Weaving Machines
- Industry Supporter: Barrday Corp
- Faculty Mentor: Wei Gao
3rd Place – CARR_MIST3 – Development of a Water Mist System for Evaporative Cooling in Chiller Operations – Phase 3
- Industry Supporter: Carrier Corp
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
CLICKFOLD_BEVEL – Automation of a Bevel Trim Station
- Industry Supporter: ClickFold Plastics
- Faculty Mentor: Wei Gao
ELEC_SHADOW – Design and Build of a Portable Shadowgraph System
- Industry Supporter: Electrolux
- Faculty Mentor: John Dunne
EPRI_MAIN6 – A Better Approach to Vegetation Management at Utility-Scale PV Plants – Phase 6
- Industry Supporter: EPRI
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
FCCC_VR – Design of a Virtual Reality Training Tool
- Industry Supporter: Freightliner Custom Chassis
- Faculty Mentors: Jim Hartman, Thomas Steen
MICHELIN_DRUM – Design of an Auto-Collapse Drum
- Industry Supporter: Michelin Aircraft Tire Company
- Faculty Mentors: Peter Tkacik, Jerry Dahlberg
NAV_AH1Z – AH-1Z Weapon Pylon Sling Design
- Industry Supporter: NAVAIR
- Faculty Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg
NAV_BLADE – Design of a H-53 Blade Lifting Device
- Industry Supporter: NAVAIR
- Faculty Mentor: John Nettles
NAV_BUS – Design of a MIL-STD-1553 Bus Analyzer
- Industry Supporter: NAVAIR
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
NAV_F402 – Development of a Mechanical Method of Measurement for the F402 (Harrier) Hot Nozzle
- Industry Supporter: NAVAIR
- Faculty Mentor: Michelle Demers
UNCC_ECE_PIEZO – Dynamically Steerable Metasurface Antennas Using Piezoelectric Actuators
- Industry Supporter: UNC Charlotte Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Mentor: Mario Mencagli
Voting for the Best Project Award and the Best Poster Presentation Award was done with the help of RocketJudge!
2021 Spring Virtual Expo
Welcome to our Spring 2021 Virtual Expo! We regret not being able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we have created a virtual venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For First Semester (SD1) students, you will see their posters via a narrated presentation. For Second semester (SD2) students, they also have narrated posters, plus project videos that they prepared to show the work they have done during their two semesters. As part of SD2, we have two competitions: “Best Project” and “Best Project Video”.
For Best Project, Senior Design Faculty nominated 13 projects to be finalists for the competition. A panel of industry judges reviewed these finalists and independently scored the projects. Awards and gift cards are given to each team member for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
The Best Project Video Award is judged by the ISL Director and the top three videos receive awards and gift cards. These videos are also added to the “Project Video” section of the ISL website where all past winners are available for visitors to review.
Award winner links will be live at 8:00 am on May 7, 2021. Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters, Faculty, Students and Staff who make Senior Design possible. I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!
Jim Hartman, Director – Industrial Solutions Laboratory
Senior Design 1 Project
Welcome to our Spring 2021 Virtual Expo! Here, you will see all of our Senior Design 1 projects.
Column 1 has the Company or Department that is sponsoring the project. Column 2 is the Project Short Name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to start viewing the narrated poster presentation.
Senior Design 1 Project
Welcome to our Spring 2021 Virtual Expo! Here, you will see all of our Senior Design 1 projects.
Column 1 has the Company or Department that is sponsoring the project. Column 2 is the Project Short Name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to start viewing the narrated poster presentation.
Best Video Award Winners
Best Project Award Winners
2020 Fall Virtual Expo
Welcome to our Fall 2020 Virtual Expo! We regret not being able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we have created a virtual venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For First Semester (SD1) students, you will see their posters via a narrated presentation. For Second semester (SD2) students, they also have narrated posters, plus project videos that they prepared to show the work they have done during their two semesters. As part of SD2, we have two competitions: “Best Project” and “Best Project Video”.
For Best Project, Senior Design Faculty nominated 11 projects to be finalists for the competition. A panel of industry judges reviewed these finalists and independently scored the projects. Awards and gift cards are given to each team member for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.
The Best Project Video Award is judged by the ISL Director and the top three videos receive awards and gift cards. These videos are also added to the “Project Video” section of the ISL website where all past winners are available for visitors to review.
Award winner links will be live at 8:00 am on December 17, 2020. Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters, Faculty, Students and Staff who make Senior Design possible. I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!
