2015 Winners

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Development of a Non-Surgical Circulatory Support Device for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure
Omar Benavides, Benjamin Hertzog, Jace Heuring, Reynolds Delgado, and Will Clifton
Procyrion, Inc.
Houston, TX, USA

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CATEGORY WINNER

The N5 FILO: An Ultra-Small, Low-Cost Hazardous Gas Detector Using Novel Chip-Scale Chemical Sensor Technology
Nichole Sullivan, Abhishek Motayed, Ratan Debnath, Baomei Wen, Audie Castillo, Ting Xie, and Gavin Liu
N5 Sensors, Inc.
Rockville, MD, USA

Honorable Mention:

Sensorless Angle of Attack Indicator
Ettore De Lellis, Nicola Genito, Federico Corraro, Luca Garbarino, Dave Bibby, Sean Rieb, Kevin Jones, and Antonio Vitale
Aspen Avionics - CIRA
Albuquerque, NM, USA

A Proven System for Preventing Ground Collisions of Aircraft
Mark Skoog, Loyd Hook, Kevin Prosser, Shaun McWherter, and Jamie Willhite
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA, USA

AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY WINNER

Smart Coating for Corrosion Detection and Prevention
Luz Marina Calle
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Honorable Mention:

Progressive Flow Turbo Compressor Recirculation Valve
James Miller, Dave Fletcher, Matt Gilmer, Brian Graichen, Keith Hampton, and Andy Niedert
DAYCO
Roseville, MI, USA

MICHELIN X TWEEL TURF Airless Radial Tire
Olivier Brauen
Michelin, NA
Greenville, SC, USA

CONSUMER PRODUCTS CATEGORY WINNER

Modular Jet Ski; No Trailer; Affordable; High Performance
Anders Stubkjaer and John West
Bomboard LLC
Whitewater, WI, USA

Honorable Mention:

Flexolar: Ecological Flashlight
Ronny Sanchez Merino
Universidad Autónoma del Carib
Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia

iBobber Wireless Fishfinder
Alexander Lebedev and Tim Etchells
ReelSonar, Inc.
Seattle, WA, USA

ELECTRONICS CATEGORY WINNER

Real-Time Fiber Optic Sensing System
Lance Richards, Patrick Chan, Philip Hamory, Allen Parker, Anthony Piazza, and William Ko
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA, USA

Honorable Mention:

Bluetooth Embedded Amplifier
Ervin Scott, Chad Lampton, and Mike Lucas
Sun Hydraulics Corp.
Sarasota, FL, USA

Direct Methanol Feed Fuel Cell and System
Subbarao Surampudi, Harvey Frank, Sekharipuram Narayanan, William Chun, Barbara Jeffries Nakamura, Andrew Kindler, and Gerald Halpert
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA, USA

MACHINERY/AUTOMATION/ROBOTICS CATEGORY WINNER

Compact Long-Reach Robotic Arm
William R. Doggett, John T. Dorsey, George G. Ganoe, Thomas C. Jones, and Cole K. Corbin
Langley Research Center;
Bruce D. King
Lockheed Martin;
Charles D. Mercer
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (STG)

Honorable Mention:

High Performance Shutter Valve
Kyle Daniels
Clarke Industrial Engineering
North Kingstown, RI, USA

Low Cost 3D Printed Linear Motion System
Scott Winroth
MakerStrong
Ayer, MA, USA

MEDICAL CATEGORY WINNER

Smart X-ray Source
Mark Eaton, Ronald Hellmer, Shuo Cheng, Hugo Leon, and Leif Fredin
Stellarray
Austin, TX, USA

Honorable Mention:

Method for Treating Cartilage Defects
Michael Lytinas
Ideas Foundation
Boston, MA, USA

Portable And Automated Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis and Patient Monitoring Using Magnetic Levitation
Stephanie Knowlton and Savas Tasoglu
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, USA

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES CATEGORY WINNER

ECHY: Solar Lighting With Fiber Optics
Stephanie Le Beuze, Florent Longa, and Quentin Martin-laval
Echy
Champs-sur-marne, Ile-de-france, France

Honorable Mention:

CHP System with Internal Waste Heat Recovery
Nikolay Shkolnik
Liquidpiston, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT, USA

Spindrift Energy Device
Brian Moffat and Nicholas Tastad
Spindrift Energy
Simi Valley, CA, USA

TOP TEN MOST POPULAR ENTRIES

Puncture-Proof/Burst-Proof Tire
Sameer Panda
Tycheejuno
Sambalpur, Orissa, India

CAP Exoskeleton
Areeb Yaqoob and Keshav Gupta
New Delhi, Delhi, India

CoAxial Engine
Boyan Bahnev
Advanced Energy Sources Ltd.
Edmonton, Ab, Canada

Sensorless Angle of Attack Indicator
Ettore De Lellis, Nicola Genito, Federico Corraro, Luca Garbarino, Dave Bibby, Sean Rieb, Kevin Jones, and Antonio Vitale
Aspen Avionics - CIRA
Albuquerque, NM, USA

Cybernated Farm Systems (CFS)
Douglas Mallette, Carlo Dandridge, Dave Oswald, Neil Desmond, Sándor Nyerges, Habiba Ali, Alex Nuwagaba, Sali Enjavi, and Marty N. Mccrea
Cybernated Farm Systems
Portsmouth, RI, USA

Self Chargeable Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
Sukeerth Calastawad, Suhas V, Phaneesh M, and Swaraj S
Maharaja Institute of Technology
Mysore, Karnataka, India

Bullet Proof Vest Using Non-Newtonian Fluid
Seshagiri Ramachandran, Vinod Vivian G, Vinod K R, and Anne Miriam Alexander
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Development of a Non-Surgical Circulatory Support Device for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure
Omar Benavides, Benjamin Hertzog, Jace Heuring, Reynolds Delgado, and Will Clifton
Procyrion, Inc.
Houston, TX, USA

Piezoelectric Generator
Amirebrahim Darabi and Roozbeh Khodambashi
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA

Anti-Collision Technology for Automobiles
Himanshu Vyas
SAE India
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India