Richard J. Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Penn State Behrend
Burke Center
2024 Conference Program
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Schedule of Events
7:30 a.m.
Registration
Second Floor, Burke
7:30–11:30 a.m.
Refreshments
112 Burke
8:00–11:30 a.m.
Senior Presentations
Half-hour sessions including Q&A
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Greg Simon
180 Burke
12:15–12:30 p.m.
Student and Sponsor Award Presentations
180 Burke
Class Pictures
Photos to be taken after awards in following order: ME, CSSE, IBE, PLET, MET, IE, ECE, ECET. Assemble in hallway outside 180 Burke.
Reception
After the awards, join us in Clark Café for an ice cream celebration!
Keynote Speaker
Greg Simon ’95, ‘97
VP of Engineering, Google
Greg Simon was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, surrounded by individuals and companies making pioneering engineering and product achievements. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Penn State Behrend in 1995 and a master’s in Electrical Engineering from University Park in 1997, he joined the ranks of those innovators.
He created the web browser for the Apple Newton while still in graduate school, and he returned to Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom, helping to design and launch BMW’s iPod interface—a pioneering example of seamless integration between automobiles and consumer electronics. That achievement set the stage for an entire industry trend of deeply integrated consumer devices.
Simon later joined Palm, becoming the software technical lead for webOS—with groundbreaking features like simultaneous running applications, a UI designed using web technology, and early use of wireless charging—and launching the iconic Palm Pre in 2009. At Palm, he worked on software and hardware innovations that were groundbreaking at the time, and that have been adopted as mainstays on popular devices of today.
In 2011, Simon joined Google, starting on the Chrome team and currently serving as VP of Engineering, focusing on core operating systems.
Senior Projects
Jump to a specific major:
- Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
- Industrial Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Plastics Engineering Technology
Computer Science and Software Engineering
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 103 Burke
Voice Automation and AI Learning Assistant
Learn Osteology, sponsor
Yaniel Gonzalez Rodriguez, Chibuike Odibeli, Rashad Weathers, Manasi Patil
Teck Meng Liaw, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. | 206 Burke
Mobile App for Presque Isle Events + Navigation
Presque Isle Partnership, sponsor
Maximus Smith, Collin Myers, Quincy Nguyen, Eric Petika
Dr. Meng Su, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 102 Burke
Virtual Reality Space Game
NASA Psyche Mission-ASU, sponsor
Jack Brand, Peyton O’Boyle, Noah Pfeffer, Cameron Schmidt
Dr. Ziyun Huang, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. | 103 Burke
Human Bone Identification Phone App
Learn Osteology, sponsor
Dustin Knowlton, Laura Wilson, Mason Willman, Cameron Hoss
Dr. Shahid Hussain, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 207 Burke
Redesign of CORv3 Phase 2
Penn State Behrend Psychology Department, sponsor
Tong Wu, Christopher Brennen, Amy Dong, Nate Rondinelli
Teck Meng Liaw, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. | 102 Burke
Web-Based Games for Psyche
NASA Psyche Mission-ASU, sponsor
Jace Sidorchuk, Garrett Macomber, Jenna Tomko, Han Dang
Dr. Meng Su, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 206 Burke
Machine Learning Engine in Ada
AdaCore, sponsor
Stefan Milinkovic, Owen Wienczkowski, Samuel Leonetti, Garrett Glowacki
Dr. Shahid Hussain, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 102 Burke
Virtual Reality Space Game
NASA Psyche Mission-ASU, sponsor
Aiden Emerling, Jonathan Morse, Devin Schiffer, Cooper Thomas
Dr. Ziyun Huang, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | 206 Burke
MCU Bootloader in Ada/SPARK
AdaCore, sponsor
Michael Mankie, Joseph Smith, Alan Everett, Xavier Zhang
Dr. Chen Cao, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. | 204 Burke
North Shore Seafood App
C.A. Curtze Co., sponsor
David Witt III, Shawn Lelewski, Haydon Wolfe, Victoria Humberger
Russell Martin, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. | 104 Burke
Scavenger Hunt App
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Donald Albert III, Nathan Todd, Sebastian Darrah, Nathan Cantwell
Dr. Jie Zhao, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. | 204 Burke
Financial Wellness Education
Larson Texts, sponsor
Jacob Williams, Ethan Bartley, Om Patel, Tyler St. Amand
Russell Martin, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. | 207 Burke
Measuring Student Engagement Using Machine Learning
Omar Ashour, Ph.D., Penn State Behrend Industrial Engineering, sponsor
Neha Pandit, Yuying Jin, Jack Hilson, Carlo Munizza
Melanie Ford, faculty adviser
Electrical and Computer Engineering
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 205 Burke
Integrated 2D Motion Analysis System
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Amy Patterson, Christine Patterson, Joshua Conklin, Jeremy Novakowski
Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 206 Burke
Alternative Power Solution: Presque Isle Lights Event
Presque Isle Partnership, sponsor
Dominic Yeso, Anthony Roberto, Owen Flisnik
Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. | 205 Burke
