The Barnwell Memorial Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Conference took place Friday, May 8 at the Integrated Engineering & Science Building at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.

Mallory Pesnell Barnett, of Minden/Ruston, and her 4-person team in Mechanical Engineering presented their final “Performance Session” entitled “Portable Crack Arrest System” before a full lab of professors, students and families at 1 p.m.

Her teammates were Joshua Lawrence, Claire Scott, and Erin Stallings.

Senior (graduating) students in every type of engineering & design also presented their “Performance Sessions.” The following were all from Minden:

Drew Cate, Chemical Engineering, Minden High School, “Fuel-Octane Booster – MTBE Synthesis Using Catalytic Distillation;

Cale Hollis, Construction Engineering Technology, Glenbrook, “Buffalo Creek Lift Station #2;

Jackson McKinney, Construction Engineering Technology, Minden High School, “Buffalo Creek Lift Station #2;

Connor Heard, Cyber Engineering, Minden High School, “OT Honeynet for Critical Infrastructure.”

Collin Murphy, Construction Engineering Technology, Minden High School, “Buffalo Creek Lift Station #2.”

Mallory is married to Carter Barnett. She is the daughter of Dan & Amanda Pesnell of Minden, and the granddaughter of Joe & Jean Chatman of Minden and Danny & Patty Pesnell of Haynesville.

Each graduating Senior received the “Order of the Engineer” ring at the end of the evening.