2019-2020 Capstone Gallery

The 53 capstone design projects of the 2019-2020 academic cycle are listed in the order in which they were presented during the April 27 - May 1, 2020 week of Final Prototype Project Presentations. Each team submitted a project poster the week before the presentations. The posters are accessible through appropriate links within each project "tile" below. This was an unusual year for The Capstone Design Program because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Project physical realization was halted on March 16, 2020 when the University shut down the Campus and moved operations and classes online. The outcomes found in the gallery reflect the status of the project physical realization on that date. All final presentations of the projects were conducted synchronously online.

Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos 

Team 50 - Additive Manufacturing Medical Applications

Team Members: Bardwell, Melody (IE), Paulsen, Michael (ME), Saemundsson, Sven (ChE), Wray, Kari (ME)
Sponsor(s): Andrew R Mallow - National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 50 Poster: Additive Manufacturing Medical Applications (2020)

Team 24 - "Chandler's" NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Team Members: Donner, Matthew (ME), Gremillion, Garrett (ME), Guo, Lucy (ME), Hebert, Dakota (ME), Pham, Peter (ME), Prejean, Evan (ME), Smith, Michael (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig, Brian Blades - ExxonMobilProject 24 Poster: "Chandler's" NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Team 56 - Aerospace Lean Line Robotic System

Team Members: Ensminger, James (EEC), Hamilton, Caleb (ME), Richard, Alton (IE), Warner, Brendan (EE)
Sponsor(s): Andrew R Mallow - National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Project 56 Poster: Aerospace Lean Line Robotic System (2020)

Team 54 - Ceramic Parametrically Modeled Parts

Team Members: Levy, Michael (ME), Nguyen, Sunny (ME), Roblez, Jake (ME)
Sponsor(s): Andrew R Mallow - National Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Entrescan Project 54 Poster: Ceramic Parametrically Modeled Parts (2020)

Team 25 - SAE Aero Design (Regular Class)

Team Members: Davadi, Jonathan (ME), Dean, Colby (ME), Lorio, Glenn (ME), Nguyen, Truc (EE), Stevens, Victoria (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig, Brian Blades - ExxonMobilProject 25 Poster: SAE Aero Design (Regular Class) (2020)

Team 21 - SAE Aero Design (Micro Class)

Team Members: Ellender, Dillon (ME), Johnson, Brian (EE), Lauto, Matthew (ME), Nguyen, Harley (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack RettigProject 21 Poster: SAE Aero Design (Micro Class) - 2020

Team 58 - Aerospace Lean Line Development

Team Members: Domangue, Shane (IE), Rosenstrauch, Nicole (IE), Welty, Gabrielle (ME)
Sponsor(s): Andrew R Mallow - National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 58 Poster: Aerospace Lean Line Development (2020)

Team 38 - Aircraft Refrigerant Compressor

Team Members: Bankston, Nathaniel (ME), LeCoq, Lucas (ME), Marciante, Kyle (EE), Pate, Nicholas (EE), Stokes, Aimee (ME), Turek, Shaun (ME)
Sponsor(s): Graham Lewis - Bascom HunterProject 38 Poster: Aircraft Refrigerant Compressor (2020)

Team 32 - Areal Drone "Hawk"

Team Members: Li, Zilin (ME), Permana, I Gede Raditya (ME), Qasim, Salmawn (EE), Sims, Benjamin (ME), Sukharev, Denis (EE)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig Project 32 Poster: Areal Drone "Hawk"

Team 46 - NASA Thermal Protection System Tester

Team Members: Black, Nicholas (EE), Frazee, Robert (ME), Garbie, Abdelrahman (ME), Kerrigan, Colin (EEC), White, Jerry (EE)
Sponsor(s): Shengmin Guo, NASAProject 46 Poster: NASA Thermal Protection System Tester (2020)

