Columbia Senior Design Expo 2024
This year–across the 50 teams working together on a variety of engineering challenges–one commonality stood out among them: diversity of expertise. Students expressed the importance of collaboration and how learning from each other helped shape and execute their projects. The capstone amplifies how engineering is a truly interdisciplinary field, and that a big part of thinking outside of the box is working with colleagues who bring different skills and expertise to the table.
In this video, four teams– MOBY, ParkinPlay, Thimble, and The Vermont Recreational Center with On-Site Wastewater Treatment–walk us through their projects. These projects exemplify how a breakthrough solution to an engineering problem requires multiple components, varying skill sets, and teamwork. The team members were all inspired to fulfill Columbia’s vision to engineer for humanity, working towards a larger mission that goes beyond problem-solving.