Richard J. Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Penn State Behrend
Burke Center
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Schedule of Events
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
Brian Kupchella ’90
Samuel P. “Pat” Black III Conference Center
180 Burke
12:15–12:30 p.m.
Student and Sponsor Award Presentations
Samuel P. “Pat” Black III Conference Center
180 Burke
Class Pictures Immediately Following Awards
Photos will be taken in 180 Burke. Assemble in the hallway outside of 180 Burke and wait to be called to the stage. Class photo times: ME 12:35, IE 12:40, MET 12:45, PLET 12:50, CSSE 12:55, ECE 1:00, ECET 1:05, IBE 1:10.
Keynote Speaker
Brian Kupchella
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Truck-Lite
Brian Kupchella, a 1990 graduate of Behrend’s Plastics Engineering Technology program, was named president and CEO of Truck-Lite in 2016. He began his career with the company and has held a variety of engineering positions, including manager of product engineering. In 1998, he was named vice president of business development with responsibility for coordination of all internal resources to support new business opportunities, leading to the development of LED technology for commercial and military applications and the first full LED headlamp system in the transportation industry.
Kupchella is a Penn State Alumni Fellow and a member of the college’s Council of Fellows, the School of Engineering Board of Visitors, and the Navistar Supplier Council. He and his wife, Pamela ’89, have three children: Nathen, a Plastics Engineering Technology student, Morgan, and Jake.
About the Conference
The Richard J. Fasenmyer Conference showcases the results of year-long 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.
In 2005, the conference was named to honor the legacy of Richard J. Fasenmyer. An Alumni Fellow and Distinguished Alumnus of the University, Fasenmyer was the first alumnus of Penn State Behrend to donate $1 million to the college.
Senior Projects
Computer Science and Software Engineering
8:00 a.m. 103 Burke
Use of Social Media to Trend Climatic Events
Erie Insurance Group, sponsor
Jaechan Lee, Maxwell Rowan, Rohith Sunder
Dr. Meng Su, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 107 Burke
4-H Performance Horse Annual Record Book App
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Brian Ristau, Joel Krause, Michael Okobi
Melanie Ford, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 103 Burke
Bloom Filter Based Time and Space Efficient Deduplication Framework on Aquari Storage Platform
Concurrent Computer Corporation, sponsor
Behrooz Yoosefi, John Friedrich, Sean Greenawalt
Dr. Wen-Li Wang, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 103 Burke
Building a Consumer Based App in the Hospitality Industry
Tildstar LLC, sponsor
John Werbowsky, Nicholas Antonelli, Travis Smith
Dr. Zhifeng Xiao, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 208 Burke
ChatBot for Electronics BuyBack
MaxBack LLC, sponsor
Brandon Bench, Nicholas Demarco
Dr. Meng Su, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 103 Burke
Smartphone App: Building Navigation
Erie Insurance Group, sponsor
Michael Ferry, Michael Cellerini, Ryan Maas
Dr. Naseem Ibrahim, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 106 Burke
Scheduling Program for College for Kids
Penn State Behrend Youth Education Outreach, sponsor
Julianna Kuemmerle, Robert Parise, Ripudaman Tomar
Thomas Rossi, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 103 Burke
Business Application: Notes and Reminders
Erie Insurance Group, sponsor
Bradley Steen, Karlene McCleary, Kaytlynn Chuzie
Dr. Xiaocong Fan, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 103 Burke
Framework for Deploying Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions with Aquari Storage Platform and Public Cloud Storage Platforms
Concurrent Computer Corporation, sponsor
Andres Valenzuela, Devon Graves, Samuel Williams
Dr. Naseem Ibrahim, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 105 Burke
Voice Control Hub for Penn State Web Applications
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Brandon Alanskas, Corey Zalewski, Matthew Benkart, Zachary Bowman
