2022-2023 Capstone Gallery
The 42 capstone design projects of the 2022-2023 academic cycle are listed in the order in which they were presented during the May 1 - May 5, 2023 week of Final Prototype Project Presentations. Each team submitted a project poster the week before the presentations. All final presentations of the projects were conducted in full hybrid simulcast mode (in physical space and synchronously online).
Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos, +1-225-578-5804
Team 50 - NASA RASC-AL Lunar Surface Transporter Vehicle
Team Members: Averett, Devin P (EE), Guo, Zhihan (EE), Irfan, Sahar (ME), Kabatt, Nicholas (ME),
Pitts, Nekita Aungelique (ME), Pocorello, Charles Luciano (ME), Rush, David (EE).
Sponsor(s): Andrew Becnel - NASA LaSpace & LSU MIE
Team 27 - SAE Mini-Baja
Team Members: Brown, Jameel (ME), Dupuy, Darnell Patrick (ME), Hains, Gabriel J (ME), Loop, Tyler
M (ME), Morris, Dalton Lee (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 58 - Mechanical Pump Seal Washing Skid
Team Members: Borgatti, Matthew Paul (ME), Ferguson, Taylor (ME), Jones, Daniel Nolan Jackson (ME),
Larpenter, Andrew (ME), Oweineh, Mayce M (ME), Philippe, Dustin R (ME), Weicks, Christian
A (ME), Zambiasi, Aaron Joseph (ME) .
Sponsor(s): Austin Cooley, Eddy Veal - Shell
Team 19 - Virtual-Physical ME Lab
Team Members: Kommalapati, Vedasamhita (EEC), Sanchez, Roberto Pablo (EE), Smith, Gregory Neil Jr
(EE), Thomas, Madeline Ann (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Chevron c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 61 - IEEE Region 5 Robot Competition
Team Members: Nguyen, Mackenzie Thien-Tru (EE), Stewart, Caleb (EEC), Yildirim, Carson (EEC), Yiu,
Rachel (EE).
Sponsor(s): Shuangqing Wei - LSU ECE
Team 44 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023 - UrbanConcept
Team Members: Duhon, Logan Blake (EEC), Hartwig, Andrew (ME), Leger, Jacob Allen (EE), Monistere,
Michael Joseph J (ME), O'Brien, Kurtis (EE), Shaw, Eli Montgomery (EE).
Sponsor(s): Shell c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 4 - Bolt Hole Puncher
Team Members: Armant, Kira K (EE), Fair, Noah Alexander (ME), Guidry, Kain Mitchell (ME), Randhawa,
Mandeep (EE), Stafford, Noah Jakob (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jordan Bergeron - Standard Engineering, LLC
Team 37 - Prosthesis for high-school athlete
Team Members: Benoit, Wil Thomas (ME), Montalbano, William M (ME), Pichoff, Hannah (ME), Rodrigue,
Allison Joyce (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund and Corina Barbalata - LSU MIE
Team 52 - MELD Embedding Conductors
Team Members: Beck, Karli Ann (ME), Favret, Elizabeth Amber (ME), McCarty, Randi Shaakira (ME),
Pesson, Mason (ME), Pugh, Chris (ME), Stevens, Justin (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
Team 48 - Vehicle Power Delivery Control and Data Handling for an Electric Formula SAE Vehicle
Team Members: Knott, Jace Nicholas (EE), Phan, Jimmy (EE), Roberts, Colin (ME), Yuja, Matthew George
(EE).
Sponsor(s): Holden David - LSU Formula SAE TigerRacing
Team 6 - Tourniquet Trainer
Team Members: Bohnet, Jill Elizabeth (ME), Chaplain, Benjamin Louis (ME), Smoorenburg, Bailey Louise
(ME), Staffier, Brenden O (ME).
Sponsor(s): Ralph Castle
Team 17 - 12lb Combat Robot 1 “Atlas”
Team Members: Badinger, Carson Blaise (EE), Ducote, Rachel (ME), Duong, Dennis (ME), Verret, Joseph
Paul (EE).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson, Valero c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 60 - Smart Gadget for Individual Energy System Monitor and Control in Office Desks
Team Members: Bull, Brandon Daniel (EE), Duplantis, Paul (EEC), Terrell, Kaleb (EE), Williams, Regan
Alexis (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Amirhosein Jafari - LSU CM
Team 32 - Aerial Drone "P.I.M.A."
