Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Engineering Design Conference

Welcome to the annual School of Engineering Design Conference. It has been our tradition for more than 25 years to meet every year with our industry partners and sponsors, and the community to celebrate our graduating class.  This year's virtual design conference will include a co-op employer forum, employer and industry sponsor appreciation ceremony, senior design project demonstrations, and the Order of the Engineer ceremony.

The conference will be held on July 31st from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.  See the schedule below for details.

In Memory of Seymour Padnos

This year's conference is in the memory of Seymour Padnos


Paul Plotkowski

Dr. Paul Plotkowski

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A message from Dr. Paul Plotkowski, Dean of the Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing

In the early 1980s, a group of West Michigan industrialists approached GVSU with the request to introduce engineering programs. That was the first step in a tremendous partnership between Grand Valley and our industrial partners in producing outstanding engineering professionals.

Since then, the program has seen remarkable growth in the number of students and graduates, in how we prepare them and in the facilities and resources to support student learning, industrial and community engagement.  

Along the way, we were very proud when The National Academy of Engineering recognized our unique partnership naming the GVSU School of Engineering as one of twenty-nine “Exemplars of Real World Engineering Education.” Recognizing a partnership that continues to flourish.

As I was preparing this message to you, I learned of the passing of Seymour Padnos.  The namesake of our college.  Mr. Padnos was one of the first people I met when I arrived in west Michigan in 1991.  He became a great friend and an inspiration.  A regular at our events including the Design Conference, Wooden Shoe Regatta and more, he was truly engaged with the college that carries the names of Seymour and his wife Esther.  I encourage all of our participants in the Design conference to pick up the torch from Seymour in engaging and questioning the students about their great projects.

This year's conference is in the memory of Seymour Padnos. GVSU joins West Michigan in mourning death of Seymour Padnos, engineering and science leader.

I am pleased to welcome you to the annual GVSU Engineering Design Conference. I look forward to this daylong celebration of our student’s accomplishments, and the ever-thriving public-private partnership that makes the GVSU School of Engineering so unique and effective.

 


Wael Mokhtar

Dr. Wael Mokhtar

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A message from Dr. Wael Mokhtar, professor and Director of School of Engineering

Experiential learning has been in the core of the School of Engineering since it was founded. Course projects, cooperative learning (co-op), capstone projects, and recently Industrial Graduate Fellowship (IGF) are among the vehicles that carry this goal. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Engineering Design Conference which is our annual celebration of several experiential learning tracks of the School.

This day would not be possible without the hard work and ingenuity of our graduating seniors, the involvement and contributions from the family and friends who support our students in so many ways, our alumni who paved the road before them, our generous and talented industry mentors, supervisors and sponsors who work with our students through co-op and course projects, and our donors who have supported our students and School throughout the years.

The faculty and staff of the School of Engineering know that we cannot provide the type of exceptional educational experiences that we foster at GVSU without your involvement and support. For that we are truly grateful.

Please join me today in celebrating these important partnerships and the significant achievements of our newest graduates!


Chris Babbitt

Chris Babbitt

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A message from Chris Babbitt, Assistant Director of the Career Center

The Career Center welcomes our valued employer partners, our esteem faculty and the School of Engineering Class of 2020!  Co-operative education experiences provide students meaningful, productive work while energizing organization with fresh ideas.

Co-ops are powerful recruiting tools for professional to assess students’ on-the-job performance before extending a full-time employment offer.

This program allows students to make immediate contributions in their chosen field, strengthening our community and industry.  We look forward to celebrating and recognizing the many accomplishments and relationships established through our program.


Join us here at 10:00 a.m. for the topic of Coffee, Co-op, and COVID - Focus on the evolving impact and the Future of Engineering

Co-op Employer ForumHosted by: Chris Babbitt, Assistant Director of the Career Center

Join us here at 12:15 p.m. for the Excellence in Engineering Education - Developing engineers today, tomorrow and the future

Co-op Employer & Industry Sponsor Appreciation CeremonyHosted by:  Dr. Wael Mokhtar, Professor and Director of the School of Engineering

Join us here at 1:00 p.m. for the Senior Project Presentations

Senior Project PresentationsHosted by: Dr. Chris Pung, Dr. Wendy Reffeor & 2020 Graduating Seniors

Join us here at 5:00 p.m. to watch the Order of the Engineer Ceremony

Order of the Engineer Ceremony

Hosted by: School of Engineering faculty & staff with Keynote Speaker President Philomena V. Mantella


2020 Senior Design Teams

Click on the corporate sponsor logos below to view the senior design team pages

Atlus company logo

Confidential Project

Attwood company logo

Confidential Project

autocam medical company logo

Auto Painter

UMD company logo

Varroa Monitoring Device

bosch company logo

Tier 3 Fuel Injector Side Pipe Disassembly Station

cascade company logo

Insert Load Station

clarios company logo

Clarios Pilot Dry Clean Room Optimization

Asset Tracking Platform

e3 company logo

Radio Frequency Turntable

flexfab company logo

Automated Ringing Machine

ge aviation company logo

Memory Characterization System

GE aviation company logo

Modern Inertial Navigation Unit Demo

GVSU company logo

Turkey Trap

GVSU company logo

Wildlife Collar

GVSU logo

Wildlife Tracking Tower with GPS Decoder

GVSU logo

Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experiment Setup

 

JND Snowplowing, Inc.

 

YetiPlow Sidewalk Snowplow

jack jumpin' company logo

Confidential Project

koops company logo

Extrusion Drilling Station

laker racing logo

FSAE Engine Dynamometer

magna company logo

Confidential Project

ODL company logo

Fresh Air Doorglass

RAMI company logo

Blade Delivery System

T&T Tools company logo

Cold Bending of Hook Handles

Terryberry company logo

Eagle Scout Medal Kit Assembly

woodward company logo

Benchtop Laser Weld Cell

ZuiDesign company logo

Hardware in the Loop Modular Test Proof of Concept

Video Chat with the Team Schedule for July 31, 2020

Team Number

Project Sponsor

Project Name

Assigned Time

1

Terryberry

Eagle Scout Medal Kit Assembly

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

2

Autocam Medical

Auto Painter

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

3

E3 Compliance

Radio Frequency Turntable

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

4

Magna Mirrors

Confidential Project

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

5

Cascade Engineering

Insert Load Station

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

6

Dornerworks

Asset Tracking Platform

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

7

GE Aviation

Memory Characterization System

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

8

GE Aviation

Modern Inertial Navigation Unit Demo

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

9

T&T Tools - Mighty Probe

Cold Bending of Hook Handles

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

10

ODL

Fresh Air Doorglass

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

11

Clarios

Clarios Pilot Dry Clean Room Optimization 

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

12

Woodward, Inc.

Benchtop Laser Weld Cell

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

13

ZuiDesigns

Hardware in the Loop Modular Test Proof of Concept

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

14

GVSU FSAE Racing Team

FSAE Engine Dynamometer

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

15

GVSU

Turkey Trap

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

16

GVSU

Wildlife Collar

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

17

GVSU Biology

Wildlife Tracking Tower with GPS Decoder

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

19

Attwood

Confidential Project

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

20

Bosch

Tier 3 Fuel Injector Side Pipe Disassembly Station

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

21

R.A. Miller

Blade Delivery System

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

22

Flexfab

Automated Ringing Machine

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

23

Jack Jumper

Confidential Project

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

24

Koops

Extrusion Drilling Station

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

25

JND Snowplow

YetiPlow Sidewalk Snowplow

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

26

Bee Informed Partnership

Varroa Monitoring Device

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

27

Altus

Confidential Project

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

28

GVSU Chemistry

Fluorescence Spectroscopy Experiment Setup

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.


Do you have an engineering problem that requires resources you currently don't have?

We have three possible avenues for sponsored projects:

  1. Senior project is an 8 month (Jan-Aug) student capstone project.
  2. The DOER center provides expert assistance on a contract basis.
  3. Smaller-scale projects can be completed as course projects.

More information about the Engineering Industry

 

DOER Center

Contact: Karl Brakora, (616) 331-6824 or [email protected]

 

Senior Project

Chris Pung, (616) 331-6262 or [email protected]

Wendy Reffeor, (616) 331-6010 or [email protected]



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