Lisa Ercolano

In laboratories and classrooms across the Whiting School of Engineering, students are putting finishing touches on projects they have poured countless hours into developing, testing, and perfecting. These designs, to be presented in posters, prototypes, and demonstrations May 3 at the annual event known as Engineering Design Day, represent the culmination of students’ experiences at the school.

This year, more than 400 students from across all nine of the Engineering school’s academic departments, as well as its Center for Leadership Education, will participate in a tradition whose roots began 38 years ago, when the Department of Mechanical Engineering launched a capstone design experience. After two years in a virtual format necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is being held in person on campus.

“Design Day is an exciting landmark in our students’ journeys from studying engineering in the classroom and laboratory to becoming practicing engineers heading out to make a lasting and positive impact on our world,” says Ed Schlesinger, dean of the Whiting School.

One of the hallmarks of Design Day is the opportunity it gives students to work closely with faculty members and clinical researchers from across Johns Hopkins institutions, as well as with industry and other sponsors from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

A peek at some of this year’s projects…