Senior Design 1 Project
Welcome to our Fall 2020 Virtual Expo! Here, you will see all of our Senior Design 1 projects.
Column 1 has the Company or Department that is sponsoring the project. Column 2 is the Project Short Name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to start viewing the narrated poster presentation.
Senior Design 2 Project
Welcome to our Fall 2020 Virtual Expo! The second semester narrated project posters are listed below.
Column 1 has the Company or Department that sponsored the project. Column 2 has the Project short name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to review the narrated poster. Column 4 lists the Best Project Finalists. These teams secured this honor through outstanding scores in their design reviews and recommendations by their faculty mentors and grading instructors. You can click in the Video Finalists column to view the videos of the Best Project Video Finalists.
Best Video Awards Winners:
Best Project Awards Winners:
2020 Spring Virtual Expo
Welcome to our Spring 2020 Virtual Expo! We regret not being able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we have tried to create a venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For First Semester (SD1) students, you will see their posters via a narrated presentation. We are continuing our tradition of having a “People’s Choice” award opportunity for SD 1 students (Voting was completed through a Google poll.) For Second semester (SD2) students, you can watch their project videos. Due to the Covid situation, many of the teams were not able to complete their builds. In addition, the students were asked to leave campus and in some cases, the teams are geographically dispersed. Therefore, the Project Videos were not able to be completed by all of the teams. For the teams that were able to complete, we continued with the project evaluations and award of “Best Project” and “Best Project Video”. We were not able to have industry judges, so the Senior Design Committee evaluated the projects and selected the finalist and winners which you can see at the links below. Award winner links will be live at 2:30pm on May 1, 2020. Given the circumstances, we introduced a new award “Best Project Pivot”. This was for the team that did the best job adjusting to the Covid-19 circumstances to still achieve a great result. Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters and I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!
Senior Design 1 Voice Embedded Posters
Welcome to our Spring 2020 Virtual Expo! We regret not being able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we have tried to create a venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For First Semester (SD1) students, you will see their posters via a narrated presentation. We are continuing our tradition of having a “People’s Choice” award opportunity for SD 1 students. You can vote for your favorite SD 1 project in a Google poll we set up. Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters and I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!
| Project Supporter | Project Short Name | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health | AH_FEA | Finite Element Analysis in Orthopaedics |
| Ametek CSI | AMETEK_HEAT | Design of a Mechanical Attachment Method for Pipe Heat Tracing System |
| ASML | ASML_FLEX | Damping of Flexure-Mounted System |
| ASSA ABLOY | ASSA_TUBE | Spring-Tube Automation Machine |
| Caterpillar | CAT_LIFT | Redesign of Remotely Enabled Crane Lifting Mechanism for Front End Loader |
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport | CLT_LOAD2 | Baggage Handling Load Balancing and System Optimization |
| Charlotte Pipe and Foundry | CP_PART | Design of a System to Reliably Remove Parting Lines on Sand Molds Used for Pipe Casting |
| DENSO | DENSO_SJ66 | Bearing Press Failure on DC Motor Assembly SJ66 |
| Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery | DH_AGV | Design for Implementation of AGVs in the Deere-Hitachi Factory |
| Doosan Portable Power | DOOSAN_TOWER | Design of a Battery Powered Solar Light Tower |
| Discovery Place Science Center | DP_EXHIBIT | Design and Develop an Interactive Knowledge Center for the Natural History Exhibit Space |
| Duke Energy | DUKE_ETAP | Brunswick Battery Calculation Conversions |
| Electrolux | ELEC_GAS | Design of an Electronic Gas Valve |
| Electrolux | ELEC_VENT | Design of Restricted Vent Detection for Residential Dryer |
| EPRI | EPRI_MAG | Design of a Proof-of-Concept Non-Destructive Testing Device using the Metal Magnetic Memory Method |
