About Senior Design Projects

Each year, more than 100 leading manufacturing companies, pharmaceutical and medical firms, consulting practices, utilities as well as local, state and federal government agencies partner with the UConn School of Engineering through Senior Design Projects. These are cost-effective ways to work with Engineering seniors on a company project – a technical or design challenge or a novel idea – without a large investment.

Every Senior Design Project is a two-semester course required for all School of Engineering seniors to graduate. Having successful completed most of the Engineering curriculum, they must solve technical problems for sponsors in a real-world company. Each team of 2-4 seniors is mentored through the project by an Engineering professor working within the sponsor organization.

Result: Our sponsors gain first-hand experience of working with potential employees with no commitment other than to help the project succeed. Our students learn how to work collaboratively in a corporate setting, while producing professional periodic reports on their strategy, techniques and progress.
We are currently recruiting for projects. Please contact us to learn more.

Learn More About: Senior Design and Senior Design Day.

Save the Date: Demonstration Day is @ Gampel Pavilion, UConn Storrs Campus Friday, April 27, 2018 from 1pm to 4pm .

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For The 2017 ~ 2018 Academic Year, Senior Design Teams are collaborating on 228 academic, government and industry projects, a record year for the School of Engineering!

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Departments

  • Chemical Engineering
    Chemical Engineering

Benefits

  • Sponsors
    Sponsors

Types of Projects

The following are samples of Senior Design projects that students can perform while tackling a technical challenge or exploring a new design or novel idea:

  • Research and analyze the problem.
  • Conceptualize new or alternate solutions.
  • Design or refine a device or method.
  • Construct a working prototype.
  • Synthesize design know-how.
  • Optimize and manufacture a prototype model,
  • Perform product simulations.

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Testimonials

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Participation in a senior design project is an invaluable experience in preparation for a successful professional career. . . read more

-- Kelsey Boch ('13), University of Virginia Medical School

Michael Yanofsky

I learned a lot and am currently pursuing my MS in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Aided. . .

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-- Michael Yanofsky ('12), Design Engineer, GE Industrial Solutions

Melissa C. Jacques

Senior Design is one of my fondest memories at UConn. It was our opportunity to implement the technical. . .read more

-- Melissa C. Jacques ('10), project engineer, GMC

 

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The UConn senior design program provided me with invaluable hands on experience and employer . . . read more

-- Max Madore (‘13), test engineer, Phonon Corp