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)
Design Expo Enterprise Team First Place 2024
Champions of Organization Winner
Innovation Awards First Place 2024
Behind the Scenes Award 2024
Design Expo Senior Design First Place
Innovation Award First Place 2024
Image Contest First Place 2024
Audience Choice Enterprise Team Winner