Team Members: Jiang, Toby (EE), Nguyen, Mychau (ME), Stemke, John Andrew III (ME), Suprun, Jared
Russell (EEC), Wurster, Amanda Michelle (EE).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Design Fund; Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 20 - Andromeda-4
Team Members: Algalban, Amer (ME), Alston, Ryder H (ME), Evans, Liam (ME), Hebert, William C (EE),
Leach, David (ME).
Sponsor(s): Adam Baran - Ascent Sciences Group
Team 38 - Weigh Bin Calibration Improvement
Team Members: Alexander, Keagan (ME), Cox, Stone (ME), Crowley, Benjamin Michael (ME), Meche, Rhett
Carey (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jason Smith , Jonathan Auzenne - ExxonMobil
Team 55 - End-effector for robotic 3D printing using thermoset composites
Team Members: Cedel, Andrew Thomas (ME), Dao, Katherine (ME), Strupp, Alyssa (ME), Tallo, Matthew
Michael (ME).
Sponsor(s): Corina Barbalata - LSU MIE
Team 36 - Hydraulic Boat Race I
Team Members: Jenkins, Collin Hunter (ME), Landry, Charlton R (ME), Ordeneaux, Joshua Luke (ME),
Slayton, Matt Taylor (ME), Thompson, Joseph Edward (ME).
Sponsor(s): Ryan Troendle , Patrick Laley - Phillips 66
Team 66 - Precise Spice
Team Members: Duckworth, Emma Margaret (ME), Gaudet, Daren (EE), Lanie, John W (EE), Torres, William
Joseph (EE), Troendle, Caroline Marie (ME).
Sponsor(s): John Darbonne - Phillips 66
Team 18 - Aerial Drone "Won"
Team Members: Angaya, Nictor Byram (EE), Charbonnet, Michael Gerard (EE), Durham, John A (ME), Foster,
Christopher M (ME), Robertson, Logan (EEC), , , , .
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Design Fund; Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 16 - High School Process Automation Skid Design/Build
Team Members: Budinich, Collin Nicholas (EE), Cochran, Caroline Elise (ME), Freeman, Kendall Isaiah
(ME), Giordano, Joseph Howard (EE), McConnell, Meagan P (ME), Smith, Michael Sinclair
(EE).
Sponsor(s): Judy Terrase , Bret Marchand, Deena Hudson - TriNova, Inc (supported by Endress+Hauser)
Team 34 - Designs for a Minimal Impact Dual Access Faceplate and Smart Tie to Reduce the Risk of Tracheostomy Related Wound Complications in Children
Team Members: Babin, Zachary K (EE), Bishop, Benjamin Francis (ME), Sauviac, Sayer Donald (ME).
Sponsor(s): Michael Dunham - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
Team 51 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure I
Team Members: Boutte, Andrew James (ME), Broadbridge, Laura Elizabet (ME), Davis, Connor Joseph
(ME), Doran, Michael Alexander (ME), Martinez, Laura Cecilia (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE; National Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
Team 22 - 12lb Combat Robot “Ghost”
Team Members: Jackson, Tyler Christian (ME), Merritt, Joshua Donovan (EE), Wax, Peyton Edward (ME),
Woodard, Meagan Ashley (EE).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 65 - Autoclave Data Extraction
Team Members: Burns, Brandt G (EE), Feng, Tianqing (EEC), Tan, Pacco (EE), Vance, Timothy (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Kelsey Cannon , Mark Breen - Lockheed Martin Space.
Team 3 - Design and fabrication of chambers for cyclic fatigue testing
Team Members: Jarreau, Matthew M (ME), Rosenzweig, Eedon (ME), Taylor, Joshua Chase (ME), Wilson,
Peyton J (ME).
Sponsor(s): Michael Khonsari - LSU MIE Department
Team 54 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure II
Team Members: McCarthy, Connor John (ME), Mejia, Giancarlo (ME), Nguyen, Hoa Phuong (ME), Ponder,
Eric Randall (ME), Sheng, Gavin (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE; National Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
Team 26 - Harden Office Doors in Patrick Taylor Hall
Team Members: Burson, Olivia (ME), Nolan, Brock Anthony (ME), Richard, Reese Hayden (EE), Villarreal,
Analisa Y (ME), Wilson, Stella M (EE).
