CEE Design Teams Present Projects

The fall 2012 senior design team presentations of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department were presented to the University community Tuesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 13 . This semester students in five sections have undertaken a wide range of interesting projects to fulfill the Department’s design project requirement.


List of Projects:
Portage Emergency Crossing
Instructors: Bill Leder, Bill Baxandall

FABB –Structures Team
Project Manager: Zachary Fredin
Team Members: Brandon Abel, David Bays, Woodward Beardsley

Causeway Engineering—Geotechnical/Env. Team
Project Manager: Nick Broad
Team Members: Zachary James, Mark Jakubik, Sean Pickard

Copper Country Consulting—Transportation Team
Project Manager: Jonathan Zalud
Team Members: Andrew Karsten, Jordan Hoekwater, Zachary Kukkonen

Fayette State Park
Instructor: Zeyad Ahmed

New History Consulting
Construction of the historical town site building #8, and the camp-ground restroom
Project Manager: Alex Eppert,
Team Members: Rebecca Sprys, Nathan Laukka

Michigan Water Solutions
Fayette Historical State Park Wastewater Treatment
Project Manager: Griffin Roblyer
Team Members: Mark Pittenger, Emily Lang, Joshua Strapec, Ryan Proulx

Copper Country Consulting
Modern Restroom and Shower Facility
Project Manager: Dan Brugman
Team Members: Maxwell Lesatz, Nick Yancy

Restoring Natural Rainfall runoff for Michigan Tech Campus
Instructor: Brian Barkdoll

Brooks, Gerrits, Magnuson
Team Members: Rachel Brooks, Josh Gerrits, Bryan Magnuson

Cremku Engineering
Team Members: Craig Clarke, Kurt Daavettila, Emily Baker

NKJD Engineering
Team Members: Jessica Daignault, Nathan Krause

Earth, Wind, and Water
Team Members: Bradley St. Germain Colton Lentz, Mackenzie Young

Viva Sustainable Design
Team Members: Samantha Dunne, Dustin Vreeland, Bruce Scuffham

Willis Avenue Bridge—NYC
Instructor: Mike Drewyor

Sierra Engineering And Plan-ning—Bridge Fabrication & Bridge Yard Team
Project Manager: Matt Purves
Team Members: Xiaofei Zhang, Greg Helminen, Steve Wilson

KD2M Engineering—Barge and Bridge Transport Team
Project Manager: Dylan Anderson
Team Members: Kyle Marynik, Mitch Farrar, Amanda Workman

New York Pier Builders—Pier Construction Team
Project Manager: Dustin Griesing
Team Members: Oswald, Josh Hauswirth, Kevin Nancarrow

iDesign (International Design teams)
Instructors: Dave Watkins

Pipe Bueno Engineers
Improving Accessibility to Potable Water in Yuu, Ecuador
Project Manager: Katie Valenzuela
Team Members: Noah Buikema, Brad Hildebrand, Tori Reuvers

Uno Más Engineers
Cerro Miel Aqueduct System
Project Manager: Manda Schierbeek
Team Members: Brittany Allen, Liz Jefferson, Merete Sorum

Hard Body Engineering
Engineering a Sustainable Water Distribution System in
Western Panama
Project Manager: Rebecca Bender
Team Members: Kelsey Maijala, Angella Mickowski, Cheriese Radionoff

Zapertero Engineering
Micro-Hydroelectric Power System in Majé Chimán, Panama
Project Manager: Katie Price
Team Members: Tyler Losinski, Christine Matlock, Andrea Walvatne

Poster for the Program

A sample of video clips are available on the CEE Senior Design Playlist

There are also a few sample photos at COE Flickr Set