On April 19, students from California State University, Northridge’s College of Engineering and Computer Science participated in the 2013 Senior Design Project Showcase. At the annual event, student design teams from every undergraduate program in the college present their designs to others in the college and compete for prizes judged by industry professionals. Here, members of the unmanned aerial vehicle team present their vehicle, which will be completing at a national competition in June. Photo by Lee Choo.

Mouaiad Mudhish of the Human Powered Vehicle Project team shows off the vehicle, which won second place at the showcase and was also entered in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. Photo by Lee Choo.

CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison learns about the human powered vehicle. Photo by Lee Choo.

Members of the first place-winning team explain their Assisted Gripping Rig at a recent university showcase. Photo by Lee Choo.

The CSUN Formula SAE team displays their car, which won second place at the showcase. Formula SAE is an annual competition held by the Society of Automotive Engineers, in which students conceive, design and build a formula-style racecar and compete against other universities from around the world. Pictured are, from left to right, are Siv Natarajan, Taylor Mesko, Kari Kellams, Robert Hemingway, Michael Villa, Walter Valle, Eric Tice and Jon Ziegler. Photo by Lee Choo.

Kevin Manocheri (left), Ivan Escobar, Jordan Stawarz, Aydzhan Salim, Arin Clint presenting the their Automated Automotive Lift System, designed to be small and portable enough for use by automotive hobbyists, small repair shops and others without the means or space for a standard automotive lift. Photo by Lee Choo.

Jeff Bouchard (left), Karla Ananias, and Qian Wang display their micromouse, an autonomous, maze-solving robot. Photo by Lee Choo.