Capstone engineering projects to be highlighted at open house

Written by Alison Parkins on |
Senior Design Open House, Spring 2022
Senior Design Open House, Spring 2022
Senior Design Open House, Spring 2022
Senior Design Open House, Spring 2022

University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s bi-annual Senior Design Open House will be held Monday, Dec. 19. Open to the public, the event is an opportunity for engineering students to showcase their capstone Senior Design projects.

UW-Platteville’s Senior Design program pairs student groups with industry and community sponsors to solve real problems or create new products. Supervised by an industry and faculty advisor, the students explore every aspect of the project – from creative development and project management to engineering ethics, product safety, copyrights and patents and more.

More than 20 projects will be presented at the open house, representing the disciplines of mechanical, industrial and software engineering. One group, including Jacob Sklenar – a senior mechanical engineering major from Pewaukee, Wisconsin – partnered with Vortex Optics to develop a wireless button pusher device that will remotely press buttons on Vortex’s range finders and binoculars, while they are tested in environmental testing chambers.

“Throughout Senior Design, I gained extensive experience in the design process, manufacturing and troubleshooting,” said Sklenar. “Most importantly, I learned how to cooperate, communicate and lead an efficient team.”

This is the first year students had the opportunity to work on their projects in the new, state-of-the-art senior design labs inside the recently opened Sesquicentennial Hall.

For more information, to view all projects or to register for the open house, visit www.uwplatt.edu/senior-design.