Grounded in a culture and curriculum that values the liberal arts and positive societal change, Wake Engineering students are uniquely prepared to tackle the real-world, multi-disciplinary engineering problems presented in the Capstone Design Projects.
Project teams of 3-5 seniors design and build innovative solutions that meet client, user, and stakeholder needs, with a focus on how their work positively impacts the human experience in the spirit of Wake Forest’s motto, Pro Humanitate. Yearlong Capstone Design Projects require students – under the guidance of faculty advisors and industry mentors – to think entrepreneurially, creatively, critically and ethically to develop functional prototypes not yet imagined. In their iterative quest to fill an unmet societal need, students dedicate more than 1,600 person-hours to each project, gaining invaluable technical engineering experience in team-based designing, project management, leadership development and professional communication.
Wake Engineering students understand that tackling real-world problems requires diverse perspectives, including their own. Our Capstone Design Projects embrace this mindset by soliciting project ideas from many sources. Industry, government and non-profit sponsors may submit projects to meet identified needs, while students, faculty and staff may propose their own entrepreneurial ideas.
Propose a project or learn more about sponsoring a Capstone Design Project.
If you are interested in proposing a project, mentoring our students or becoming a sponsor, we invite you to contact a member of our team.
For curricular, mentorship or project-related inquiries:
For sponsorship-related inquiries:
Laura Ziesel
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
336-758-3289
ziesellr@nullwfu.edu