Projects
Senior Design Fact Sheet
For the 2024–2025 academic year, the ECE and MNE departments are collaboratively running a total of nine capstone projects. Of these, four projects are sponsored directly by MNE faculty. Notably, four projects this year are focused on addressing challenges and opportunities in the area of the Blue Economy.
| Faculty Advisor | Project Title | Sponsor |
| Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra | Parkinson’s Personal Trainer | Bob Melvin (Industry) |
| Dr. Amit Tandon and Patrick R Pasteris | Improved Drive System for Autonomous Buoyancy Vehicle | Dr. Amit Tandon (UMD) |
| Dr. Howard E. Michel | Solar Irrigation Pump 2.0 | Sean Dowd (Industry) |
| Dr. Hangjian Ling | A Low-Speed Water Tunnel Facility for Understanding Laminar-To- Turbulent Transition | Ling Lab directed by Dr. Hangjian Ling |
| Dr. Howard E. Michel | Checker Playing Robot Arm | Frankie Bouchard (UMD) |
| Dr. John Buck & Dr. Amit Tandon | Low-level Underwater Impulse Generator | Dr. John Buck & Dr. Amit Tandon (UMD) |
| Dr. Sankha Bhowmick | Designing a Customizable Neuro-Stimulation Platform for Small Animal Experimentation | Dr. Dragana Savic (industry), Founder, INIA Biosciences |
| Dr. Afsoon Amirzadeh Goghari | Design and Manufacturing of a Baja SAE Off-Road Vehicle | ASME Club, Faculty advisor Dr. Hamed Samandari |
| Dr. Howard E. Michel | Wave Energy from EOM Stretch Hose | Dr. David Aubrey (industry)
CEO, EOM offshore |
Team Videos (9 videos, click on next to see the next video):