LoRa Wireless Integration
Poseidon Systems LLC, sponsor
Steven Lin, Jervis Lynch, Austin Vodenichar
Dr. Issah Ibrahim, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 205 Burke
Battery Management System (BMS) HW Simulator
Wabtec, sponsor
Alexander Kerr, Leo Gregory, Zachary Thompson, Jarrett Mosco
Dr. Mohammad Rasouli, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. | 208 Burke
Real-time Temperature Control System
Northrop Grumman, sponsor
Isaac Heim, Dominick Button, Nolan Reinsel
Dr. Abdallah Abdallah, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | 002 Burke
On-Board Vehicle Diagnostic Data Capture and Analysis
Penn State Applied Research Lab, sponsor
Jacob Heffner, Steven Cardenas, James Pierce
Dr. Abdallah Abdallah, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. | 207 Burke
Soccer Training Assistant: Robot Goalkeeper
Penn State Behrend Athletics, sponsor
Jeremy Tucciarelli, Cole Askey, Nathan Green
Dr. Ahmed Elnakib, faculty adviser
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 208 Burke
Sensor for Measurement of Temperature in the Field
Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center, sponsor
Juliana Bruno, David Motkowski, Laurence Vorous
Dr. Zhengran He, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. | 105 Burke
Thongophone Instrument Modifications
Penn State Behrend School of Humanities and Social Sciences, sponsor
Andrew Cornetto, Tyler Jones, Tecumseh Thundercloud
David Loker, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 105 Burke
Pipe Cutter
Rooftop Equipment Inc., sponsor
Elijah Abraham, Robert Baldwin, Evan Harris, Brandon Parry
David Loker, faculty adviser
Industrial Engineering
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 208 Burke
Material Closed Loop Process on Production Line
Berry Global, sponsor
Gracie Chwatek, Zachary Koch, Devin Muscarella, Michael Ulizzi
Dr. Jing Zhao, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 105 Burke
Green Steel Recycling
SKF USA, sponsor
Brock Wolff, Cody Ray, Dmytri Rakovan
Dr. Hsin-Li Chan, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 208 Burke
Development of a Patient Central Intake Process
Sarah Reed Children’s Center, sponsor
Mackenzie Dominick, Katherine Kinney, John Ziobro
Dr. Omar Ashour, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 105 Burke
Energy and Water Reduction Project
Technip FMC, sponsor
Ahmed Abobaker, Titus Fuller, Olivia Getty, Aaron Kovatch
Dr. Hsin-Li Chan, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 103 Burke
Robotic Pad Printing Cell
Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., sponsor
Naoki Iwata, Evan Snyder, Keith Von Volkenburg
Dr. Yohannes Haile, faculty adviser
Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 001 Burke
Flexible Wall System
DBC Remodeling & Construction, sponsor
Chelsea Grucza, William Jamison, Michael Mathis, Natalia Santilli
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 001 Burke
Data Rack Cable Management
Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets, sponsor
Colby Alauzen, Matthew King, Jeffry Zick
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 001 Burke
Remote Monitoring
Penn State Applied Research Lab, sponsor
Daniel Boehme, Alec Kliem, Samuel York
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 001 Burke
Nonprofit Diabetes Grant Funding Website
Matt MacBeth/Wave 3, sponsor
Aidan Domencic, Reagan James, Daniel Sprumont
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | 001 Burke
Free Spirit Compass
Karrah Kightlinger, sponsor
Jared Schrecengost, Britney Shaw, Mia Welsh
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. | 001 Burke
Erie Insurance: Mobile App Prototype
Erie Insurance, sponsor
Justin Gavio, Nikolai Osborne, Ian Smith
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. | 001 Burke
Parade Street Farm Stand
Parade Street Farm Stand, sponsor
Mike Boyle, Collin Faulkner, Joshua McGee
Carol Putman and Dr. Jeff Vaitekunas, faculty advisers
Mechanical Engineering
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 104 Burke
Demonstration of Natural Gas and Other Energy Facets for K-12
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Brandon Hutchinson, Taewan Ku, Vincent Nava
Dr. Barukyah Shaparenko, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. | 207 Burke
Design and Prototyping of Modular External Fixator
Aseman LLC, sponsor
Andrew Cassano, Isabella Mercurio, Morgan Rockwell, Anthony Slate
Dr. Jun Zhou, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. | 107 Burke
Improve Manufacturing of the 11-inch HVF Spring Assembly
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
Joseph Alberta, Cash Balocik, Megan Swantner, David Taylor
Brian Lani, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. | 102 Burke
Robotic Explorer for Hypothesized Surfaces
NASA Psyche Mission-ASU, sponsor
Theodore Boehm, Aidan Domencic, Carl Pietrzyk, Isabella Pilyih
Dr. Xiawa Wu, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 207 Burke
Design of a Continuous Fiber Composite 3D Printer
Aseman LLC, sponsor
William Gustafson, Michael Kohl, Mitchel Magraw, Joseph Wargo
Dr. Mark Rubeo, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. | 104 Burke
In-Space Manufacturing Perovskite Solar Cells
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Mark Barton, Nicholas Lockhart, Dylan Norris, Jeremy Wilfong
Dr. David Beevers, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. | 107 Burke
SE Magnet Impact Plate Weld Joint Review
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
