Previous Projects

Project Jet 7 was aimed at building a fully functional jet suit. Their plans were to design and manufacture their own jet engines and flight control systems, as well as an AI voice assistant.

EWB: Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting was a project undertaken by our Engineers Without Borders student group. They successfully completed construction in 2024, having built a rainwater harvesting shelter over the compost bays in the University allotment.

The project followed a detailed material selection, design, and assembly design book by Hugh Piggott for creating small, cheap, and student-led wind turbines. 

The project aimed to make a series of machines (including a shredder, an extrusion machine, an injection machine, and a compression machine) from which recycled plastic can be converted into various small objects. 

This project aimed to design and build a vaccine storage container that met the standards set out by WHO, allowing vaccines to be transported through the supply chain.

SD Squared was an interdisciplinary project building a downhill mountain bike from scratch. They ran testing days and developed software skills to produce geometry measurements and designs.

Sheffield Eco Boats was a student-led project that focused on the design and construction of a fully solar-powered, autonomous catamaran, aiming to revolutionise energy efficiency in maritime transportation.

Project Solotron was a research-and-design-only project that explored the feasibility of converting an aircraft engine to run on hydrogen fuel. The eventual goal was to design a hydrogen-powered piston engine for light aircraft and a safe testing system for the engine.

SuMoth is an internationally renowned hydro-foiling sailboat competition. Student teams from around the world aim to sustainably design, build and race these cutting-edge sailboats on Lake Garda, Italy. The team was working on their designs for their competition.