Team 44 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2020 - UrbanConcept

Team Members: Bartow, Mallory (ME), Breath, Christopher (ME), Courtney, Coury (EE), deGruy, Dylan (ME), Hebert, Dante' (ME), McCarrol, Garrett (EE), Pham, Huyen (ME), Sciortino, Samuel (ME)
Sponsor(s): Shell, Jack RettigProject 44 Poster: LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2020 - UrbanConcept (2020)

Team 11 - Drillbotics #2

Team Members: Cannon, Nathaniel (ME), Ferrara, Bryce (EE), Moore, Shavonnah (PetE), Rismalia, Mia (ME), Schaub, Charles (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig, Marcio de Queiroz, Mauricio Almeida, Legacy DirectionalProject 11 Poster: Drillbotics #2 (2020)

Team 17 - 30lb Combat Robot #3

Team Members: Beshenich, Charles (EE), Gibbens, Anna (EE), Nguyen, Dillon (ME), Scafidel, Krista (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack RettigProject 17 Poster: 30lb Combat Robot #3 (2020)

Team 22 - 30lb Combat Robot #2

Team Members: Flowers, James (ME), Hernandez Cruz, Francisco (EE), Hunt, Philip (EE), Scully, Logan (ME), Smith, Shannelle (ME)
Sponsor(s): David Bourg - ValeroProject 22 Poster: 30lb Combat Robot #2 (2020)

Team 23 - 30lb Combat Robot #1

Team Members: Baird, Matt (ME), Brooks, Trevon (EE), Krupp, Cody (EE), McPherson, Robert (ME), Nguyen, Daniel (ME)
Sponsor(s): David Bourg - ValeroProject 23 Poster: 30lb Combat Robot #1 (2020)

Team 43 - Cricket Feeding Auger and Point of Access Machinery for Cost Effective Insect Farming

Team Members: Cooley, Brennen (ME), Field, David (ME), Laramore, Landon (EE), Ram, Jacob (ME)
Sponsor(s): David Fluker - Fluker FarmsProject 43 Poster: Cricket Feeding Auger and Point of Access Machinery for Cost Effective Insect Farming (2020)

Team 1 - Surface Preparation for Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings on Tubular Products

Team Members: Armansyah, Muhammad (ME), Hebert, Grace (ME), Held, Jacob (ME), Hidajat, Samuel Christian (ME), Priyambodo, Aldy Rizky (ME), Thomas, Tessa (ME)
Sponsor(s): Preston Cothren - BenoitProject 1 Poster: Surface Preparation for Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings on Tubular Products (2020)

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

Team Members: Baudier, Justin (ME), Broussard, Clayton (ME), Mahler, Ladd (ME), Wesley, Chance (ME)
Sponsor(s): Scott Dailey - Laitram/IntraloxProject 15 Poster: 3D-Printed Pressure Vessel Design and Build with Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) (2020)

Team 27 - SAE Mini-Baja

Team Members: Frady, Austin (ME), Gaudet, Bradley (ME), Landry, Robert (ME), Newton, Taylor (ME), Parfait, Joshua (ME), Pham, Calvin (ME), Serio, Barrett (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig (Title Sponsor), Brian Blades - ExxonMobil, Fluor, Polaris and others.Project 27 Poster: SAE Mini-Baja (2020)

Team 5 - Modular, Rapidly Deployable Flood Barrier (MRDFB)- Version 2

Team Members: Ball, Mason (ME), Bernard, Joseph (ME), Himel, Dustan (ME), Oubre, Austyn (ME), Polk, Bryson (ME), Rathle, Nicolas (ME)
Sponsor(s): Warren N Waggenspack Jr.Project 5 Poster: Modular, Rapidly Deployable Flood Barrier (MRDFB)- Version 2 (2020)

Team 66.2 - Hydraulic Bicycle Design

Team Members: Buquoi, Micah (ME), Hernandez, Brayden (ME), Hernandez, Kip (ME), Jordan, Josh (ME), Sebold, Jonathan (ME), Toomey, Shane (ME), Wessel, Nicholas (ME)
Sponsor(s): Ryan Troendle, Jennifer Farque - Phillips 66Project 66.2 Poster: Hydraulic Bicycle Design (2020)

