A team of industrial and manufacturing engineering students placed third in the 2024 College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and Material Handling Industry (MHI) Student Design Competition.
Tillman Erb, Owen Lassa, Jonathan Lee, Aidan Ng and Dylan Souttaphonh presented their project, “Cal Poly Mailroom Layout Design,” to seven industry judges and two academic judges, who praised the group for their in-depth design. The group was mentored by faculty advisor Dr. Mohamed Awwad.
The project to design a new mailroom for future student housing was carried out in conjunction with Cal Poly Distribution Services.
More information on the 2023-24 Material Handling Capstone Design Competition can be found here.
About CICMHE
CICMHE is an affiliate organization under MHI that prepares and provides information, teaching materials and various events in support of material handling education and research. Founded in 1952, the main body of the council is composed of college and university educators. Additional members are drawn from material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and consultants, representatives of the business press, and professional staff members of organizations concerned with material handling education. CICMHE members regularly attend industry group meetings to monitor activities and facilitate the interchange of information among individuals in industry, academia and in the user community.
The purpose of the student design competition is to recognize outstanding material handling applications and encourage student interest in the material handling industry as a profession, recognize outstanding work and promote collaboration between members and university students. This competition is an opportunity for students to showcase their capstone coursework and be recognized by industry professionals and academia.