Joshua Elegeer, Hunter Kitchen, Lucas Wolf
Dr. Chetan Nikhare, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 104 Burke
Design and Manufacturing of a Cast Steel Halligan Bar
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Christopher Annear, Jacob Bailey, Julia Sank, Dan Tanaskovic
Brian Lani, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. | 103 Burke
Instrumented Adhesion Testing Machine
Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., sponsor
Christopher Frenn, Nicholas Hood, Vincent Pettinato, Jonathan Wonderling
Dr. Charlotte de Vries, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. | 206 Burke
Light Display: Presque Isle Lights Event
Presque Isle Partnership, sponsor
Joseph Cyrilla, Cole Roberto, Connor Rossey, Mark Sedlak
Dr. Baiou Shi, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 002 Burke
Air Droppable Fuel Bladders
Penn State Applied Research Lab, sponsor
Paul Hess, Joseph Hodges, Trenton Pace, Taras Vterkovskyy
Dr. Barukyah Shaparenko, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 205 Burke
Algae Reduction in Findley Lake, New York
Findley Lake Watershed Foundation, sponsor
Richard Cooper, William Frost, Devon Schmitt, Saishashank Survi
Dr. Jiawei Gong, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 107 Burke
High Frequency Test Equipment
Parker Lord, sponsor
Benjamin Coler, Jacob Savko, Larry Schwenk, Tyler Shearer
Dr. Xiawa Wu, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 104 Burke
Tooth Morphology and Mechanical Stresses
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Madeline Fadale, Angelina Hofrichter, Hannah Olanrewaju, Olivia Wright
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | 105 Burke
Door Check Jig Design
Toyota, sponsor
Hannah Brewer, Sarah Cole, Kayla Lindberg, Carter Thompson
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. | 107 Burke
Next Gen Fluid Mount Design
Parker Lord, sponsor
James Caldwell, Timothy Fair, Alexander Jackson, Luke Wyvratt
Dr. Adam Hollinger, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. | 105 Burke
Forge Furnace Cable Replacement
McInnes Rolled Rings, sponsor
Michael Koroly, John O’Toole, Ian Post, James Rotunda
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. | 002 Burke
Unmanned Maritime Logistics Delivery
Penn State Applied Research Lab, sponsor
Alex Bauer, Dominic Lengwin, Kyle Yarger, Steven Zacharatos
Dr. David Beevers, faculty adviser
Mechanical Engineering Technology
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 204 Burke
Sphere Brake Piston Retraction Challenge
Sphere Brake Defense Inc., sponsor
Nolan Cumberland, Jacob Maley, Payden Ordos
Dr. Nancy Study, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 204 Burke
Tamper-Resistant Floor Drain Strainer
Zurn, sponsor
Rachel Diefenderfer, Nate Kalkowski, Cody Nikolai, Chad Vanderwiel
Dr. Liyong Sun, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 107 Burke
Extend Size of Full-Coverage Lift Magnet Line
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
Jason French, Corey Smith, Ryan Weidner
Dr. Feng Qian, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. | 204 Burke
Switch-Adapted Power for Manual Wheelchair Users
Barber National Institute–Elizabeth Lee Black School, sponsor
Mason Presler, Wyatt Sasek, Daniel Sernik, Jack Walbridge
Dr. Ihab Ragai, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 207 Burke
Mat Sanitization Project
Penn State Behrend Wrestling, sponsor
Alex Breindel, Kullen Crosby, Amanda Hunter
Dr. Steven Nozaki, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. | 204 Burke
ROC Stack Handler
Rehrig Pacific Co., sponsor
Cody Andres, Nicholas Fedorowich, Richard Trenn
Ed Evans, faculty adviser
Plastics Engineering Technology
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. | 106 Burke
Eagle Secondary Operation Prototype
Eagle Manufacturing, sponsor
Matthew Behary, Ryan Flanigan, Jordan Loy
Nick Vitelli, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. | 106 Burke
Rotomolder Design and Development for Shot Put Shell
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Gabriel Smithbauer
Brad Johnson, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. | 106 Burke
Injection Molded Shot Put Shell Design and Development
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Matthew Ferko
Brad Johnson, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. | 106 Burke
Plastics Lab Sustainable Recycling Program Development
Penn State Behrend, sponsor
Joe Greene, Colin Ryan
Dr. Gamini Mendis, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | 106 Burke
GreenLabs Recycling RPP
GreenLabs Recycling, sponsor
Hailey Desatoff, Tyler Wilson
Dr. Greg Dillon, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. | 106 Burke
AmeriChem Healthcare Chemical Resistance Study
AmeriChem, sponsor
Nicholas Chandler, Emi Curcio, Elizabeth Whiteford
Brian Young, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. | 107 Burke
Effects of D3 Parameter on Injection Molding Simulation
The Madison Group, sponsor
Emelia Graham
Jason Williams, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. | 106 Burke
High Calcium Limestone Compounding Feasibility
Allegheny Mineral, sponsor
Zachary Potter, Laekynn Proctor, Greg Simon
Jason Williams, faculty adviser
2024 Capstone Project Sponsors
Thank you to all our sponsors for their help with this year’s senior design capstone projects! If your company is interested in sponsoring a senior project or if you would like more information about industry partnerships, visit behrend.psu.edu/capstone.
