The Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Invent Now, is a national competition that recognizes and rewards innovations, discoveries, and research by college and university students and their faculty advisors. The competition encourages students who actively pursue invention. Students frequently come from science, engineering, mathematics, and technology studies but creative invention can emerge from any course of study. The competition also recognizes the working relationship between a student and his or her advisor. The program was introduced in 1990.
The 2015 finalists have been announced. In November, students chosen as finalists will attend the final judging round in Washington D.C.
UNDERGRADUATE FINALISTS
Kevin Eisenfrats, Adam Ewel, Catherine Henry, Nicolas Hogan
Entry Name:
Contraline: Non-Surgical, Hormone-Sparing Contraceptive for Male Cats and Dogs
University:
University of Virginia
Advisor:
John Herr
Jay Fraser, Kathryn Kundrod
Entry Name:
Cyclic Solutions: Viral Diagnostic Technology
University:
Lehigh University
Advisor:
Xuanhong Cheng
Neil Davey
Entry Name:
Early Cancer Diagnosis by the Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using Drop-based Microfluidics
University:
Harvard University
Advisor:
Huidan Zhang
Katherine Jin, Jason Kang, Kevin Tyan
Entry Name:
Highlight: Powdered Additive for Disinfectants
University:
Columbia University
Advisor:
Aaron M. Kyle
Joseph Barnett, Stephen John
Entry Name:
NeoVent: Dual Pressure Respiratory Equipment
University:
Western Michigan University
Advisor:
Peter Gustafson
Justin Keenan, Kevin Paroda
Entry Name:
Qthrough: Automated 3D Printer Build Plate
University:
Penn State University
Advisor:
Sven Bilen
Malvi Hemani, Melissa Lin, Kunal Patel, Huilei Wang
Entry Name:
TocoTrack: Low-Cost Uterine Contraction Monitor
University:
Johns Hopkins University
Advisor:
Robert H. Allen
GRADUATE FINALISTS
David Kolesky
Entry Name:
3D Bioprinting Vascularized Human Tissue
University:
Harvard University
Advisor:
Jennifer Lewis
Stafford Sheehan
Entry Name:
Corrosion-Resistant Molecular Coatings
University:
Yale University
Advisor:
Aaron Bloomfield
Georgios Katsikis
Entry Name:
FluidBits: Synchronous Droplet Logic and Control
University:
Stanford University
Advisor:
Manu Prakash
Cassidy Blundell, Nicholas Perkons, Jeongyun Seo
Entry Name:
Human Blinking "Eye-on-a-Chip"
University:
University of Pennsylvania
Advisor:
Dongeun (Dan) Huh
Xisen Hou
Entry Name:
Molecularly Encrypted Fluorescent Security Inks
University:
Northwestern University
Advisor:
J. Fraser Stoddart
Dimitra Emmanouilidou, Ian McLane
Entry Name:
Programmable Electronic Stethoscope: Improved Lung Sound Analysis
University:
Johns Hopkins University
Advisor:
James E. West
Sangyoon Han, Tae Joon Seok
Entry Name:
SWAPS (Silicon Waveguide Array Photonic Switch)
University:
University of California, Berkeley
Advisor:
Ming C. Wu
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