Bernt O. Larson Award

First Place: 

Project: Sheave Brake Design to Meet Explosion Proof Electrical Code  

Industry Partner: Harris Companies Inc.

• Mark Hanley
• Zeru Li
• Rui Zhang
• Yvonne Lin

Second Place:

Project: C.H.I. Overhead Doors – Strut Design Optimization 

Industry Partner: C.H.I.

• Michael Hasan
• Michael Rafael Wattelet
• Kaya Zarnowski
• Lillian Mini

First Place:

Project: Zelis: Workflow Scheduling Efficiency and Data Management Improvement

Advisor:  Rasoul Etesami 

• Maddie Evangelisti
• Liliana Galvan
• Emma Hollinger
• Utkarsh Singh

Second Place:

Project: Hausner: Chrome Plating Fixturing

Advisor: Wayne Davis

• Denna Baniasad
• Bethany Dinges
• Om S. Patel
• Jack Thorne

First Place:

Project: Machining Oil Removal Design for Improvement Part Measurement Accuracy
Industry Partner:  Round Ground Metals, Inc. 

• Michael Dy
• Nick Eikelberner
• Cole Fentem
• Chris Song
• Oscar Zepeda

Second Place:

Project: Marker Product Development Valve Assembly Component Design 1.0 
Industry Partner: U-Mark, Inc. 

• Brenna Kelly
• Charlie Rivera
• Dalia Robles
• Alexis Roels
• Irem Yuceel

First Place:

Project: Poly Cart Competitive Analysis and Dump Feature Integration Design
Industry Partner: Precision Products, Inc.
Advisor: Robert Norris
Team:

• Jansen, Jack
• Qiu, Yuchen
• Wrobel, Kinga

Second Place:

Project: Bullet Seating Prototype Force Gage Design and Validation Testing
Industry Partner: Forster Products
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Kothakonda, Pravir
• Lakhani, Yagna
• McIntyre, Calvin
• White, Teagan

First Place
Team:

• Mariana Conde
• Jeff Shamma
• Sam Dekhterman
• Ethan Hoggard
• Adam McCarthy

Second Place
Team:

• Vishrut Khaitan
• Wayne Davis

First Place
Team:

• Nicholas Sandora
• Tom Titone
• Eriq Lucero
• Timothy Deckard
• Jake Butera
• Omero Nieto

Second Place
Team:

• Scott Burns
• Ted Loewenthal
• Jack Berglind

First Place:

Project: Corrugate Packaging Optimization
Industry Partner: Prince Castle, LLC
Advisor: Tom Titone
Team:

• Michelle LaFemina
• Kushagra Mittal
• Keith Ng
• Amay Thakkar

Second Place:

Project: Resource Scheduling for Productivity Improvement
Industry Partner: Mayco Industries
Advisor: Rakesh Nagi
Team:

• Raymond Chao
• Ritesh Dash
• Kayleigh Manley
• Ashvath (Ash) Sekhar

First Place:

Project: Corrugate Packaging Optimization
Industry Partner: Prince Castle, LLC
Advisor: Scott A. Burns
Team:

• Timothy Birmingham
• Natalie Gaigalas
• Sydney Guillory
• Jeong Hu Lee

Second Place:

Project: Resource Scheduling for Productivity Improvement
Industry Partner: Mayco Industries
Advisor:
Team:

• Lana Do
• William Lai
• Mitchell Quigley
• Olivia Reynen

First Place:

Project: New Layout Development for Improved Production Efficiency
Industry Partner: Nudo Products, Inc.
Advisor: Wayne J. Davis
Team:

• Benjamin Davis
• Shaun Hurdelbrink
• Gabriel Suarez
• Daniel Yee

Second Place:

Project: Improved Lead-Brass Separation Methods for Increased Profitability
Industry Partner: Mayco Industries
Advisor: Alexandra Chronopoulou
Team:

• Alison (Danrong) Li 
• Mary Ponicki
• Siyuan Xiong
• Xueying Yu

First Place:

Project: Assembly Process Design and Simulation for Caterpillar Engines
Industry Partner: Caterpillar Lafayette Engine Plant
Advisor: Niao He
Team:

• Shenghan Chen
• Kyle L. DeAtley
• Nuttanon Siratanapun
• Joshua Ian Weisberg

Second Place:

