Each year, hundreds of teams in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering participate in senior capstone projects as part of the degree requirements for their major. Senior capstones allow students to collaborate on team projects sponsored by industry, government agencies and others. The students apply their knowledge and skills to develop design solutions that meet sponsor requirements.
Each capstone project is assigned to a team of four to six engineering seniors. The team has access to the SuSu and Mark A. Fischer '72 Engineering Design Center, a 60,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility. The center features a fabrication facility including computer numeric control (CNC) mills and lathes, a prototype center with various types of 3D printers and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) board milling, reflow and surface mount soldering, a parts library, and access to experienced staff.
Capstone projects may take one or two semesters, depending on the major. Project deliverables can include conceptual designs, engineering analysis studies, hardware or software prototypes and test data.
Benefits to Industry
Benefits to industry members participating in capstone projects include:
- Getting innovative design concepts to existing problems.
- Receiving prototypes of developed solutions.
- Getting quality technical work from a team of senior undergraduate students.
- Evaluating a student team for potential future hires.
- Raising company awareness within the engineering industry.
- Showcasing a project at the annual Engineering Project Showcase.
Texas A&M University offers several contractual options to accommodate industry needs for confidentiality, intellectual property and deliverables.
If you are interested in opportunities to sponsor a capstone project, please contact the Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships office at inp@tamu.edu.
Departmental Capstone Designs
See below for information on capstone design across various engineering departments:
- Aerospace engineering
- Biological and agricultural engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Computer science and engineering
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology
- Industrial and systems engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Electronic systems engineering
2024 Engineering Project Showcase Capstone Sponsors
- 4WEB Medical
- A&M Equipment
- Aggieland Coffee
- Alcon
- American Airlines
- American Institute of Aeronautics and
- Astronautics
- Anheuser-Busch Malting Department
- Applied Materials
- ASHRAE
- ASME Petroleum Division
- Baylor Scott and White Austin Medical
- Center’s Emergency Department
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Boeing Phantom Works
- BoomBoards
- BP America
- Bray International
- ChampionX
- CHRISTUS Health
- Cognascents Consulting
- Creatively Engaging Opportunities,
- LLC
- Cummins Emissions Solutions
- Dell
- Dell Technologies
- Design Tech Homes
- Dessert Holdings
- DetechtaChem
- Dow
- East End District
- Electrical Power Research Institute
- EMoving
- ENDEAVR
- Epiroc Drilling Solutions LLC
- Fluor Corporation
- Fort Worth Department of Water
- Fortis Therapy
- Forum Energy Technologies
- Galaxy Technology
- Genentech
- General Motors
- GoSwift
- Halliburton Inc.
- Hatchtank
- Heritage Bag
- Hochschule Hannover
- Hybrid Designs, LLC
- INCELL
- Innovative Compliance, Inc.
- Kubota Tractor Company
- L3 Harris
- Laken Grimes
- Lockheed Martin
- Los Alamos National Laboratories
- Maverick Concepts
- MP Materials
- National Aeronautics and Space
- Administration
- National Center for Atmospheric
- Research
- National Fluid Power Association
- National Security Innovation Network
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Dahlgren Division
- NOV Inc.
- Office of Naval Research
- OGRE Skin Designs, LLC
- Pacific Diabetes Technologies
- Priority Power
- Quest Medical
- RASC-AL
- Raytheon Technologies
- Reach Beyond Borders & Fundación
- La Misión
- RetroPilot
- Samsung Austin Semiconductor
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Sellmark Corporation
- Shell
- Shell Technology Center
- Siemens Energy
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- South Texas Advancement Resource
- Space Alliance Technology Outreach
- Program
- Stuart Career Tech High School
- Sunrise Beach Innovations, Inc
- Texas A&M:
- Health, Program of Excellence for
- Mothers, Children and Families
- Leach Teaching Gardens
- Aerospace Engineering
- AgriLife Research
- Biological & Agricultural
- Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- College of Veterinary Medicine and
- Biomedical Sciences
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Health Center of Excellence in
- Forensic Nursing
- I-Corps Site
- Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Manufacturing
- Engineering Technology
- Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Turbomachinery Laboratory
- TeamUp
- TechnipFMC
- Tegridy
- Tesla
- Texas Children’s Hospital and SWPDC
- Texas Instrument
- The Boeing Company
- The Lab at Hustle3
- Trane and TAMU Build
- Transocean
- Two Hives Honey and TeraVolt Energy
- U.S. Army Development Command
- University of Cuenca
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Army DEVCOM
- VaKay Everyday LLC
- Various Individuals
- XoBiologix LLC