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College of Engineering
and Applied
Science
Senior Design Symposium
December 6, 2007
Wyoming
Student Union
Sponsored by
ACEC
National Science Foudation
PacifiCorp
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Volpi/Cupal Engineering Design Fund
The College of Engineering
and Applied Science
Wishes to Thank The Following Outstanding
Judges
that have generously given us their time
and expertise to ensure
that student design projects are judged competently
and fairly.
Architectural Engineering
Greg Brown, Associate Dean and Professor of Botany
Linda Kiisk, Facilities Planning
Jim Scott, Physical Plant
Chemical Engineering
Lars Story, Dyno Nobel
John Myers, University of Wyoming
George Hu, University of Wyoming
Civil Engineering (Bridges and Dams)
Joel Farber, Trihydro Corporation
Jack Meena, States West Water Resources
Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Jay Gould, P.E., District Engineer, Wyoming
Department of Transportation
Tammy Reed, P.E., Transportation &
Infrastructure Team Leader
TriHydro Corporation
Claudia
Torrence, P.E., Head of
Transportation Division, WWC Engineering
Computer Science
Ruben Gamboa, University of Wyoming
Patrick Malone, University of Wyoming
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fredrick B.
Benson, Engineering
Manager, retired
Rockwell Collins,ECE Department Advisory Board
Mark Balas, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department Head
Jerry Cupal, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer
Engineering Professor Emeritus
Raymond
Jacquot, Ph.D., P.E.,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Emeritus
Interdisciplinary Design Project
Merry Gamper, BLM, Pinedale
David Simons, BLM, Rawlins
Greg Schamber, EnCana USA
Diana Hoff, Questar
Dave Applegate, Anadarko Petroleum
Mark Northam, Director, School of Energy Resources
Travis Deti, representing Sen. John Barrasso, U.S.
Senate
Erik Molvar, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
Mechanical Engineering
Naomi Morton Knight, P.E. Vice President, Knight
Technologies, Inc., Gillette
Kevin Luke, BSME, Mechanical Design Engineer, Z4
Energy Systems, Laramie
Gary McCarty, BSME, Admin. Team Leader, AES Wind
Generation, Laramie
Don Smith, P.E., ME Professor Emeritus, Laramie
Petroleum Engineering
Mohammad Piri, University of Wyoming
Vladimir Alvarado, University of Wyoming
Lamia Goual, University of Wyoming
Jack Evers, University of Wyoming
Senior Design
Symposium Schedule
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8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Presentations (times will
vary by department)
Interdisciplinary Design Project Senate Chambers (pm)
Architectural Engineering Yellowstone
Ballroom, Center (am)
Chemical Engineering Yellowstone Ballroom West (pm)
Civil Engineering Senate
Chambers (am)
Computer Science Yellowstone Ballroom Center (pm)
Electrical & Computer Family Room (am)
Mechanical Engineering Yellowstone Ballroom-West (am)
Petroleum Engineering Family
Room (pm)
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8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Posters and Exhibits
Yellowstone Ballroom, East
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12:00 pm
Judges and Advisors Luncheon
Big Horn Room
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6:30 pm
Dinner and Awards
Mechanical
Engineering
Yellowstone
Ballroom, West
Coordinator: Scott Morton
Moderator: Jonathan Naughton
8:15 am Light Duty Lunar Scout Rover
Efficiency Engineering – Andrew Swanson,
Chase Wilcox
8:45 Design of an Adjustable Lift
Bed
GH&M
Engineering – John Gilchrist, Justin Hovland,
Jason Mason
9:15 Design of
a Heliostat
Pinnacle
Engineering – Jared Beck, Austin Fleak,
Douglas Kenik,
Nicholas Schaneman
9:45 Break
Moderator: Douglas Smith
10:00 Slant Board with Page Positioner
JKS
Engineering – Paul Jansen, Tyrel Kennedy,
Paul Smith
10:30 Design of a
Rough Terrain Miniature Man Lift
Snowy Mountain Engineering – Robert Detimore,
Gregory
Masie, Steve Merkley
12:00 pm Lunch
The Mechanical Engineering Department would
like to thank the following sponsors:
Mr. Ron
Borgialli, CAM Works, LLC
NSF Assistive
Technology Grant, Dr. Steve Barrett, PI
Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium
Mr. Scott
Morton
Interdisciplinary
Design Project
Senate
Chambers
Coordinator: Charles Dolan
1:00
pm Overview/Class
Objectives/Goals – Tyrel Hulet
Jonah Field Introduction and Concerns
Geology/General Facts-
Jim Staebler
Jonah Field Concerns
– Jim Staebler, Alyssa Wechsler
Jonah
Field Sectional Development/Mandates/Road
Scenario
– Tyrel Hulet
Jonah
Field Mat Roads/Drilling Rig Mat Requirements
Andrew
Boomgarden
Pinedale Anticline – Geology/General Facts
and
Development/Mandates/Road Scenario
– Erik Holifield
Pinedale
Anticline Mat Roads/Drilling Rig Mat
Requirements
– Jake Olenick
Mat Concepts Introduction
– Nolan Bray
Mat Concept 1
– Zach Taylor
Mat Concept 2
– Darren Lucas
Mat Concept 3
– Seth McCormick
Mat Cost Analysis
– Ben Gorman
Mat Metrics, Test Methodology
– Jake Arvizu,
Kristen Beck, Tim Osterloo
Modular Frame
– Stetson Ramey
Down Hole Monitor
– Evan Anderson,
Nolan Bray, Nick Gurbhoo
Pipe
Coupler – Ben Gorman, Guy Jordan
Architectural
Engineering
Yellowstone
Ballroom, Center
Coordinator: Tony Denzer
Each Team Offers a
Presentation on the
Design for the UW Berry Center
for Natural History and Conservation
8:30 am Byron
Geis, Cooper Jepson
9:00 Cristen
Leavitt, Jill Nichols
9:30 Jeremy
Chuhralya, Daniel Charbonneau
10:00 Break
10:15 Trevyn
Guglielmo, Richard Vasco
10:45 Dane
Hopkin, Sam Finkle
11:15 Christopher
Adams, Jordan Hague, Scott Groshans
11:45 Lunch
1:15 pm Nathan
Johnson, Lee Lowthian, Joe Wells
1:45 Sean
Goelitz, Marcus Himmelberg, Alex Michaelis
2:15 Josh
Anderson, Chris Green, Mark Legerski
Civil
(Bridges) Engineering
Senate
Chambers
Coordinator: Thom Edgar
9:00 am Design
of Dale Creek Dam
Adrienne
Lemmers, Sarah Moss, Russell Porter
9:30 Design
of Dale Creek Dam
Cody
Moser, Tyrel Soukup, Brendan Thoman, Samuel Wood
Civil
(Transportation) Engineering
Senate
Chambers
Coordinator:
Rhonda Young
10:30 am Design
for an Interstate 80/Interstate 25
Directional
Interchange
Katherine
Bies, Jenna Buddemeyer, Michael Follum, Matthew Gunn, Michael Harrington, Jared
Schofield
Chemical Engineering
Yellowstone Ballroom - West
Coordinator: H. Gordon Harris
1:15 pm Introduction
- H. Gordon Harris
1:20 Design
of a CO2 Sequestration Unit to Integrate
With
a Coal Fired Power Plant
Team
C-Quest
Jade
Green, Chris Schultz, Savanna Sharp, Ryan Taucher
1:50 Brewing:
A Green Process
Team
Brew Crew
Mathew
Dolezal, Kent Miller, Nick Stuckert, Sean Ukele
2:20 Break
2:30 Design
of a Multifeed Biodiesel Production Plant
Team
Biodiesel
Andres
Chicol, Jennifer Espana, Brian Symons
3:00 Ammonia
from Coal
Team
Dynomites
Diane
Cone, J.R. Maxfield, Derek Schreinert,
Christina
Skinner, Tigist Tafesse
Petroleum Engineering
Family Room
Coordinator: Brian Towler
1:10 pm Introduction
– Brian F. Towler
1:15 Technical
Analysis of the South Slattery Field
Adam
Johnson, Dave Johnson, and Lucy Hackford
2:00 Reservoir
Analysis of the South Slattery Field
Josh
MacOdrum, Ryan Schnurer, Jeremy Johnson
2:45 Design
of the Nugget CO2 Sequestration Test Facility
David
Brinkerhoff, Justin Kitchen, Curtis Kitchen, Brett Wasylyk, Kera Thompson, Clay
Gilbreath
4:00 South
Slattery Field
Chris
Calvert, Rob Zaback, Devin Worman, Trevor Davis
Computer
Science
Yellowstone Ballroom - Center
Coordinator: Jeff Van Baalen
3:00
pm Convention Assistant Project
- Mathew Holwegner,
David Wanjiru
3:30 Design and Implementation of an
E-Commerce Web Site
Using PHP and MYSOL -
David Kelsay
4:00 Albany County Attorney Website
- Dan Williams
4:30 Computable Randomness and
Complexity Classes
Josh Sanderlin
Electrical &
Computer Engineering
Family Room
Coordinator: Steve Barrett
8:15
am Introductions – Steve Barrett
8:20 Speech Therapy Practice Device
- Amanda Johnson
8:45 Wireless Weather Station - Christophe Blasi,
Geoff Luke
9:10 Wireless Thermostat for Portable Heater/Fan
Brock May, Michael Burnett
9:35 Personal Graphical Communicator
- Michael Stephens
10:05 Break
10:20 Telescope Control - Bryan Gorges
10:45 Freescale 9S12 Microcontroller Based
Engine Management System
for Fuel Injection
Retrofit - Jason
Shankle
11:10 Controller Area Network Managed
Traffic System
James Meyer, Zach Ruble, Ahmed
Al Nuami
11:35 Autonomous Robot Control - Kian
Leong Lim
12:00 Lunch
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