James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation

National Recognition for Senior Design Projects

For the past 30 years, the General Engineering seniors have entered their GE 494 projects into the Student Engineering Design Competition Partnered by the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation. Entries are judged on the basis of originality or ingenuity, feasibility, results achieved or expected, engineering competence, and clarity of the presentation. Of the 300 and 500 undergraduate entries that are received, seventeen are presented with undergraduate awards annually.

Recipients

2009

2009-Silver/2nd Place:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Carbon Fiber Heating Element Production Improvement Maria G. Lupo Jordan K. Schwartz Christopher D. Joyce Professor Emeritus James V. Carnahan Methode connector Products
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Universal Base Frame Design David A. Kubicki Jonathan A. Homan Jacob M. Babu Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis Freedman Seating Co.

2009-Bronze/3rd Place:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Gourmet Ice Liquidless Refrigeration Testing Kyle D. Hanstad Saiswaroop P. Boddupalli Eric R. Lisle Professor Scott A. Burns Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Tin Sliver Root Cause and Elimination in Progressive Stamping Laura C. Hubley Brian T. Matesic Christopher B. Knowlton Professor Louis Wozniak Wiegel Tool Works, Inc.

2009-Merit/4th Place:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Extruder Quill Design Analysis Megan E. McGovern Jeremy J. Mink Jordan L. Van Loon Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis American Extrusion International
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Tortilla Die-Cutting Process Scrap Reduction Katherine F. Ropiak Jonathan E. Cisek Tracy M. Groholski Professor David E. Goldberg Azteca Foods, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Rotary Brush and Pad Comparison Testing Jessica L. Wood Bhavik Patel Elliott S. Cho Professor Brian P. Lilly Carlisle Sanitary Maintenance Products
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Heads-Up Display Calibration Time Reduction Gregory s. Tiffany Mark B. Michelotti Izaak D. Neveln Professor Ramavarapu S. Sreenivas CMC Electronics
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Cooler Door Redesign Ishan Khaitan Peter J. Matteucci Kevin E. Malone Professor W. Brenton Hall Craig Industries, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Spray Drying Flavor Retention Improvement Brendan J. Danielson John C. Noble Emmalyn J. Riley Professor Emeritus James V. Carnahan FONA International, Inc.

2008-Merit/4th Place:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Cross Trainer Force Data Acquisition BrianT. Smith James Kuo Michael R. Jimenez Professor David Goldberg Life Fitness
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Bidirectional Ultrasonic Scanning Registration Troy J. Sieburg Alexander M. Lorch Justin A. Aronson Professor Dusan Stipanovic Sonoscan, Inc.

2007-Silver:

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Production Scheduling Software Development
Steven Sam
Brian David Hall
Aashay Desai
Harry Wildblood
A. M. Castle Metals & Co.

2007-Bronze:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Salt Spreader Redesign for Cost Reduction Michael Tobin Shaw Christopher Alan Potsch Joseph James Delaney Professor Scott A. Burns Flink Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Expanded Metal Slitting Scrap Reduction Bryan Benjamin Horvath Vikram K. Raghavan Joseph Charles Rokop Professor Jiming Peng Metalex

2007-Merit:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Electrical Energy Management and Cost Reduction Eric L. Chi Michael W. Fehrenbacher Allison M. Budd Professor Uday Shanbhag Oak State Products Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Label Manufacture Setup Time and Scrap Reduction Justin Edward Stewart Melissa Lynn Vurdelja Megan Elizabeth Wimmer Professor Jiming Peng Continental Datalabel, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Asphalt Spray Nozzle Predictive Design Model Development Kyle Brandon Daniels David Charles Aument Chad Alan Williams Professor David E. Goldberg E. E. Etnyre & Co.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Dental Dust Collector Redesign James Philip Hardy Kenneth Brian Engberg Pedro C. Tenorio Changyan Zhou Nevin Laboratories, Inc.

2006-Gold:

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Butterfly Cage Control Valve Design, II
Sean T. Corbett
Michael A. Boomsma
James Y. H. Lee
Professor David E. Goldberg
Yeary and Associates, Inc.

