2016-2017 Capstone Gallery
The 34 capstone design projects of the 2016-2017 academic cycle are listed in the order at which they were presented during the April 24-28, 2017 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.
Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos
Team 31 - SAE Aero Design - Advanced Class (2017)
Team Members: Blouin, Taylor (ECE); Boudreaux, Jacob (ME); Courville, Evan (ME);
Myers, Benjamin (ME); Rothschild, Saul (ME); Wientjes, Erik (ME); Willis, Thomas (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Brian Blades (PBF Energy); Dr. Keith A. Gonthier (LaSPACE); Mr. Jack
B. Rettig.
Team 27 - SAE Mini-Baja - California (2017)
Team Members: Ealey, Jarrett (IE); Geiger, Chris (ME); Goodrum, James (ME); Hazel,
Landon (ME); Landry, Jacob (ME); Schilleci, Brian (IE); Sirgo, Nathan (ME); Sliger,
James (ME); Sperier, Brady (ME); Theriot, Matthew (ME); Toups, Ryan (ME); Walker,
Michael (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 33 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-Marathon 2017
Team Members:Cambre, Blake (ECE); deVeer, Nicholas (ME); Hutchinson, Thomas (ECE);
Mondal, Shauvik (ECE); Thompson, Charles (ECE); Zhang, Zhao (ME); Guidry, Robert (ME);
Marcano, Jose (ME); Robichaux, Joshua (ME); Robnett, Taylor (ME); Rougeou, Steven
(ME); Stafford, Alayna (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 13 - Micro-Mixer-Reactor
Team Members: Caronia, Parker (ME); Deville, David (ME); Ellis, Sarah (ME); Gates,
Daniel (ME).
Sponsor(s): Ms. Mary Schaub (Chevron); Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos (LSU MIE).
Team 35 - Sump Debris Removal System
Team Members: Callihan, Kevin (ECE); Fletcher, Austin (ME); Mansfield, Colin (ME);
Marceaux, Holden (ME); Percle, Austin (ME); Seeds, Charles (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Thomas Sparks (Phillips 66); Ms. Jennifer Farque (Phillips 66).
Team 17 - 30lb Combat Robot #1 (2017)
Team Members: Ammond, Joseph (ME); Durel, Calvin (ME); Florida, Paul Gabriel (ECE);
Guidry, Dalton (ME); Moran, Darren (ECE); Osborn, Luke (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. David Bourg (Valero).
Team 18 - 30lb Combat Robot #2 (2017)
Team Members: Chauncy, Charles (ECE); DesRoches, Hunter (ECE); Durel, Decatur (ME);
Lee, Freyou (ME); Moreau, Ryan (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 22 - 30lb Combat Robot #3 (2017)
Team Members: Folse, Trey (ME); Harwell, Robert (ECE); Holland, Elijah (ME); Murphy,
Megan (ME); Qudsi, Mohammad (ME); Tran, David (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 24 - "Chandler's" NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge
Team Members: Bui, Andrew (ME); Cooper, Revel (ME); Davis, Madison (ME); Fahrig, Cameron
(ME); Gisevius, Melissa (ME); Matherne, Summer (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 1 - Hyperloop Breaks and Propulsion
Team Members: Armond, Ross (ME); Babin, John (ME); Guidry, Ryan (ECE); Johnson, Bob
(CE); Joslin, Connor (ME); Lambert, Davis (ME); Sedky, Girguis (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation; LSU CoE, MIE, ECE, CEE, PetE.
Team 2 - Pleated Filter Frame Technology
Team Members: Briggs, McInnis (ME); Miller, Anna (ME); Moore`, Daniel (ME); Soileau,
Courtney (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Robert Darbonne (Air-Nu).
Team 3 - Instant Air (2017)
Team Members: Emiko, George (ME); Fernandez, Justin (IE); Hartzog, Andrew (ECE); Siddiqui,
Kanza (IE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Ron Baker (R K Baker Group).
Team 4 - 1940 Packard Limo Rebuild
Team Members: Banta, Kyle (ME); Dietrich, Grant (ME); Royce, Justin (ME); Sherwood,
Jonathan (ME); Simms, Isaiah (ME); Vaughan, Masen (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Kearney LeJeune (Kel's Custom Classics LLC).
Team 5 - Vertical, Automated Hydroponics Growing Prototype
Team Members: Baudoin, Kevin (ECE); Brumfield, Chase (ME); Enamorado, Sergio (ME);
Fairchild, Andrew (ME); Mobley, Joshua (ECE); Ogunniyi, Adeolu (ME); Proctor, Ashton
(ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Chase Brumfield; Mr. Jack B. Rettig; Mr. Mike Burcham & Mr. Mike Borgmeyer
(ExxonMobil).
Team 8 - Power Wheel Chair Trainer
Team Members: Benoit, Matthew (ECE); Campos, Eric (ME); Chen, Jerry (ECE); D'Antoni,
Auldyn (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig, Mr. Mike Burcham & Mr. Mike Borgmeyer (ExxonMobil),
Ms. Elissa McKenzie (St. Lillian Academy).
