The in-person Penn State Learning Factory showcase was held on April 25 in the Bryce Jordan Center Arena, and the virtual showcase took place April 26-May 5. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State
Spring 2023 capstone project showcase winners announced
May 23, 2023
By Sarah Small
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The winners from Penn State Learning Factory’s in-person and virtual end-of-semester showcase have been named. The showcase is for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects.
The in-person showcase was held on April 25 in the Bryce Jordan Center Arena, and the virtual showcase took place April 26-May 5. All of the projects can be viewed here.
First place “Best Project” winners
Project: Biodegradable tree stake
Sponsor: Plantra Inc.
Team members: Juliana Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Yasi Huang, Ava Knaf, Luke Stocker, Michael Usilton
Project: Autonomous surveillance of restricted area using drones — Global project with Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Sponsor: AstaZero AB 1
Team members: Andrew Blickensderfer, Kabir Bhatia, Mason Elliott, Matthew Denelsbeck, William Kraus
Project: Lubricator pressure testing apparatus — Global project with Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sponsor: Well Master Corporation
Team members: Mohammed Alali, Benjamin Probert, Reese Rosenfeld, Jaewon So, Yu-Han (Kelvin) Wu
Second place “Best Project” winners
Project: Wearable shearwave elastography device for evaluation of muscle function
Sponsor: Penn State Mechanical Engineering 1
Team members: Garrett Campbell, Almadelia Cardona, Megan Cheng, Menghan Li, Josiah Minotto, Chizbel Oham, Gabriel Valentin
Project: Together, tacit
Sponsor: Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Team members: Levi Baokbah, Rachel Bautz, Yuanlin Cen, Juliana Dominick, Zachary How, Christine Palmer
Project: Child safe roller shade lift chain mechanism
Sponsor: Fabtex Inc.
Team members: Lauren Beall, Derek D'Annolfo, Pietro Elliott, Tess Humes, Henil Rambhia, Morgan Schnars
Third place “Best Project” winners
Project: Immersive virtual reality experiences for ME 360 Mechanical Design
Sponsor: Penn State Mechanical Engineering 2
Team members: Yousef Aldawodi, Carter Hall, Nicholas Ishler, Morgan Keene, Ryan Knause, Haotian Shangguan
Project: Topology optimization of a helicopter component using metal additive manufacturing — Team 2
Sponsor: Penn State CIMP-3D 2
Team members: Joshua Lewis, Daniel Carrieri, Ram Movalla, Gokce Necioglu, Abhishek Rakesh Patel
Project: Solar powered air purification solution — Team 2 — Global project with SJTU
Sponsor: Penn State School of Engineering Design and Innovation Global Building Network 2
Team members: Yousef Alfardan, Daniel Hickey, Joseph Kowalick, Batul Mukadam, Cassie Reis
“BP People’s Choice” winner
Project: Shell Ecomarathon - Chassis
Sponsor: Shell 2 - Chassis
Team members: Ahmed Mohamed Rashad Elbarraz, Francisco Cevallos Cardenas, Jamila Noguera-Devers, John Hurley, Renze Luo
“Best Sponsor Award” winners
Sponsor: Keith E Gunuskey
Company: Gunuskey Investments
Sponsor: Brian Bentrim
Company: PennEngineering and Manufacturing Corporation
Sponsor: Bonnie Collura
Company: Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
“Amphenol People’s Choice” winner
Project: Protein purification for the people
Sponsor: Penn State Hancock Lab
Team members: Maria Dobransky, Federica Parravicini, Madilyn Riegel, Arantza Ruiz Aguirre, Bradley Scanlon, Ryan Sweny, Sasha Walls
First place “Best K-12 Materials” winner
Project: Biodegradable tree stake
Sponsor: Plantra Inc.
Team members: Juliana Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Yasi Huang, Ava Knaf, Luke Stocker, Michael Usilton
Second place “Best K-12 Materials” winner
Project: Design of an instrumented mouthguard
Sponsor: Penn State Kraft Lab
Team members: Donjeta Ahmetaj, Dominic Andrew Capaci, Gabriel Hartke, Addison King, Lauren Elizabeth Kiss, Sybil Owusu-Bempah, Natalie Ann Romano, Efe Sahin
Third place “Best K-12 Materials” winner
Project: Elimination/Reduction of waste soap solution
Sponsor: PFNonwovens LLC
Team members: Nora Barter, Alexander Donitzen, Bayli Grossi, Robert Koennecker, Izzy McCahan
First place “Best Poster” winner
Project: Together, tacit
Sponsor: Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Team members: Levi Baokbah, Rachel Bautz, Yuanlin Cen, Juliana Dominick, Zachary How, Christine Palmer
Second place “Best Poster” winner
Project: Accessible dog care tools
Sponsor: Matthew Fitzsimons
Team members: Bader Alanzi, Kevin Cryan, Amanda Ford, Valerie Fu, Matthew Yoon
Third place “Best Poster” winner
Project: Investigation and analysis on flow resistance characteristics of new energy vehicle power battery – Global project with SJTU
Sponsor: United Automotive Electronic Systems Co., Ltd. 2
Team members: Dominic Dudiak, Sol Ferrari, Shakur Rahamani, Sarah Robinson, Jonathan Surtel
First place “Best Video” winner
Project: Together, tacit
Sponsor: Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Team members: Levi Baokbah, Rachel Bautz, Yuanlin Cen, Juliana Dominick, Zachary How, Christine Palmer
Second place “Best Video” winner
Project: Biodegradable tree stake
Sponsor: Plantra Inc.
Team members: Juliana Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Yasi Huang, Ava Knaf, Luke Stocker, Michael Usilton
Third place “Best Video” winner
Project: Development of a mobile software application to assess cognitive impairment from alcohol intoxication
Sponsor: Penn State Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
Team members: Amna Aldarmaki, Keeley Boell, Shareef Elhadidi, Satyam Ghodasara, Danielle Klunk, Kathleen Leahy, Yuzhan Zhao
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