2006-Bronze:

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Short Run Draw Tooling

Eric J. Wilson
Jeremy A. Volk
Dominic M. Shafer
Matthew C. Ludmer
Harry S. Wildblood
Elkay Manufacturing Company

2006-Merit:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	HPLC Spring Column Redesign Timothy R. Adkisson Chuan Yan Minoosh K. Moradi Professor Louis Wozniak Alltech Associates, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Distribution Warehouse Methods Expert System Christian C. Tansey Jennifer S. Kasler Bernardo C. Figueiredo Professor Ali E. Abbas Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Hard Water Spray Nozzle Design Matthew D. Schluenz Jennifer G. Kamber Bethany G. Jackson Professor Scott A. Burns Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Pneumatic Motor Concept Design Brandon M. Schmidt James J. Ramirez Anthony B. Savoia Professor Thomas F. Conry C. E. Niehoff & Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Infinitely Adjustable Exercise Bicycle Seat Design Allison E. Jones Benjamin C. Kaun James M. Rickert Professor Ali A. Yassine Life Fitness
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Probe Waveguide Assembly Redesign Christopher J. Marshall Jeffrey P. Cobia Mustapha Kherbane Professor Juraj V. Medanic O P W Fuel Management Systems
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	UV Lamp Redesign for Heat Reduction Erica L. Burt Brian M. Wood Jessica L. Cole Jason R. Drucker Professor Louis Wozniak Aetek U V Systems
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Pneumatic Motor Concept Design Ryan B. Spraetz Jeffrey T. Krol Paul D. Arendt Alan G. Truesdale Professor Thomas F. Conry C. E. Niehoff & Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Game Card Design and Layout Automation Diana M. Plata Kevin P. Henrick Michael D. Rubin James R. Barrett Professor Scott A. Burns Douglas Press, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Tool Automation and Redesign for Window Pak Assembly Erin A. Mog David A. Tilford Matthew H. Goetz Thomas P. Mahar Professor Henrique L. M. dos Reis Engineered Glass Products, LLC
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Modular EndCap Display Design Michelle A. Wetzler Jennifer D. Bessette Maditon T. Major Faye M. Hellman James M. Leake The Franklin Wire Works, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Injection Modling Setup Time Reduction Michael W. Kivisto Jennifer A. Mayberry Katherine N. Meyer Miquel A. Reyes Professor Brian P. Lilly Hoffer Plastics Corporation
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Quick Change CNC Tube Bending Tooling Redesign Brian J. Addison David M. Carson Robert J. Madera Reza A. Mirza Professor Scott A. Burns Morton Welding Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Thermoforming Trim Press and Material Analysis Scott M. Fullman Louis A. Holub Koji A. Intlekofer Barret T. Howell Professor James V. Carnahan Solo Cup
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Disposable Prophy Angle Redesign David L. Hoffer Eric H. Liou Brett A. Skaloud Jennifer S. Wicks Professor Brian P. Lilly Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Easy Lift Extension Ladder Design Kevin J. Callaghan Jessica R. Phillippe John R. Riss Jenna K. Rowell Professor Manssour Moeinzadeh Werner Company

2005-Silver:

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Butterfly Valve Cage Design
Adam D. Zmick
Matthew C. Bardelli
Aaron T. Kielar
Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis
Yeary and Associates, Inc.

2005-Bronze:

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Treadmill Elevation System Analysis and Redesign
Kristen N. Anton
Devesh A. Deshpande
Paul J. Swierc
Joshua L. Wolfe
Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis
Life Fitness

2005-Merit:

Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Heat Exchanger Uptime Improvement Shane M. Conklin Kevin J. Kowalski David M. Williams Harry S. Wildblood ACH Food Companies
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Distribution System Analysis Jason R. Brown Colleen A. Cavers Tiffany D. Nelson Professor Ali E. Abbas Coleman Cable
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Packaging Line Modeling and Output Improvement Andrew T. Swanson Erin C. Dohse Paul D. Baillargeon Professor Dusan M. Stipanovic ConAgra Foods Retail Products Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Cable Support Grip Weaving Automation Diana K. Jarosiewicz Kristofer D. Loff John D. Wojdyla Professor Wayne J. Davis Daniel Woodhead Company
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Conveyor Tong Redesign Analysis James J. Potter Stephen H. Wyatt Conor S. Hung Professor Brian P. Lilly Engineered Glass Products, LLC
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Spice Blending Efficiency Improvement Laura B. Kerlin Matthew B. Heinlen Adam R. Hardy Professor Carolyn Beck Griffith Laboratories Worldwide, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Football Flow Process Analysis and Plant Optimization Michael B. Kozak Nicholas J. Liaromatis Andrew M. Peterson Professor Dusan M. Stipanovic Horween Leather Co.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Fuze Housing Assembly Redesign Jerrauld S. Ma Charles L. Moran William T. MacFadden Professor Scott A. Burns L-3 Communications Electrodynamics, Inc.
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Treadmill Console Redesign Aaron M. Mason Samuel F. Donaldson Nathan M. Pajor Professor Carolyn Beck Life Fitness
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Treadmill Noise and Vibration Reduction Adam J. Sauder Tomasz M. Tretowicz Clemeth L. Abercrombie Professor W. Brenton Hall Life Fitness
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Fuel Storage Tank Density Sensor Design Jordan Z. Harris Michael R. Kennedy Peter Y. Wong Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis O P W Fuel Management Systems
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Photometric Test Conrol and Data Acquisition David R. Slater Cara M. Ring Matthew H. Welsh Professor Ramavarapu S. Sreenivas Ocem Acquisition Corporation
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Paper Cup/Plastic Lid Interface Redesign Jessica P. Song Evan A. Vijithakumara Miguel A. Rosa Professor Ali A. Yassine Solo Cup
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	In-Tube/Out-Tube Redesign Nicholas A. Yates Grace K. Yaguchi Ryan A. Moore Professor Louis Wozniak Suncast Corporation
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Forging Bolster Deflection and die Cracking Analysis Richard R. Benedict Kathleen Eaton Justin M. Castillejos Pforessor Thomas F. Conry ThyssenKrupp Gerlach-Danville Forge
Title of Project: Student Team: Faculty Advisor: Partner:	Billet Temperature Range Determination Michael T. Schlaak Ly T. Vu Pranay S. Patel Professor Thomas F. Conry ThyssenKrupp Gerlach-Veedersburg Forge

2004

Merit:

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Treadmill Adjustable Flexdeck Design
Brent M. Alexander
Matthew R. Frye
Amber J. Mueller
Professor Brian Lilly
Life Fitness

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Non-Destructive Testing of Football Faceguards
Matthew B. Letchworth
Christine A. Pote
Jonathan J. Collins
Harry S. Wildblood
Schutt Manufacturing Company

Title of Project:
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Analysis and Design of a New Baby-Changing Table
Patrick S. Quaid
Caleb E. Simpson
Joseph T. Peek
Professor Deborah L. Thurston
Stevens Industries, Inc.

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:

Heat Exchanger Failure Detection/Prevention
Joseph F. Frankini
Steven C. Power
Clifford D. Borowicz
Professor Narayana R. Aluru
Applied Composites Corporation

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
Automatic Car WAsh Redesign
Daniel A. Couillard
Anthony E. DiVincenzo
Timothy L. Seiwert
Professor Ali Yassine
Brit-O-Matic Manufacturing, Inc.

Title of Project:
Student Team:

Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
High Speed Wood Lathe
Nicholas R. Wills
Christopher J. Rogers
Michael P. Lesus
Professor L. Daniel Metz
Designed Stairs, Inc.

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
Semi-Trailer Loading Redesign
Alena R. Doyle
Todd M. Riordan
Andrew B. Yount
Professor Wayne J. Davis
Dywidag Systems International

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
LED Projector: Light Source and Optics
Steven C. Kinate
Jordana R. Goldman
Nicole J. Kamath
Professor Scott A. Burns
Dukane Corp., Audio Visual Prodcuts Div.

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
Partition Strip Production Automation
Michael P. Schmidt
Larry Y. Cheng
Sadie M. Isermann
Harry S. Wildblood
Innerpac, Inc.

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
Portioning Scale Damper Redesign
Sarah Hussain
Joseph A. Nowak
Jeffrey M. Voyt
Professor Henrique L.M. dos Reis
Pelstar, LLC

Title of Project:
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Faculty Advisor:
Partner:
Paper Cup Leak Detection
Patrick C. Sharkey
Gary J. Merrigan
Andrew R. Mondi
Professor David E. Goldberg
Solo Cup

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