SVSU student Trevor Haight, from Roscommon, showcases mechanical engineering project

2013 Dec 11

Saginaw Valley State University engineering students displayed their senior projects at the mechanical engineering senior design symposium on Friday, Dec. 6, in SVSU's Pioneer Hall.

Trevor Haight, a mechanical engineering student from Roscommon, designed the DHP Composites Two-Element Racecar Wing Optimization For Lift And Drag. SVSU graduate David Herald started a business, DHP Composites, that custom designs aerodynamic devices for race cars. The students' project optimizes the lift and drag for the company's rear wing products.

Haight worked with two other SVSU mechanical engineering students, Lyndsey Beaubien and Jalal Julaieh.

All SVSU mechanical engineering students are required to have a company sponsor their project and successfully design and build a working prototype in order to graduate.

Companies sponsoring products at the symposium were Brown Mobility, DHP Composites, Duro-Last Roofing, Keyes Endurance Bicycle Racing, SVSU Greenhouse, Covenant Healthcare, General Motors and Michael Johnson Racing.

The symposium showcases student projects twice a year, each being a collection of projects both in the planning and complete stages. During the first symposium, students show design ideas and testing results, while at their second symposium, they display a finished product built from their proposed design. The next symposium will take place in April.