Senior Design Expo

The CEM Design Expo is an annual showcase of student projects from throughout the College. Held on the first Tuesday in May in the Memorial Union Ballroom, the Expo is free and open to the public.

Each year, there are over 70 projects on display from across the College. K‐12 school groups from around the region stop by throughout the day. The efforts of faculty, staff and students from across the College continue to make this event a premier showcase of technology and innovation.

The 2018 CEM Design Expo was held Monday, April 30 in the UND Memorial Union Ballroom.

Project Sponsors

  • Doosan Bobcat – Event and Project Sponsor
  • Advanced Circuits
  • Arctic Cat
  • ATI Industrial Automation
  • Autodesk
  • Barnes Bullets
  • Bobcat
  • Cirrus Design
  • Dakota Gasification Company
  • Emerson Process Management
  • LM Windpower
  • Marvin Windows, Inc.
  • Michaud Cooley Erickson
  • NASA
  • ND EPSCoR
  • North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
  • PS Doors
  • Reile’s Transfer and Delivery, Inc.
  • Retrax
  • Society of Automotive Engineers
  • Sparton
  • Technology Applications Group (TAG)
  • 3M
  • TriSteel Manufacturing Company
  • UND Student Organization Funding Agency (SOFA)
  • US Department of Agriculture

Design Expo Winners

Representatives from Doosan Bobcat selected an outstanding senior project in each of two categories:

Doosan Bobcat Outstanding Senior Process Design

Comprehensive Study of the Charlson Oil Field

Doosan Bobcat Outstanding Senior Prototype Design

Formula SAE Car Team

Expo attendees were able to vote for the outstanding project in three categories. The results of the votes are below:

Outstanding Senior Prototype Design

First Place – NASA Marsbot/Mining Robot

Second Place – Formula SAE Car

Outstanding Senior Process Design

First Place – Microbrew Franchise

Second Place – Novel Materials – On-campus

Outstanding Underclass Prototype Design

First Place – Bluetooth Audio Transmitter

Second Place – Ice House Chef

Design Expo Winners

Expo attendees were able to vote for the outstanding project in three categories. The results of the votes are below:

Outstanding Senior Prototype Design

First Place – An Analysis of Long‐term Slope Stabilization Methods along the Red Lake River

Second Place – UAV Interceptor

Outstanding Senior Process Design

First Place – Manufacturing of MAX Phases

Second Place – Produced Water Treatment