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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


 

 

Collegiate Inventors CompetitionGRADUATE 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

Learn more about these finalists by clicking the image below.

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