Education

RESEC supports experiential learning opportunities for students at the graduate and undergraduate level. This includes seminars, course projects, and new courses in sports engineering topics that allow students to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world challenges in sports. Read on to see how RESEC is educating the future of sports.

Courses

MSE 57400: Sports Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Students in MSE 574 are introduced to the breadth of sports engineering through a series of lectures by sports engineering industry and academic professionals. The course explores broad topics spanning human performance, equipment design, data analytics, sociology entrepreneurship and sport governance. Students in the course utilize this broad perspective and instruction in entrepreneurship to formulate an original start-up concept, develop a business plan and pitch their idea to a panel of industry experts.

MSE 59700: Sports Engineering Capstone

The Sports Engineering Capstone course is offered exclusively to students in the Professional Master's in Sports Engineering. Students partner with an external sponsor to develop a sports product from concept identification generation to prototyping and production. The course teaches engineering design principles relevant to sports engineering applications, and students have the opportunity to interface with an external "customer" through the semester to develop their ideas against consumer specifications.

MSE 59700: Modern Technology in Sports

This independent study course partners with programs in the Purdue Athletics Department for students to conduct an investigation into how top athletic programs are utilizing technology in their operations. Students can expect to design their own experiments to assess the capabilities and limitations of current sports technology products and report these findings to program staff.

  

Senior Design Projects

RESEC partners with various engineering department's senior design programs to promote interest in sports engineering topics. Below are some of our supported projects

Fall 2024 - Mechanical Engineering
Team Members: Lauren Sandys, Sajon Seaberg, Shannon Mccall, Pranav Madhavan, Audrey DeKoninck
Project Description: Generative design, engineering, and manufacturing of a carbon-fiber reinforced composite bicycle frame. The team utilized novel topology optimization methods to not only design but also manufacture a structurally and aerodynamically efficient frame shape that complies with UCI frame regulations.
 

Spring 2024 - Mechanical Engineering
Team Members: Spencer Burkhalter, Hunter Driscoll, Yagmur Onder, Jake Pare, Owen Plunkett, and Jackson Williams
Project Description: Integrated an IMU into the butt-cap of a tennis racket to collect and analyze player data to generate insights to the swing and performance metrics. The team developed a wireless sensor package and data visualization platform to capture and communicate information to athletes of all skill levels