{"id":1329,"date":"2018-12-13T20:54:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2019-12-05T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:09:18","slug":"2018-francis-college-of-engineering-prototyping-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/2018\/12\/13\/2018-francis-college-of-engineering-prototyping-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 6<sup>th<\/sup> the Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition was held at Perry Atrium in the Saab Center on North Campus. For the first few hours of the contest, teams were set up throughout the lobby of the building, showcasing and explaining their prototypes to the public, as well as the preliminary judges as they filtered in.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to our preliminary judges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Dyment \u201986, \u201987 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Carol Devellian\u201985 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Rich Rossetti \u201983 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Dave O\u2019Brien\u201980 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Dan McCormick\u201983, \u201984, \u201991 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Doug Browne\u201985 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Matt McBride Associate Director, Development, Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Veilleux \u201993 FAHSS and DifferenceMaker Faculty Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The preliminary judges selected 5 teams as finalists to pitch their idea in a presentation to the panel of finalist judges. Before the pitches began, Joseph Hartman, Dean of the Francis College of Engineering, introduced the judges, and gave an overview of the format for the contest.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to our final judges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Wilson, President, Emeritus, University Distinguished Professor<\/li>\n<li>Mark Saab\u201981, \u201813 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Cindy Conde\u201987, \u201891 Francis College of Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Rajia Abdelaziz Rajia Abdelaziz \u201916 Francis College of Engineering. Rajia is the co-founder of invisaWear which won the Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition in 2015 and the Innovative Technology Solution prize at the 2016 $50,000 Idea Challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first team to present was Pyramid pack consisting of Sean Roche, Brett Wadman, and Patrick Drummey Jr. Their idea was to create a weight-distribution backpack that relieved some of the strain that backpacks put on the body.<\/p>\n<p>They were followed by Cameron Edmonds of Project SASS. The idea here was an automated satellite and GPS beacon that can call for help from remote locations. Project SASS was also a winner at the 2018 $50,000 Idea Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was Benjamin McEvoy of Benji Ball, fresh off of his win at the Creative Venture competition the night before. Benji Ball is a game similar to wiffle ball that takes the baserunning out of it, to cater to children with disabilities, as well as make it easier to play in confined space.<\/p>\n<p>The next team was yet another group presenting on back to back nights. Air Align also took part in the Creative Venture Competition the night before. This group consisted of Daniel Garfinkel, Alexander Barr, Dennon Audette, Alex Higgins, Joe McDonald, Kevin Truong, Michael Hoppe, Nick Dean, and Patrick Pang had the idea of a soft robotic suit that corrects people\u2019s posture.<\/p>\n<p>The final presentation was from Sid Iyer of EnvivoMed. His idea was creating a painless blood extraction device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1331\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1331\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1331\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/envivo.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sid Iyer fields questions from the judges<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the conclusion of the presentations, the judges gathered to determine the winners of 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place, as well as the top biomedical device prize and People\u2019s Choice award.<\/p>\n<p>The results were:<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place, $2,500: Benji Ball<\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place, $1,500: Air Align<\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Placec, $1,000: Project SASS<\/p>\n<p>Best Biomedical Device, $1,500: EnvivoMed<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Choice award, $500: Air Align<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1330\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/air-align.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1330\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/air-align.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/air-align.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/air-align-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Align accepts their 2nd place and fan favorite prizes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, and to the teams and judges. 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