Transforming real-world challenges into innovative engineering solutions through multidisciplinary capstone design.

The O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory ("The Design Lab") at RPI provides clinical real-world experiences for students that build confidence and teach integration of discipline-specific knowledge with engineering practice on challenging multidisciplinary design projects. The Design Lab provides a capstone project experience to prepare students to enter the workforce and unlock their creative potential. Projects are open-ended, technically challenging design challenges that encompass a broad array of critical contemporary issues. In addition to identifying an important problem, sponsors provide a significant grant and interact directly with the students, faculty and staff who work to provide design solutions.

For STUDENTS:
The Design Lab is an opportunity to practice real-world engineering.

For SPONSORS:
The Design Lab is an opportunity to gather innovative ideas and practical solutions. Consider engaging a multidisciplinary Capstone student design team to assist. Please visit Submitting Project Proposals for more information and to submit your ideas.