Engineering Days (E-Days)

Senior Design Showcase

Each year, undergraduate engineering students showcase their senior design projects to the campus community.

Our seniors presented their projects on Thursday, April 23, 2026. See our winners and learn more about all 2026 projects below.

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115 CEE Seniors
19 Design Projects
1 Innovative Day

2026 CEE Award Winners

1st Place: Hydro-Habitat Engineering, Cherokee State Wildlife Area Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration

Catherine Lambert, Audra Anderson, Markus Olson, Taylor Miller, Ryan Murphy, Camden Krumholz, and Meghan Wegner

2nd Place: Clearflow E&C, North River Wastewater Treatment Plant Sustainability Upgrade

Abigail Beauregard, Annie Macabobby, Sonja Williams, Sawyer Guenzel

3rd Place (Tie): Axis Structural Design, CSU Translational Medicine Institute Design

Ryan Messinger, Alyaqdhan AlHarthy, Owen Gruda, Kiri Lofvander, Dylan Shanafelt, Sasha Vanderhurst, Annie Westlind

3rd Place (Tie): ASCE Steel Bridge Team

Nian Crouch, Bianca Haslund, Will Doner, John Hebert, Claire Turner, Grogan Blach

2026 Scott Impact Award: Robert Lamm

Environmental engineering senior

2026 Systems Thinking Excellence Award: Clearflow E&C

Abigail Beauregard, Annie Macabobby, Sonja Williams, Sawyer Guenzel

1st Place in Mechanical Engineering: FlocBot

Team led by environmental engineering senior, Hugh McCurren, and civil engineering senior, Josh Kates

2026 Senior Design Projects

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Aggie Associates: Tarbela Testing Facility Design

Project ID: 8

Students:

Alejandra Acevedo, Norah Artley, Zachary Bayens, Alan Martuch, Justin Shon
The CSU Hydraulics Laboratory is home of the largest outdoor flume in the United States, referred to as the Tarbela Flume. The Tarbela Testing Facility Design project aims to design a structure to enclose the flume to provide a climate-controlled testing facility year-round and incorporate a few other components to provide an efficient and state of the art lab space.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
CSU Hydraulics Laboratory
Advisors:
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ASCE Steel Bridge Design Team

Project ID: 14

Students:

Nian Crouch, Bianca Haslund, Will Doner, John Hebert, Claire Turner, Grogan Blach
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Steel Bridge Student Competition is an annual engineering contest where university teams design, fabricate, and construct a scale model steel bridge to span approximately 20 feet and to carry 2,500 pounds. Teams first design their bridge to meet detailed specifications such as span length, load capacity, and weight limits. They then fabricate the bridge from steel through processes of manufacturing and welding. During the competition, teams race against the clock to assemble their bridge, which is then tested for strength, stiffness, construction speed, weight, and structural efficiency. Judges evaluate bridges using both engineering performance and construction performance metrics. The competition helps students gain real-world experience in structural engineering, fabrication, and problem-solving while preparing them for careers in civil and structural engineering.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
ASCE
Advisors:
Jordan Jarrett
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Axis Structural Design: CSU TMI Building Design

Project ID: 11

Students:

Ryan Messinger, Alyaqdhan AlHarthy, Owen Gruda, Kiri Lofvander, Dylan Shanafelt, Sasha Vanderhurst, Annie Westlind
The CSU Translational Medicine Institute (TMI) is a proposed research facility on Colorado State University’s south campus designed to foster collaboration between medicine, engineering, and scientific research. The building requires a robust structural system capable of safely supporting gravity loads while resisting wind and seismic forces typical of the Front Range. As part of this senior design project, the team is responsible for developing and evaluating the primary structural framing system for the building. This includes selecting appropriate materials, establishing design loads, and creating structural layouts that balance strength, serviceability, and constructability. The project also involves assessing the cost implications of different framing approaches. Through this work, the team applies real-world structural engineering principles to a complex academic research facility, contributing to a safe, efficient, and resilient building design.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Martin/Martin
Advisors:
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Beaver Believers: LTPBR Stream Restoration

Project ID: 18

Students:

Robert Lamm, Toby Shannon, Hannah Bailey, Jaellyn Erickson, Joshua Gorton, Abbey Norton
In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests), our team is working to restore degraded headwater streams west of Red Feather Lakes. Decades of land use and the decline of beaver populations have reduced natural water storage, simplified stream channels, and weakened drought and wildfire resilience. Our project explores how beaver-inspired restoration practices can bring these systems back to life. Using field surveys, mapping tools, and hydraulic modeling, we identify locations where simple, nature-based structures—called Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) and Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS)—can slow water, reconnect floodplains, and support riparian vegetation. Rather than hard infrastructure, these low-tech methods work with natural processes to retain sediment, raise local water tables, and improve habitat for plants and wildlife. Our final deliverables provide the U.S. Forest Service with restoration concepts, modeled results, and visual tools to guide future on-the-ground implementation.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
US Forest Service
Advisors:
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Blueprints and Badges: CSU Police Department Design Proposal

Project ID: 2

Students:

Kiera Toumey, Lukas Dommer, Brendan Gilbride, Kim Ryan, Russell Tuccio, Tallin Hall, and Porter Kane
Blueprints and Badges is an engineering team comprised of Colorado State University Civil Engineering students with a focus on structural design and innovation. The team has developed a state-of-the-art police station design for the Colorado State University Police Department (CSUPD). Our sponsor, Officer Kacie Thielman, has helped us implement Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, which have been integrated throughout the design to promote safety, visibility, and community engagement. Blueprints and Badges have focused their efforts on designing an effective, modern police facility that enhances safety and supports both officers and the CSU community. The team appreciates the opportunity to contribute to this important initiative and looks forward to showcasing our design.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
CSUPD
Advisors:
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Bridge Engineering Collaborative: Pingree Park Bridge Replacement

Project ID: 13

Students:

Diego Briceno, Maverick Coday, Caleb Price, Brendan Smith, Lincoln Sussman, Elliot Young
The Pingree Park Bridge Replacement project is sponsored by the Larimer County Engineering Department and aims to identify a new bridge location that provides reliable, year-round access to the CSU Mountain Campus and the Pingree Park area. The project involves evaluating multiple potential crossing sites connecting US-14 to Pingree Park Road. Each alternative is assessed for technical feasibility and compliance with hydraulic, transportation, and structural standards. Key considerations include flood capacity, roadway design requirements, structural demands, constructability, and maintenance of traffic during construction. The outcome will be a recommended site selection that balances safety, performance, and long-term functionality for the community.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Larimer County
Advisors:
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Centennial Tailings Engineering: Moonlight Gulch Re-Mining and Reclamation

Project ID: 12

Students:

Luna Valenzuela, Emma Berg, Blake Smith, AJ Tripp, Anthony Reeves, Emily Armstrong
Centennial Tailings Engineering is sponsored by NewFields to develop a safe, sustainable, and efficient plan for the removal and reclamation of the tailings storage facility (TSF) at the closed Moonlight Gulch gold mine. Efforts are focused on addressing geotechnical, environmental, and operational challenges with re-mining and removing tailings, developing a cover system, and ensuring the longevity of the proposed solution, with the comprehensive goal of protecting surrounding communities and ecosystems. By applying modern engineering practices, the project seeks to demonstrate how legacy mines can be re-mined to recover residual value while reducing long-term environmental risks and returning the site to its natural condition.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
New Fields
Advisors:
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ClearFlow E&C: North River Wastewater Treatment Plant Sustainability Upgrade

Project ID: 9

Students:

Abigail Beauregard, Annie Macabobby, Sonja Williams, Sawyer Guenzel
The North River Wastewater Treatment Plant (NRWWTP) is one of fourteen wastewater treatment facilities operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Constructed in the early 1980s, the NRWWTP is one of New York City’s largest and most complex facilities for treating municipal sewage and stormwater. The vertical configuration of the plant and its hidden location under Riverbank State Park leads to unique vulnerabilities. This project delivers an improvement plan to support rising population demands, aging infrastructure, and a changing climate. Supported by the Envision framework and aggressive climate-action goals mandated by New York City, these upgrades will address Hudson River water quality, advance resource-recovery efforts, and strengthen resilience strategies. The objective of this project is to develop and evaluate three design alternatives for sustainable treatment plant upgrades.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Advisors:
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EcoFlow Engineers: Windsor Middle School Rain Garden Design

Project ID: 17

Students:

Reagan Ames, Carolyn Malkoc, Mazen Garrett, Meghan Ebert, Wahab Alali, and Ahmad Alolyan
Located in the heart of Windsor, Windsor Middle School is a historic community landmark undergoing modernization to address structural concerns and aging infrastructure. With Windsor experiencing steady population growth, improvements must also accommodate increased traffic and future community needs. With the support of a local engineering firm, Wilson and Company, the Ecoflow Engineers designed a Low Impact Development (LID) rain garden to replace an existing vehicle drop-off lane in front of the middle school for their client, the Town of Windsor. The rain garden will transform an unused impervious surface into functional green infrastructure that captures and infiltrates stormwater runoff from adjacent pavement and nearby roadways. By filtering runoff through engineered soils and native vegetation, the system will reduce flooding, improve downstream water quality, and decrease strain on existing drainage infrastructure. The design also enhances the school’s exterior aesthetics and creates opportunities for environmental education.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Town of Windsor
Advisors:
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Firme Engineering: Andrew G. Clark B Wing Comparative Design

Project ID: 19

Students:

Giselle Balderrama Hernandez, Mckenzie Phillips, Alexis Ruvalcaba, Dylan Schneider, Sabin Yanez, Charlie Harrell
A comparative design of the new B-wing of the Andrew G. Clark Building located at the CSU campus in Fort Collins, CO. The building is expected to be constructed out of structural steel and will be a four-story structure with approximately 118,000 square feet of classroom and office space. The building will be designed to resist gravity and lateral loads, and the project will include plan sets and a model of the building.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
KL&A Egineers and Builders
Advisors:
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Greenback Consulting Group: Aquatic Organism Passageway on Neota Creek

Project ID: 16

Students:

Rosy Ayres, Victoria Jones, Lily Toler, Jack Whelan-Gibbs, Jack Whitehead
Design of an aquatic organism passageway to support native Greenback cutthroat trout population restoration and habitat connectivity for the United States Forest Service in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
US Forest Service
Advisors:
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Hydraulic Healing: Restoring Function and Form to Fossil and Stanton Creeks

Project ID: 1

Students:

Sydney Adams, Paris Carey, Zoe Bierman, Davis Cutforth, Hatch Nelson, Jeorge Lai, Ashley Dominic
Fossil Creek is a major stream and drainageway in the City of Fort Collins, and Stanton Creek is a right-bank tributary to Fossil Creek. Both streams are experiencing heavy channel and bank erosion which threatens the streams’ health and function. The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the streams to preserve or enhance their natural function as part of the City’s stream rehabilitation program. Floodplain modeling and hydraulic design are the major components of this project, as the goals of this project are to ensure stability of the streams and prevent further erosion that can disrupt natural environments. Our team is working closely with Joey Sinclair and Aaron Cooke at Jacobs Engineering to provide the best possible solution to these issues.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Jacobs
Advisors:
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Hydro-Habitat Engineering: Cherokee State Wildlife Area LTPBR

Project ID: 3

Students:

Catherine Lambert, Audra Anderson, Markus Olson, Taylor Miller, Ryan Murphy, Camden Krumholz, and Meghan Wegner
In partnership with Trihydro Co. and Larimer Conservation District, Hydro-Habitat Engineering was tasked with improving riverscape health for creeks within the Cherokee State Wildlife Area in Larimer County, Colorado. The goal is to reconnect degraded creek channels to their floodplains by applying low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) techniques, focused on enhancing habitat quality and supporting long-term ecological resilience. Through watershed-scale assessments, GIS analysis, along with digital and physical modeling, creeks with the most potential for successful restoration are identified. Within these sites, suitable locations for LTPBR structures, such as beaver dam analogs (BDAs) or post-assisted log structures (PALS), are identified and implemented in modeling. Overall, the project emphasizes nature-based, low-cost solutions that are backed by data-driven restoration of ecological processes to promote long-term stability and resilience.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Trihydro
Advisors:
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Radiant Rams Consulting Engineers: Weld County Solar Facility Design and Layout

Project ID: 5

Students:

Emma Snell, Sawyer Keyser, Alexandra Johnson, Hailey Fraser, Jack Turvill, Emma Haupt
Radiant Rams Consulting Engineers partnered with Revamp Engineering to develop the preliminary civil design and feasibility analysis for a proposed 100 MW solar facility on a 1,000-acre site in Weld County, Colorado. The goal of this project is to support Colorado’s transition to renewable energy by creating a functional, sustainable, and cost-effective solar facility design. Engineering work included flood modeling, site constraints analysis, and feasibility evaluation. The final concept incorporated access roads, grading plans, stormwater infrastructure, and Best Management Practices to protect water quality and minimize environmental impacts. An Opinion of Probable Cost and a final report will support informed decision-making. This project demonstrates a comprehensive approach to large-scale solar site development while prioritizing sustainability, regulatory compliance, and long-term performance.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Revamp Engineering
Advisors:
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RAM STAX: Solitude Expanded Tailings Storage Facility Design

