Contact Carl Blesch to attend the project exhibits Dec. 6. Students are from the following towns (all N.J. unless specified): Benicia, Calif.; Bergenfield; Chester; Delran; Edgewater Park; Edison; Egg Harbor; Fair Lawn; Green Township; Howell; Jersey City; Marlboro; Medford; New Brunswick; New York, N.Y.; Oceanport; Paramus; Parsippany; Paterson; Princeton; Toms River; Union and West New York. Names and hometowns are listed in the descriptions here. The best times to schedule student interviews and photograph or videotape project demonstrations are between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. or afternoon; however, reporters will be accommodated throughout the morning.
WHAT: Creative engineering solutions to common, everyday problems – demonstrations and presentations
WHO: Senior industrial engineering students at Rutgers University
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: First floor lobby and lecture hall, CoRE Building, 96 Frelinghuysen Road, Busch Campus, Piscataway. (Parking available in lot 64 at end of Brett Road)
BACKGROUND: A dexterous prosthesis that resembles the structure of human hand, a medication dispensing system designed to reduce errors in health care facilities, and a volleyball machine that challenges players with randomly placed serves during practice: These are a few of the engineering solutions to real-world problems that industrial engineering students at Rutgers University will exhibit in the 14th annual Design of Engineering Systems presentations.
The program serves as a learning tool for graduating seniors and a talent display for companies looking for new industrial engineers. Students work in teams to design and implement solutions; they then explain and demonstrate the solutions to fellow classmates, faculty and industry representatives.
A summary of projects with the names and hometowns of team members can be viewed here.
