Each year, hundreds of teams in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering participate in senior capstone projects as part of the degree requirements for their major. Senior capstones allow students to collaborate on team projects sponsored by industry, government agencies and others. The students apply their knowledge and skills to develop design solutions that meet sponsor requirements.
Each capstone project is assigned to a team of four to six engineering seniors. The team has access to the SuSu and Mark A. Fischer '72 Engineering Design Center, a 60,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility. The center features a fabrication facility including computer numeric control (CNC) mills and lathes, a prototype center with various types of 3D printers and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) board milling, reflow and surface mount soldering, a parts library, and access to experienced staff.
Capstone projects may take one or two semesters, depending on the major. Project deliverables can include conceptual designs, engineering analysis studies, hardware or software prototypes and test data.
Benefits to Industry
Benefits to industry members participating in capstone projects include:
- Getting innovative design concepts to existing problems.
- Receiving prototypes of developed solutions.
- Getting quality technical work from a team of senior undergraduate students.
- Evaluating a student team for potential future hires.
- Raising company awareness within the engineering industry.
- Showcasing a project at the annual Engineering Project Showcase.
Texas A&M University offers several contractual options to accommodate industry needs for confidentiality, intellectual property and deliverables.
If you are interested in opportunities to sponsor a capstone project, please contact the Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships office at inp@tamu.edu.
Departmental Capstone Designs
See below for information on capstone design across various engineering departments:
- Aerospace engineering
- Biological and agricultural engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Computer science and engineering
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology
- Industrial and systems engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Electronic systems engineering