Dr. Richard Zhao, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 202 Burke
Design and Deploy Industrial Network and Cybersecurity Simulator
Process and Data Automation, sponsor
Andrew Roseman, Andrew Rodland, Matthew Jerko, Shawn Weaver
Dr. Zhifeng Xiao, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 103 Burke
Cloud Based Intelligent Video Surveillance & Predictive Monitoring Platform
Concurrent Computer Corporation, sponsor
Daniel Felix, Kyle Deddo, Moustafa Elhadary, Zachary Osborne
Dr. Xiaocong Fan, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 104 Burke
LORD Aerospace & Defense Standard Parts Selector
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Marie Magraw, Sky O’Donnell
Sanaz M. Takaghaj, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 202 Burke
Virtual Reality Video Viewer
ImmersiMap Global, sponsor
Johanna Hardner, Michael Ragaini
Dr. Patrick Byrnes, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 203 Burke
Systematic Mold Balance Analysis Website Design
Beaumont Technologies, sponsor
Aiden Chiavatti, Elijah Rydzewski, Patrick Frawley
Dr. Jalaa Hoblos, faculty adviser
Electrical and Computer Engineering
8:00 a.m. 106 Burke
Automated Capture of Usage Data from Heavy Duty Trucks
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, sponsor
Aaron Barraclough, Amy Voss, James Bruce
Dr. Abdallah Abdallah, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 202 Burke
Inverted Pendulum
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Mark Zvolensky, Matt Cornelius, Tyrell Yoder, Faridah Mohd Faruk
Dr. Mohammad Rasouli, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 203 Burke
Electronic Total Board
Shriners Hospitals for Children–Erie, sponsor
Tristen Tamanji-Stein, Tyler Nosal, Chris Pham
Robin Panda, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 202 Burke
Scantron Reader
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Matthew Washburn, Robert Gunton, Brad Nulsen
Dr. Thomas Hemminger, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 203 Burke
Electronic Total Board
Shriners Hospitals for Children–Erie, sponsor
Krishna Ramesh, Radhika Navdiya, Jordan Herrmann
Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 202 Burke
Upgrade Flow Trainer Control Hardware and Software
Process and Data Automation, sponsor
Kristine Nutter, Moises Cruz, Elizabeth Conroy, Justin Kennah
Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 203 Burke
Near Field Communication
Truck-Lite Co. LLC, sponsor
Natalie Brock, Sarah Sternby, Jeremy Zacharia, Jordan Hartung
Dr. Mohammad Rasouli, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 104 Burke
Autonomous Tracking System for VidCam Drone
K.S. Drone, sponsor
Steven Root, Dylan Hoffman
Dr. Tarek Elarabi, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 203 Burke
RFID Device Design
Truck-Lite Co. LLC, sponsor
Amber Larson, Mason Long, James Frances
Robin Panda, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 206 Burke
Powdered Metal Process Improvement
Clarion Sintered Metals, sponsor
Anthony Ferragine, David Tritt, Boe Rice, Derek Mengel
Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury, faculty adviser
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
8:30 a.m. 207 Burke
Hydrophone A to D Converter for Spectrum Analysis
TechnipFMC, sponsor
Joshua Gloeckner, Trevor Hajec, Brian Rushing
David Loker, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 106 Burke
K-12 Electrical Circuit Activity
Penn State Behrend Youth Education Outreach, sponsor
Ryan Miely, John Nowakowski
Steve Strom, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 202 Burke
BOTEC Batch System Deployment
Process and Data Automation, sponsor
Arkadiy Burdak, Charles Capper, Nicholas Roehrig-Parks
Dr. Xinwei Niu, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 207 Burke
Wireless Networking of a Wind Farm
Poseidon Systems LLC, sponsor
Brian Bendure, Vaughn Peters, Tyler Stazer, Daniel Kochmar
David Loker, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 205 Burke
Site Load Correction Board to Optimize Loading of Tier 4 Generators
ASCO Power Technologies, sponsor
Yadhap Adhikari, Kevin Josue, Kevin Zalewski
Dr. Xinwei Niu, faculty adviser
Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies
8:00 a.m. 001 Burke
