Friday, July 29, 2016
From the Archives
In 1989, a group of Mechanical Engineering students designed a human-powered submarine as their final project for ME156C (equivalent to today's capstone). Pictured here, they're testing the sub in Ocean Engineering Lab's large wave tank, constructed from a surplus Navy fuel tank and canopy from a jet fighter. Our students have always been great at finding creative ways to build innovative transportation.
![Students in a wave tank](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_left/public/images/news/watertank.jpg?itok=nhyddz58)