Team 66.1 - Hydraulic Bicycle Design

Team Members: Hebert, Matthew (ME), Hopkinson, Andrew (ME), Hubicz, James (ME), Lindsey, Nicholas (ME), Mohammad, Nedal (ME), Riddick, Michael (ME), Thomas, Sean (ME)
Sponsor(s): Ryan Troendle, Jennifer Farque - Phillips 66Project 66.1 Poster: Hydraulic Bicycle Design (2020)

Team 42 - Portable Batting Cage System

Team Members: Bartlett, Tyler (ME), Brignac, Hoyt (ME), Deslattes, Emalee (ME), Dupree, Brett (ME), Harp, Kortni (ME), Wallace, John (ME)
Sponsor(s): Stephen Maher, Collier Thornton - Ritter Maher ArchitectsProject 42 Poster: Portable Batting Cage System (2020)

Team 52 - An Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing System

Team Members: Cash, Martha (EE), Deshotels, Ryan (ME), Eisenhardt, Ethan (ME), Naka, Thomas (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig, Andrew Mallow - National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 52 Poster: An Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing System (2020)

Team 8 - A Mobile Device for the Autonomous Diagnosis of Pediatric Skin Lesions Using a Convolutional Neural Network

Team Members: Bowers, Jackie (EEC), Encarnacion, Edwardo (EE), Poincot, Lloyd (EE)
Sponsor(s): Michael Dunham - LSU Health Sciences Center New OrleansProject 8 Poster: A Mobile Device for the Autonomous Diagnosis of Pediatric Skin Lesions Using a Convolutional Neural Network (2020)

Team 81 - IEEE Region 5

Team Members: Babwani, Ali (EE), Martinez, Jared (EE), Nguyen, Kieu (EEC), Noguera, Andres (EE), Stewart, Brandon (EEC)
Sponsor(s): Gabriel A. de Souza - LSU ECE Division Project 81 Poster: IEEE Region 5 (2020)

Team 82 - Phonic Faces Alphabet for Children with Reading Disabilities

Team Members: Adoun, Toluwani (EE), Bell, Nykala (EEC), Heilemann, Sebastian (EEC)
Sponsor(s): Janet Norris - LSUProject 82 Poster: Phonic Faces Alphabet for Children with Reading Disabilities (2020)

Team 85 - Community Solar Farm on LSU Campus

Team Members: Algalban, Abdulrahman (EE), Delpit, Kayla (EE), Hayden, Jacob (EE), Johnson, Eric (EE), Johnson, Victoria (EE), Montgomery, Stephen (EE), Othman, Naif (EE), Reiner, Elizabeth (EE), Vincent, Michael (EE)
Sponsor(s): Amin Kargarian - LSU ECE DivisionProject 85 Poster: Community Solar Farm on  LSU Campus (2020)

Team 87 - Peer to Peer Machine Learning Powered by Blockchain Technology

Team Members: Johnson, Caleb (EEC), McDonald, Devon (EEC), Pritchett, Samuel (EEC), Rivera, Pedro (EEC)
Sponsor(s): Dr. Lu Peng - LSU ECE DivisionProject 87 Poster: Peer to Peer Machine Learning Powered by Blockchain Technology (2020)

Team 19 - Vertical Jump Digital Measuring Device

Team Members: Chalpin, Bret (EEC), Smith, Michael (EE), Verret, Ty (EE)
Sponsor(s): James Foto, Brad SchaefferProject 19 Poster: Vertical Jump Digital Measuring Device (2020)

Team 59 - Automated Photoresist Spray Apparatus for LSU PCB Lab

Team Members: Arnold, James (EE), Kelleher, Chandler (EEC), Krell, Jacob (EE), Nkosi, Priscilla (EE)
Sponsor(s): Chris O'Loughlin - LSU ECE DivisionProject 59 Poster: Automated Photoresist Spray Apparatus for LSU PCB Lab (2020)

