2023-2024 Capstone Gallery

The 42 capstone design projects of the 2023-2024 academic cycle are listed in the order in which they were presented during the April 29 - May 3, 2024 week of Final Prototype Project Presentations. Each team submitted a project poster the week before the presentations. All final presentations of the projects were conducted in full hybrid simulcast mode (in physical space and synchronously online).

Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos, +1-225-578-5804 

Team 52 - MELD Embedding Conductors

Team Members: Axsom, Lochlan Dale (ME), Le, Andrew A (ME), Normand, Jean Ross (ME), Smith, Thomas David (ME), Williams, Mathew Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 52: MELD Embedding Conductors (2024)

Team 54 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 2

Team Members: Dugas, Zachary Michael (ME), Friedman, Emily (ME), Gurnsey, Kaitlyn A (ME), Nguyen, John Cao Tuan (ME), Pun, Sybil (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 54: Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 2 (2024)

Team 22 - 30lb Combat Robot “Rocky”

Team Members: Estapa, Sarah Isabel (ME), Kirby, Benjamin Michael (ME), Patriquin, Cody (EE), Schultz, Cameron (EEC), Stewart, Peter (EE).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIEProject 22: 30lb Combat Robot “Rocky” (2024)

Team 7 - Rotating Welding Stand

Team Members: Chanove, Samuel (EE), Daher, Claude (ME), Fadous, Nicholas Joseph (ME), Farhoud, Ahmed (EE), Fontenot, Noah (EE), Michel, Cole J (ME), Passman, Caleb Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jeff Sills, Jason Smith - ExxonMobilProject 7: Rotating Welding Stand (2024)

Team 48 - Bubbler System for Level Measurement Training

Team Members: Bourgeois, Courtney (ME), Cagnolatti, Kevin (ME), Konzelman, Matthew Reese (ME), Templet, Taylor (EE), Wiley, Alfred (EE).
Sponsor(s): Judy DeMers, Bret Marchand, Miles Reid (TriNova) & Nicole Otte (Endress+Hauser) - TriNova, Inc (supported by Endress+Hauser)Project 48: Bubbler System for Level Measurement Training (2024)

Team 56 - Design Stronger Joints for a Truncated Icosahedron used for Theater Performances

Team Members: Baudier, Emily Catherine (ME), Carriere, Lydia (ME), Ducote, Julia Christine (ME), Dupre, Dylan W (ME), Hew, Scott Shao Foo (ME), Hidalgo, William B (ME).
Sponsor(s): Nick Erickson - LSU School of Theater; Patrick Herke.Project 56: Design Stronger Joints for a Truncated Icosahedron used for Theater Performances (2024)

Team 11 - Sighted Guide Cycle Club

Team Members: Bielkiewicz, Caleb Joseph (ME), Guedry, Rebecca Anne (ME), Johnson, Miles Isaac (ME), Koch, Keaton (ME), Schaub, Michael (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund; Jennifer Gaudet, Blanche Faulk, Laronda Doakes, - LSVI (Louisiana School for the Visually ImpairedProject 11: Sighted Guide Cycle Club (2024)

Team 60 - Miniaturize robotic mouse competition

Team Members: Hoang-Nguyen, Jennifer Mi-L (ME), Mocanu, Sean (EEC), Moya, Tulio (EE), Stephany, Mitchell (EE).
Sponsor(s): Corina Barbalata - LSU MIEProject 60: Miniaturize robotic mouse competition (2024)

Team 53 - Machinery Anti-wicking Device

Team Members: Depierri, Danielle Elizabet (ME), Fernandez, Carlos D Jr (ME), Fortune, Declan (ME), Piwko, Joseph John (ME), Willson, Gordon Crawford Jr (ME).
Sponsor(s): Christopher Beeson - ExxonMobilProject 53: Machinery Anti-wicking Device (2024)

Team 50 - 45-Foot Tower Lift System

Team Members: Babin, Alexander Reid (ME), Bijou, Jadon (EE), Casso, Connor Charles (ME), Green, Mikhalib Ashtin LaFl (ME), Pourciau, Jarred Patterson (ME), Robinson, Harold (EE).
Sponsor(s): Douglas Hoy - LSU PERTT LabProject 50: 45-Foot Tower Lift System (2024)

