CASMART 7th Design Challenge

THE 7th DESIGN CHALLENGE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SMST)
May 4 – 8, 2026 ( La Jolla Torrey Pines, CA, USA)

CASMART STUDENT DESIGN CHALLENGES are held biennial as part of the SMST conference where students are tasked with designing “The material” or designing “with the material” using shape memory alloy (SMA) technology. Students have the opportunity to showcase their creativity by applying engineering theories and design principles, and leveraging CASMART and SMST members’ experience to address SMA design challenges in aeronautics, astronautics, medical industry, energy, and else.

7th Design Challenge Guidelines

Teams:

  1. InfiNiTi: Saarland University (Germany)
  2. SMILES: Iowa State University (USA)
  3. Elastocaloric SMA Composites: University of Toledo (USA)
  4. Team PlaSMA: University of North Texas (USA)
  5. ShapeShifters: University of Toledo (USA)