| EPRI | EPRI_SENSOR | Design of Manual Spent Fuel Pool NDE Sensor Delivery Tool |
| EPRI | EPRI_WELDS | Design of a Proof-of-Concept Method to Assess Welding Quality using Sound or Vibration |
| EPRI | EPRI_WIND2 | Wind Turbine Design Project – Phase 2 |
| UNC Charlotte ME | FSAE_AERO2 | FSAE Aero |
| UNC Charlotte ME | FSAE_CHASSIS | FSAE Carbon Fiber Chassis Design |
| UNC Charlotte ME | FSAE_ELEC | FSAE Electric Vehicle Design |
| Huesker Inc | HUES_SYS | Design and Fabrication of Raw Material Handling System |
| Hydromer Inc | HYDRO_SPRAY | Design of an Automated Spray Coating System for Viscous Coating Solutions |
| Kenny’s Components Inc | KENNY_SEAT | Design of a Safer Race Seat Mounting System for 90 Degree Race Seats |
| Oerlikon | OER_BIN | Design Capacity Expansion for Additive Manufacturing Bin Collector System |
| Orano USA | ORANO_ACID | Optimization and Partial Demonstration of Oxalic Acid Disssolution System |
| Siemens Energy | SIEM_STUD | Design/Build of a Portable Large Stud Removal and Minor Machining Operations Machine for Steam Turbine Casings |
| TC Transcontinental Coatings | TC_COAT | Development of Precision Measurement Device for Coating Dies |
| UNC Charlotte ME | UNCC_ABSORB | Hierarchical Bioinspired Structures as Potential Energy Absorbers |
| UNC Charlotte ECE | UNCC_FLOW | FPGA Secure Design Flow |
| UNC Charlotte ECE | UNCC_KEYBOARD | Virtual Keyboard Based on Vibration Localization |
| UNC Charlotte SE | UNCC_LAYOUT | Visualization and Analytics of Design Configurations and Facility Layouts |
| UNC Charlotte ECE | UNCC_LEGO | LEGO Kit Part Sorting Robot |
| UNC Charlotte ME | UNCC_TUBE | Universal Manufacturing Apparatus for Carbon Fiber Tube/Airfoils |
| UNC Charlotte ET Distance Education | 5eroRISC | Securing the Internet of Things with Zero Risk |
Senior Design 2 Project Videos
Welcome to our Spring 2020 Virtual Expo! We regret not being able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we have tried to create a venue for our first and second semester students to show their work. For Second semester (SD2) students, you can watch their project videos. Due to the Covid situation, many of the teams were not able to complete their builds. In addition, the students were asked to leave campus and in some cases, the teams are geographically dispersed. Therefore, the Project Videos were not able to be completed by all of the teams. For the teams that were able to complete, we continued with the project evaluations and award of “Best Project” and “Best Project Video”. We were not able to have industry judges, so the Senior Design Committee evaluated the projects and selected the finalist and winners which you can see at the links below. Given the circumstances, we introduced a new award “Best Project Pivot”. This was for the team that did the best job adjusting to the Covid-19 circumstances to still achieve a great result. Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters and I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!
Peoples Choice Awards Winners
The Spring 2020 Expo was held virtually starting at Noon on April 29, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 540 students participated. There were 25 Senior Design 2 projects that were able to find a way to showcase their project during Stay At Home order with a project video or poster. In addition, 34 voice embedded posters were created by Senior Design 1 teams that will be completing their projects in December 2020. Award winning projects will be announced on this website at 2:30pm on Friday, May 1, 2020.
A Message from the Director
Dean’s Appreciation Award for Dr. Robert Johnson:
The People’s Choice Award Winner:
The Best Project Pivot Award Winner:
The best project video award winners:
THE best overall project award winners:
2019 Fall Expo
The Fall 2019 Expo was held on December 6 on Halton Arena floor in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 564 students participated. There were 32 completed projects that were showcased, 21 of which were completed with industry supporters. In addition, 65 posters were displayed for projects that will be completed in May 2020, 44 of them with industry supporters. There were also 9 teams of Civil Engineering students that presented completed projects. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 10 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 10 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by 14 independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo.
