Capstone Design

Astroscale U.S. sponsored student team for work toward sustainable space exploration

The Capstone Design team developed Modular Adaptive Support Technology, or MAST, for the national competition

Student team created custom gearbox with extendable drive shaft to improve water level management at Jefferson County park

“We got to see (the building) go from a sketch on notebook paper to the real thing,” said Lindsey Nenne, one of the team’s construction leaders, who graduated in May with her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

As Colorado School of Mines progresses into its next 150 years of producing leaders in science, technology, engineering and math, it’s providing new opportunities to help shape an innovator’s mindset and set graduates up for success in industry and business.

The student-designed and -built powertrain will be used by mechanical engineering students in an automotive lab class at Mines.

Leading the way was Mines’ Concrete Canoe and Surveying teams, both of which won first place and a bid to nationals in their respective events.

Colorado School of Mines has qualified for the finals of NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Competition. The Capstone Design student team, comprised of seven mechanical engineers and three

A remote operating vehicle designed to collect samples from the ocean floor won the top prize at the Fall 2023 Capstone Design Showcase. The team behind the Subsea Prospecting ROV created a 16-pound

The students were part of the Human-Centered Design Studio, where teams create adaptive equipment for people with disabilities.