Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's how Huskies turn their ideas into their careers. Michigan Tech grad Jake Soter started working on a project to help beachgoers decide whether it’s safe to go in the water when he was doing his senior design project up here on Lake Superior with his professor, Andrew Barnard. Long hours and many iterations later, they created SwimSmart Warning Systems.
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Because there’s nary a Pamela Anderson or even a flag warning system in sight at most of our Great Lakes beaches. And knowing lake conditions before you get in the water saves lives.
The SwimSmart connected warning system is designed like a traffic signal. Capable of being operated autonomously or manually, it uses secure, reliable cellular communication and current National Weather Service data. Green light: calm, hazards low. Yellow: moderate hazards. Red: high hazards. Learn more about SwimSmart Warning Systems and Michigan Tech undergraduate research in the links, and subscribe to Michigan Tech YouTube for the latest from Husky Nation.
Explore senior design projects at MTU (brainstorm what you could do!): https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/undergraduate/seniordesign/
Request information about Michigan Tech programs: https://www.mtu.edu/request/
See if Michigan Tech is a good fit for you. Because tomorrow needs more ideators and creators with the diverse talents that only you can bring: https://www.mtu.edu/tomorrowneeds/
Check out SwimSmart Warning Systems: swimsmarttech.com
#MichiganTech #TomorrowNeeds
Here's how Huskies turn their ideas into their careers. Michigan Tech grad Jake Soter started working on a project to help beachgoers decide whether it’s safe to go in the water when he was doing his senior design project up here on Lake Superior with his professor, Andrew Barnard. Long hours and many iterations later, they created SwimSmart Warning Systems.
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Because there’s nary a Pamela Anderson or even a flag warning system in sight at most of our Great Lakes beaches. And knowing lake conditions before you get in the water saves lives.
The SwimSmart connected warning system is designed like a traffic signal. Capable of being operated autonomously or manually, it uses secure, reliable cellular communication and current National Weather Service data. Green light: calm, hazards low. Yellow: moderate hazards. Red: high hazards. Learn more about SwimSmart Warning Systems and Michigan Tech undergraduate research in the links, and subscribe to Michigan Tech YouTube for the latest from Husky Nation.
Explore senior design projects at MTU (brainstorm what you could do!): https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/undergraduate/seniordesign/
Request information about Michigan Tech programs: https://www.mtu.edu/request/
See if Michigan Tech is a good fit for you. Because tomorrow needs more ideators and creators with the diverse talents that only you can bring: https://www.mtu.edu/tomorrowneeds/
Check out SwimSmart Warning Systems: swimsmarttech.com
#MichiganTech #TomorrowNeeds
