Senior Engineering Design Conference

The Senior Design Conference celebrates with pride the dedication, perseverance, and excellence of our students. You are invited to attend our students’ presentations to learn about their work and the exciting things they have accomplished. What you will see are the results of our thriving Broncos—designing, building and testing.

Student Presentations

Descriptions for current and previous projects are available by department. Please note that while most departments present projects each fall and spring, the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering only presents projects in the spring.

Chemical and Paper Engineering

Civil and Construction Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems

Industrial and Entrepreneurial and Engineering Management

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

News

Students take on industry challenges for their capstone projects

Each fall and spring semester, graduating seniors display their skills, innovation and creativity at Western Michigan University’s Senior Engineering Design Conference. Join us for this semester’s capstone presentations on Tuesday, April 15, at Floyd Hall, home to WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Continue reading to learn more about some of the amazing work engineering Broncos have been up to.

Anika Tabassum, Georgia Hill and Farzana Mahbub working on their senior engineering design project, "Machine Learning Powered Stretchable Smart Textile Gloves"

Student innovation on display at capstone event

Experience-driven learning was on display at the 75th Senior Engineering Design Conference when December 2024 graduating seniors showcased their innovative projects that put their knowledge and skills into practice in real-world settings.

WMU seniors to showcase capstone projects

Student innovation will be on display at Western Michigan University as graduating seniors showcase their engineering and applied sciences skills in capstone projects on April 16 in Floyd Hall on WMU's Parkview Campus. Presentations began at 8 a.m.

Senior Design Memories

Share your favorite senior design memories with current and future students and alumni.

Tell us your senior design story!

The Senior Design Conference at Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences showcases the work of students from all disciplines. It is an opportunity for them to share fresh perspectives and develop new systems.

As students graduate into an industrial era of smart and sustainable systems, they must address the future needs of industry through a lens of innovative engineering. This Senior Design Conference is an important step in the development of the future of engineering—testing knowledge and skills in a real-world setting and completing projects for industry sponsors, the regional community, and our own campus.

This event would not be possible without the contributions of our faculty, staff, and industry sponsors. We hope you enjoy this event and will discover something new from our students.

You can view the presentations and project information from previous semesters using the program links at the left.