Team 60 - PCB Laser Plotter Enhancement Project

Team Members: Bieber, Dylan (EE), Dickerson, Kenneth (EE), Garcia Pardo, Michel (EE), Solorzano, Javier (EEC), Vaughn, John (EE)
Sponsor(s): Chris O'Loughlin - LSU ECE DevisionProject 60 Poster: PCB Laser Plotter Enhancement Project (2020)

Team 18 - Areal Drone "Eagle" aka "Fying Squirrel"

Team Members: Costello, Evan (ME), Franze, Cailen (EEC), Miceli, Matthew (ME), Rowel Jr, Cornel (EE), StMartin, Thomas (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack RettigProject 18 Poster: Areal Drone

Team 41 - Areal Drone "Sparrow" aka "Hippogriff"

Team Members: Beary, Andrew (ME), Huynh, Phillip (EE), Johnson, Corey (EE), Ponce, Andres (EEC), Soignet, Andrew (ME), Stephens, Richard (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig Project 41 Poster: Areal Drone

Team 34 - Drone Payload System

Team Members: Cadena, Nicolas (ME), Diez, Adam (ME), Hajjar, John (ME), Krass IV, Edward (EE), Melancon, Mason (ME), Yanes, Alejandro (EE)
Sponsor(s): Tony Brouillette - The DOW Chemical Co. Project 34 Poster: Drone Payload System (2020)

Team 36 - InstaCooler

Team Members: Cataldie, Nicholas (ME), DePierri, Olivia (ME), Duracher, Lindsey (ME), LeBlanc, Blake (EE), Newby, Nicholas (ME), Philibert, Brittany (EE), Wieseneck, Kelley (ME)
Sponsor(s): James Champagne, Jennifer Farque - Phillips 66Project 36 Poster: InstaCooler (2020)

Team 7 - Emerson wants to play baseball

Team Members: Ige, Afolabi (EE), Recatto, Andrew (ME), Rivera, Eliseo (ME), Schempf, Logan (EE), Stone, Connor (ME)
Sponsor(s): Elissa McKenzie - St. Lillian Academy Project 7 Poster: Emerson wants to play baseball (2020)

Team 37 - Pool Ball Cleaner Optimazation

Team Members: Dalton, Aaron (ME), Geiger, Isabelle (ME), Lacombe, Anthony (ME)
Sponsor(s): Michael Black, Mary Kissner - nVentProject 37 Poster: Pool Ball Cleaner Optimazation (2020)

Team 28 - FSAE Electric

Team Members: Bezerran, Rafael (ME), Buchert, Anne (EE), Cooper, Gary (EE), Cowan, Ethan (EE), Dragovic, Slaven (EE), Girlinghouse, Ben (ME), Hollander, Spencer (EE), Leonard, Branson (ME), Miller, Ryan (EE)
Sponsor(s): Ryan Miller - LSU TigerRacing, Jack Rettig, Jerry Trahan - LSU ECE DivisionProject 28 Poster: FSAE Electric (2020)

Team 33 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2020 - Prototype

Team Members: Bradley, Brandon (EE), Davis, Austin (ME), Isham, Ryan (ME), Lin, Cheng (ME), Young, Brennon (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jack RettigProject 33 Poster: LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2020 - Prototype (2020)

Team 33 Project Poster

Team 29 - Sugar cane harvester: conveying, elevating and presenting crop to sec fan for cleaning

Team Members: Goodrum, Grant (ME), Hajovsky, Tyler (ME), Holland, Daniel (ME), Macpherson, Catherine (ME), Smith, Connor (ME), Torres, Cameron (ME)
Sponsor(s): Bryan Dugas, Guy Burch - John DeereProject 29 Poster: Sugar cane harvester: conveying, elevating and presenting crop to sec fan for cleaning (2020)

Team 6 - Prosthesis for a Football Athlete

Team Members: Couturie, Gary (ME), Crocker, Brette (ME), McAlear, Cecilia (BAE), Stein, Landon (ME), Thomas, Amelie (ME)
Sponsor(s): Warren Waggenspack, Hunter GilbertProject 6 Poster: Prosthesis for a Football Athlete (2020)