Creation of an App for Hospitality Industry–Market Survey and Monetization
Tildstar LLC, sponsor
David Boehme, Casey Cogley
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 002 Burke
Peanut Shell Press Board
Peanut Shell Press Board, sponsor
Ryan Innes, Sean Palmer, Brandon Smail
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 001 Burke
Event-based Ondemand Insurance
Erie Insurance Group, sponsor
Rebecca Patterson, Logan White, Cory Woods
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 002 Burke
Product Enhancement and Business Analysis of MIDEO
Institute on HealthCare Directives, sponsor
Joshua Holbert, Nolan Knipe, Tevan Marzka, Shane Zozos
Gary R. Smith, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 001 Burke
Tech Companies in the Insurance Market
Erie Insurance Group, sponsor
Deni Pagni
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 002 Burke
Neuromarketing Research
Thalamus One, sponsor
Allison Altman, Ayden Hanes, Stephen Nelson
Gary R. Smith, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 001 Burke
Fork Truck Technology Assist–Military
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, sponsor
Connor Kasten, Gwendolyn Lowery, Max Muzik, Ryan Sword
Gary R. Smith, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 002 Burke
Quantifiable Education Results
Thalamus One, sponsor
Alex Herzing, Amanda Mostowy, Colton Smith
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 001 Burke
Fork Truck Technology Assist – Commercial
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, sponsor
Matthew Dieter, Allison Lent, Brady Thompson
Gary R. Smith, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 002 Burke
Erie to Pittsburgh – High Speed Rail
All Aboard Erie, sponsor
Brooks Bennett, Jacob Carniewski, Cassandra Stelter
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 001 Burke
Automated Capture of Usage Data from Heavy Duty Trucks
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, sponsor
Jacob Lorch, Duncan Park, Ashley Pettit
Gary R. Smith, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 002 Burke
Mobility Challenge
Kent International Inc., sponsor
Andrew Clark, Megan Stetz, Joshua Vanderhoof
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 001 Burke
Polyethylene Products & Markets
Shell Global Solutions, sponsor
Frank Casertano, Evan Dougherty, Aimee Ozarchuk
Dr. Diane Parente, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 002 Burke
Global Digital Business for Engineering Attribute Platform
La Trobe Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundry (LIEF), sponsor
Adi Arnautovic (International Burch University, Bosnia)
Noor Raheem (La Trobe University, Australia)
Dr. Eddie Custovic (La Trobe University, Australia) & Dr. Diane Parente, faculty advisers
Industrial Engineering
8:00 a.m. 204 Burke
Analysis of Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary at UPMC Hamot
UPMC Hamot, sponsor
Alyssa Andrzejewski, Joseph Lang, Nicholas Bowers, Jared Cirelli
Dr. Faisal Aqlan, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 204 Burke
Analysis of Seven-day Patient Readmission at UPMC Hamot
UPMC Hamot, sponsor
Benjamin Reuscher, Hannah Saunders, Nilesh Pandey
Dr. Omar Ashour, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 205 Burke
Simulation Modeling to Schedule Finishing Operations
Andritz Inc, sponsor
Erica Coval, Hamza Sindi, Juan Leoni, Ricardo De La Guardia
Dr. Paul Lynch, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 206 Burke
ELBS Student Cafeteria: Analysis of Environmental Design and Climate
Barber National Institute, sponsor
Dennis Ramirez, Faris Alzahrani, Gina Demeo, Lucas Lovenduski
Dr. Yuan-Han (Rick) Huang, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 205 Burke
Preventive Maintenance Inventory Management Project
Keystone Foundry Division of United Brass Works, sponsor
Ahmed Mushaikh, Carly Wolkiewicz, Frank Hall, Nicholas Smith
Dr. Yuan-Han (Rick) Huang, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 207 Burke
Pattern Storage and Handling Process Improvements
Urick Ductile Solutions, sponsor
Christian Bechaalani, Christian Gayton, Katherine Collins
Dr. Faisal Aqlan, faculty adviser
Mechanical Engineering
8:00 a.m. 102 Burke
Scaled 3-D Printed Wind Tunnel
Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business, sponsor
Haley Flecker, Christopher Shepherd, Gary Schultz, Emmett Vorisek
Jill Johnson, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 104 Burke
Additive Engine Inlet Strainer
GE Transportation, sponsor
Andrew Bradley, Steven Kunzman, Daniel Troutman, Eric Armel
Dr. John T. Roth, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 105 Burke
Adjustable Stiffness Test Isolator
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Samuel McGaughran, Jacob Nelson, Kelly Miller, Maura Franks
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 205 Burke
Automatic Pipe Painter
Abbott Furnace Company, sponsor
Timothy Mosebarger, David Lachendro, Ethan Buckley, Conner Vanderwiel
Dr. Shraddha Sangelkar, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 206 Burke
Robust Microwave Tuner for Life Support Application
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, sponsor
William Aldridge, Zachery Smith, Alec Hydock, Dylan McAnallen
Dr. Charlotte de Vries, faculty adviser
8:00 a.m. 207 Burke
Air Flow Sensor
Tasseron Sensors Inc., sponsor
Aaron Blair, Paige Lorson, Ryan Siggins, Alex Shindledecker
Dr. Yi (Elisa) Wu, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 102 Burke
Impeller Overspeed Tooling
Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business, sponsor
Timothy Kovalesky, Tony Antonucci, Devon Hinterlang
Dr. Adam Hollinger, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 104 Burke
Ultrasonic Weld Sensitivity Analysis & DOE
GE Transportation, sponsor
Zane Elliott, Daniel Filges, Tyler Ripper, Matthew Weiland
Dr. John T. Roth, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 105 Burke
Passive Vibration Analyzer
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Elizabeth Mamros, Neil Solan, Julia Guidry, Lexi Burton
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 102 Burke
Diffuser Vane Study
Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business, sponsor
Victoria Reaher, Matthew Brockett, Owen Ballew, Tyler Tumulty
Dr. David Beevers, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 105 Burke
Hot Ring Measurement Project
McInnes Rolled Rings, sponsor
Parth Bhatia, Michael Eardley, Ahmed Ali, Ryan Spengler
Dr. Yi (Elisa) Wu, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 204 Burke
Ball Complement Tool
SKF Aerospace, sponsor
Rakan Al-Murshed, Wesley Duda, Michaela Roth
Jill Johnson, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 207 Burke
Improving Engine Efficiency on the Supermileage Car Engine
Penn State Behrend Supermileage, sponsor
Scott Delaney, Nathaniel Rothert, Jonathan Warren, Brandon Fuchs
Brian Lani, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 204 Burke
Linear Hone Automation
SKF Aerospace, sponsor
Adam Lovenduski, Ryan Presloid, Bejamin Herbstritt, Tyler Frank
Dr. Hamid Sanei, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 208 Burke
Helix Forming Machine
Erie Technical Systems Inc., sponsor
Brandon Schneider, Brian Marx, Justin Lanuka, Zachary Willis
Dr. John T. Roth, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 102 Burke
Direct Drive Wet Drum Shell Head Cost Reduction
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
John Findlay, Ryan Horstman, Jacob Alexander, Jacob Hetzer
Dr. Chetan Nikhare, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 104 Burke
Life Cycle Monitor for Fixed Wing Engine Mount
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Nathaniel Conti, Jacob Parsons, Jordan Oberlander, Eric Orton
Dr. Adam Hollinger, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 203 Burke
Commercial Robotic Lawn Mower
Parkview Lawn and Landscapes LLC, sponsor
Jacob Dipasquale, Cameron Regester, Christine Douglas, Aaron Rech
Dr. Charlotte de Vries, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 204 Burke
Rolling Contact Fatigue Thermal Upgrade
SKF Aerospace, sponsor
Chelsea Benson, Nicholas Spangler, Nathan Weckerly, Ryan Oberlander
Dean Lewis, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 206 Burke
Gimbled Fan
Novel Engineering, sponsor
Andrew Katrina, Jonathan Cavalier, Nick Garner, Aaron Veness
Brian Lani, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 207 Burke
Link Motion Dampening
Swanson-Erie Corporation, sponsor
