2026 Capstone Symposium
Schedule of Events:
Friday, April 24th – Presentations
Location: Wake Downtown Campus, 455 Vine Street, Winston-Salem (Room 4802)
Time: 11:15 am – 1:05 pm
Wednesday, April 29th – Prototype Showcase
Location: Wake Downtown Campus, 455 Vine Street, Innovation Studio and Patio
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
BalloonWorks
Automating an advanced arterial catheter medical device for improved treatment
Julia Mascialino
Lila Mercurio
Catherine O’Connor
Amelia Ritter
ReaWAKEning Strength
Reducing patient deconditioning to improve recovery and outcomes.
Luke Berry
Hannah Johnson
Abby Deuter
Payton Evans
Moussa Daramey
Deacon Dynamics
Designing a continuously variable engine intake manifold to reduce emissions
Parker Adams
Angel Guajardo
Caleb Jackson
Alistair Norwood
Tate Piercy
Helios
Transporting solar power to vulnerable community members in emergencies
Nytalia Beckford
Keenan Chiarieri
Anna Cristini Fatemi
Scarlett Johnson
Ryan Olivia Swilling
Devin Topman
Organ Trail
Delivering a healthier donated pancreas to patients in need
Kevin Check
Emerson Foley
Emma Smyth
Adrianna Udensi
Cosmo Zhao
Bube’s Buoy Boys
Harnessing wave power to generate electricity for rural coastal communities
Blair Bishop
Bube Onwuanyi
Gillian Pinsky
Niels Andreas Stolt-Nielsen
Bridgerton
Designing and building a scaled steel river bridge for competition
Esteban Cifuentes Coyoy
Joseph Farman
Maxwell Schellhammer
Charles Sprott
Callise Young
TypeShip
Designing and building a high-speed electric watercraft for competition.
Gavin Bahner
Olivia O’Connell
Rhys Owens
Chase Parker
Zachary Spencer
Katherine Sternberg
Cooler Heart
Designing a smarter cooler to safely transport donated hearts to patients
Darcey Kate Britt
Anna Claire Gooding
Jared Kasten
Jacob Louie
Paul Specht
A thank you to our sponsors and technical experts who supported our students:
- Michael Briscoe, PhD
- Samuel Carmichael, MD
- The American Society of Naval Engineers
- Carolina Marina
- Thunderstruck Motorsports
- The Timken Company
- Joshua Dickenson, PhD
- Tina Whitfield, HDR Engineering
- Atrium Health
- Tessa Hubert
- Alexandre Guevel, PhD
- Ted Eaves, PhD
- David Martin
- Altec Industries
- Specialized E-bikes