The 10 Best Project Finalists:
CARR_SAS – Analysis of Water Cooled Chiller Test Data for Engineering Insights using SAS
- Industry Supporter: Carrier
- Faculty Mentor: Simon Hsiang
CAT_LADD – Redesign of Cab Access System for Front End Loader
- Industry Supporter: Caterpillar
- Faculty Mentor: Ashley Spry
HC_MOLD – Universal Silicone Mold and Extractor for Carbon Fiber Tube Production
- Industry Supporter: Highland Composites
- Faculty Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg
ORANO_HG – Optimization and Partial Demonstration of a Mercury Treatment Process
- Industry Supporter: Orano USA
- Faculty Mentor: Thomas Koch
SEL_MICRO2 – Microgrid-Optimized Resource Management and Coordination
- Industry Supporter: Schweitzer Engineering Labs
- Faculty Mentor: Valentina Cecchi, Sukumar Kamalasadan
NIA_PALLET – Automated Pallet Inspection System
- Industry Supporter: Niagara Bottling
- Faculty Mentor: Nan BouSaba
UNCC_HYPER – Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
- Industry Supporter: UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Department
- Faculty Mentor: Peter Tkacik, Jerry Dahlberg
AH_ORTHO – Orthotic and Prosthetic Data Capture and Analysis
- Industry Supporter: Atrium Health
- Faculty Mentor: Nigel Zheng
ASMO_DC – Analysis of Design Tolerancing to Improve Power Window Motor Vibration Performance
- Industry Supporter: DENSO
- Faculty Mentor: Gert Goch
CIVIL – Statesville Medical Office – Division 2 Land Development/Environmental Team
- Industry Supporter: UNC Charlotte Civil Engineering Department
- Faculty Mentor: David Naylor, William Saunders, Brian Smith
2019 Spring Expo
The Spring 2019 Expo was held on May 6 in Halton Arena in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 520 students participated. There were 54 completed projects that were showcased, 41 of which were completed with industry supporters. In addition, 33 posters were displayed for projects that will be completed in December 2019, 23 of them with industry supporters. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 18 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 18 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by 10 independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo. In addition to the Best Project Finalists Awards that were given to the completed projects, a People’s Choice Award was created for the projects to be completed in December. This award was voted on by the public that attended the Expo.
the 18 best project finalists:
CARR_CHILL – Analysis and Mitigation of Measurement and Result Variability in Carrier Air Cooled Chiller Lab
- Supporter: Carrier UTC
- Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg, Navid Goudarzi
CLT_BAGS – System Analysis and Simulation of Baggage Handling System to Determine Improvements in the Operation
- Supporter: Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Mentor: Yesim Sireli
COMMS_IOT – IoT Data and Power over Ethernet (PoE) Demonstration Design
- Supporter: CommScope
- Mentor: Fareena Saqib, Nan BouSaba
DIV_WASH2 – Design of a Wireless Conductivity and Temperature Sensor for Industrial Dishwashers
- Supporter: Diversty Inc.
- Mentor: Kevin Lindsay
DUKE_BLOCK – Blockchain Peer-to-Peer Trading
- Supporter: Duke Energy
- Mentor: Umit Cali
DUKE_METR3 – Meter and Device Placement for Duke Distribution Circuits – Phase 3
- Supporter: Duke Energy
- Mentor: Valentina Cecchi, Sukumar Kamalasadan
EPRI_DFACE – Monitor Underwater Sediment Collection Behind Dam Face
- Supporter: EPRI
- Mentor: Thomas Koch
EPRI_HYPER – Hyperspectral Imaging Pipe Platform
- Supporter: EPRI
- Mentor: Umit Cali
EPRI_POOL – Design of a ROV for Spent Fuel Pool NDE Sensor Delivery
- Supporter: EPRI
- Mentor: Amir Ghasemi, Jerry Dahlberg
FONT_MOD – Design of a Modular Scaffolding System
- Supporter: Fontaine Modification
- Mentor: Tom Chervenak, Dan Hoch
HUSQ_STEER – Telescope and Tilt Steering Wheel
- Supporter: Husqvarna
- Mentor: Jun Xu
NVDA_DETEC – Real-Time Embedded Object Detection and Tracking
- Supporter: NVIDIA
- Mentor: Hamed Tabkhi, Nan BouSaba
ORANO_FUEL – Design of Improved Handling Options for Used Nuclear Fuel Canisters
- Supporter: Orano USA
- Mentor: Ashley Spry
PCE_COOL – Automation of Cooling System for Analytical Instruments
- Supporter: Polymers Center of Excellence
- Mentor: Thomas Koch
STAB_TEST – Gas Spring Pressure Testing Device for DOT Requirements
- Supporter: Stabilus
- Mentor: Thomas Koch
STEEL_COVR – Automation of Cover Removal System
- Supporter: General Steel Drum
- Mentor: Amir Ghasemi
USLI_COMP4 – NASA University Student Launch Initiative
- Supporter: NASA and UNC Charlotte
- Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg
CIVIL – NC Transportation Musuem Improvements
- Supporter: NC Transportation Museum
- Mentor: David Naylor
2018 Fall Expo
The Fall 2018 Expo was held on December 7 on Halton Arena floor in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 440 students participated. There were 24 completed projects that were showcased, 14 of which were completed with industry supporters. In addition, 54 posters were displayed for projects that will be completed in May 2019, 41 of them with industry supporters. Of the completed projects that were presented at the Fall Expo, 10 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 10 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by 13 independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo.