Michael Donaldson, Joshua Meyers, Rachel Weyand, Zachary Marino
Dr. Shraddha Sangelkar, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 104 Burke
Drag Reduction Test Fixture
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Alexander Hajduk, Christopher Ruppen, Adam Field, Zachary Murray
Dr. Amir Danesh-Yazdi, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 107 Burke
Sectional Heat Treat of Tube for Dynamic Crash Test
Penn State Behrend, School of Engineering, sponsor
Jacob Yakopovich, Joseph Michaels, Matthew Pennock, Patrick Murphy
Jill Johnson, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 203 Burke
Replaceable Foam TOR Bar
LB Foster Company, sponsor
Donald Kerr, Sean Donnelly, Ryan Bradfield, Jeremiah Petrick
Dr. Hamid Sanei, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 204 Burke
Bearing Rolling Element Automated Data Collection
SKF Aerospace, sponsor
Lindsey Tunney, Phillip Barnett, Sean Gallagher, Nicholas Erway
Dr. Charlotte de Vries, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 206 Burke
Hybrid VTOL Drone
General Anomaly Design LLC, sponsor
Anthony Walker, Tyler Grimm, Marco Nunez, Derek Shaffer
Dr. Barukyah Shaparenko, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 106 Burke
Harnessing Wind Power in Vehicles Using Micro-Turbines
Penn State Behrend, School of Engineering, sponsor
William Johnson, Mitchell Macri, Matthew Musial, Ian Martinez-Eskenasy, Kevin Carlins
Dr. Barukyah Shaparenko, faculty adviser
Mechanical Engineering Technology
8:00 a.m. 208 Burke
Trench Drain Optimization
Zurn Industries LLC, sponsor
Jason Brown, Andrew Heitzenrater, Jarrod Lipsey
Michael Lobaugh, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 106 Burke
Water Flow Test Device
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Bruno Cavalline, Isaac Howard, Madhav Khadka
Robert Edwards, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 104 Burke
Stone Skipping Machine
K.S. Drone, sponsor
Jesse Brandon, Collin Culpepper, Thomas Hall,
Dr. Azize Akcayoglu, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 102 Burke
Weld Project 17-4 Wire
Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business, sponsor
Zach California, Jarrod Dannibale, Gabriel Despres
Fred Nitterright, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 105 Burke
Finite Element Analysis of Punch Tool
McInnes Rolled Rings, sponsor
Brandon Beilstein, Anthony Bauccio, Daniel Sills
Michael Lobaugh, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 105 Burke
An Application of a Tuned Vibration Absorber With Finite Elements
Penn State Behrend, School of Engineering, sponsor
Corey Lenhardt, Jeremy Main, Nicholas Roth
Mr. Phil Jones, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 102 Burke
New ECS Rotor Design
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
Matthew Johnson, Hari Khadka, Hayden Krysiak
Michael Lobaugh, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 102 Burke
StackCell Mixer Blade Optimization
Eriez Manufacturing Co., sponsor
Andre Graef, Scott Groenendaal, Kyle Novak
Dr. Nancy Study, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 204 Burke
Piping System Model
Onex Inc., sponsor
Dominic Casasanta, Mansur Shakhbazov, Jake Wilson
Dr. Liyong (Leo) Sun, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 206 Burke
Development of Test for Evaluating Wire Harness Splice Connections
Cummins Inc., sponsor
Randy Bish, Chris David, Raymond Demmel
Shannon Sweeney, faculty adviser
Plastics Engineering Technology
8:30 a.m. 107 Burke
Study of Melt Rotation and Melt Temperature on Weld Line Crystallinity and Strength
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Mike Cummings, Matt Krause
Brad Johnson, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. 206 Burke
Functional Rapid Prototyping
Caplugs, sponsor
Nolan Beresford, Ben Katarsky
Jonathan Meckley, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. 107 Burke
Biodegradability of Hemp
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Brendan Macfarlane, Freddy Birkel
Brian Young, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 107 Burke
Measuring Microplastic Pollution in PA Tributaries Feeding Lake Erie
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Dutch Shaffer, James Beaumont, Gian Carlo Riccadonna
