The peoples choice, or fan favorite $250 prize went to\u00a0Arsalan Khalid, PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, of Team Water Challenge,\u00a0which aims to develop an effective lead removal device for water distribution system.<\/p>\n Third place with a prize of $500 was awarded to Pic N’ Paint, a device that accurately reproduces any color (input through a camera) using several CNC axis to dispense the correct ratios of cyan, magenta, yellow and black paint into a single container. Team members included Romer Sullivan, Mechanical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Joshua O\u2019Neil, Mechanical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Kemper Hopwood, Mechanical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Mathew Minichiello, Mechanical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Timoth Marcotte, Mechanical Engineering, Sophomore.<\/p>\n Second place with a prize of $750 went to Pillzio, which leverages the power of Amazon’s Alexa Voice Assistant, and allows you to interact with your medications like never before. Team members included Jooseppi Luna, Mechanical Engineering, Junior;\u00a0Dave Machado, Computer Science, Senior;\u00a0Darrien Glasser, Computer Science, Senior;\u00a0Joshua Hassler, Computer Science, Junior.<\/p>\n First Place Graduate Winners with a prize of $1000 went to CareerHawk,\u00a0which makes it easier for students to find a job on campus and helps professors find student assistants easier. Team members included Jingchuan Zhou, MS Computer Science;\u00a0Lina Wu, MS Computer Engineering;\u00a0Ruizhe Du, BSE Electrical Engineering, Senior;\u00a0Yongdae Kwon, BBA Business Administration, Senior.<\/p>\n Finally, first place over all with a prize of $1000 was given to Handy Bandages, which is an inexpensive ‘sock’ that goes over the arm or leg while the patient is waiting for care. This helps to shield the wound from airborne pathogens in a hospital waiting room. Team members included Jennifer Schultz, Biomedical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Cameron Albert, Biomedical Engineering, Freshman;\u00a0Jayden Hairston, Biomedical Engineering, Freshman.<\/p>\n Lastly, the night closed with some networking!<\/p>\n Thank you to all the teams who participated, the judges, the Francis College of Engineering, and all the spectators for coming and making this event a success! We hope to see some of these ideas come through in our $50,000 Idea Challenge this spring!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past Monday, December 4th, the Francis College of Engineering hosted the Prototyping College-based Competition is the SAAB ETIC, Perry Atrium from 4PM-8:30PM. Faculty, students, and outside spectators were welcomed to view the students prototypes, and vote on their favorites … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/12\/Water-Challenge.jpg\")
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