What: The Wayne State University College of Engineering will host its inaugural Student Design and Innovation Day. The event will showcase the work of engineering and computer science students, from senior capstone projects to research team endeavors with industry relevance and quality-of-life implications. More than 30 interactive projects from each of the college's eight departments will be on display, including a solar-powered security system for boats, a swing for children with special needs that adapts and grows with them, and a no-snow driveway.
Media is invited to attend the showcase and speak with students, faculty and industry representatives, who collaborated on the research together.
Notable projects on display:
• No-snow driveway
• Design of the Detroit Inner Circle Greenway
• Development of a system to store the potential energy of a person standing on a floor mat
• Smart surgical robotic arm
• Solar-powered security system for boats
• Virtual 3D comics using Google Cardboard
When:
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2015
Where:
Wayne State University College of Engineering
5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Detroit, MI 48202
More Info:
The College of Engineering ranks in the top 30 percent of all engineering programs in the nation in research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. We place a strong emphasis on student -- particularly undergraduate -- research. Supervised by top-tier faculty members, our student capstone and research teams produce high-quality outcomes, resulting in advancements to technologies, processes and methods.
Visit events.wayne.edu/eng/2015/05/08/college-of-engineering-student-design-and-innovation-day-58650/ for details.