On April 28, undergraduate and graduate students in civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and healthcare systems engineering presented their capstone projects projects to industry representatives, alumni and the Loyola Marymount University community. The 33 capstone projects represented the culmination of the knowledge and skills that students gained over the course of their studies. Projects varied from a bike helmet capable of alerting riders of oncoming dangers, a design for a new basketball arena at LMU, a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built from the ground up, to projects aiding the unhoused in downtown Los Angeles and sea level rise projections for the Los Angeles area. Students shared their projects, answered questions and celebrated their capstone and research projects with showcase attendees.
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate)
- “Sustainable Groundwater Desalination Plant, Kuwait” by Abdulaziz AlFraih, Bader Alhadlaq, and Massa AlRabah. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “LA EcoVillage Project” by Kendall Gilbert, Kristin Hernandez, Gianna Morelli, and Marina Mirelis Rios. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “New LMU Basketball Arena” by Derek Carlton, Alberto Castro, Vicente Lamera, and Michael Okoye. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “Small Sustainable House” by Alex Gutierrez, Caelan McCamey, Kai Taylor, and Rodolfo Zarate. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “Townhouse Development Project” by Orion Kamphefner, Alexander Rabushka, and Andrea Sanchez. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “Unconventional Building Design” by Michaela Chen and Carolina DeBiase. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
- “Water Treatment Plant for High Desert Area” by Danah Almutairi, Munirah Almutairi, Alfaysal Alqabandi, and Maged Alshibani. Faculty advisor: Joseph Reichenberger
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Undergraduate)
- “Raman Spectroscopy of Lithium-Ion Pouch Cells” by Lauren Heron, Justin Hynes, and Ethan Persi. Faculty advisor: Hossein Asghari
- “Smart Car III” by Marina Aziz and Salim Elsayegh. Faculty advisor: Hossein Asghari
- “Smart CV Helmet” by Aryan Barik and Kevin Gager. Faculty advisor: Hossein Asghari
- “Surgical Microsat Measurement Probe” by Danielle Buenabad and Michelle Dell. Faculty advisor: Hossein Asghari
Mechanical Engineering (Undergraduate)
- “Low-Cost Autonomous Water Quality Sensor” by Ansel Austin, Sean Hurvitz, and Leo Tanaka. Faculty Advisor: Mahsa Ebrahim
- “Solar Water Desalination” by Heidi Johnson, Patricio Osegueda von Waberer, Felipe Rivera-Uribe, and Lauren Tully. Faculty advisor: Mahsa Ebrahim
- “Solid Fuel Rocket” by Logan Ader, Katherine Hummer, Ashley Salisbury, Jacqueline Smet and Trenton VerKuilen. Faculty advisor: Mahsa Ebrahim
- “Baja SAE Off-Road Vehicle” by Alec Britt, Cameron Hagey, Sean Hornchek, Sunil Klein, and John Vanderwey. Faculty Advisor: Emin Issakhanian
- “Fluid Power Vehicle” by Ambuj Bhatnagar, Cole Daniel, Alexis Mendez, Brent Rouiller, and Brendan Smith. Faculty Advisor: Emin Issakhanian
- “Skywalker: A 2U CubeSat with a MHD Pump Payload” by Ciara Brown, Joseph Lazo, Nicholas Lee, Joshua Simkin, and Mason Warren. Faculty Advisor: Mustafa Mozael
- “Biomimetic Bird” by Tra Vera Mariel Ambat, Andre-Louis Picazo, Ural Veral, and Berk Yavuz. Faculty Advisor: Mustafa Mozael
- “SAE Aero Design Competition 2023” by Manuel Armendariz, Taiyo Endo, Calib Mihalczo, and Tin (Joe) Nguyen. Faculty Advisor: Mustafa Mozael
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Graduate)
- “Implementation of the Downlink Communication System of the LMU CubeSat” by Mohammed Alrabeeah. Faculty Advisor: Gustavo Vejarano
Healthcare Systems Engineering (Graduate)
- “Dementia Outreach Improvement in Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care” by Rohan Sepahi. Faculty Advisor: Hassan Movahedi
- “Improving the Utilization of Health Connect Mammogram Scheduling System” by Olivia Purser. Faculty Advisor: John Poladian
- “Redesigning the Hospital Retail Space in a Changing Hospital Environment” by Chloe Golik. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
- “Improving Enrollment and Utilization of RemoteGlucose Monitoring at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles” by Ariana Say. Faculty Advisor: John Poladian
- “Improving the Use of Telehealth Visits in Urology” by James Masayuki Oka. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
- “Crystal Report Deployment Process UCLA Health IT” by Maria Eleni Seletopoulou. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
- “Developing a Medical and Mental Health Clinic for the Unhoused and Low-Income Community of DTLA with St. Francis Center” by Amberly Hershewe and Dylan Shockey. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
- “Streamlining Oncotype Dx Ordering Process at Kaiser Permanente South Bay” by Stephanie Watanasutisas. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
- “Improving Follow-Up Rates at LAC+USC Bariatric Clinic” by Mollie Williams. Faculty Advisor: David Quam
Civil Engineering and Environmental Science (Graduate)
- “Prediction of Streamflow Influenced by Snowmelt using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM): Case Study of Sacramento River” by Armen Konialian.
- “Risk Assessment” by Yalta Mikhak.
Mechanical Engineering (Graduate)
- “Effect of Overaging on the Static Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloy AlSi10Mg Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion” by Stephen Sung. Faculty advisor: Omar Es-Said
- “Effect of Elevated Temperature Exposure on the Fracture Toughness of Aluminum Alloy AlSi10Mg Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion” by James Harper. Faculty advisor: Omar Es-Said
- “Effect of Solutionizing Conditions on the T6 Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloy AlSi10Mg Fabricated Laser Powder Bed Fusion” by Anthony Castillo. Faculty advisor: Omar Es-Said
- “The Effect of Heat Treatments on the Tensile and Fatigue Behavior of Laser-Powder-Bed-Fusion Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy”. Faculty advisor: Omar Es-Said
