TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BEST ENGINEERING DESIGN AWARD 1ST PLACE
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University of Houston “TrueStep” Rukaiya Batliwala, Arnold Emeh, Tanvi Parikh, Anthony Pham |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BEST ENGINEERING DESIGN AWARD 2ND PLACE
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The University of Texas at Dallas “Intelligent Occupancy Management Using Air Quality Measurements” MD Fiaz Islam Bhuiyan, Maxine Cabrasawan, Jeffrey Counts, Benjamin Dattilo, Chandler Linseisen, Pranav Mathews |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BEST ENGINEERING DESIGN AWARD 3RD PLACE
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology “Smart Robot Bed” Andrea Baca, Leonardo Escamilla, Rogelio Hernandez, Maria Reynoso, Connor Sitz |
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
You’re ready for the TED Talk circuit! Your presentation skills wowed us.
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The University of Texas at Austin “Autonomous Wind Turbine Internal Blade Inspection” Patrick August, Brent Bouslog, Usman Farooqi, Natasha Long, Allegra Thomas |
HOLLYWOOD AWARD
Lights! Camera! Action! Your video production and “story-telling” skills are Oscar-worthy!
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University “Flare Director II” Adam Gross, Riley Martinson, Zach Merced, Max Roberts |
DARING TO BE GREEN
Our favorite superheroes wear green. Best project with a focus on “green” technologies and sustainability.
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The University of Texas at Dallas “Intelligent Occupancy Management Using Air Quality Measurements” MD Fiaz Islam Bhuiyan, Maxine Cabrasawan, Jeffrey Counts, Benjamin Dattilo, Chandler Linseisen, Pranav Mathews |
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.
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The University of Texas at Tyler – Houston Engineering Center “A Point-of-Care Sensor for Rapid and Real-Time Monitoring of Inflammatory Biomarkers” Miguel Gomez Gonzalez, Claude Larrieux, Amstrong Otieno, Zeeshan Shaikh, Luis Trevino |
STEP FORWARD AWARD
You stretched your game beyond your comfort zone, learned new things and incorporated them into a great project.
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Texas A&M University “TI Analog Explorer” Rhett Guthrie, Nicholas O’Toole, Mitchell Roselius, John Wildridge |
OUT OF THE BOX AWARD
Most “daring” project. You had a BIG idea and your engineering creativity made it go.
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University of Houston “TrueStep” Rukaiya Batliwala, Arnold Emeh, Tanvi Parikh, Anthony Pham |
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.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio “Taqueria Electrica” Justin De La Vina, Jamal Khan, Manuel McKinley |
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.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology “Smart Robot Bed” Andrea Baca, Leonardo Escamilla, Rogelio Hernandez, Maria Reynoso, Connor Sitz |
PEER AWARD
You’re the favorite! Each team at the showcase gets to vote for their favorite project.
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The University of Texas at Austin “Autonomous Wind Turbine Internal Blade Inspection” Patrick August, Brent Bouslog, Usman Farooqi, Natasha Long, Allegra Thomas |