Funder

Nevada National Security Site; Arcata; Cirque du Soleil; SNC Lavalin; ATKINS; Lockheed Martin; Raytheon; Las Vegas Paving Corp.; JT3; NV Energy; Cox Communications

Document Type

Booklet

Publication Date

Spring 5-3-2012

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

First page number:

1

Last page number:

62

Abstract

Part of every UNLV engineering student’s academic experience, the senior design project stimulates engineering innovation and entrepreneurship. Each student in their senior year chooses, plans, designs, and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. A capstone to the student’s educational career, the senior design project encourages the student to use everything learned in the engineering program to create a practical, real world solution to an engineering challenge. The senior design competition helps focus the senior students in increasing the quality and potential for commercial application for their design projects. Judges from local industry evaluate the projects on innovation, commercial potential and presentation quality. One overall winner, two winners from each discipline, and one multi-disciplinary winner (when applicable) are chosen and receive cash awards with commemorative plaques and medallions. The competition has generated significant interest from the local community, and has provided additional motivation for students to be innovative and to produce quality projects.

Keywords

College seniors; Engineering, studying and teaching; Engineering design, contest; Science projects; Undergraduate students

Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering | Computer Sciences | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Science and Mathematics Education

File Format

pdf

File Size

8.586 KB

Language

English

Comments

Senior Design Instructors:

Dr. David James, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr. Andreas Stefik, Department of Computer Science

Dr.Grzegorz Chmaj, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Si Jung "SJ" Kim, Department of Entertainment Engineering and Design

Dr. Zhiyong Wang, Dr. Stephen Rice, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Senior Design Judges:

Anthony J. Baerlocher, Innovation and Mechanical Reels

Jerry Gerber, Millionaire Insights

Andy Kieatiwong, Additive Rocket Corporation

David Tyburski, Wynn Resorts

Steve Mulcahy, Southland Industries

Heather Wilde, ROCeteer

Roger P. Thomas, Wynn Design and Development

Jody Walker Belsick, Kimley-Horn

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