THE 10 BEST PROJECT FINALISTS:
CIVIL – Mount Pleasant Landfill and Development Design and Analysis
- Supporter: UNC Charlotte / Urban Design Partners
- Mentor: David Naylor
AMETEK_PM – Optimization of Project Management Process
- Supporter: Ametek CSI
- Mentor: Gabriel Zenarosa
AREVA_NGEN – Next Generation Reactor Containment Building Study
- Supporter: Orano USA (Previously AREVA)
- Mentor: Thomas Koch
EPRI_SLOSH – Seismic Spent Fuel Storage
- Supporter: EPRI
- Mentor: Meg Harkins
HUSQ_BATT – Conversion of a Gas Powered Zero-Turn Mower to Battery Power
- Supporter: Husqvarna
- Mentors: Yawo Amengonu, Mihail Cutitaru
HANT_SAFE – Safety Kill Switch Design
- Supporter: Hantover
- Mentor: Dan Hoch
NCTM_STEM – Design of a STEM Exhibit of Energy for Rail Propulsion
- Supporter: NC Transportation Museum / Bosch Community Fund
- Mentors: Shen-en Chen, Jim Hartman
SIEMENS_DR – Redesign of Product Development Process
- Supporter: Siemens Energy
- Mentor: Gary Teng
UNCC_STAIR – Stair Climbing Wheelchair
- Supporter: UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Department
- Mentor: Amir Ghasemi
STEEL_DRUM – Drum Cooling Apparatus
- Supporter: General Steel Drum
- Mentor: Jerry Dahlberg
2018 Spring Expo
The Spring 2018 Expo was held on May 3 on Halton Arena floor in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. More than 460 students participated. There were 61 completed projects that were showcased, 45 of which were completed with industry supporters. In addition, 24 posters were displayed for projects that will be completed in December 2018, 14 of them with industry supporters.
Of the completed projects that were presented at the Spring Expo, 12 were picked as finalists for Best Project. These projects were determined from a combination of graded submissions throughout both semesters of the project, as well as recommendations from faculty mentors, grading instructors, and industry supporters. The 12 Best Project finalists were notified on the day of the Expo. During the showcase, these projects were scored by 10 independent judges to determine the best project. The top three projects were recognized at the Expo.
The 12 Best Project Finalists:
USLI_COMP3 – USLI Competition 3
- Supporter: UNC Charlotte/NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI)
- Mentor(s): Jerry Dahlberg
AREVA_IMP – Alternative Impact Limiter Designs for Used Nuclear Fuel Shipping Casks
- Supporter: Orano (previously Areva)
- Mentor(s): Aixi Zhou
EPRI_MAIN2 – A Better Approach to Vegetation Management at Utility Scale PV Plants (Phase 2)
- Supporter: EPRI
- Mentor(s): Dan Hoch, Deb Sharer
INTER_TEST – Drum Motor Test Rig
- Supporter: Interroll
- Mentor(s): Joshua Tarbutton
BALDOR_WAR – Warehouse Management System Enhancement
- Supporter: Baldor
- Mentor(s): Ertunga Ozelkan
UNCC_EMBED – Real-Time Embedded Object Detection and Tracking
- Supporter: UNC Charlotte Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Mentor(s): Hamid Tabkhi
DINA_SPOOL – Optical Cable Spooling Device
- Supporter: Dinamic Oil
- Mentor(s): Joshua Tarbutton
CONT_GROOV – Tire Design Model to Prevent Groove Wander
- Supporter: Continental Tire
- Mentor(s): Peter Tkacik
CIVIL – Matthews Land Development Project Division 2 – Land Development/Environmental
- Supporter: Urban Design Partners
- Mentor(s): David Naylor, William Saunders
TECM_SOUND – Test Apparatus to Correlate Sound to Force
- Supporter: Technimark
- Mentor(s): Maciej Noras
TTI_TEST – Manipulative Effort Test Station Automation
- Supporter: TTI Floorcare
- Mentor(s): Tom Chervenak, Dan Hoch
TEC_SPRAY – Automotive High Pressure Spray Test System
- Supporter: TE Connectivity
- Mentor(s): Thomas Koch