Results: 2022 Student Design Fair

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Winners of the 2022 Student Design Fair held at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering

Results: 2022 Student Design Fair

Biggest Difference (tie)

Will make the most difference to those for whom the device is intended

  • Project Team #37 — A low-cost colostomy bag for those in low- to medium-resourced settings
    • Joanna Peng
    • Alanna Manfredini
    • Amy Guan
    • Darienne Rogers
  • Project Team #13 — A way to use CRISPR-Cas13/Cas12 lateral flow assay to diagnose both drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis
    • Sean Li
    • Harshitha Venugopal Lavanya
    • Michael Tian
    • Simone Wall

Biggest Breakthrough

New technology, or use of existing technology, that makes a step-change

Project Team #11 — A way to alter the behavior of diseased brain cells to cure Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Lucy Zhang
  • Ethan Nicklow
  • Joy Fu
  • Aditya Gopalan
  • Jackson Adams

Best Use of Analytical Skills

Robust use of calculations that lead to improved design or function

Project Team #22 — A small-scale vertical landing rocket

  • JD Inge
  • Everett Werner
  • Justin Nickelsburg
  • Joanna Feaster
  • Muazzam Khan-Noorpuri
  • Kartikay Goel
  • Mario Munoz

Most Creative & Engaging

Captures the attention of users; pleasing to behold

Project Team #30 — Detachable rollerskates

  • Anna Song

Most Likely to be Adopted (tie)

The target audience is likely to use this in place of what is currently available

  • Project Team #43  — Custom website and text bot for SKANSKA to schedule deliveries of goods to construction worksites
    • Will Denton
    • Vivek Tarapara
    • Ken Kalin
    • Dez Kecker
    • Del Cudjoe
  • Project Team #9 — A worksite foam cutter for people with disabilities
    • Laine Beckler
    • Drew Genuit

Learned the Most from Failure (tie)

Showed resilience, determination, and grit

  • Project Team #35 — Floating barge capable of holding trash for the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
    • Pranay Vure
    • Luke Meredith
    • J.J. Peters
  • Project Team #22 — Small-scale vertical landing rocket
    • JD Inge
    • Everett Werner
    • Justin Nickelsburg
    • Joanna Feaster
    • Muazzam Khan-Noorpuri
    • Kartikay Goel
    • Mario Munoz