Senior engineering students showcased their projects Friday at the annual Senior Design Show. The exhibits featured 13 different projects ranging from a crawling robot to a water purifier.

Engineers from companies such as 3M and Emerson were there to see what the students had to offer.

“It can definitely help you get a job,” senior Michael Cowdrey, Formula SAE co-chair said. “I know a couple of guys on my team last semester talked about [Formula] for 20 minutes in their interviews.”

Cowdrey and his team created a frame for a one-person car and also constructed the fiberglass body.

“Our assignment was to get this car moving by June 5, and all we have to do is put the body on it,” Cowdrey said.

Cowdrey’s team has spent many hours on this project, but he says that “they are pretty close” to being done.

“The body of the car won’t take that long. I’m just worried about some of the other aspects,” Cowdrey said.

Another showcased project was a walking/crawling robot. However, the robot experienced technical difficulties during the show.

Senior Mohammed Al-Mohsin’s engineering group is striving to find an alternative to a traditional gear drive system. The project is a magnetic drive designed to ease assembly and manufacturing while cutting assembly time and cost.

“This is the first time I have worked on a project like this,” Al-Mohsin said. Future Force sponsored Al-Mohsin and his colleagues. He said the company inspired the seniors to push for an energy alternative.

“Another group actually had the same idea as our project but ours ended up being more efficient and more [environmentally sound],” Al-Mohsin said.

Drew Landon can be reached at land7305@stthomas.edu.