The Michigan State University College of Engineering celebrated Design Day for 650 students, including 370 graduating seniors, on Dec. 5, 2025, in the Engineering Building.
College of Engineering Interim Dean John Papapolymerou said Design Day celebrates Engineering’s premier undergraduate academic event and serves as a shining example of collaboration and experiential learning and “wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of project sponsors who provide both funding and professional experience for our students.”
The event, now in its 32nd year, showcased student projects from the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
Team details are available in the December 2025 Design Day book.
Ten top honors were handed out during the Design Day awards ceremony. The Fall 2025 winners are:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rolla C. Carpenter Senior Design Award
The Rolla C. Carpenter Senior Design Award is presented to the best team as judged by the faculty and a panel of practicing engineers.
Team 2: Red Cedar Engineering Group. Team members were Tim Braford, Grace Millbauer, Kayleigh Barricklow, Josh Rayl, Amelia Cooper, Brandon Bardhollari, and Michael Memering.
Computer Science and Engineering
Auto-Owners Insurance Exposition Award
The capstone team with the best overall Design Day performance is honored with the Auto-Owners Exposition Award, which is sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance Company of Lansing.
Team Corewell Health. Team members are Toan Pham, Graham Parker, Noah Austad, Sabrina Lee, Tri Khuc, and Chase Grove.
MSU Federal Credit Union Praxis Award
The capstone team that engineers the most technically challenging software system is recognized with the MSU Federal Credit Union Praxis Award, which is sponsored by MSU Federal Credit Union of East Lansing.
Team Ludus. Team members are Umut Temel, David Oh, Nicholas Seals, Abhay Saji, Zakariya Sattar, and Isabella Nelsen.
TechSmith Screencast Award
The TechSmith Screencast Award goes to the CSE capstone team with the best project video. The award is sponsored by the creators of Camtasia Studio, TechSmith of East Lansing.
Team Launch by NTT DATA. Team members are Joseph Pacentine, Anh Dao, Evan Fioritto, Molly Thornber, Caleb Flosky, and Nolan Jolley.
Amazon Sigma Award
The capstone team that delivers the best overall capstone experience is recognized with the Amazon Sigma Award, which is sponsored by Amazon of Seattle, Washington and Detroit, Michigan.
Team Amazon. Team members are Ethan Tunney, Jiwoo Jeong, Meet Patel, Daniel Berezovsky, Ziad Bakki, and Tyler Nguyen.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The capstone teams that combine the technical skills they have learned in the classroom with open-ended design are selected for the top awards. Team members gain experience in teamwork, project and product life cycle management, intellectual property, communications, and more.
First Place Award
Team MSU Non-Destructive Evaluation Laboratory. Team members are Junwen Xiao, Dingyun Long, Matthew Hein, Kathryn Tumavitch, and Yufan Wu.
Second Place Award
Team Nic-Nix – Personalized Nicotine Management System. Team members are Nathan Tran, Nathan Gerrow, Gannon Blair, Reese Willing, and Fare Alhuwait.
Third Place Award
Team Unluturk Laboratory for Molecular Communications Through Wind Tunnels. Team members are Harsh Manghnani, Jack Gattoni, Michael Hichme, Devonte Coppin.
Fourth Place Award
Team Kent Consulting, Inc. – A Smart Leveling Platform for Large Optics Telescopes. Team members are Gavin Murray, Salomon Beyloune, Almarelis Garcia, Kurk Edwards, and Evram Attya.
Mechanical Engineering
ME 481 Edison Award for Best Capstone Design Project
This undergraduate design award is presented to the best technical design project.
Team Michigan AgrAbility – Assistive Device for Limited Arm Function. Team members are Miles Hayes, Brandon Davies, Brody Stack, Finn Jarvis, and Damon McConnell.
ME 481 Best Capstone Project Presentation Award
The winner of this award was judged for best presentation of a design project.
Team Arthrex, Inc. – Precision Oscillating Tip Saw System. Team members are Joshua Wasmund, Ella Kruschka, Hunter Hendricks, Adam Laubach.
ME 470 Leonardo da Vinci Award. This award is presented to the team with the best machine design.
Team S2T07. Team members are Ethan Gehrke, Zea Labate, Raul Murillo Martinez, Ryan Nehls, and Alexander Smith.
For more on Design Day, visit its website.
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