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Materials Science & Engineering Capstone Symposium 2026

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MSE students discuss research in front of poster boards.

Event Details

Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location:
Husky Union Building (HUB), Room 145
4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Event Format

Each team will deliver a ~2-minute project pitch, followed by an open poster session for in-depth discussion with students and industry mentors.

Capstone Project Posters

Amazon
• AI-Assisted HVAC Fault Detection and Diagnostic Pipeline

Blue Origin
• Characterization of RCC Coating Pack Cementation Kinetics

Boeing
• Lightweight Composite Repair System Development
• Hydrostatic Pressure Enhancement of Additively Manufactured Polymer Parts
• Composite Material Recycling Strategies
• Infrared Laser (Femtosecond/Nanosecond) Processing for Corrosion Removal of 2024 Aluminum Alloy

Crane Aerospace & Electronics
• Screening and Validation of Vertrel SFR Replacement Materials for Aerospace Electronics

Daher
• Design Evaluation of Multi-Consolidation Effects on Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composites

IOActive
• Development of a Motorized Angular Adjustment Head for Mechanical Polishing Systems

Micron Technology
• Generative AI Applications in DRAM Semiconductor Manufacturing

PACCAR
• High-Strain 4-Point Bending Fatigue Failure of Metton

Sugino
• Evaluation of Non-Toxic Surface Finishing Methods for Additively Manufactured Alloys

Thermo Fisher Scientific
(Project title forthcoming / to be updated)

MSE Internal Capstone Projects
• Controlled Hydrogen Propulsion Submarine System
• Radiation-Free Localization Technologies for Interventional Radiology

Originally published May 6, 2026