Team 48 - Composite Wheels for Formula SAE Application

Team Members: Ali, Ali Fouad (ME), Aponte, Juan (ME), Brasseaux, Tyler (ME), Fouaad, Elhussain (ME), Gonzales, Matthew (ME), Huber, Kyle (ME)
Sponsor(s): Tyler Brasseaux, Juan Aponte - TigerRacing, Brian Blades - ExxonMobil, AltairProject 48 Poster: Composite Wheels for Formula SAE Application (2020)

Team 49 - FYB: Building Capacity in Shipping Containers

Team Members: Keller, William (ME), LeJeune, Alexander (ME), Williams, Luke (ME)
Sponsor(s): Dustin LaFont - Front Yard BikesProject 49 Poster: FYB: Building Capacity in Shipping Containers (2020)

Team 13 - 3D-Printed Micro-Reactor With Reaction Temperature Control

Team Members: Chuang, Christopher (ME), Fullilove, Nicholas (ME), Horton, Jacob (ME), Vincent, Jacob (ME)
Sponsor(s): Jim Melancon - Chevron Project 13 Poster: 3D-Printed Micro-Reactor With Reaction Temperature Control (2020)

Team 4 - Suppressor Project-Ver 3

Team Members: Dantin, Reese (ME), DiSalvo, Daniel (ME), Gardner, Caroline (ME), Hunter, Keith (ME)
Sponsor(s): John "Brad" Gilpin, Cleve Fair - Hush Puppy ProjectProject 4 Poster: Suppressor Project-Ver 3 (2020)

Team 51 - Metal Additive Manufacturing - Optimized Design Architecture

Team Members: Ashmead, Jessica (ME), Hayes, Elliott (ME), Odenwald, Grant (ME), Satterlee, Stephen (ME)
Sponsor(s): Andrew R Mallow - National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 51 Poster: Metal Additive Manufacturing - Optimized Design Architecture (2020)

Team 2 - Fabrication of personalized wound dressings with Allevi3 3D bio-printer

Team Members: Binard, Tyler (ME), Edwards, Chace (ME), Jones, Sarah (ChE)
Sponsor(s): Korak Sarkar - Ochsner, Andrew Mallow - National Center for Advanced ManufacturingProject 2 Poster: Fabrication of personalized wound dressings with Allevi3 3D bio-printer (2020)

Team 3 - Interactive Process with Augmented Reality

Team Members: Aucoin, Brandon (EE), Mason, Michael (EE), Owens, Martin (ME), Warne, Rachel (ME)
Sponsor(s): Alex Carlile, Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE DepartmentProject 3 Poster: Interactive Process with Augmented Reality (2020)

Team 9 - Smart Child Locks

Team Members: Caldera, Claudia (ME), Jourdan, Matthew (EE), Steepleton, Austin (EEC)
Sponsor(s): Matthew G JourdanProject 9 Poster: Smart Child Locks (2020)

Team 30 - Corrosion Detection Robot #1

Team Members: Breaux, Brierre (ME), Gates, Megan (ME), Nguyen, Peter (EE), Wertz, Ashleigh (EE)
Sponsor(s): Jack Rettig Project 30 Poster: Corrosion Detection Robot #1 (2020)

Team 16 - Proposal for Railroad Data Gathering and Analysis

Team Members: Miller, John (ME), Nguyen, Tri (EE), Schellhaas, Brad (EE)
Sponsor(s): Larry F. Lafleur Project 16 Poster: Proposal for Railroad Data Gathering and Analysis (2020)

Team 40 - Corrosion Detection Robot #2

Team Members: Billah, Muhammad (ME), Colegrove, Tyler (EE), Nguyen, Joshua (ME), Sevilla-Vanegas, Alejandro (EE)
Sponsor(s): Jack RettigProject 40 Poster: Corrosion Detection Robot #2 (2020)

Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos