Bagley College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosts Spring 2025 Design Showcase, announces winners

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Fifty-five groundbreaking projects were presented during the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Showcase this week.

The showcase, which occurs in the fall and spring semesters, featured teams from the department’s Foundations in Design and Capstone Design II classes. Students in these courses used their knowledge and skills to incorporate appropriate engineering standards, all while fabricating designs, testing projects and demonstrating fully functional projects. During the showcase, each team had the opportunity to present their projects to those who attended. First through third places were chosen for both the Foundations in Design course and the Capstone Design II course.

The team that placed first in the Capstone Design II showcase received the Ed Blakeslee Senior Capstone Design Award and $1,000. The Ed Blakeslee Senior Capstone Design Award was made possible through the generous donation of electrical engineer alumnus Ed Blakeslee. All projects and descriptions are listed below, starting with first, second and third place.

Capstone Design II

First Place/Ed Blakeslee Senior Capstone Design Award: Isaac Alanis, Ronald Crabtree, Joshua Duncan, Spencer Krebs and Cale Taylor

Project: Atoz Reader is for learners with physical disabilities, holding a book and turning its pages can be difficult or impossible, as might hearing and/or seeing books. Atoz Reader is a fully-automated machine that utilizes computer vision, text-to-speech, and robotics to read books to the user without the need for physical intervention.

Project Advisors: Ryan Green

Second Place: Samuel Ball, Jonathan Evans, Cooper Medved, Abigail Mitchell and Lindsay Moore

Project: Quality Quest is a semi-autonomous amphibious rover designed to simplify the method of taking and testing water quality samples.

Project Advisor: Robert Moorhead and Daniel McCraine

Third Place: Gideon Andrews, Nathan Bass, Kwaku Debrah, Kurt Hare and Jude Reeves

Project: Watt's Wrong Power Meter is a portable and semi-permanent power meter made to monitor the power quality of motor starters in an industrial environment. Along with being able to read and store data locally, a weekly report of the power quality is generated and emailed to stakeholders.

Project Advisor: Xin Fang

Foundations in Design

First Place: Matthew Carter, Jackson Farmer, Asa Rushing and Hayden Williams

Project: Purrge Protector is a device designed to prevent household pets from getting on top of kitchen counters or entering prohibited areas. The device operates by acquiring the pet's location and then spraying it with water in order to make it go away.

Project Mentor: Jacob Robinson

Second Place: Will Poole, James Rogers, Will Thompson and Abe Young

Project: The Fume Fighter is a small device that will detect when dangerous levels of gas build up in a garage. The Fume Fighter will then play an audible sound in addition to opening the garage door.

Project Mentor: Jude Reeves

Third Place: Elisha Biggs, Donald Davis, Philip Moss and Sarah Reynolds

Project: Moby Duck is a high-tech, state-of-the-art duck decoy designed to revolutionize the duck-hunting experience. Capable of both remote control and automated obstacle navigation and armed with a splashing function to attract ducks like no other, Moby is sure to aid a hunt more than other decoys.

Project Mentor: Jacob Robinson