What participants say …
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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
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Pen Smart,
$1,000 Judges’ Award for Special Merit,
2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity
“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 …
articles about past competitors
Two Phase Flow Regime Detection System
Two Phase Flow Regime Detection System: a method for detecting the various states of liquid and gas in industrial pipeline systems.
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“Without the camera, circuitry and box, it would not have been possible to take the images necessary for developing the flow regime program,” says chemical engineering senior Katie Plzak. “By building the camera-mounting box, I learned how to develop a compact, practical device which would have the ability to work with a range of systems. Creating the prototype was not only a good learning experience, but necessary for the development of my system. I am very thankful for the opportunity to build my prototype.”
— Katie Plzak
