Senior Design
What is Senior Design?
Senior Design or "Capstone" projects are vital for our students going into the engineering field. These projects showcase our students' skills in innovation, problem solving, communication, and teamwork.
At the start of a student's senior year, they work on a real life project for a two semester course. This team-based design system incorporates engineering standards and knowledge and skills from previous courses. Capstone projects can vary between a multitude of engineering problems, and students provide a poster with their final project.
Priority Research Areas
Judging Senior Design
At the end of each year, our student show off their projects at our annual Senior Design Symposium. At this symposium, family, friends, faculty, staff, and the community are invited to view our seniors capstone projects.
Along with showing off their design, student are also judged based on predetermined criteria to be awarded prizes for each area of study, along with an overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Interested in judging Senior Design? Contact Kara Dewberry at kdewberry2@lamar.edu
Want to be a project partner?
Want to create an impact on our students? Partner with a senior design team.
Guidelines
Guidelines for partnering with a senior design team.
- Be professional in interactions with Senior Design Sponsor
- Treat the sponsor request seriously
- Ask the sponsor for help or advice when appropriate
Contact for Industry Partners
Haylee Burke
Director of Industrial Partnerships and Cooperative Programming
Email: haylee.burke@lamar.edu
Phone: (409) 880-8714
Contact for Students, Faculty, Judges
Kara Dewberry
Associate Dean of Accreditation & Assessment's Administrative Specialist
Email: kdewberry2@lamar.edu
Phone: (409) 880-8769