This semester 17 ISyE senior design teams were showcased in the Capstone Design Expo, competing against over 100 teams.  

The industrial engineering groups worked with a broad range of industries, including food service, construction, automative, supply chain distribution, healthcare, non-profits, and more. Some teams had the opportunity to participate through company site visits, client meetings and delivering solutions to optimize their processes.  

With their minds set on improving food allocation and resources to seniors and disabled adults, “Seniors Servicing Seniors” with Neighborhood Meals on Wheels (NMOW) won the ISyE distinction award at Capstone.  

With the help of industrial engineering students, the Gwinnett County-based nonprofit is gearing up for major expansion to service and increase meal deliveries to seniors within the greater Atlanta area.  

The organization is projected to grow by 43% this year, delivering over 45,000 meals to approximately 225 seniors. With further projections to triple by 2050, “Seniors Servicing Seniors” created two opportunities: (1) facility redesign, and (2) to automate their route planning process. 

Seniors Servicing Seniors Members: Alexa Hurston, Anna Holloway, Brock Spence, Daniela Zamora, Jason Zou, Lucy Boswell, Noel Lopez 

To further celebrate, senior design team “Detention Deflection”, working with HD Supply was recognized for honorable mention. Their project addressed distribution concerns when working with shipment containers and cost incurred due to delays and complications.  

The team developed a forecasting method that would give HD Supply insight to when containers are expected to spike, which will help proactively implement cost-avoidance strategies.  

Detention Deflection Members: Alexander Garcia-Mora, Ali Changani, Estella Tu, Kylah MacDonald, Olivia Kisiel, Sarah Friedrichs, Sophia Mayhew, Zachary Beckham 

ISyE Finalist Presentations 

From the 17 teams that completed their senior design projects, three teams were selected as finalists for the Best of ISyE, along with that, one team was awarded the Design with Implementation and Impact award sponsored by KS2 Technologies, and the Create-X team was featured as the top project of its kind.   

Category 1: Top 3 Finalists 

Client: Georgia Power 

Project Title: Wired for Efficiency 

Team Members: Alexander Alderman | Wilson Enzor | Samuel Hagley | Zhixian Liding | Omar Nabulsi | Noel Sablon | Zaid Takroury | Giuliano Tissot 

Client Sponsor: Bill Harrop 

Advisor: Dr. Xin Chen 

Client: HD Supply 

Project Title: Detention Deflection:​ Reducing Container Costs in an Ever-Changing Supply Chain 
Team members: Zachary Beckham | Ali Chagani | ​Sarah Friedrichs | Alexander Garcia-Mora | Olivia Kisiel | Kylah MacDonald |​ Sophia Mayhew | Estella Tu​ 

Client Contact: Jinhee Lee 

Advisor: Dr. Mohit Singh 

Client: Samsung Austin​ Semiconductor 

Project Title: Optimization of the Etch System  

Team Members: Nikan Hassanipak | Stella Hansen | Bea Lee | Koby Lord | Ian Purrington | Ben Qualls | Robbie Schnatmeier | John Alan Williams​​ 

Client Contact: Evan Morris 

Advisor: Dr. Alexander Shapiro 

Category 2: Design with Implementation and Impact, Sponsored by KS2 

Client: Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries 

Project Title: Cooperative Hearts and Carts 
Team Members: Julia Flake | Garrett Joyce | Noah Law | Grant Lieppe​ | Jacqueline Olsen | Spring Rawl | Aaron Smith | Zoe Song​ 

Client Contacts: Ryan Jones 
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xin Chen 

Category 3: ISyE Create-X Project 

Project Title: NextGenFile 

Team Members: Royce Arockiasamy | Merritt Blum | Daniel Cseh | Matthew Geuss | Aashni Patel | Kara Taylor  

Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Vande Vate 

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To learn more, read the full capstone story here.