2017

Host University: Georgia Tech

Final Round: Friday, March 30

Celebrity MC’s: Faith Salie and Ashley Mengwasser

Judges:
Chris Clark
Georgia Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO

Sri Divakaruni
United Technologies Corporation
Vice President of Innovation Business Development, Rhizome Network

Student Teams

  • First Place Winner: University of Virginia - Agrospheres

    Payam Pourtaheri, Biomedical Engineering
    Ameer Shakeel, Biomedical Engineering
    Joey Frank, Biomedical Engineering
    Sep Zomorodi, Biomedical Engineering
    Zach Davis, Biochemistry

    AgroSpheres is a biotech company that gives farmers precise control over their harvesting schedule by degrading excess pesticides into a non-toxic derivative, allowing the farmer to harvest their produce on-demand while complying with the Pre-Harvest Intervals set by the EPA.

  • Second Place Winner: Virginia Tech - Tech Wound Solutions

    Juliana Downey, Mechanical Engineering Elisabeth Rebholz, Chemical and Biomolecular Eng Tucker King, Chemical and Biomolecular Eng Kim Wyluda, Chemical and Biomolecular Eng

    Tech Wound Solutions has created Kare Powder that is a topical, advanced wound care dressing that enables faster and more effective healing for chronic wound care patients.

  • People's Choice Award: Georgia Tech - CauteryGuard

    Jack Corelli, Biomedical Engineering Hunter Hatcher, Biomedical Engineering Dev Mandavia, Biomedical Engineering Devin Li, Biomedical Engineering

    A safer electrocautery device, CauteryGuard seamlessly integrates automatic retractability without sacrificing usability which allows it to eliminate any chance of initiating a surgical fire or inflicting cautery burns to either the user or the patient in the operating room.

  • Boston College - BusWays

    Pedro de Almeida, Business Administration Fernando Nazario, Computer Science

    BusWays notifies parents when their child gets on & off their school bus & gives schools live data & stats on their bus fleet!

  • Clemson University- AuriClear

    Kelsey Palsgrove, Biomedical Engineering Jeannette Rodriguez, Gonzalez Biomedical Engineering Taylor Gustaveson, Biomedical Engineering Seth Perryman, Biomedical Engineering Matthew Roach, Biomedical Engineering

    AuriClear removes blockage from a tympanostomy tube to prevent hearing loss and additional surgery.

  • Duke University - Neurun

    Cade Netscher, Neuroscience

    Neurun is the Yelp for racing events coupled with interactive virtual tours, designed to mentally prepare you for race day.

  • Florida State University - Safebriight

    Tucker Russ, Electrical & Computer Engr

    Safebriight is a smart device technology, easily installed in existing street lights, that utilizes a mesh network to monitor and report outages, providing improved public safety and extensive cost savings for the utility owner.

  • North Carolina State University - Medtraq

    Alex Leonov, Computer Engineering Shaunak Turaga, Electrical Engineering Tyler Hayes, Undeclared

    Medtraq is an IoT solution that aims to reduce healthcare costs by using Bluetooth Low Energy beacons to provide asset tracking, provide real time location services, and ensure handwashing compliance in hospitals.

  • University of Louisville - The SPARTAN Shield

    Mark Fleming, Mechanical Engineering Jared Benton, Mechanical Engineering Blaze Lysack, Mechanical Engineering Brock Burton, Business Administration Matthew Otero, Mechanical Engineering

    The SPARTAN Shield is a new and innovative solar panel mounting system allowing renewable energy to be provided for those in third world countries, rural areas, and even disaster sites.

  • University of Miami - CleanSwipe

    Kevin Fich, Computer Science Don Sirivat, Computer Engineering

    CleanSwipe is a mobile platform that provides users an easy way to schedule laundry appointments on college campuses.

  • University of North Carolina - LaundrFi

    Nico Schwarz, Applied Mathematics Ellie Dannenberg, Literature, Media, and Communication Hanna Hepburn, Literature, Media, and Communication Ela Hazar, Business Administration Allen Cater, Business Administration

    The LaundrFi device and app manages and tracks the drying process of your laundry remotely, ultimately enhancing the laundry experience by saving time, money and energy.

  • University of Notre Dame - Takay Blends

    Lucho Escobar, Economics Alejandro Escobar, Business Administration

    25% of tropical fruits are wasted before reaching international markets due to high cosmetic standards, the Takay team utilizes them to create the healthiest and most convenient breakfast possible.

  • University of Pittsburgh - Monarch Solar

    Jay Murray, Mechanical Engineering Ben Stutz, Electrical & Computer Engr Nick Faughey, Computer Engineering

    Monarch Solar has developed a modular rooftop solar device with mobile based pay-as-you-use technology for areas with little, to no, access to electricity.

  • Syracuse University - Fresh U

    Kate Beckman, Literature, Media, and Communication

    Fresh U is a media platform that integrates data analytics to help business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations and brands understand qualitative and quantitative factors, purchasing trends, and patterns of Generation Z, which makes up 25% of the U.S. population, and is a larger cohort than the Baby Boomers or Millennials.

  • Wake Forest University - Puttr

    Jackson Griffin, Business Administration Clancy Waugh, Undeclared Alec White, Computer Science

    Puttr creates, manipulates, and serves photorealistic three dimensional models of golf course greens to help players read breaks and aid in course maintenance.