Award Winners

Biomedical Engineering

  • First place: BME 24-103 - Mini sensors to track movement of preterm babies
  • Second place: BME 24-105 - Assistive technology for the deaf blind: facilitating communication between patient and
    glucose monitor
  • Third place: BME 24-104 - Prosthetic liner to mitigate heat and moisture

Chemical & Life Science Engineering

  • First place: CLSE 24-204 - Subcritical hydrothermal catalytic degradation of PFA’s
  • Second place: CLSE 24-201 - Development of Hydrogel for heavy metal removal
  • Third place: CLSE 24-202 - Green isobutylene production process: techno-economic analysis and comparative life
    cycle assessment

Computer Science

  • First place: CS 24-319 - Sentiment voice: integrating emotion AI & VR
  • Second place: CS 24-316 - Proximity real time proximity management
  • Third place: CS 24-309 - Advancing high performance computing at VCU HPRC

Electrical & Computer Engineering

  • First place: ECE 24-405 - Microgrid model & design
  • Second place (tie):
    • ECE 24-406 - Cost effective adaptive devices for children with disabilities
    • ECE 24-404 - Optimizing motor control for electric vehicles

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

  • First place: MNE 24-503 - Fabrication of magnetic filaments for fuse deposition modeling technology
  • Second place: MNE 24-508 - Development of UR5E robotic ripper for extraction and analysis of asteroid driven
    magnetic alloys
  • Third place: MNE 24-509 - Advanced rudder actuation

Multidisciplinary

  • First place: MULT 24-618 - VMFA Horizontal track system
  • Second place: MULT 24-617 - Sticky metal customization of mass production with diffusion welding 3D printing
  • Third place: MULT 24-620 - Expanding accessibility to little Ram Pantries

Choice awards

Best Industrial: MNE 24-509 - Advanced rudder actuation

Excellence in Design:

  • First place: BME 24-107 - Design to reduce pulse oximeter reading inaccuracies due to skin pigmentation
  • Second place (3-way tie):
    • MNE 24-505 - The STORM: Static high- temperature orbital reactor for MARS
    • MNE 24-509 - Advanced Rudder Activation
    • ECE 24-406 - Cost effective adaptive devices for children with disabilities
  • Third place: MULT 24-618 - VMFA Horizontal track system

People’s Choice: MNE 24-516 - Formula SAE Aerodynamic Front Wing design

Miller Award: Joseph Denisco and Keera Rhoades

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