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AdaCore
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Allegheny Mineral
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AmeriChem
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Aseman LLC
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Barber National Institute–Elizabeth
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Lee Black School
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Berry Global
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Omar Ashour, Ph.D., Penn State Behrend Industrial Engineering
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C.A. Curtze Co.
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DBC Remodeling & Construction
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Eagle Manufacturing
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Erie Insurance
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Eriez Manufacturing Co.
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Findley Lake Watershed Foundation
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Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets
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Green Steel Recycling
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GreenLabs Recycling
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Karrah Kightlinger
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Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center
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Larson Texts
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Learn Osteology
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The Madison Group
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Matt MacBeth/Wave 3
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McInnes Rolled Rings
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NASA Psyche Mission-ASU
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Northrop Grumman
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Parade Street Farm Stand
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Parker Lord
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Penn State Applied Research Lab
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Penn State Behrend
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Penn State Behrend Athletics
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Penn State Behrend Psychology Department
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Penn State Behrend School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Penn State Behrend Wrestling
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Poseidon Systems LLC
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Presque Isle Partnership
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Rehrig Pacific Co.
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Rooftop Equipment Inc.
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Sarah Reed Children’s Center
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SKF USA
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Sphere Brake Defense Inc.
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Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
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Technip FMC
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Toyota
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Wabtec
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Zurn
Outstanding Capstone Project Sponsor
Parker Lord
For almost 100 years, Parker Lord has worked in collaboration with customers to provide innovative oil and gas, aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial solutions. Parker Lord is part of Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. The Erie facility, with more than 575 employees, houses design, production, testing, material development, and many other specialties.
A Brief History of the Richard J. Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference
The Richard J. Fasenmyer Conference showcases the results of yearlong engineering senior capstone projects supervised and managed by students and guided by their faculty and industry advisers. In many cases, the projects address applied problems posed by industrial sponsors.
The first public presentation of senior design projects at Behrend took place on April 22, 1995, in Hammermill and Fasenmyer buildings on the west end of campus. Seventy-nine students participated, presenting thirty-one projects.
Since then, the annual presentation has grown: To date, nearly 6,000 students have presented more than 1,500 projects. Today, more than 225 students are presenting.
In 2005, the conference was named to honor the legacy of Richard J. Fasenmyer ’69, a longtime supporter of Penn State Behrend’s School of Engineering. An Alumni Fellow and Distinguished Alumnus of the University, Dick Fasenmyer was the first Penn State Behrend graduate to donate $1 million to the college.
Honoring the Memory of Dr. Dipo Onipede
For more than 20 years, Dr. Dipo Onipede was an integral part of the Behrend School of Engineering—as an instructor in mechanical engineering, an adviser, and a mentor. Though Dr. Dipo, as he was known to students, passed away January 9, 2024, his memory lives on at Penn State Behrend.
The School of Engineering is working to establish an endowed scholarship fund in his name, to continue his legacy of supporting students. To contribute to the scholarship fund, please go online to raise.psu.edu/DipoMemorial.
Sponsor a senior design project!
Looking to solve a problem at your company? We can help! Through our senior design projects, our students can help your company find creative solutions and fresh ideas. As a project sponsor, you’ll not only gain access to the world-class resources of Penn State—you’ll also interact with bright and creative young engineers (who might just be your future employees!).
Choose from focus areas:
- Electrical/computer
- Industrial
- Mechanical
- Plastics
- Software/computer science
Questions? Ideas?
Contact Dean Lewis, senior project coordinator, at [email protected]
Deadline for 2024–25 project sponsorships is August 15!
Visit the Penn State Behrend School of Engineering website.