University Park, Pa. -- Penn State engineering students, from first-year to graduate students, will display their work at the 19th annual Learning Factory Project Showcase on Thursday, April 29, from 1-4 p.m. at the HUB-Robeson Center's Ballroom. The showcase will feature:
Industry-Sponsored Capstone Design Projects
More than 200 students from the senior capstone design courses in Mechanical, Industrial, and Electrical Engineering (ME414, ME415, IE430, and EE403) will present their solutions to real-world engineering problems. Projects will be judged for several awards, sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Project sponsors include ABB, Air Products, ARCCA, Boeing, Case New Holland, EPICS, FMC, Hoffman Diamond Products, Ingersoll Rand, Intuitive Controls, Kronosport, LionSat, Learning Tek, Northrop Grumman, Old Castle Precast, Sikorsky, and Visteon. For more information, visit http://www.lf.psu.edu
First-Year Design Projects
The finalists from each of the 15 sections of the first-year introduction to engineering design course (ED&G100) will demonstrate their creative designs. The project, sponsored by Siemens Building Technologies, was to design a device to maintain a specified fume hood face air velocity. For more information, visit http://cede.psu.edu/design_projects/sp04/
Entrepreneurship Program
Novel product designs and prototypes, along with business/marketing plans and product brochures, are presented by eight student teams from the engineering entrepreneurship program courses. The focus is on creativity and market-driven innovation. Teams come prepared with five-minute "elevator" pitches made to a panel of judges to sell the concepts. For more information, visit http://e-ship.ecsel.psu.edu or e-mail Liz Kisenwether at exk13@psu.edu
Masters Degree Program in Quality in Manufacturing Management (QMM)
New product proposals will be presented by students receiving the masters in manjufacturing management degree from the QMM program, jointly offered by the College of Engineering and the Smeal College of Business Administration. Five product teams will present business plans, including design, manufacturing, marketing and sales issues for their new products, along with prototype displays. The products this year include Nozzle Guard, Kitty-Go-Potty, Couch BuddyDeluxe, Open-All and the Mini-Wash. For more information, visit http://www.ie.psu.edu/qmm/