Team 16 - Automated Puck Cleaner and Preparer

Team Members: Cooper, Mason J (ME), Hanaki, Justin (EE), Montemurro, Joseph (EE), Peterson, Andrew Ivers (ME), Plunket, Gabrielle (ME).
Sponsor(s): Corinne Duplantis - Gulf Wind TechnologyProject 16: Automated Puck Cleaner and Preparer (2024)

Team 12 - Mechanical Load Tester for Photovoltaic Racking Systems

Team Members: Baker, Karan (ME), Coleman, Jacob Thomas (ME), Earnhart, Micheal (EE), Lin, Tristan (EEC), Ottallah, Ahmad (EE).
Sponsor(s): Joey Bacala - UniracProject 12: Mechanical Load Tester for Photovoltaic Racking Systems (2024)

Team 4 - Aerospace Temperature Probe Weld Fixture

Team Members: Ghattas, Karl (EE), Guillory, Cade J (ME), Scheurich, Max Oliver (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jordan Auxt, Dalton Scardino - Thermocontrol, Inc.Project 4: Aerospace Temperature Probe Weld Fixture (2024)

Team 14 - Environment Chamber for Testing Materials in Extreme Conditions

Team Members: Deicaza, Jenny Ana (ME), Ly, Eddie (ME), Noble, Logan (EE), Sauseda, Vincent (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kshitiz Upadhyay, Guoqiang Li - LSU MIEProject 14: Environment Chamber for Testing Materials in Extreme Conditions (2024)

Team 35 - Build a Mechanical Watch

Team Members: Klein, Claire Catherine (ME), Pounds, Devin (ME), Rodriguez-Ema, Nicholas Jos (ME), Sabbaghian, Isabella Maryam (ME), , , , , .
Sponsor(s): Ram Devireddy - LSU MIE; Shaquille O'NeilProject 35: Build a Mechanical Watch (2024)

Team 41 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Tom Cruise"

Team Members: Alexandre, Andrew (ME), Bergeron, Cameron (EE), Brown, Scott (EEC), Crenshaw Henninger, Jaali D (ME), Kosloski, Cameron David (ME), O'Donnell, Michael (EE).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris E. NikitopoulosProject 41: All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Tom Cruise" (2024)

Team 28 - Formula SAE Vehicle Dynamic Parameter Test Rigs

Team Members: Bellinger, Brennan C (ME), Hermo, Stone Hayden (ME), Olaoye, Olutofunmi N (ME), Thurmon, Alan Louis II (ME), Wells, Bayden (ME).
Sponsor(s): Alan Thurmon - LSU Formula SAE TigerRacingProject 28: Formula SAE Vehicle Dynamic Parameter Test Rigs (2024)

Team 5 - Development of an Innovative POA Fluid Pump System

Team Members: Collins, Jeremy William (ME), DeLony, Garrett J (ME), Drummond, Samuel Edward (ME), San Miguel, Alexis N (ME), Taylor, Drake (EE), Tueller, Daniel (EE), Zaunbrecher, Ian (EE).
Sponsor(s): Jake Roblez, Graham Lewis - Bascom HunterProject 5: Development of an Innovative POA Fluid Pump System (2024)

Team 43 - High School Process Educational Unit

Team Members: Canafax, Jace (EE), Gaither, Sydni (EE), Nguyen, Lindsey (EE), Shriver, Caroline (ME), Weber, Rei-Mone Anthony (ME).
Sponsor(s): Judy DeMers, Bret Marchand (TriNova) & Nicole Otte, (Endress+Hauser) - TriNova, Inc (supported by Endress+Hauser)Project 43: High School Process Educational Unit (2024)

Team 57 - Planetary exploration for autonomous rovers in rough terrain

Team Members: Cannon, Michael Ian (ME), Cathey, Creighton (EEC), Hughes, Tristan Hayes (ME), Maloney, Patrick (EE), Pitre, Kyle James (ME), Smith, Ethernan (EE).
Sponsor(s): Xiangyu Meng - LSU ECEProject 57: Planetary exploration for autonomous rovers in rough terrain (2024)

