{"id":62712,"date":"2022-04-13T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/?page_id=62712"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:25:42","slug":"senior-design-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Design Day"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6232,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[12512],"class_list":["post-62712","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"A showcase of student capstone projects","subtitle":"Designed by the next generation of engineers, scientists, and programmers.","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":108352,"hero_image_landing_two":107852,"hero_image_landing_three":1335,"content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"Monday, May 4, 2026","title":"At the Field House in the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center","content":"Mark your calendars for the 2026 Design Day<\/strong>! Join us in person at the Field House in the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center on May 4 where students will showcase their remarkable senior projects filled with innovation and creativity.","call_to_action":{"title":"See event page","url":"https:\/\/events.rochester.edu\/event\/design-day-1645","target":""},"bg_color":"#ffc70a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","title":"

A word from our Dean<\/h2>","content":"\"Wendi\r\n
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Design Day marks the culmination of our students\u2019 hard work, creativity, and ingenuity. They have been busy this year working on a wide range of projects that showcase their design expertise, working under the guidance of their customers and faculty advisors to produce innovative solutions to difficult problems. These projects provided our students invaluable hands-on experience, and the fruits of their labor are evident based on the quality of the projects showcased here.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you to all the instructors and project sponsors who helped make these projects possible. And congratulations to the students who successfully completed their projects and are now launching into exciting careers or continuing their education.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\u2014 Wendi Heinzelman<\/strong>, Dean of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","title":"

Explore Projects by Program<\/h2>","description":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large","columns":"3","cards":[{"card_title":"
Audio and Music Engineering (AME)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Audio and Music Engineering (AME)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/ame\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152106,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Biomedical Engineering (BME)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Biomedical Engineering (BME)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/bme\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152116,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Center for Medical Technology & Innovation (CMTI)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Center for Medical Technology & Innovation (CMTI)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/cmti\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":220522,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Chemical Engineering (CHE)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Chemical Engineering (CHE)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/che\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152176,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Computer Science (CSC)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Computer Science (CSC)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/csc\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152186,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Data Science (DSC)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Data Science (DSC)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/dsc\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152196,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Digital Media Studies (DMS)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Digital Media Studies (DMS)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/dms\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":221262,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/ece\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152206,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Mechanical Engineering (ME)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"Mechanical Engineering (ME)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/me\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152226,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
The Institute of Optics \/ Optical Engineering (OPT\/OPE)<\/h6>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"The Institute of Optics \/ Optical Engineering (OPT\/OPE)","url":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/opt-ope\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":152236,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"navigation","anchor":"resize","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","title":"

Explore Projects by Topic<\/h2>","description":"","background_color":"#FFFFFF","menu":"16736","layout":"layout_cards","columns":"3","item_description":"hide_desc","hover_color":"#ffc70a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","leadin":"","title":"

Support Senior Design<\/h2>","subtitle":"","description":"Senior Design projects at the University of Rochester provide companies with the opportunity to work with the next generation of engineers, scientists, and programmers. As part of these projects, our students create custom solutions under the observation and guidance of a University faculty advisor.\r\n\r\nSPONSOR \/ MENTOR A SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT<\/a>","call_to_action":"","image":39532,"video":"","layout":"layout_right","background_color":"#ffc70a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","title":"

Inspirational Quotes from Alumni<\/h2>","content":"[su_image_carousel source=\"media: 214672,214682,214702\" slides_style=\"minimal\" crop=\"16:9\" align=\"center\" captions=\"yes\"]","background_color":"#252525","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","leadin":"2026 Dottie Welch Award","title":"

Lisa Altman<\/h3>","subtitle":"","description":"Graduate program coordinator, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence","call_to_action":{"title":"READ MORE: DOTTIE WELCH\u2019S LEGACY LIVES ON","url":"http:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/about\/dottie-welch.html","target":""},"image":214652,"video":"","layout":"layout_right","background_color":"#f4f4f4"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"
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Her advice gave me clarity and direction during a very stressful time.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI am now fortunate to have been admitted to a program I truly wanted, and I am deeply grateful for her support. Lisa has consistently gone above and beyond to support students, not only academically but also personally. Her dedication, care, and insight have made a lasting impact on my experience at Rochester.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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She has also been incredibly helpful to Women and Minorities in Computing, a club that I have been on the executive board for two years now, currently as president\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI found out about this club's events via Lisa's weekly emails and joined the executive board with encouragement from her. She has been kind enough to let us use the GIDS-AI room to host our general member meetings and also helped connect us with female GIDS-AI alumni for speaker events.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Lisa goes to every single data science event and always makes an effort to talk to and interact with students. Her weekly emails make you feel like you are part of the data science family. She lays out everything for the week and even includes fun recommendations for things to do around Rochester. Lisa Altman is truly the heart of GIDS-AI and the most deserving person for this award.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","content":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-below t-yellow centered","title":"

Behind the Scenes<\/h2>\r\n ","content":"
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