Object Design and Prototyping Summer Scholars Session II
Have you ever had an idea for a cool new product, but did not know how to advance it? This course helps the future inventor and/or engineer become an effective 3D designer using the Solidworks software package. Individuals will gain a high level of proficiency and have the opportunity to become formally certified by taking the Certified Solidworks Associate (CSWA) exam. Students in the ODP class will also be given two product design challenges, in which a product concept will be drawn up in SW, and then 3D printed on our world-class machines in the Innovation Lab. At the end of this course, each student will learn to design and prototype new ideas, and have an excellent CSWA credential to add to their respective resumes.
Academic Directors
Matt Leevy
Matt is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice within the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame and serves as the Director of the Innovation Lab (innovationlab.nd.edu). This 5000 sqft space integrates talented industrial and graphic designers with world-class prototyping equipment to create products, build businesses, and launch dreams. Over his 15-year career at ND, Matt's lab has generated dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts and been awarded utility six utility patents that have served as cornerstones for the creation of two successful, physical product-based small-business startups that are alive and well today: In Vivo Concepts LLC (1st Source Award, 2014, invivoconcepts.com), and Irish Woodworks LLC (irishwoodworks.com).
Matt is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (B.S. Bioengineering) and Washington University in Saint Louis (Ph.D. Biophysics), and he is also a retired Army Reserve Captain with 22 years of total service. Taken together, Matt operates a vibrant, collaborative, and entrepreneurial lab space, with broad experience in object design and fabrication, biomedical imaging technologies, and business creation.
Tony Van Avermaete
Tony is the I-Lab Assistant Director and specializes in industrial design and prototyping. He holds one issued utility patent (2019) and has co-founded a preclinical anesthesia device startup, In Vivo Concepts LLC. Tony holds a SolidWorks Certified Professional (CSWP) certification and is proficient in numerous CAD packages. His skill set includes 2D and 3D design, rapid prototyping, and he has helped develop hundreds of commercialized products for the clients of the Innovation Lab.