Team 51 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure

Team Members: Bergeron, Gregory (ME), Bridges, Joshua Reid (ME), Carrera, Jaime Antonio Jr (ME), Gegenheimer, James Edward I (ME), Rutter, Thomas J (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 51: Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 1 (2024)

Team 9 - Mechanical Seal Cart V2

Team Members: Cronin, Christopher Lawrenc (ME), Hupperich, Benjamin Louis (ME), Lunsford, Grace (ME), Robbins, Jared (ME), Wieseneck, Daniel (ME).
Sponsor(s): Austin Cooley, Eddie Veal - ShellProject 9: Mechanical Seal Cart V2 (2024)

Team 17 - 30lb Combat Robot “Bengal Battle Bot”

Team Members: Avants, Benjamin (ME), Coleman, Eli William (ME), Dreuil, Samuel (EE), Hedglin, Lauren (EE), Street, Thomas Michael (ME), Tapalla, Daniel (EEC.
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE 

Project 17: 30lb Combat Robot “Bengal Battle Bot” (2024)

Team 44 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2024 - UrbanConcept

Team Members: An, Edward T (ME), Atchley, Hannah Claire (ME), Colon, Devin Gage (ME), Diez, Myles (EE), Hawkins, Chloe (EE), Nissen, Eric (ME).
Sponsor(s): Shell c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIEProject 44: LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2024 - UrbanConcept (2024)

Team 55 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 3

Team Members: Happel, Jacob Kyle (ME), Hebert, Brenda (ME), Marshall, Aaron (ME), McGarvey, Camille Anastasia (ME), Thomas, Spencer John (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 55: Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 3 (2024)

Team 10 - Mini Cantilever Lifting Beam

Team Members: Alleman, Makayla S (ME), Flanagan, Caleb Scott (ME), Hutches, Justin Layne (ME), Meyers, Scott C (ME), Muralles, Nathan (EE), Short, Adam (ME).
Sponsor(s): Holden Marceaux, Jay Solomon, Stuart Clouatre, Caleb Derouselle, Charles Easley - Mammoet U.S.A.Project 10: Mini Cantilever Lifting Beam (2024)

Team 61 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 4

Team Members: Cloutier, Jacqueline Ann (ME), Gallant, Matthew (ME), Johnson, Stonewall Lee (ME), ONeill, Rafael (ME), Rumfellow, Jadyn M (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 61: Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 4 (2024)

Team 18 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Monarch"

Team Members: Allen, Bailey (ME), Cage, Cameron (ME), Dally, Robert (ME), Hoyt, Jaliyah (EEC), Johnson, Julian (EE), Lu, Danny (EE).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIEProject 18: All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Monarch" (2024)

Team 2 - Low cost solar-powered parking lot vehicle counters

Team Members: Boo, Levy (EE), Duong, Phuong (EE), Ferguson, Collin (ME), Moreau, Grant (EE), Oubre, Landon Chase (ME), Raby, Colin M (ME).
Sponsor(s): Emmanouil Chatzopoulos - ParkZenProject 2: Low cost solar-powered parking lot vehicle counters (2024)

Team 23 - 30lb Combat Robot “Heavy Metal”

Team Members: Arana, Giovanni (EEC), Aubert, Trey (EE), Kaminski, Kelly Anthony (ME), Li, Jasmine (ME), Stephens, Mason (EE), Stimphil, Ray (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE

Project 23: 30lb Combat Robot “Heavy Metal” (2024)

Team 37 - CO2 Cartridge Rocket Launcher - 3D Printed

Team Members: Countee, Jhajuan Fredrick (ME), Eaglin, Travis J (ME), Melton, Jamar Adcock (ME), Murray, Collin J (ME).
Sponsor(s): Joe Furr - SpecTech LLCProject 37: CO2 Cartridge Rocket Launcher - 3D Printed (2024)

Team 8 - Safe Electrical Motor Starter Test Enclosure

Team Members: Kelly, Ian A (ME), Pham, Trieu T (ME), Thomas, Avery (EE), Tran, Tri (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kyle Devillier, Austin Cooley - ShellProject 8: Safe Electrical Motor Starter Test Enclosure (2024)

