2023-2024 Capstone Gallery
The 42 capstone design projects of the 2023-2024 academic cycle are listed in the order in which they were presented during the April 29 - May 3, 2024 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 52 - MELD Embedding Conductors
Team Members: Axsom, Lochlan Dale (ME), Le, Andrew A (ME), Normand, Jean Ross (ME), Smith, Thomas
David (ME), Williams, Mathew Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Team 54 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 2
Team Members: Dugas, Zachary Michael (ME), Friedman, Emily (ME), Gurnsey, Kaitlyn A (ME), Nguyen,
John Cao Tuan (ME), Pun, Sybil (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Team 22 - 30lb Combat Robot “Rocky”
Team Members: Estapa, Sarah Isabel (ME), Kirby, Benjamin Michael (ME), Patriquin, Cody (EE), Schultz,
Cameron (EEC), Stewart, Peter (EE).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 7 - Rotating Welding Stand
Team Members: Chanove, Samuel (EE), Daher, Claude (ME), Fadous, Nicholas Joseph (ME), Farhoud, Ahmed
(EE), Fontenot, Noah (EE), Michel, Cole J (ME), Passman, Caleb Joseph (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jeff Sills, Jason Smith - ExxonMobil
Team 48 - Bubbler System for Level Measurement Training
Team Members: Bourgeois, Courtney (ME), Cagnolatti, Kevin (ME), Konzelman, Matthew Reese (ME), Templet,
Taylor (EE), Wiley, Alfred (EE).
Sponsor(s): Judy DeMers, Bret Marchand, Miles Reid (TriNova) & Nicole Otte (Endress+Hauser) -
TriNova, Inc (supported by Endress+Hauser)
Team 56 - Design Stronger Joints for a Truncated Icosahedron used for Theater Performances
Team Members: Baudier, Emily Catherine (ME), Carriere, Lydia (ME), Ducote, Julia Christine (ME),
Dupre, Dylan W (ME), Hew, Scott Shao Foo (ME), Hidalgo, William B (ME).
Sponsor(s): Nick Erickson - LSU School of Theater; Patrick Herke.
Team 11 - Sighted Guide Cycle Club
Team Members: Bielkiewicz, Caleb Joseph (ME), Guedry, Rebecca Anne (ME), Johnson, Miles Isaac (ME),
Koch, Keaton (ME), Schaub, Michael (ME).
Sponsor(s): The Jacob Richard Fund; Jennifer Gaudet, Blanche Faulk, Laronda Doakes, - LSVI (Louisiana School for the Visually
Impaired
Team 60 - Miniaturize robotic mouse competition
Team Members: Hoang-Nguyen, Jennifer Mi-L (ME), Mocanu, Sean (EEC), Moya, Tulio (EE), Stephany,
Mitchell (EE).
Sponsor(s): Corina Barbalata - LSU MIE
Team 53 - Machinery Anti-wicking Device
Team Members: Depierri, Danielle Elizabet (ME), Fernandez, Carlos D Jr (ME), Fortune, Declan (ME),
Piwko, Joseph John (ME), Willson, Gordon Crawford Jr (ME).
Sponsor(s): Christopher Beeson - ExxonMobil
Team 50 - 45-Foot Tower Lift System
Team Members: Babin, Alexander Reid (ME), Bijou, Jadon (EE), Casso, Connor Charles (ME), Green,
Mikhalib Ashtin LaFl (ME), Pourciau, Jarred Patterson (ME), Robinson, Harold (EE).
Sponsor(s): Douglas Hoy - LSU PERTT Lab
Team 16 - Automated Puck Cleaner and Preparer
Team Members: Cooper, Mason J (ME), Hanaki, Justin (EE), Montemurro, Joseph (EE), Peterson, Andrew
Ivers (ME), Plunket, Gabrielle (ME).
Sponsor(s): Corinne Duplantis - Gulf Wind Technology
Team 12 - Mechanical Load Tester for Photovoltaic Racking Systems
Team Members: Baker, Karan (ME), Coleman, Jacob Thomas (ME), Earnhart, Micheal (EE), Lin, Tristan
(EEC), Ottallah, Ahmad (EE).
Sponsor(s): Joey Bacala - Unirac
Team 4 - Aerospace Temperature Probe Weld Fixture
Team Members: Ghattas, Karl (EE), Guillory, Cade J (ME), Scheurich, Max Oliver (ME).
Sponsor(s): Jordan Auxt, Dalton Scardino - Thermocontrol, Inc.