Project: Coffee Maker Redesign for Lime Tolerance and Reduced Lime Buildup
Industry Partner: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Advisor: Dan Thompson
Team:

• Perla Paola Morales
• Timothy Szaflarski
• Tianqi Wu
• Jing Yu

First Place:

Project: Refractory Mold Design Efficiency Improvement
Industry Partner: Harger Lightning & Grounding
Advisor: Harrison Kim
Team:

• Abhishek Bada
• Gerald T. Eilers
• Matthew A. Tenhagen

Second Place:

Project: Experimental Study for Propane Refrigerant with Design Considerations
Industry Partner: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Advisor: Scott Burns
Team:

• Brendan J. Kelleher
• Nicholas G. Lindsey
• Michael C. Morrow

First Place:

Project: Copper Atomization Process Optimization
Industry Partner: Harger Lightning & Grounding
Advisor: James V. Carnahan
Team:

• Colin Quinn
• Ryan Piszczek
• Andreson Suhadi

Second Place:

Project: Hidden Hinge System Redesign for Cost Savings
Industry Partner: Kwik-Wall Company
Advisor: Carolyn Beck
Team:

• John Birmingham
• Matthew DiCianni
• Nathan Yan
• Nabeel Rizwan

First Place:

Project: Refractory Thermocouple Assembly Process Improvement
Industry Partner: Vesuvius - Charleston
Advisor: Dan Thompson
Team:

• Michael Halloran
• Yiyang Hu
• Graham Morris
• Nicole Turza

Second Place:

Project: Refractory Thermocouple Assembly Process Improvement
Industry Partner: Vesuvius - Charleston
Advisor: Scott Burns
Team:

• Daniel Buchholz
• Robert Butler
• Zachary Jacobs
• Sarah Ng

First Place:

Project: Lamination Machine Utilization and Uptime Improvement
Industry Partner: Stevens Industries, Inc
Advisor: Angelia Nedich
Team:

• Jay Deep Banerjee
• Tushar Sharma
• Arpit Goyal Sahuwala
• Anirudh Ramanathan

First Place (tie):

Project: Hydraulic Locking-Hub Shaft Coupling Design
Industry Partner: Lovejoy
Advisor: Harry S. Wildblood
Team:

• Robert T. Sloan
• Ryan W. Knighton
• Holly N. Eaton

Project:Quality Management System Analysis and Efficiency Improvement
Industry Partner: Lovejoy
Advisor: Harrison Kim
Team:

• Caitlyn M. Pater
• Rico R. Johnson
• Erik A. Jensen
• Jessica A. Hadiprojo

First Place (tie):
Advisor: Dusan Stipanovic
Team:

• Emily A. Meyer
• Mark S. Miller
• Tyler R. Weston

Advisor: Scott A. Burns
Team:

• Andrew Dai
• Alexandra N. Haser
• Kory D. Kraft
• Zhe Zhao

First Place (tie):

Project: Patient Flow and Capacity Infusion Area
Industry Partner: Cermak Health Service of Cook County
Advisor: Xin Chen
Team:

• Alexandra Kapick
• Mark A. Moulton
• Adam C. Rule
• Gillian E. Wyman

Project: M28 Link Belt Exercising Design
Industry Partner: General Dynamics
Advisor: Dan Thompson
Team:

• Ivan Loarca
• Kevin C. O'Brien
• Christine L. Padilla
• Tomasz J. Stopka

Project: Spill Eater Absorption Testing and Comparative Analysis
Industry Partner: Spill Eater
Advisor: Louis Wozniak
Team:

• Allison Dale
• Jamie A. Merlotti
• Jillian R. Rollinger

First Place:

Project: Spira Windshield Design for Scratch Resistance and Water Removal
Industry Partner: Ballard Co. Ltd.
Advisor: W. Brenton Hall
Team:

• Sean Dempsey
• Michael J. Fijalkiewicz
• Steven J. Kane

Second Place:

Project: Spray Drying Flavor Retention Improvement
Industry Partner: FONA International, Inc.
Advisor: James Carnahan
Team:

• Brendan J. Danielson
• John C. Noble
• Emmalyn J. Riley

Project: Candy Manufacturing Process Control and Cost Reduction
Industry Partner: Primrose Candy Co.
Advisor: Jiming Peng
Team:

