UC student groups slated to present at engineering expo
UC engineering seniors showcase capstone projects at third annual CEAS Expo on April 9
Each year, senior students at the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science, or CEAS, showcase their capstone projects at the CEAS Expo held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati.
At the 2023 CEAS Expo, one of the winning projects was a robotic blackjack dealer. Photo/Corrie Mayer/ CEAS Marketing
The event features projects that range from medical devices, formula style vehicles, robots, progressive research experiments, interactive products and more. Past winning projects include a robotic blackjack dealer, a working t-shirt cannon, solar energy solutions and a double-arm prosthetic, to list a few.
Organized by the college's student government, CEAS Tribunal, this year's Expo will be held Tuesday, April 9 and is expected to draw hundreds of attendees, including industry professionals, alumni, underclass students and community members.
The engineering program at UC consists of five years of diligent work in the classroom and semester-long co-op rotations working in the engineering field. The Expo event is a chance to show off all the hard work they put in as undergraduate students before they graduate.
Expo attendees try out a virtual reality student project. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing
UC students create hydroponic device for their Expo project. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing
"Planning a large-scale event like this takes a lot of coordination behind the scenes," said Maggie Sprung, second-year mechanical engineering student and Expo chair. "We start the planning process in the summer, making it a three-semester commitment."
This year's Expo, the third annual, is set to be the biggest yet. 226 groups, culminating nearly 1,000 students, are scheduled to present at the event. Student projects include a baseball mound programmed to read and track the pitcher's movements, an espresso machine, numerous medical devices, drones and more.
A new feature of this year's Expo will be a designated demo area for groups to show attendees what their project can do. Groups will be able to fly drones, control their robots and allow the audience to get a full, immersive experience.
Students really want to show off the hard work they've put into these projects.
Maggie Sprung CEAS Expo Chair
Students of Bearcat Solar Car present their vehicle at the Expo. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing
"Students really want to show off the hard work they've put into these projects and what they can do," Sprung said.
Volunteer judges will select the top projects and those teams will be awarded prize money. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities or volunteering as a judge.
This event is free and open to the public from 12:00 - 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, April 9. For attendees, free shuttle service will run continuously throughout the day from Lindner Circle on UC's campus to the convention center. Additionally, the convention center has several paid parking garages that are also available during the event.
Featured image at top: CEAS students of Bearcat Motorsports discuss their vehicle with an Expo judge. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing
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