Sponsor(s): Dave Giurintano - Ultimate Ballistics Systems
Team 62 - Modular Synthesizer
Team Members: Diaz, Chandler (EE), Donnelly, Taylor (EE), Ellzey, Max (EE), McDonnell, Austin (EE),
Mothershed, Harmony (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Taylor LeBlanc , Rafael Alvarez-Santiago - Modular Synthesizer
Team 40 - Solar+Storage Shingle Design
Team Members: Clemmons, Henry (EE), Jones, Benjamin Brooks Jr (EE), Perrodin, Alex Charles (ME),
Robinson, Katherine Theresa (EE), Sanjoh, Sarah N (EE).
Sponsor(s): Matthis Herrera - HatchTank - EnVault LLC
Team 23 - 12lb Combat Robot “BITZ”
Team Members: Clavin, Zachary C (EE), Diaz, Blake M (ME), Saizad, Ibraheem (EE), Songy, Tyler (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 53 - Augmented Reality System for Use of MELD Machine
Team Members: Gemeinhardt, Hayden Dean (CSC), Nguyen, Tuan T (EEC), Saulny, Donald Charles III (EEC),
Tarleton, Taylor J (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Chevron c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 67 - Hydraulic Boat Race II
Team Members: Baudier, Stephen (ME), Bertucci, Jonathan (ME), Grieshop, Kyle (ME), Hamilton, Bradley
(ME), Harp, William James (ME).
Sponsor(s): Ryan Troendle , Patrick Laley - Phillips 66
Team 42 - Porta Leak
Team Members: Dupaquier, Rene Eugene Jr (ME), Granier, Jensen James (ME), Martin, Benjamin Keith
(ME).
Sponsor(s): Stephen Mayronne
Team 2 - Running Blind - Running aid for a person who is Blind or Visually Impaired
Team Members: Brinson, Thomas Neal (ME), Jernsletten, Nils (ME), Kafkallides, Andreas (ME), Lemoine,
Madeline E (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund; Jennifer Gaudet , Saundra Manuel, Blanche Faulk - Louisiana School for the Visually
Imapired
Team 8 - Essem 3
Team Members: Lemoine, Landon Bradley (ME), McGoey, Joseph James V (ME), Truong, Eric (ME).
Sponsor(s): Neelima Reddy - Neelima Reddy LLC
Team 28 - Hub Motor Integration for a Formula SAE Vehicle
Team Members: Cabrera, Oscar E (ME), Comeaux, Remy S (ME), David, Holden Richard (ME), Major, Jack
Martin Jr (ME), Showers, Elizabeth (ME).
Sponsor(s): Holden David - LSU Formula SAE TigerRacing
Team 46 - Anterior Support for Wheelchair users
Team Members: Cambre, Mason Live (ME), McGinn, Easton Alexandre (ME), Robichaux, Bernard (ME), Stark,
Rudolph Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund; Elissa McKenzie - St. Lillian Academy
Team 64 - Machine Learning based Power System Failure Prediction
Team Members: Brass, Delando Reyniere II (EE), Chambers, Trevor Curtis (EE), Headings, Ethan (EEC),
Hill, Jason Matthew Jr (EE), Kaiser, Christopher David I (EE), Reynolds, Bennett (EE).
Sponsor(s): Amin Kargarian - LSU ECE
Team 63 - Robot Swarm Simulator
Team Members: Anderson, Peyton (EEC), Domangue, Brandon (EEC), Filgueira, Jessynia C (EEC), Harrington,
Jameson Connor (EEC).
Sponsor(s): R. Vaidyanathan - LSU ECE
Team 70 - Attention and Target meter to record and response speed and touch accuracy
Team Members: Carbo, Emily Marie (EE), Phan, Donny V (EEC), Vo, Kiet D (EE).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund; Elissa McKenzie - St. Lillian Academy
Team 30 - Taking Flight Simulators Seriously
Team Members: Christiansen, Arnold Race (EE), Favrot, Daniel B (EE), Moody, Mark C (EE), Morvant,
Payton Scott (EE).
Sponsor(s): Emile M Fournet - Enercon Services
Team 45 - PCB Lab Advanced Photolithography System
Team Members: Algalban, Mohammed Hayder (EE), Jones, Eric Daniel (EE), Mai, Matthew T (EE), Martin,
Malik (EE).
Sponsor(s): Chris O'Loughlin - LSU ECE
Team 68 - Wireless Data Transmission
Team Members: Babin, Reed Joseph (EE), Gonzalez, Lawrence Wayne (EE), Southichark, Kameron Kayu
(EE), Wiley, Cameron (EE).
Sponsor(s): Navid Jafari - LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering
Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos, +1-225-578-5804