2019 Awardees



Würth Elektronik’s Best Engineering Design Award
1st Place
The University of Texas at El Paso

ESPI Project

Matthew Wood, Antonio Teijeiro, Sergio Felix
Link to Presentation


Würth Elektronik’s Best Engineering Design Award
2nd Place
The University of Texas at Dallas

Autonomous Cars Fleet

Abhilash Bajracharya, Jocelyn Linares, Omar Abbas,
Ridwanallah Giwa, Sleiman Safaoui, Steven Reid
Link to Presentation


Würth Elektronik’s Best Engineering Design Award
3rd Place
New Mexico State University

Smart Wearable Sensors for Motion Tracking

Alexandra Link, Teddy Herrera,
Kevin Lee, Sarah Knight
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Teamwork Award
Your project couldn’t exist without each individual member of the team! Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together made you a success.
University of Houston

Mobile Robotic Videographer

Matthew Wood, Antonio Teijeiro, Sergio FeliRhema Ike, Ramsey Daou,
Farah D. Luba, Henry Nguyen
Link to Presentation


Making a Difference Award
Saving the human race? All in a senior design project! Your project takes into consideration impact on public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
The University of Texas at El Paso

ESPI Project

Matthew Wood, Antonio Teijeiro, Sergio Felix
Link to Presentation


Spotlight Award
You’re ready for the Ted Talk Circuit! Your presentation skills wowed us.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

IoT in Agriculture

Scott Bolen, Dylan Che,
Justin Martin, Holly Ross
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Step Forward Award
You stretched your game beyond your comfort zone, learned new things and incorporated them into a great project.
The University of Texas at Dallas

Autonomous Cars Fleet

Abhilash Bajracharya, Jocelyn Linares, Omar Abbas,
Ridwanallah Giwa, Sleiman Safaoui, Steven Reid
Link to Presentation


Out of the Box Award
Most “daring” project. You had a BIG idea and your engineering creativity made it go.
The University of Texas at Arlington

Pulse Gauntlet

Aaron Black, Feston Pierrick,
Quinton Webb, Gabriel Whites
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Entrepreneurial Award
Calling all venture capitalists! This team’s project is ready to go. Most rounded project when considering the synergy between engineering and business.
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Automatic Weapon Detection System

Rembrandt Bukowski, Allen Herrera,
Miles Martinez, Justice Montes
Link to Presentation


Daring to Be Green Award
Our favorite superheroes wear green. Best project with a focus on “green” technologies and sustainability.
Northern Arizona University

Integrated Aquarium Control

Seth Perkins, Kaixiang Mo,
Chenglei Xie, Erik Gasiorek
Link to Presentation


Peer Award
You’re the favorite! Each team at the showcase gets to vote for their favorite project(s).
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Care Companion

Caitlin Armstrong, Jared Macdonald,
Levi Dryden, Riley Myers
Link to Presentation