Every summer culminates in tangible academic and professional deliverables — presented to faculty, administrators, and industry partners.
Core Deliverables
01 — Research Presentation
A formal end-of-summer presentation to Engineering and Ivy Tech faculty on methods, results, and lessons learned.
02 — Conference Paper
A technical paper co-authored with the faculty mentor and submitted to a regional or national engineering conference.
03 — Conference Presentation
If accepted, students present their work at the conference — a capstone professional experience.
Technical Deliverables
- Literature review summary
- Baseline FEA validation
- ESD workflow implementation
- Multi-load case TO methodology
- Duty-cycle integration framework
- Comparative analysis results
Professional Deliverables
- Weekly progress updates
- Final research presentation
- Draft conference paper
- Research poster / slides
- Resume & project-bullet development
- Student testimonials
The Capstone
Final Research Showcase
The program closes with a Final Research Showcase — a technical presentation, research poster, final report, and draft conference paper, presented to an invited audience.
From the Lab
Photos from meetings, work sessions, and analyses will appear here as the summer progresses.
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