financial support, design project ideas, as well as project mentors. The involvement isalso a path through which the company can influence non-technical expectations and helpdevelop student’s skills in areas including leadership, teamwork, and project management.Project involvement and participation in senior design project reviews give the company anadvantage in identifying those students who demonstrate the “soft” skills well and are highlycapable and motivated. Since 2005, the company has sponsored 20 projects with two currentprojects in 2014-15. These projects include a wide range of topics such as product development,energy usage audit, materials characterization, among others.One or two senior design projects per year are international in
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