Project ID: 10

Students:

Riley Hopper, Olivia Proctor, Jackson Roina, Kaylee Romero, Brendan Todd, Luke Vecchiet
This project focuses on the Solitude Mine, a legacy mining site located outside of Globe, Arizona. The project is sponsored by BHP, which has previously completed work at the site. The main objective was to determine how much additional tailings material could safely be added to the existing tailings storage facility. Our team conducted geotechnical laboratory testing on tailings samples to define key material properties and better understand site conditions. Using these results, we utilized modeling software to analyze the additional tailings volume and evaluate the overall slope stability of the facility. In addition, we designed a cover system for the tailings storage facility to help protect the site and surrounding areas following mine closure.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
BHP
Advisors:
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Spice Engineering: Help! Cinnamon Street is Flooding!

Project ID: 15

Students:

Madisyn Bietz, Zach Collins, Owen Roberts, Romina Villanueva Escalada, Marc Wessbecker
Cinnamon Street in Longmont, Colorado, is experiencing flooding during storm events, with floodwaters impacting local streets and encroaching onto adjacent private properties. These conditions not only pose safety hazards but also risk property damage and service disruption. The goal of this project is to evaluate and design solutions to alleviate the recurring flooding issues within the neighborhood. The end goal deliverables is to develop two solutions, one being a grey and the second a green-grey hybrid solution. Each scenario will be assessed by its feasibility, effectiveness in flood reduction, cost implications, and potential environmental and community benefits.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
City of Longmont
Advisors:
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The Dam Engineers: Long Pond Dam Analysis and Design

Project ID: 7

Students:

Jack Kappus, Kieran Baltunis, Ben Howard, Brendan Ullmann, Evan Walls, Jack Barr
Long Pond Reservoir was built in 1891 to store water for irrigation. During this time however, there were few, if any, regulations controlling how to build an earthen dam. Long Pond’s dam was upgraded in 1982 with its first spillway, and in 1990 the outlet was replaced. The new spillway and outlet construction only affected the dam’s western section, so any new construction regulations were exclusively applied to that section, leaving about 715 feet of the original 1891 structure in place on the eastern side. The Dam Engineers have been tasked with evaluating the dam against new regulations which Colorado Dam Safety adopted in 2020. Part of the evaluation includes modeling the hydrology and hydraulics to determine if the dam meets the new rules. A geotechnical analysis will also be conducted to analyze seepage in the eastern part of the dam and determine if a new toe drain is necessary.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Colorado Dam Safety
Advisors:
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TrailTek Engineering: River Park Trail Rehabilitation and Upgrade Design

Project ID: 4

Students:

Dylan Wellman, Ella Themig, Ben Elick, Kellen Farrey, TJ Metheny, Joseph Mendez, Matthew Allison
Buena Vista’s River Park and Walton Trail Loop are beautiful recreational areas that thousands of Buena Vista residents and tourists alike enjoy throughout the year. However, River Park faces some critical issues such as lack of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility and ponding stormwater that covers local fields and trails. Safety, maintenance costs, and lack of accessibility are common concerns for residents regarding these issues. So, to address these issues, the Town of Buena Vista has decided to consult TrailTek Engineering to redesign and upgrade the River Park and Walton Trail Loop areas in a fashion that is safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all who visit.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
Town of Buena Vista
Advisors:
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Wheel House Engineering: Bay Farm Bike Park

Project ID: 6

Students:

Koenig Biegel, Margot Cohen, Saffinat Mohamed, Drew Stover, Mac Wardlaw, Dylan Young
Wheel House Engineering presents Bay Farm Bike Park, a competition-focused cycling hub on CSU campus, designed for CSU Alternative Transportation. The project aims to utilize otherwise unused floodplain land while providing competition and education opportunities to CSU students and the Fort Collins community. Wheel House conducted hydraulic and structural analysis, trail design, and extensive public engagement. Features include mountain bike trails, a cyclocross racecourse, a pump track, and a velodrome.
Department:
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sponsors:
CSU Facilities Management
Advisors:

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