Team 14 - Environment Chamber for Testing Materials in Extreme Conditions
Team Members: Deicaza, Jenny Ana (ME), Ly, Eddie (ME), Noble, Logan (EE), Sauseda, Vincent (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kshitiz Upadhyay, Guoqiang Li - LSU MIE
Team 35 - Build a Mechanical Watch
Team Members: Klein, Claire Catherine (ME), Pounds, Devin (ME), Rodriguez-Ema, Nicholas Jos (ME),
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Sponsor(s): Ram Devireddy - LSU MIE; Shaquille O'Neil
Team 41 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Tom Cruise"
Team Members: Alexandre, Andrew (ME), Bergeron, Cameron (EE), Brown, Scott (EEC), Crenshaw Henninger,
Jaali D (ME), Kosloski, Cameron David (ME), O'Donnell, Michael (EE).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos
Team 28 - Formula SAE Vehicle Dynamic Parameter Test Rigs
Team Members: Bellinger, Brennan C (ME), Hermo, Stone Hayden (ME), Olaoye, Olutofunmi N (ME), Thurmon,
Alan Louis II (ME), Wells, Bayden (ME).
Sponsor(s): Alan Thurmon - LSU Formula SAE TigerRacing
Team 5 - Development of an Innovative POA Fluid Pump System
Team Members: Collins, Jeremy William (ME), DeLony, Garrett J (ME), Drummond, Samuel Edward (ME),
San Miguel, Alexis N (ME), Taylor, Drake (EE), Tueller, Daniel (EE), Zaunbrecher,
Ian (EE).
Sponsor(s): Jake Roblez, Graham Lewis - Bascom Hunter
Team 43 - High School Process Educational Unit
Team Members: Canafax, Jace (EE), Gaither, Sydni (EE), Nguyen, Lindsey (EE), Shriver, Caroline (ME),
Weber, Rei-Mone Anthony (ME).
Sponsor(s): Judy DeMers, Bret Marchand (TriNova) & Nicole Otte, (Endress+Hauser) - TriNova, Inc
(supported by Endress+Hauser)
Team 57 - Planetary exploration for autonomous rovers in rough terrain
Team Members: Cannon, Michael Ian (ME), Cathey, Creighton (EEC), Hughes, Tristan Hayes (ME), Maloney,
Patrick (EE), Pitre, Kyle James (ME), Smith, Ethernan (EE).
Sponsor(s): Xiangyu Meng - LSU ECE
Team 51 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure
Team Members: Bergeron, Gregory (ME), Bridges, Joshua Reid (ME), Carrera, Jaime Antonio Jr (ME),
Gegenheimer, James Edward I (ME), Rutter, Thomas J (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Team 9 - Mechanical Seal Cart V2
Team Members: Cronin, Christopher Lawrenc (ME), Hupperich, Benjamin Louis (ME), Lunsford, Grace
(ME), Robbins, Jared (ME), Wieseneck, Daniel (ME).
Sponsor(s): Austin Cooley, Eddie Veal - Shell
Team 17 - 30lb Combat Robot “Bengal Battle Bot”
Team Members: Avants, Benjamin (ME), Coleman, Eli William (ME), Dreuil, Samuel (EE), Hedglin, Lauren
(EE), Street, Thomas Michael (ME), Tapalla, Daniel (EEC.
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 44 - LSU Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2024 - UrbanConcept
Team Members: An, Edward T (ME), Atchley, Hannah Claire (ME), Colon, Devin Gage (ME), Diez, Myles
(EE), Hawkins, Chloe (EE), Nissen, Eric (ME).
Sponsor(s): Shell c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 55 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 3
Team Members: Happel, Jacob Kyle (ME), Hebert, Brenda (ME), Marshall, Aaron (ME), McGarvey, Camille
Anastasia (ME), Thomas, Spencer John (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Team 10 - Mini Cantilever Lifting Beam
Team Members: Alleman, Makayla S (ME), Flanagan, Caleb Scott (ME), Hutches, Justin Layne (ME), Meyers,
Scott C (ME), Muralles, Nathan (EE), Short, Adam (ME).
Sponsor(s): Holden Marceaux, Jay Solomon, Stuart Clouatre, Caleb Derouselle, Charles Easley -
Mammoet U.S.A.
Team 61 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Optimized Structure 4
Team Members: Cloutier, Jacqueline Ann (ME), Gallant, Matthew (ME), Johnson, Stonewall Lee (ME),
ONeill, Rafael (ME), Rumfellow, Jadyn M (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Team 18 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "Monarch"
Team Members: Allen, Bailey (ME), Cage, Cameron (ME), Dally, Robert (ME), Hoyt, Jaliyah (EEC), Johnson,
Julian (EE), Lu, Danny (EE).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 2 - Low cost solar-powered parking lot vehicle counters
Team Members: Boo, Levy (EE), Duong, Phuong (EE), Ferguson, Collin (ME), Moreau, Grant (EE), Oubre,
Landon Chase (ME), Raby, Colin M (ME).
