Tuesday, March 31, 2009

On Tues., April 14 ... 69 seniors showcase their design projects

The 44th Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects – set for Tues., April 14 at Parkview – features 69 projects by 180 seniors from seven CEAS departments. The 25-minute presentations begin on the hour and half hour between 8 and 4. No projects are presented from noon to 1 p.m. The free event is open to the public, and parking is available.

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Here is the schedule with start times:

Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE):
34 students / 10 projects – 9 to 2:30 in D-204-5.

Computer Science (CS):
13 students / 6 projects -9 to 11:30 in D-210.

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE):
22 students / 7 projects – 8:30 to 11:30 in D-208.

Industrial Design (ID):
14 students / 14 projects – 8:30 to 4 in D-115.

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME):
33 students / 10 projects – 8 to 1:30 in D-201,
and 2 multi-disciplinary projects with MAE.

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE):
48 students / 16 projects in concurrent sessions –
9 projects – 9 to 2 in D-109 and 7 projects – 9 to 2:30 in D-212.

Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging (PCI):
16 students offer 6 projects – 1 to 3:30 in D-208.

This semester’s project sponsors include American Axle & Manufacturing, Armstrong International, Battle Creek Area Habitat for Humanity, Biomet Orthopedics, CSM Group, DENSO North America Foundation, Eaton Aerospace, Eaton Corp., Eliason Corp., Fabri-Kal, Graphic Packaging International, Humphrey Products, I.D. Systems Inc., Kapenga Design, Kellogg Co., Kelm Acubar, Michigan Department of Transportation, Michigan Biodiesel, Midwest Business Exchange, Miller-Davis Co., National Transportation Research Center, Inc., Noble Networks.net, Parker Hannifin Corp., Project H Design, Stryker Medical, Terra Trike, VSA Arts of Michigan, WACO Classic Aircraft Corp., and W.K. Kellogg Institute.

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For more information, call Tamara Bergman at 269-276-3248. A complete schedule of project presentations is available at http://www.wmich.edu/engineer/senior-design­conference.htm