Team 15 - 3D-Printed Reinforced Pressure Vessel Design and Build with Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)

Team Members: Domingue, Taylor Morgan (ME), Freeman, Stephanie Paola (ME), Russell, Luke Aaron (ME), Terrebonne, Lee T (ME), Walker, Devin Duane (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE & Laitram/IntraloxProject 15: 3D-Printed Reinforced Pressure Vessel Design and Build with Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) (2024)

Team 47 - B-52 Engine Stand Re-design

Team Members: Bell, Vaughn Evan (ME), Chiasson, Seth Michael (ME), Day, Matthew Keith (ME), Freeman, Stephen (ME), Gambino, Sydney Elena (ME), Purvis, Ryan (ME).
Sponsor(s): Steven Arnold - Cyber Innovation Center & Nathan Haluska - USAFProject 47: B-52 Engine Stand Re-design (2024)

Team 42 - Hydraulic Actuator Installation Tool

Team Members: Benoit, Cameron Michael (ME), Blanchard, Ryan Joseph (ME), McHugh, Kristian (ME), Richard, Connor David (ME), Rodrigue, Lane Stanislaus (ME).
Sponsor(s): Marc Waguespack - Oil States IndustriesProject 42: Hydraulic Actuator Installation Tool (2024)

Team 30 - Calciner Burner Removal Device

Team Members: Arnold, James Cameron (ME), Cangelosi, Johannah Lauren (ME), McNamara, Christopher Price (ME), Raley, Patrick (ME), Rosenzweig, Ogen (ME).
Sponsor(s): Gary Box, Mark Morvant, Lauren Baxter Knijn - Shell Catalyst and TechnologiesProject 30: Calciner Burner Removal Device (2024)

Team 32 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "APPA"

Team Members: Bardarson, Jeremy (EE), Beadle, Joshua (EEC), Crisostomo, Al Bautista (ME), Gegg, Donovan (ME), Millet, Dawson (EE), Pham, Lexus Phi (ME).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIEProject 32: All-Terrain Aerial Drone "APPA" (2024)

Team 6 - Mechanical hydrofoil lift and control system for pontoon boats

Team Members: Badawi, Ahmad K (ME), Deshotel, Noah (EE), Duhe, Michael Rhys (ME), Liang, Christian Michael (ME), McLemore, William Thomas (ME), Schimmel, Charles (EE), St Cyr, Blake (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jason Minor, Tony Brouillette - HydrofinProject 6: Mechanical hydrofoil lift and control system for pontoon boats (2024)

Team 39 - Spiral Cable Lift

Team Members: Bowman, Nicholas (ME), Brown, Gabriel (EE), Canyon, Lance (EE), Gettys, Jack Anthony III (ME).
Sponsor(s): J.B. Castagnos - Castagnos Auto ServiceProject 39: Spiral Cable Lift (2024)

Team 40 - Implementation of Rolled-scaffold bioreactor

Team Members: Kissinger, Quentin (EE), Le, Tu (EEC), Lee, Liko (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kidong Park - LSU ECEProject 40: Implementation of Rolled-scaffold bioreactor (2024)

Team 1 - Pragmatics 634 Methane Gas Sensor

Team Members: Churchman, Ryan (EE), Curry, William (EE), Gryder, Caleb (EE), Maddox, Douglas (EE).
Sponsor(s): James Foto, Trae Weaver - Gulf Coast Test Measurement & Calibration LLC Project 1: Pragmatics 634 Methane Gas Sensor (2024)

Team 49 - Augmented Reality

Team Members: Muslow, Grant (CSC), Porter, Hannah (EEC), Stevens, Seth (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Mark Breen, Kelsey Cannon - Lockheed Martin Space Project 49: Augmented Reality (2024)

Team 19 - Virtual-Physical ME Lab

Team Members: Guedry, Preston (EEC), Le, Vy (EEC), Limcangco, Toby (EEC), Moore, Willie (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Chevron c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIEProject 19: Virtual-Physical ME Lab (2024)

Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos, +1-225-578-5804 

 

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