2017 Winners

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

HI-LIGHT - Solar Thermal Chemical Reactor Technology for Converting CO2 to Hydrocarbons
Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Jessica Akemi Cimada da Silva, David Erickson, and Tobias Hanrath, Cornell University; Jason Salfi and Clayton Poppe, Dimensional Energy, Ithaca, NY, USA

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CATEGORY WINNER

Airfoil Performance Monitor (APM)
John Maris, Puthy Soupin, Ludovic Laberge, and Marie-Hélène Larose, Marinvent Corporation, Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canada

Honorable Mention – Aerospace & Defense Category

Development of Breathing System for Divers Based Upon Separation of Dissolved Air from Water
Alan Bodner, Zichron Yaakov, Tsafon, Israel

Hybrid Miller Cycle Rotary HCCI Engine for RQ-7 Class Drones
Roderick Newstrom, Garland, TX, USA

Space Exploration for All Using FemtoSats
Jekan Thangavelautham, Aman Chandra, Mercedes Herreras-Martinez, Andrew Warren, and Erik Asphaug, Arizona State University – SpaceTREx, Tempe, AZ, USA

Ultra-High-Speed Magnetically Levitated Reaction Wheels for Small Satellites
Arda Tuysuz, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY WINNER

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Super Truck
George Sturmon, Edward Murray, Susan Schmidt, Joshua Medling, and Glenn Harris, Enviro-Cool, Sullivan, MO, USA

Honorable Mention – Automotive/Transportation Category

SHOT - Lightweight Engine Starting System Without Battery/Starter
Michel Bernier, BRP, Quebec, Canada/Ski-Doo Engineering Team – USA, Canada and Austria

Plasma Deposition of Metal in Composite Panels
Erik Weiser, Roberto Cano, Brian Jensen, and Stephen Hales, NASA Langley Research Center; Joel Alexa, Lockheed Martin, Hampton, VA USA

Lightweight, Wear Resistant Metal Matrix Composite Brake Rotors
Lori Bracamonte and James Withers, ATS-MER, LLC, Tucson, AZ, USA

RADIALcvt (Continuously Variable Transmission)
Jan Naude, Varibox CVT Technologies, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

CONSUMER PRODUCTS CATEGORY WINNER

Conformal Battery
Russell Kittel, Krista Smith, Kathryn Chamberlain, Steve Risser, Christopher Jackson, and Megan Moore, Battelle, Columbus, OH, USA

Honorable Mention – Consumer Products Category

GAIA
Brent Chase, GAIA, Columbia, MD, USA

IAGIES - Impact Absorbing Gel Infused Exoskeleton
Melissa Chavez, Justin McGinnity, Cody Piercey, and Tanil Ozkan, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

SignAloud
Thomas Pryor, SignAloud, Seattle, WA, USA

SkyRunner
Stewart Hamel, SkyRunner, LLC, Shreveport, LA, USA

ELECTRONICS/SENSORS/IoT CATEGORY WINNER

Integrated Multi-Color Light Emitting Device Made with Hybrid Crystal Structure
Yeonjoon Park, National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), and Sang Choi, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA

Honorable Mention – Electronics/Sensors/IoT Category

World’s First Cost-effective Multispectral Sensor-on-Chip Solutions
Tom Griffiths, ams AG, Austin, TX, USA

Portable Rapid Sensor for Detection of E. Coli in Water
Parmiss Mojir Shaibani and Amirreza Sohrabi, Roshan Water Solutions, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Hearo - Internet of Sound
Hakan Lidbo and Max Bjorverud, Libido Music AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Environmental Sensing in the IoT with BME680: Unlimited Applications Become Possible
Silvia Mayer and Thomas Block, Bosch Sensortec, Reutlingen, Land Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

MACHINERY/AUTOMATION/ROBOTICS CATEGORY WINNER

EJBot: Versatile Climbing Robot for Industrial Vessel Inspection
Mohamed Gouda Alkalla and Mohamed Fanni, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Ad-daqahliyah, Egypt

