The Department of Mechanical Engineering announced the winners of their fall 2021 Design Day held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Design Day is an annual showcase of senior capstone design projects from ENME472: Integrated Product and Process Development and celebrates students' innovation, teamwork and application of mechanical engineering to tough societal challenges.
During the event, team projects are judged by a panel of faculty, industry professionals and guests to evaluate projects based on technical criteria. Award winners are then announced during a classroom ceremony.
Linda Schmidt Innovation Awards
The Linda Schmidt Awards recognize teams that demonstrate the exploration of alternative ideas, draw inspiration for their products from other domains and/or take a unique approach to their engineering problem.
Team 2: Team Drip, Autonomous Hydroponic System Matt Bowman, Annina Commins, Benjamin Molnar, Alexandra Patterson and Graham Vinyard
Team 11: Mr. FREEze, The British Thermal Unit Robert Bruner, Christian Jewell, Matthew Kenlon and Shane Whitaker
Team 16: Let it Snow, All Purpose Snow Remover Kidus Bahiru, Abel Legesse, Conlan Foster, Jacob Fink and Julia Tran
Team 21: Triple R, Paddle Guided Plastic Sorter Mutaz Ahmed, Cameron Jno Baptiste, Kelechi Nwanna, Ryan Orwig, Raymond Vuong and Lucas Woo
Team 25: WaTerps, Net-Zero Water Urban Rooftop Farming Ali Akbarian, Emily de Raet, Edwin Fishman, Ellie Litwack, Lauren Murphy and Ezra Trost
Social and Environmental Impact Awards
The Social and Environmental Impact Awards are given through a partnership between Mechanical Engineering and the University of Maryland Office of Sustainability and are judged based on the impact of their product and their design choices. In addition, winning teams are allocated $100 to donate to the charity of their choice.
First Place Team 14: SO-2-O, Water Collection and Purification Tyler Brambora, Kyle Dunn, Sukjoo Hwang, Liam Kharbanda and Danielle Tayco
Second Place Team 21: Triple R, Paddle Guided Plastic Sorter Mutaz Ahmed, Cameron Jno Baptiste, Kelechi Nwanna, Ryan Orwig, Raymond Vuong and Lucas Woo
Third Place Team 9: Greenhouse Cooling System for Hydroponics Victoria Greenberg, Shirley Teow, Aranindu Lewwandoowa Liyanage, Lewie Weldegiorgis and Natnael Yaji
People’s Choice Awards
The People’s Choice Awards recognize the overall “Best in Show” projects and are voted on by Design Day guests.
First Place Team 4: N.E.W.T.S., No Electricity Water Transportation John Carter Braedon Gentry Anthony Miranda Sean McGowan Gino Rospigliosi Noah Zucker
Second Place Team 14: SO-2-O, Water Collection and Purification Tyler Brambora, Kyle Dunn, Sukjoo Hwang, Liam Kharbanda and Danielle Tayco
Third Place Tie Team 20: Pump of Power, The Ram Jam Pump ohn Bubser III, Carlos Cuellar, Eric Feng, Sebastian Gutierrez, Luke Rosen and Youssef Selim
Team 29: Rotary Boys, Four Rotor Aerial Vehicle Cory Svoboda, Jeremy Pilkerton, Kyle Berbarian, Dmitry Markov, Paolo Lami, Diksura Dissanayake
To learn more about this semester’s team projects, visit: enme.umd.edu/design-day-fall2021
To see photos from this semester’s event, visit: go.umd.edu/design-day-fall2021-photos
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