Of the fourteen total DesignSpine projects, 10 were presented by groups of sophomores and seniors who worked with external clients to solve existing problems, including the pneumatic snap press (for Goodwill Commercial Services, which assembles the catheters for Cook Medical) and a cap loading robot (for NSK). “DesignSpine presentations give our students a chance to interact in a meaningful way with authentic clients on authentic engineering design projects,” said Associate Dean and Director of Engineering Ken Reid. From left to right: Dong Khual ‘27 (General Engineering), Jimena De Pablos Hernando ‘27 (Mechanical Engineering), Havana Artemis Achilleos ‘27 (Mechanical Engineering), Sean Lynch ‘27 (General Engineering), Yasmin Perez ‘27 (Mechanical Engineering).