What does DESIGN mean?
- solving problems
- answering questions
- characterization
- modeling/calculation
- iteration
- analysis
- recommendations for optimization
- evaluation
- development
- synthesis
- process
Senior Design Partnerships
What are the BENEFITS to our company?
- students provide insight into exsisting problems
- students and faculty mentor offer specialized knowlege
- students provide man power and time for projects that may otherwise be put on hold
- engage with students as potential employees
- have access to equipment and expertise not available at your own site
- visibility of your organization on campus provides a gateway for a broader relationship with MSE
What have other projects been?
- characterization of material properties and understanding of direct laser sintering
- investigating the corrosion behavior in lead-free solders
- determining mechanical properties of maraging steel produced by selective laser melting
- determining dependence of physical properties of soluble glasses on synthesis route
- rapid prototyping of polyactic acid crystal models
What should we do if we are interested?
- Contact: Shraddha Vachhani, email: vachhani@iastate.edu or phone: 515-294-1230
- Fill out a ‘Project Information Sheet’ with contact information, project description, resources, outcomes, interest area, and financial commitment
- Determine project objectives and criteria
Recent senior design business partners
Allegheny Technologies | Emerson | Honeywell | 3M | Ervin Industries | John Deere | Link Mfg. | Cobham Mission Systems | Placon Corporation | Thombert, Inc. | SAFI-Tech
How does it work?
- This is a 2-semester course, offered in both fall and spring semesters.
- It is an industry-sponsored project.
- There are teams of 3-4 students and 1 faculty mentor.
- Students work 10-15 hours/week or 500-700 student hours in total.
- A $2500 financial commitment as a reimbursement for itemized costs is required and company approval is required before a group can go over that dollar amount.
- Companies must provide resources such as samples, supplies, or specialized equipment.
- An engineer within the company should be assigned as the primary point of contact.
- Consider student travel to the company or a company visit to Iowa State University.
- Companies should provide outcomes and objectives such as reports/analyses, prototypes, models, data, etc.
- A non-disclosure agreement form is available in cases where confidential information is handled.
- There is also an agreement to assign any intellectual property to your company as desired.