• Donald A. Darga
• Timothy R. Herrmann
• Andrew K. Kahle
• Frank Lam

Project: Glass Chemical Tempering Process Control
Industry Partner: Cat-I Glass Manufacturing
Advisor: James Carnahan
Team:

• Kevin M. Dressel
• Travis R. Jaynes
• Alex A. Pilloff
• Scott A. Sabin

First Place:

Project: Plastic Foam Cutting Safety, Ergonomics and Design
Industry Partner: Pregis, Inc.
Advisor: Jiming Peng
Team:

• Cecilia Ostberg
• Casey Roth
• Jeff Thomas

Second Place:

Project: Powder Metal Press Downsizing Redesign
Industry Partner: Lovejoy, Inc.
Advisor: Henrique L.M. dos Reis
Team:

• Jennifer Hager
• Greg Saplin
• Janice Wiener

Project: Metal Reflective Insulator Redesign and Production Modification
Industry Partner: Transco Products, Inc.
Advisor: W. Brenton Hall
Team:

• Michael Gaw
• Heather Gibney
• Marc Morin, Jr.

First Place:

Project: Salt Spreader Redesign for Cost Reduction
Industry Partner: Flink Company
Advisor: Scott Burns
Team:

• Michael T. Shaw
• Christopher A. Potsch
• Joseph J. Delaney

Second Place:

Project: Flavor Shelf Life Improvement
Industry Partner: FONA International, Inc.
Advisor: James Carnahan
Team:

• Derek J. Evans
• Richard Grendzinski
• Enrique E. Robles

First Place:

Project: Gaming Card Data Design and Layout Automation
Industry Partner: Douglas Press, Inc.
Advisor: Harry Wildblood
Team:

• Varsha Agrawal
• Elton Chu
• Andrew Johnson
• Laura L. Sullivan

Second Place:

Project: Ingot Pre-heating Feasibility and Design
Industry Partner: Spartan Light Metal Products, Inc.
Advisor: Mark Strauss
Team:

• Michael J. Brandt
• Reva Kamhi
• Ben Parli
• John Robert Volk

First Place:

Project: Accelerated Weathering Machine Humidification System Redesign for Reduced Water Damage
Industry Partner: Atlas Material Testing Technology, LLC
Advisor: Harrison Kim
Team:

• Jason R. Chentorycki
• Ines Hubler
• Aaron R. Kirkpatrick

Second Place:

Project: Butterfly Valve Cage Design
Industry Partner: Yeary and Associated, Inc.
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Matthew C. Bardelli
• Aaron T. Kielar
• Adam D. Zmick

First Place:

Project: Paper Cup Leak Detection
Industry Partner: Solo Cup Company
Advisor: David E. Goldberg
Team:

• Gary J. Merrigan
• Andrew R. Mondi
• Patrick C. Sharkey

Second Place:

Project: Aerosol Cooking Oil Changeover Reduction
Industry Partner: ConAgra Foods Retail Products Company
Advisor: Dusan Stipanovic
Team:

• Karen E. Czarnecki
• Joseph C. Moyer
• John N. Spelich

First Place:

Project: Thermoforming Air Pressure/Vacuum Analysis
Industry Partner: Solo Cup Company
Advisor: Harry Wildblood
Team:

• Patrick S. McGough
• Nathan L. Sis
• Caleb J. Wiza

Second Place:

Project: Blance Beam Scale Redesign
Industry Partner: Pelstar LLC
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Jonathan R. Dame
• Bradley J. Gillette
• Michael T. Kearney

First Place:

Project: Flash Reduction in Crankshaft Forgings
Industry Partner: Krupp Gerlach Company
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Cameron R. Croft
• Robin E. McGowen
• Obinna C. Orjih

Second Place:

Project: Butt Welder Structural Weldment Redesign
Industry Partner: Holland Company L.P.
Advisor: Edward N. Kuznetsov
Team:

• John M. Davidson
• Amy J. Russell
• Patricia D. Robbins

First Place:

Project: Design of an In-Line Industrial Water Gun
Industry Partner: Ergo-Tech, Inc.
Advisor: C. Adam Senalik
Team:

• Allen G. Demling
• Thomas J. McClenahan
• Daniel F. Posacki

Second Place:

Project: Integration of PocketZip to Handspring Visor
Industry Partner: Iomega Corporation
Advisor: Ramavarapu S. Sreenivas
Team:

• Theodore W. Elrick
• Sarah L. Quoss
• Erin S. Sullivan

First Place:

Project: Power Cord Reel
Industry Partner: Telefonix, Inc.
Advisor: Scott A. Burns
Team:

• August W. Bockrath
• Kevin T. Coonan
• Matthew R. Walter

Second Place:

Project: Redesign of Folding Chair Hinge
Industry Partner: The Folding Bleacher Company
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Lindsay A. Krussow
• Marc. C. Lifshin
• Rodrigo L. Valdez, Jr.

