Senior capstone projects excel in Virtual Project Showcase
With ample sponsor support, the showcase awarded over $20,000 in prizes to students in the College of Engineering for their senior capstone projects.
All of the teams gathered outside the Zachry Engineering Education Complex with sponsors, faculty and staff.
At the end of the 2025 fall semester, Texas A&M University engineering students presented their senior capstone projects in the annual Virtual Project Showcase (VPS). Judged by 131 judges representing 90 organizations, 112 teams comprised of 490 students across nine majors participated in the event and competed for over $20,000 in prizes.
VPS provides a digital canvas for students to exhibit their projects through short, compelling videos lasting between 8 to 10 minutes. These presentations delve into problems identified by industry, national labs, nonprofit organizations and faculty, propose solutions backed by analysis and test data, and address the expected impact of their innovations. The platform showcases the students’ technical skills and demonstrates their ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.
“The Virtual Project Showcase strengthens the connection between the College of Engineering and industry by highlighting work shaped through real partnerships and real-world need,” said Magda Lagoudas, executive director of Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships. “This delivers technical value to our industry partners while helping our students grow into more capable, well-prepared engineers.”
Platinum sponsors Baker Hughes, Bray International, Caterpillar, Samsung, and TSMC, along with gold sponsors Amazon Robotics, NobleReach, and Megger, played crucial roles in enabling VPS to feature a tiered award structure and recognize teams with innovative solutions.
With a $2,500 prize, the Overall Showcase Award was open to all 112 teams, and ultimately went to Golf Swing Machine, a project from the manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology program. The students involved included Katie Calderon, Hunter Bull, Gabrien Deutsch, Gabe Kant, Nhi Tran and Michael McCulloch. They were mentored by faculty member Chris Smith.
In-Major Awards, ranging from $500 to $1,000, encouraged friendly competition within specific majors with a minimum number of 10 teams. Awards were given to teams in chemical engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industrial and systems engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, and mechanical engineering.
Overall Showcase Capstone Awards
Overall showcase winners from the project Golf Swing Machine pose alongside Dr. Harry Hogan (far left), Partha Chinnasamy, vice president of valve engineering at Bray International Inc. (second from left), and faculty from the manufacturing and mechanical engineering program.
First place – $2,500
Golf Swing Machine – Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Katie Calderon
- Hunter Bull
- Gabrien Deutsch
- Gabe Kant
- Nhi Tran
- Michael McCulloch
- Faculty: Prof. Chris Smith
Second place – $2,250
Intelligent Parking System for Urban Areas – Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Aneek Roy
- Thaison Nguyen
- Michael Perren
- Carson Anderson
- Faculty: Dr. Kevin Nowka
Third place – $2,000
SONAR and LiDAR Integration for Maritime Security – Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Katherine Goclan
- Hollyn Tures
- Hurr Rizvi
- Mason Fang
- Michael Nielsen
- Ty Crouch
- Faculty: Dr. Shiren Wang
Best in Major for Chemical Engineering
First place – $1,000
Carbon Neutral Ethylene Glycol Production Facility
- Gian Baglieri
- Addison Atkins
- Natalie Brown
- Jared Sherwin
- Weston Appelt
- Faculty: Dr. Ahmad Hilaly
Second place – $750
EO/EG Production Plant for Fluor Enterprises
- Solange Kamuf
- Emilia Mrugala
- Aaron Sharpley
- Logan Roberts
- Arianny Putera
- Anusha Biswas
- Faculty: Dr. Ahmad Hilaly
Third place – $500
Ethylene Oxide & Ethylene Glycol Production Facility
- Gavin Moore
- Natalie King
- Tanner Scroggins
- Christian Cook
- Kyle Hardwood
- Kamsiyonna Emegwa
- Faculty: Dr. Ahmad Hilaly
Best in Major for Computer Science and Engineering
First place – $1,000
AI-Powered Parsing System for Adjunct Faculty Document Management
- Ryan Mohammadian
- Anik Momin
- Adeeb Momin
- Abhinav Devireddy
- Mitchell Good
- Faculty: Prof. Pauline Wade
Second place – $750
TOIL
- Hanna Harmon
- Nandni Solanki
- Adarsh Vadlapatla
- Faculty: Dr. Shreyas Kumar
Third place – $500
Cloud-Based Data Engine for Power Market Analytics and Visualization
- Eliseo Garza
- Manuel Estrada
- Lucas Vaughan
- Nandini Pal
- Faculty: Dr. Tracy Hammond
Best in Major for Electrical and Computer Engineering
First place – $1,000
Voice Controlled Wheelchair
- Nishant Murali
- Saleem Joubran
- Juan Alcala
- Nathan Philipello
- Faculty: Dr. Kevin Nowka
Second place – $750
Cognitive Software Defined Radio
- Matthew Cadman
- Ethan Edgington
- Faculty: Dr. John Lusher
Third place – $500
Control and Dispense System for Consistent and Reliable Lime Treatment of Fluoride Containing Wastewater
- Christin Park
- Ryon Oates
- Alexander Maughan
- Matthew Varghese
- Faculty: Dr. John Lusher
Best in Major for Industrial and Systems Engineering
First place – $1,000
Addressing Bun Weight Variance for C.H. Guenther & Son
- Valentina Michelena
- Cameron Miller
- Mary Sidorenko
- John Rehagan
- Peter Tawfik
- Faculty: Dr. George Bennett II
Second place – $750
Radiance Chamber Build Line Model
- Wyatt Rozas
- Aditya Patil
- Evan Plyler
- Jacob Serna-Cohen
- Simarik Sandhu
- Faculty: Dr. Amarnath Banerjee
Third place – $500
Pedestrian Conflict at Railroad Crossing
- Jan Barrett
- Annemarie Hoffzimmer
- Eric Gomez
- Gabbi Wibner
- Isha Pokerna
- Tommy Lim
- Faculty: Dr. Alexander Abuabara
Best in Major for Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
First place – $1,000
Skid Steer Compatible Pecan Tree Shaker
- Brent Tucker
- Wyatt Rayhill
- Presley Blackmon
- Layne Spradlin
- Faculty: Prof. Gary Bradley
Second place – $750
Automated Farmstand
- Nathan Peed
- Aidan Dailey
- Emily Hudnall
- Preston Majors
- Blake Muesse
- Faculty: Prof. Gary Bradley
Third place – $500
Lathe Integration of the Ghost Gunner 2 CNC Machine
- Raul Urias
- Taylor Brown
- Victor Andrade
- Cooper Fitzgerald
- Humza Syed
- Faculty: Dr. Albert Patterson
Best in Major for Mechanical Engineering
First place – $1,000
HydroSense
- Aryan Anand
- Kira Barlow
- Kathryn Carter
- Ian Centeno Romero
- Joshua Peterson
- Reuben Varghese
- Faculty: Dr. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay
Second place – $750
Climate-Controlled Suit
- Jack Snell
- Cade Cash
- Sharjeel Abdullah
- Parker Briney
- Noah Bendele
- Brek Wagnon
- Faculty: Dr. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay
Third place – $500
Air Leak Measurement
- Lane Marshall
- Arjo Routh
- Audrey Springfield
- Miguel Tavarez
- Faculty: Dr. Yuxiao Zhou
