The Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory
FALL 2020
PROJECT SHOWCASE
Welcome to the Penn State College of Engineering Learning Factory Showcase and thanks for joining us! For 25 years the Showcase has celebrated the collaboration of students and sponsors on design projects from across the disciplines. In 2020 we moved online, enabling visitors from around the world to join with us. Use the links below to browse through the projects and check out their posters and videos. You can even vote for which projects receive our Best Project and Best Video awards!
This showcase represents true innovation, ingenuity, and grit, demonstrating that our students have what it takes to be great engineers. We hope you find inspiration in what the students have accomplished, and we thank our corporate sponsors for helping them get to this point.
All Projects
Computer Engineering
Energy Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Award Winners
Computer Science
Engineering Design
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Data Science
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Lockheed Martin Best Project Winners
Ergonomic Analysis of Workers During Cannabis Cultivation Activities to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injury
Hands Free Bathroom Stall Latch System
Second Place Winners
Improve and Automate Process Flow
Lockheed Martin Electric Propulsion Conceptual Design
Third Place Winners
Assistive Chair for a Child with Cerebral Palsy
PA Horse Racing Association Virtual Reality Motion Simulator
Best Poster
First Place: Hands Free Bathroom Stall Latch System
Second Place: Design of Test Fixtures for Protective Devices Used in Endoscopic Skull Surgery
Third Place: Wave Energy Harvesting Device
Best Video
First Place: Design of Test Fixtures for Protective Devices Used in Endoscopic Skull Surgery
Second Place: Assistive Chair for a Child with Cerebral Palsy
Third Place: Hands Free Bathroom Stall Latch System
Best Corporate Sponsor
Bill Frantz, Armstrong World Industries
Best Corporate Sponsor
Paul Shields and Jason Satira, Lockheed Martin
Best K-12 Engagement
First Place: Wave Energy Harvesting Device 12/18
Second Place: Developing Micro-credentials for Capacity Building in Sustainability
BP People's Choice: Best Project
Three Terminal Test Bed for Magnetic Field Alignment of Synaptic Materials
Gangnam Stylish Video Award
PA Horse Racing Association Virtual Reality Motion Simulator