First Place:

Project: Gearmotor Noise Testing and Evaluation
Industry Partner: Bodine Electric Company
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Kevin D. Bollman
• David M. Hinkle
• Leo A. Wrigley

Second Place:

Project: Enhancing Cellular Phone Usability
Industry Partner: Motorola Advanced Technology Center
Advisor: David E. Goldberg
Team:

• Jung H. Hur
• Robert D. Shin
• Jason W. Smith
• Mark L. Williamson

First Place:

Project: Golf Swing Tracking System
Industry Partner: SciGolf
Advisor: James Carnahan
Team:

• Algis J. Baliunas
• David M. Leder
• Michael I. Lee

Second Place:

Project: HMC: Case Cutter Cost Reduction
Industry Partner: HMC Products, Inc.
Advisor: David E. Goldberg
Team:

• Ted R. Dodge
• Patrick A. McDermott
• Michael J. McNulty

First Place:

Project: Partition Assembly Process Improvement
Industry Partner: InnerPac, Inc.
Advisor: Yong Se Kim
Team:

• Dennis Frantsve
• James Haran
• Jonathan Jewell

Second Place:

Project: Piston Pin Weight Reduction
Industry Partner: Cummins Engine Co.
Advisor: Edward Kuznetsov
Team:

• Romano Floreani
• James Fron
• Paul Wieshuber

First Place:

Project: Spurious Response in Engine Knock Sensors
Industry Partner: Eaton Corporation
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• Ian Bruce
• Marc Koeppel
• Adam Lack

Second Place:

Project: Hammer Velocity Meter
Industry Partner: Gerb Vibration Control Systems, Inc.
Advisor: Henrique Reis
Team:

• James Cribbett
• Andrew Morin
• Greg Speckhart

First Place:

Project: Noise Reduction in a Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner
Industry Partner: The Eureka Company
Advisor: W. Brent Hall
Team:

• Robert S. Barrett
• Kimberly D. Meadors
• John R. Umsted

Second Place:

Project: Hose Assembly Modification
Industry Partner: The Testor Corporation
Advisor: Wayne J. Davis
Team:

• Mark C. DePoorter
• Jami S. A. Thornton
• Christopher K. Wyatt

First Place:

Project: Design of a Material Roll Lifter Using Pneumatic Cylinders
Industry Partner: Transparent Container Company
Advisor: Roland L. Ruhl
Team:

• Jim C. Kirk
• Dave B. Morr
• Brian J. Ormaniec

Second Place:

Project: Automation of an Instore Shipping System
Industry Partner: The Testor Corporation
Advisor: Wayne J. Davis
Team:

• Jeffrey J. Cantrill
• Jason Z. Moline
• Dana L. Wallace

First Place:

Project: Design of a Two Position Turntable
Industry Partner: Genesis Systems Group Ltd.
Advisor: Mark Spong
Team:

• Bruce T. Atkins
• Andrew Wang
• Brad J. Whitmore

Second Place:

Project: Modification of Material Handling for a Paint Kit Line
Industry Partner: The Testor Corporation
Advisor: Wayne J. Davis
Team:

• William R. Horvath
• Jerome W. Jarvis
• Jon J. Smejkal

First Place:

Project: Motorized Table Height Adjustment Mechanism
Industry Partner: Kenlin Enterprises
Advisor: Henrique L. M. dos Reis
Team:

• M. R. Gogola
• T. L. Lloyd
• D. R. Nebl

Second Place:

Project: Air Intake Pre-Cleaner for a Modular Diesel Engine
Industry Partner: Cummins Engine Co., Inc.
Advisor: Roland L. Ruhl
Team:

• T. Kelley
• M. Souden
• D. Todd