The 2009 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Final Review and Open House

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The final review for the ME senior design projects took place on April 16, 2009 at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), 2000 Levy Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310. The Open House was held on the same day at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Building Connector (1st and 2nd floors).

The design teams made presentations between 9AM and 4PM to a panel of judges composed of COE faculty and industrial representatives who came to evaluate the teams and the overall program:

Dr. William Cooper and John Deep (from Air Force Research Laboratory/Eglin AFB), George Cera (Lockheed-Martin), Dr. Charles Lewis, M.D. (Mergenet Medical), and Mathew Christensen (Harris Corp.), as well as advisory board members Dr. Charles Smith (NASA AMES Research Center), Dr. Lin Sun (Danfoss Turbocor), and Irwin Mendelson (Consultant).

Following the presentations, the teams conducted an open house with project displays/posters at the College of Engineering and . This was a venue for the entire college to see what the ME seniors had worked on during the capstone course, and also provided an opportunity for the judges and guests to further interact with the teams

After the open house the students, faculty, and guests enjoyed social interraction with refreshments and snacks.

These pictures document the event, which was not only a lot of fun, but also an opportunity to share with the entire College and our industrial partners the pride felt by the ME Department in the 2009 graduating class.