Rose-Hulman Capstone Projects 2026
Throughout their education, Rose-Hulman students create innovative solutions culminating in the Rose Show. Here are highlights from the 2026 capstone projects demonstrating their ingenuity:
PCB Foundry
- Multidisciplinary Design Team: DJ Bernard, Prabhat Vadlamani, Django Wardlow, Colin Young
- Innovation: Develops a benchtop manufacturing process for four-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a single workday.
- Impact: Eliminates the two-week shipping delay typical of outsourcing, enhancing rapid prototyping.
- Future Plans: Pursue commercialization as a startup.
Virtual Reality Environment for Brain-Computer Interface
- Computer Science & Software Engineering: Brian Beasley, Garrett Doolittle, Jared Kagay, Jacob Van Dyke
- Focus: Customizable VR tasks to investigate visual feedback’s impact on motion accuracy.
- Tools: Utilizes Unity Engine and Varjo hardware for data visualization.
Unlayered 3D
- Multidisciplinary Design Team: Philip Pounds, Alex Stedman, Alex Yim
- Objective: Revolutionizes 3D printing by eliminating the need for support structures through a unique five-axis process.
- Awards: William A. Kline Innovation Award for entrepreneurial efforts.
Hobby Turbojet Engine Heat Exchanger
- Mechanical Engineering: Kolby Cockett-Nagamine, Andrew Leonard, Tim Swicord, Owen Wiesler, Max Wilking
- Purpose: Developed for capturing and optimizing compressor air energy in jet engines.
- Recognition: Best Newcomer Award at the Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program competition.
Common Mode Filtering Applied to Data Transmission Structures
- Electrical & Computer Engineering: Cami Lovelace, Rebecca Testa, Jacob Fields, Yejia Hao
- Aim: Create filtering structures to reduce common mode noise in high-speed data transmission.
Resolve Verifying Compiler
- Computer Science & Software Engineering: Nicco Scanu, Chris Lardner, Carson Holscher, Brian Pascente
- Concept: A compiler that verifies code correctness, crucial for systems requiring high reliability.
Formula SAE Electric Vehicle Battery Management System Firmware
- Electrical & Computer Engineering: Braden Blanford, Henry Jung, Eric Soo-Yoshimura, Yicheng Zhu
- Project: Developed critical firmware for the battery management system in an electric vehicle designed for FSAE competition.
Confidence Distributions and Bootstrapping p-Values
- Mathematics: Jacob Gerber
- Research: Explores confidence distributions as a bridge between Frequentist and Bayesian statistics.
Radial Piston Air Compressor for Compact Applications
- Mechanical Engineering: Marcus Ludwig, Ian Rose, Ben Egelseer
- Design: Enhances flow rate and decreases size in comparison to traditional compressors.
For more about the Rose Show and past projects, visit here.