Honorable Mention – Machinery/Automation/Robotics Category

Synchronous Reluctance Machine
Douglas Richard, DDU Magnetics, Lynwood, IL, USA

Orbitless Drive
Leo Stocco, Orbitless Drives Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Development of Multi-Material 3D Printer Using Fused Deposition Modeling
Tey Jing Yuen and Yogeswaran a/l Mohan, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia

Single Sleeve Mounting Pulleys, Gears, Sprockets on Keyless Shaft
Tad Staniszewski, Asymmetric Fasteners Inc., Hackettstown, NJ, USA

MEDICAL CATEGORY WINNER

Arterial Everter
Jeffrey Plott, Adeyiza Momoh, Ian Sando, Brendan McCracken, Mohammed Tiba, Kevin Ward, Jeffrey Kozlow, and Paul Cederna, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Honorable Mention – Medical Category

Electroactive Material for Wound Healing
NASA Langley Research Center’s Technology Gateway, Hampton, VA, USA

Kaleyedos Imaging Device: A Telemedicine Solution to Retinopathy of Prematurity
Erica Schwarz, Sami Messai, Becca Miller, Seony Han, Richard Chen, Aditya Murali, and Prerna Singh, Kaleyedos, San Francisco, CA, USA

High Visibility Biopsy Needles
Muhammad Sadiq, Ian Quirk, and Mike Irvine, Active Needle Technology, Abingdon, Oxford, UK

Quartet H2O LDD Actively Cooled Lateral Surgical Fiber Optic
Stephen Griffin, InnovaQuartz LLC, Phoenix, AZ, USA

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES CATEGORY WINNER

Energy Saving Filter for Removal of Heavy Metals from Water
Volodymyr Khranovskyy, R. Yakimova, Ivan Shtepliuk, P. Lima de Carvalho, and A. Pinto, Talent Molecule LDA, Braga, Portugal

Honorable Mention – Sustainable Technologies Category

Pollution-Free Paper (Self-erasing Ink Enables Reuse)
Carl Yee, Blue Planet Ink, San Diego, CA, USA

ecoSPEARS - A Non-invasive True Solution to PCB Pollution in Contaminated Waterways
Samuel Johnson, Sergie Albino, and Ian Doromal, ecoSPEARS, Winter Springs, FL, USA

MicroEVAP™ Water Purification System
Karen Sorber, Micronic Technologies, Wise, VA, USA

SPIRP - Solar Powered Irrigation Resonance Pump
Sue Becconsall and Alec Becconsall, Longcroft Engineering; John Allport, Simon Malins, and Goodarz Khodabakhsi, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

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VSSUT Student Satellite
Apurwa Masook, Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, Jaswasi Sahoo, Sovan Panda, Sudarshan Samal, and Tatwamsiddha Nanda, Idea Innovation Cell, Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Hoisting Device Combined with the Hydraulic Dump System of Pick-up Bed
Shailesh Parkhe, Shahnavaz Abdulla Shah, Sandip Bhausaheb, Lokhande Ganesh, and Jamnadas Ghule, Chandwad, Maharashtra, India

MEDDIAR - A Medical Diary
Mayank Talwar, Nayan Sharma, and Jatin Rana, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Future Dustbin
Nilaabh Vinay, Gugale Arjun, and Vikram Soni, Creative Minds, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Netmory
Mikhael Lerman, Manestate, San Jose, CA, USA

Space Gravity Suit
Georgios Profitiliotis, Elena Veli Giorgos, Ntalis Vasilapostolos Ouranis, and Vicky Stefanouli, NTUA, Athens, Greece

Chassis System That Reduces Hill Accidents
Manoj Sharma, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

From Solar Thermal to Electrical Energy (24/7)
Marwan Sallouta, Abu Dhabi, Abu Zabi, United Arab Emirates

Groundnut Decorticator and Separator
Rahulkanth Sh, Saran R, Santhosh B, Raghul A, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Advanced Space Debris Disposal System
Ritesh Deokar, Anish Gorantiwar, Kunal Nalamwar, Krishna Hundekari, Rohit Gujarathi, and Akashay Verma, MIT Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India