Team 9 - Create Easier User Interface For Eye-Gaze Typing Technology
Team Members: Dickson, Daniel (ECE); Lala, Austin (ECE); Parker, Tyler (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Ms. Elissa McKenzie (St. Lillian Academy).
Team 10 - All Terrain Standing Frame For Wheelchair User to Play Sports With Peers
Team Members: Bekemeier, Michael (ME); Cihangir, Can (John) (ME); Daigle, James (ME);
Holcomb, Austin (ME); Mitchell, Jon (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig; Ms. Elissa McKenzie (St. Lillian Academy).
Team 12 - Final Salable TSBT Product
Team Members: Dedo, Chris (IE); LeBlanc, Joseph (ME); Stewart, Trevor (IE); Wilson,
Eric (IE).
Sponsor(s): Capt. David Giurintano.
Team 11 - Portable Travel Bed
Team Members: Geiger, Caroline (ME); Gonzales, Danielle (ME); Shaheen, Chase (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig, Ms. Elissa McKenzie (St. Lillian Academy).
Team 21 - SAE Aero Design - Micro Class (2017)
Team Members: Fox, Daniel (ME); Landacre, William (ECE); Peterson, Clarissa (ME);
Stuart, Samuel (ME); Tokuyama, Greg (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig; Dr. Keith Gonthier (LSU MIE, LaSPACE).
Team 14 - A System For Making Metal Alloy Powders
Team Members: Alford, Aaron (ME); Brown, Brennen (ME); Fang, Ling (ME); Guidry, Michael
(ME); Meche, Kristopher (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dr. Shengmin Guo (LSU MIE, LaSPACE).
Team 15 - 3D Printer with TiG
Team Members: Team Members: Cothren, Preston (ME); Farque, Zachary (ME); Hoffmann,
Jonathan (ME); Hoffstadt, Jonathan (ME); Rivet, Jared (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Scott Dailey (Intralox, Laitram); Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos (LSU
MIE).
Team 16 - Correlation Of Terrestrial gamma flashes, Electric fields, and Lightning strikes (COTEL)
Team Members: Collins, Joshua (ECE); Fernandez-Kim, Victor (ME); LaForge, Christopher
(ECE); Turk, Elaine (ME); Watros, Kyle (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Dr. T. Gregory Guzik (LSU P&A).
Team 19 - IEEE R5 Robot 2017
Team Members: Alvarez, Max (ECE); Cordes, Scott (ECE); Thai, Samson (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Gabriel de Souza (LSU ECE).
Team 20 - Project Andromeda
Team Members: Manley, Ryan (ECE); Nickens, Jordan (ME); Ober, Austin (ME); Richard,
Evan (ME); White, Jordan (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dr. Adam J. Baran (LSU MIE, LaSPACE).
Team 26 - Test Cell and 3D Micromodel for Particle Mobility Studies in Porous Media
Team Members: Breaux, David (ME); Davis, Scott (ME); Lambert, Kyle (ME); Sibley, Garrett
(ME).
Sponsor(s): Dr. Karsten Thompson (LSU PetE); Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos (LSU MIE)
.
Team 28 - Moonwalker Robotic Skates
Team Members: Guinta, Evan (ME); Kliebert, Jesse (ME); Ohrberg, Matthew (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Brian LeBlanc and Mr. Jim Odom.
Team 29 - Georgia Pacific Port Hudson Wood Chip Resizer
Team Members: Burleigh, Ryan (ME); Godoy, Camilo (ME); Keller, Cade (ECE); Moeller,
Richard (ME); Pusateri, David (ME); Robert, Austin (ME); Woodard, Claude (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jerry L. Potts (Georgia Pacific).
Team 30 - University Student Design and Applied Solutions Competition (2017)
Team Members: de Guzman, Marlou (ECE); Doyle, Rachael (ME); LeBlanc, Andrew (ME).
Sponsor(s): Ms. Kim Ray (NACE International); Mr. Jack B. Rettig.
Team 34 - Reliability Productivity Improvements of Bolted Flange Joint Assembly Tightening Sequences
Team Members: Cole, Mason (ME); Johnson III, Walter (ME); Rozum, Patrick (ME); Shanks,
Jonathan (ME); Veazey, Benjamin (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Tony Brouillette (The DOW Chemical Co.).
Team 25 - SAE Aero Design - Regular Class (2017)
Team Members: Algero, Stephen (ME) Davis, Allen (ME) Dupree, Brian (ME) Esposito,
Luis (ME) LeJeune, Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Jack B. Rettig; Dr. Keith A. Gonthier (LSU MIE, LaSPACE).
Team 36 - Hands-Off Chicken Coop
Team Members: Comardelle, Brett (ECE); Costanzo, Bryan (ME); Duplantis, Corinne (ME);
Epperson, Daniel (ME); Pickett, Logan (ME); Storey, Kayleigh (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. John Darbonne (Phillips 66).
Team 50 - NSF Project
Team Members: Bankston, Maxim (ECE); LeCompte, Travis (ECE); Legrand, Walker (ECE).
Sponsor(s): Mr. Gabriel de Souza and Dr. Lu Peng (LSU ECE).
Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos