

Third-place best projects recipients were:
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“Lincoln Aviator Console Latch Redesign” for Ford Motor Company, by Apurva Main, Max Moran, Allen Shmurak, Jonah Vitale and Trevor Waldman, advised by Sean Knecht, assistant teaching professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs “Cage and Spring Redesign for Bottom Hole Spring Assembly” for Well Master Corporation, by Michael Harshell, Luke Hess, Jeffrey Wang, Yang Rae Cho, Brett Rosoff-Verbit, Shuhao Lu and Shunguang Cheng, advised by Gary Neal, director of mechanical engineering capstone design projects “Pressure Drop Orifice Design” for Flowserve, by Tiffany Powell, Khush Kapadia, Daniel Garton, Jack Medzorian and Sparsh Agrawal, advised by Ashok Belegundu, professor of mechanical engineering “Solar wharf garage (Global with Chalmers)” for Volvo Penta, by Logan Confer, Harlan Collins, Michael Forstmeier and Emma Frost, advised by Daniel Cortes, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

“3D Printed Incision Guide for Spine Surgery” for Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Radiology, by Kiersten Bradnam, Yue Tu, Colm Parrish, Brendan Murphy, Winnie Li, Joseph Gregory and Brandon Kong, advised by Scott Medina, assistant professor of biomedical engineering “Custom Vacuum Ergonomic Design with Plastic Injection Molding” for Curbicus, by Ryan Angle, Roberto Cao Vieira, Daniel Cavinee, Jake Kolessar, Jung Min Park and Ryan Pertuset, advised by Donghai Wang, professor of mechanical engineering Three projects received the first place Lockheed Martin Design Excellence Award for best project: The showcase took place entirely online from Friday, May 1, to Friday, May 8.Īll capstone design projects, intended to help solve real-world challenges posed by industry sponsors and other clients, were displayed on the website. All projects were then judged by a panel of industry experts, comprised of current and past sponsors as well as members of the Learning Factory Industry Advisory Board. With the shift to a virtual format for this year’s College of Engineering Learning Factory Capstone Design Project Showcase, students shared their semester’s hard work on the showcase’s newly developed website.
