This year’s Michigan State University College of Engineering’s Design Day will feature potentially life-changing projects, ranging from a device installed in a baby’s crib that could reduce the incidence of SIDS to technology to help improve a person’s walking balance.
This end-of-year experience showcasing the innovations of the next generation of engineers and computer scientists is from 8 a.m. to noon Friday in the MSU Engineering Building. It is free and open to the public.
This year’s event is 20 percent larger than last year’s, with 276 teams consisting of more than 1,100 students taking part.
“Design Day presents an amazing opportunity to see the innovation and creative work of our students, and showcases their readiness to enter the engineering profession,” said Wayne Dyksen, Design Day executive director and professor of computer science and engineering.
Design Day includes competitions and project presentations from a variety of engineering classes, and is the culmination of the senior-level capstone courses that are required for graduation.
The 15-week capstone courses provide a platform for students to apply the knowledge and experiences gained throughout their engineering education. Working in teams of four or five, seniors put their best efforts into solving real-world problems for big and small companies.
More than 80 percent of the senior-level capstone projects are sponsored by companies and institutions in Michigan.
“We continue to be heavily engaged with companies in Michigan that invest in our state and our students,” said Leo Kempel, dean of the MSU College of Engineering. “The enthusiasm of our corporate friends helps make Design Day a success and opens doors for business and industry to build relationships with our talented students.”
For more information on this year’s Design Day, visit http://www.egr.msu.edu/news/2016/04/27/design-day-april-29-2016#sthash.KnHVlUUB.dpuf.