Jason Williams, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. 205 Burke
Effects of Nucleating Agents on the % Crystallinity of Bioabsorbable Polymers
MTD Micro Molding, sponsor
Patrick Haney, Jess Siegel
Dr. Gary F. Smith, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 106 Burke
Bio-resorbable Composites for Bone Implants
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Adam Winkleman, Haley Palys
Dr. Alicyn Rhoades, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 107 Burke
Developing a New Living Hinge Design Guide
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Ben Shade, Kalin Dipaolo
Jason Williams, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. 202 Burke
Electronic Screwdriver Concept Commercialization
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Jacob Burgard, Mitch Garus
Jonathan Meckley, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. 106 Burke
Additives for Improved 3D Printing Layer Adhesion
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Nathan Albensi, Tyler McGee
Dr. Alicyn Rhoades, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 105 Burke
Effect of Test Conditions on Dynamic Mechanical Property Data for Polymeric Materials
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, sponsor
Angela Deangelo, Mike Riley
Jason Williams, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. 107 Burke
Recycled PET Roof Panels
Penn State Behrend School of Engineering, sponsor
Mitch Reichart, Dalton Zalesco
Jonathan Meckley, faculty adviser
A Brief History of the Richard J. Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference
The first public presentation of senior design projects took place on Saturday, April 22, 1995 in the Hammermill and Fasenmyer buildings on the west end of campus. Seventy-nine students participated, presenting thirty-one projects.
Early Sponsors
Seventeen industry sponsors supported projects presented at the first conference. We gratefully acknowledge these organizations’ early commitment to Penn State Behrend’s engineering students:
- Autoclave Engineers Inc.
- Bliley Electric
- CONAIR Inc.
- Contine Corp.
- Copes-Vulcan Inc.
- Erie Press Inc.
- ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum
- General Electric Co.
- Hamot Medical Center
- Huber Reversible Fan Co.
- Hydro-Pac
- IBM
- LORD Corporation
- Titan Tool
- Weld Tooling Inc.
- Werner Co.
- ZURN Industries
Naming Honor
In 2005, the conference was named to honor the legacy of Richard J. Fasenmyer. 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.
Keynote Speakers
From its beginning, the conference has had an exceptional track record of distinguished keynote speakers. Previous keynote addresses were given by:
1995
Thomas Sorovetz
Chrysler Rapid Prototyping Lab
Jeep and Truck Engineering Facility
1996
Dr. Henry Stone
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
1997
Frank Zaffino
Equipment Manufacturing
Kodak
1998
P.C. “Hoop” Roche ʼ96H
President
Erie Plastics
1999
John Swanson
Founder
ANSYS
2000
Dr. James Pawelczyk
Payload Specialist, U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia
NASA
2001
James Davis
President and CEO
Aalborg Industries Inc.
2002
George Jamesson
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Fisher-Price
2003
Michael Chesley
Plant Manager
Dana Brake Parts
2004
Thomas Lennox
CEO
BTC Solutions Inc.
2005
Kenneth Schultz
Engineering Manager
Lockheed Martin
2006
Lane Miller
Director of Mechanical and Process Technology
LORD Corporation
2007
John Dineen
President and CEO
GE Rail
2008
H. Allan Kidd
Director, Emerging Technologies
Dresser-Rand
2009
Dr. Michael Mankosa
Vice President, Operations
Eriez Magnetics
2010
John Golombeck
Director, Systems Engineering
Northrop Grumman Corporation
2011
Salvatore (Sam) Dedola
Director, Sterile Disposables Manufacturing Strategy
Medrad Inc.
2012
Jim Ertl
Vice President and General Manager, Measurements Solutions
FMC Technologies Inc.
2013
John Twerdok
Digital Simulation Products
Autodesk
2014
George Dodworth ʼ99
Owner
Lightwave International
2015
Greg Zimmerman ʼ02
Director, Global Application Engineering
SKF Aerospace
2016
Mary (Good) Lawrence ʼ01
Flight Director, International Space Station
NASA
2017
Tiffany Beers ʼ02
Senior Innovator
Nike