Engineering students pique industry interest at Open House
(June 6, 2008) Nearly 20 creative and energetic collaborations from engineering seniors at the UC Denver’s College of Engineering and Applied Science compete for awards at the second Engineering Student Design Open House held Friday. Students developed and applied ideas to create new technologies and programs that range from health care solutions to more efficient vehicles to high tech surveillance models.
These one-of-a-kind projects piqued the interest of industry leaders as many will be on hand to see the students’ work. The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Education Committee was there to judge the projects by discipline (electrical, civil, mechanical, and computer science).
“The goals of this event are many,” explained Renjeng Su, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. “An important one is to promote and build interactions with industry.”
Winning teams received $1,000 and $500 cash prizes sponsored by Donald and Karen White. The team’s faculty advisor was awarded the same amount.
Check out a description of participating teams.
And the winners are:
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Winning Teams from each engineering discipline:
Department: Electrical Engineering
Autonomous Vehicle Team
Autonomous vehicle designed with GPS navigational ability
Team Members: Jason Coder, Ben Travers, Eric Hackett, Asfaw Kassie, Jonathan Fries
Advisor: Robert Grabbe
Department: Civil Engineering
Poncha Springs Transportation Improvements Team
Analysis and design recommendations for the intersection of Highways 285 and 50 in Poncha Springs, Colorado
Team Members: Jeremy Crossman, Austin Rutledge, Nick Talocco, Driss Majdoub, Jim Fox
Advisor: Peter Marxhausen
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Unpaid Excellence Team
Pneumonia and influenza vaccination information tracking system (PIVITS)
Team Members: Jeff Harper, Christine Hetherington, Jesse Steig, Ryan Middleton
Advisor: Ilkyeun Ra
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Pedal Power Team
An active retiree community vehicle
Team Members: Jack Ham, Dan Davis, Jaron Grote, Brian Zutman
Advisor: Ronald Rorrer
College of Engineering winners:
First place:
Poncha Springs Transportation Improvements Team
Analysis and design recommendations for the intersection of Highways 285 and 50 in Poncha Springs, Colorado
Team Members: Jeremy Crossman, Austin Rutledge, Nick Talocco, Driss Majdoub, Jim Fox
Advisor: Peter Marxhausen
Department: Civil Engineering
Second place:
Unpaid Excellence Team
Pneumonia and influenza vaccination information tracking system (PIVITS)
Team Members: Jeff Harper, Christine Hetherington, Jesse Steig, Ryan Middleton
Advisor: Ilkyeun Ra
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Photo: Frank Pace of Team Redline nestles into the team's race car while chatting on his cell phone.