Sponsor(s): Emmanouil Chatzopoulos - ParkZen
Team 23 - 30lb Combat Robot “Heavy Metal”
Team Members: Arana, Giovanni (EEC), Aubert, Trey (EE), Kaminski, Kelly Anthony (ME), Li, Jasmine
(ME), Stephens, Mason (EE), Stimphil, Ray (ME).
Sponsor(s): Mariana Williamson - Valero c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 37 - CO2 Cartridge Rocket Launcher - 3D Printed
Team Members: Countee, Jhajuan Fredrick (ME), Eaglin, Travis J (ME), Melton, Jamar Adcock (ME),
Murray, Collin J (ME).
Sponsor(s): Joe Furr - SpecTech LLC
Team 8 - Safe Electrical Motor Starter Test Enclosure
Team Members: Kelly, Ian A (ME), Pham, Trieu T (ME), Thomas, Avery (EE), Tran, Tri (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kyle Devillier, Austin Cooley - Shell
Team 15 - 3D-Printed Reinforced Pressure Vessel Design and Build with Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
Team Members: Domingue, Taylor Morgan (ME), Freeman, Stephanie Paola (ME), Russell, Luke Aaron (ME),
Terrebonne, Lee T (ME), Walker, Devin Duane (ME).
Sponsor(s): Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE & Laitram/Intralox
Team 47 - B-52 Engine Stand Re-design
Team Members: Bell, Vaughn Evan (ME), Chiasson, Seth Michael (ME), Day, Matthew Keith (ME), Freeman,
Stephen (ME), Gambino, Sydney Elena (ME), Purvis, Ryan (ME).
Sponsor(s): Steven Arnold - Cyber Innovation Center & Nathan Haluska - USAF
Team 42 - Hydraulic Actuator Installation Tool
Team Members: Benoit, Cameron Michael (ME), Blanchard, Ryan Joseph (ME), McHugh, Kristian (ME),
Richard, Connor David (ME), Rodrigue, Lane Stanislaus (ME).
Sponsor(s): Marc Waguespack - Oil States Industries
Team 30 - Calciner Burner Removal Device
Team Members: Arnold, James Cameron (ME), Cangelosi, Johannah Lauren (ME), McNamara, Christopher
Price (ME), Raley, Patrick (ME), Rosenzweig, Ogen (ME).
Sponsor(s): Gary Box, Mark Morvant, Lauren Baxter Knijn - Shell Catalyst and Technologies
Team 32 - All-Terrain Aerial Drone "APPA"
Team Members: Bardarson, Jeremy (EE), Beadle, Joshua (EEC), Crisostomo, Al Bautista (ME), Gegg,
Donovan (ME), Millet, Dawson (EE), Pham, Lexus Phi (ME).
Sponsor(s): Isby L. Schexnayder, Jr. Capstone Fund & Marathon Petroleum c/o Dimitris Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Team 6 - Mechanical hydrofoil lift and control system for pontoon boats
Team Members: Badawi, Ahmad K (ME), Deshotel, Noah (EE), Duhe, Michael Rhys (ME), Liang, Christian
Michael (ME), McLemore, William Thomas (ME), Schimmel, Charles (EE), St Cyr, Blake
(ME).
Sponsor(s): Jason Minor, Tony Brouillette - Hydrofin
Team 39 - Spiral Cable Lift
Team Members: Bowman, Nicholas (ME), Brown, Gabriel (EE), Canyon, Lance (EE), Gettys, Jack Anthony
III (ME).
Sponsor(s): J.B. Castagnos - Castagnos Auto Service
Team 40 - Implementation of Rolled-scaffold bioreactor
Team Members: Kissinger, Quentin (EE), Le, Tu (EEC), Lee, Liko (EE).
Sponsor(s): Kidong Park - LSU ECE
Team 1 - Pragmatics 634 Methane Gas Sensor
Team Members: Churchman, Ryan (EE), Curry, William (EE), Gryder, Caleb (EE), Maddox, Douglas (EE).
Sponsor(s): James Foto, Trae Weaver - Gulf Coast Test Measurement & Calibration LLC
Team 49 - Augmented Reality
Team Members: Muslow, Grant (CSC), Porter, Hannah (EEC), Stevens, Seth (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Mark Breen, Kelsey Cannon - Lockheed Martin Space
Team 19 - Virtual-Physical ME Lab
Team Members: Guedry, Preston (EEC), Le, Vy (EEC), Limcangco, Toby (EEC), Moore, Willie (EEC).
Sponsor(s): Chevron c/o Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos - LSU MIE
Inquiries: Dr. Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos, +1-225-578-5804