Public invited to learn about Trine University engineering and computing senior design projects

With projects that have application in areas including education, medicine and industry, Trine University’s 22nd annual Allen School of Engineering and Computing Design Expo will offer members of the public the chance to see the knowledge and skills of Trine University students on display.

Held from 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the MTI Center, the free expo will feature 47 senior design projects from the Allen School of Engineering and Computing.

Those who attend can learn more from Trine’s student engineers and computer scientists about the processes they used to create and, in many cases, implement their design projects.

“This year’s projects offer new innovations and solutions in a wide variety of areas,” said Bill Barry, Ph.D., dean of the Allen School of Engineering and Computing. “Our seniors and their advisors have been working hard throughout the year. We’re proud to demonstrate the quality of a Trine education and the ingenuity of our students to the community.”

Several of this year’s senior design projects have already received coverage in local media, including BabbleBot, an AI-based application to help students learn how to read, and a device to help pediatric surgeons implant rods in broken femurs more easily. Several, such as the steel bridge designed by three senior civil engineering students, have won top awards in competition this spring.

Industrial partners for the expo are: American Foundry Society; Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation; American Institute of Steel Construction; Christina Boggs; Brandon Cathy; City of Angola; City of Bryan, Ohio; Carmeuse; Linda Conant; Lori Daulton; Dexter Group; DuPont; ETA Engineering; Shawn Floyd and family; Foundry Education Foundation; Gobel Financial, Inc.; Godfrey Marine; Jim Hauguel; Hendrickson; Indiana Space Grant Consortium; Industrial Contracting and Engineering; Mike Landis; Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division; Nidec; Noble Trails, Inc.; Northstar Bluescope Steel; Nucor; OrthoPediatrics; Parkview Health; Alecia Pfefferkorn; Pfizer; Pokagon State Park; POLYWOOD; Replica Motorcycle Parts; Quality of Life Plus; Jennifer Robinson; Mandi Robinson; Root9 Hop Farm; Steel Dynamics; Steuben County Highway Department; Trine innovation1; Trine University - Department of Biomedical Engineering; Trine University – Department of Design Engineering Technology; Trine University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Trine University – Mechanical Engineering Cast Metal Advisory Board; United States Environmental Protection Agency; US Goalball; Mary Waller; Laura Wenger; and Cheryl Wilson.

The university invites area businesses and organizations to submit projects for senior-level business, engineering, and/or computing students to complete during the 2024-25 school year. For more information, contact Jason Blume, assistant vice president, Trine innovation1, at 260-665-4265 or blumej@trine.edu.