What participants say …
Hoopla Rack, third place and $4,000, 2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity; third place and $700, Tong Prototype Prize; and Younkle Best Presentation Award “Through the whole process, I actually began to see my design turn into a prototype, and now my prototype might actually become a patented reality. By the end, I was so happy that I had chosen to take a chance on myself and do something that brought my engineering and hooping life together.” —Danielle McIntosh “I thought of this product two years ago—I wrote it down and kind of forgot about it for awhile. And I realized that if I didn’t do it, I’d always regret it, so I just decided to pursue it. The competition is a great outlet for anyone interested in innovation and development. The experience gives you the tools to develop the idea and the confidence to continue.” —Daniel Gartenberg Innovators in the news …
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Innovators in the newsRead about some past Innovation Day competitors who have been noticed by the media.
"Milton High grad directs inventive skills toward safety gadget"
"Students come up with useful inventions"
"Concentrated solar energy project wins Innovation Days prizes"
"Perfect Brew"
"Innovation Days alumnus Anand Chhatpar named one of the top 20 entrepreneurs under age 25"
"For this inventor, the perfect beer is all about the tap"
"$10,000 prize stirs creativity"
"New beer tap pours beer four times faster and increases keg yield by 30%"
"Wireless NH3 monitor" (fifth item)
"Fluent Systems acquired for $1 million"
"Innovation prize-winner would help firefighters get out alive"
"Pulling big fish through small hole"
Land yacht carries student to $10,000"
"Young engineers square off at Innovation days"
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The college thanks Richard Schoofs (BSChE `53), chairman of Schoofs Inc., for his creativity and generosity in sponsoring the annual Schoofs Prize for Creativity. The Tong Prize is made possible by a generous gift from the Tong Family Foundation (UW-Madison alumni Peter and Janet Tong).
An activity of the UW-Technology Enterprise Cooperative. Copyright 2008 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Content by innovation@engr.wisc.edu Date last modified: Monday, 03-Mar-2008 12:53:05 CST Date created: 03-Mar-2008 |