ECE ILLINOIS students were recognized for their senior design projects as part of ECE445 led by Professors Makela, Swenson, and Zhu in fall 2016.
Written by Khushboo Jain, ECE ILLINOIS
On December 8, students from ECE445: Senior Design Project Lab marked the end of their semester with an awards presentation. This course helps seniors make the transition into the industry through self-chosen team projects. Students have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge gained from previous courses and experiences, develop teamwork and leadership skills, and gain in-depth practical knowledge in a topic they are passionate about. The students receive guidance and support from faculty and TAs. Professors Jonathan Makela, Gary R Swenson, and Hao Zhu led the course this fall.
Team 5's 'Cypress Robot Kit' won the Michelle and Alex Bratton Senior Design Instructor's Award. Team members: Alvin Wu, Byung Joo Park, and Todd Nguyen. Also pictured: Katherine Kane (TA) and Professor Swenson.
The Area Award for Interdisciplinary Work was awarded to Team 16 for 'The Design of an Intelligent Pump.' Team members: Connor Blair, Paul Cladek, and Vivek Koganti. Also pictured: John Capozzo (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 11 won the Area Award for Teamwork for their design of 'Enhanced Security Rotary Pattern Recognition Lock.' Team members: Jingjing Li and Taiming Zhang. Also pictured: John Capozzo (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 21's project, 'Universal Power for Cooler/Bottle Filler System,' won the Lextech Senior Design Best Engineered Project Award. Team members: Christian Hughes and Yuhui Yuan. Also pictured: Jackson Lenz (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Area Award for Digital Signal Processing is awarded to Team 49 for their 'Light Pipe Organ.' Team members: Dachuan Xiao and Shiqi Xu. Also pictured: Yuchen He (TA) and Professor Makela.
Team 45 won the Area Award for Sports and Recreation for their project 'Smart Hiking Bladder.' Team members: Bobi Shi, Dufei Wu, and Shuchen Song. Also pictured: Kexin Hui (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Lextech Senior Design Most Marketable Project Award was presented to Team 13 for their 'Closed-loop Temperature Controlled Lava Globe.' Team members: Daniel Frei, Devin Bryant, and Matthew Romano. Also pictured: James Norton (TA) and Professor Makela.
The Area Award for Transportation was awarded to Team 24 for 'A Smarter Bicycle Rack.' Team members: Brandon Hovick, Minsu Yu, and Nicholas Devito. Also pictured: Kexin Hui (TA) and Professor Makela.