Students completing the Saint Michael鈥檚 College-University of Vermont 3+2 Engineering Program聽presented their Senior Capstone Projects at the Engineering Design Night on April 26. These year-long projects involve students working in teams on applications proposed by local businesses, public services, or university research groups. At the lively poster session held in the Grand Maple Ballroom at the Dudley Davis Center on the University of Vermont鈥檚 campus, teams of students presented their work to an appreciative audience that crowded around the posters and displays, including Saint Michael鈥檚 Professors Barbara O鈥橠onovan and Greta Pangborn.
Joey Del Toro 鈥�24 and his team鈥檚 project 鈥淎uto Lift for AT Binding鈥� which offered an app that connects by Bluetooth to a mechanism that automatically lifts the risers on an AT Backcountry Ski binding.
Benjamin Como 鈥�24 with his team鈥檚 project 鈥淐eramic Coating Wear Tester鈥� where a test fixture was developed to evaluate the wear characteristics of ceramic coatings applied to a steel belt for Hazelett.
Amanda Gagne 鈥�24 with her project 鈥淎utomated Preform Tube Cleaning.鈥� Her team鈥檚 design automates the process of cleaning residue from tubes after they鈥檙e used in coating electrical wire.
Jacob Burcroff 鈥�24 with his project 鈥淭own Path Slope Repair Design鈥� for the Barre Department of Public Works. His team worked to design repairs for a bike path and adjacent slope that were damaged by July 2023 flooding.
Martin Kleiner 鈥�24 worked with a team on the 鈥淎eroTrak Wheel Bearing Upgrade鈥� project which redesigned the side idler wheel of small carts to improve their ability to deliver wafers at Global Foundries.
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