Senior Design is more than just a two-semester course offered at Johns Hopkins University. For mechanical engineering students, it’s a unique chance to apply what they’ve learned in their program to solve real-world problems that matter.

In the class, students, working in small teams, tackle specific design challenges presented by industry, government, and non-profit organizations. This year, the design teams came up with solutions that will have an impact in a wide range of fields, including healthcare, sports, military and even space exploration.

Students showcased their hard work at the 38th annual Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Day on Tuesday, May 9. The teams presented their projects to classmates, sponsors and a panel of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) judges.

The following students received awards for their efforts:

Best presentation: Team JHPT
Team JHPT – Haein Kim, Yadel Okorie, Oludunsin Samuel–Ojo and Jeremy Tsao – studied the behavior of EMTs during transport calls to develop a system that will increase seatbelt usage and safety.
(Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Pediatric Transport)

Best project: Team ECD-R
Team ECD-R – Clara Aranguren, Matthew Bailey, Caitlyn Clancy, Anna Goodridge, Erez Krimsky and Alexandre Laloum – designed and built a robotic mechanism to mimic an elite lacrosse player’s throw.
(Sponsored by East Coast Dyes)

 

Thanks to our 2017 Senior Design sponsors:

Air Force Research Laboratory
Allegion
Baltimore Aircoil Company
East Coast Dyes
exoRise
Fusiform
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins Pediatric Transport
Johns Hopkins University Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
Johns Hopkins University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Johns Hopkins University Military and Veterans Health Institute
Kryptonite Schlage Lock Company
Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Space Telescope Science Institute
Stanley Black & Decker
U.S Army Medical Material Development Activity

To learn more about the Senior Design course or to learn about becoming a sponsor for next year’s class, click here.