Grand Challenge Scholars' Projects

2018 Projects

Browse project updates from our current engineering students in the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.

• Preyusha Aryal - Computer Engineering
  Pitch: Alert today! Alive tomorrow
  Challenge Focus Area: Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure

• Omolola Bangudu - Biological Engineering
  Pitch: Revolutionizing Brain Drug Delivery
  Challenge Focus Area: Reverse Engineering the Brain

• Ryan Burr - Mechanical Engineering
  Pitch: Stalk Lodging
  Challenge Focus Area: Sustainability

• Annika Esau - Computer Science and Psychology 
  Pitch: Machines & Minds
  Challenge Focus Area: Reverse Engineer the Brain

• Mark Currier - Materials Science and Engineering
  Pitch: Photolithographic techniques for semiconductors
  Challenge Focus Area: Make Solar Energy Economical

• Jadzia Graves - Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
  Pitch: Microstructural and Mechanical Properties Evaluation of Friction Stir Welded High Entropy Alloys
  Challenge Focus Area: Sustainability

• Steven Haener - Mechanical Engineering
  Pitch: Studying/Researching abroad in Germany
  Challenge Focus Area: Sustainability

• Nicholas Pancheri - Biological Engineering
  Pitch: Understanding the Effects of Mechanical Stimuli on Tendon Development
  Challenge Focus Area: Engineer Better Medicines

• Tyler Seigford - Biochemistry
  Pitch: Improving medicine by designing better routes to peptide modification
  Challenge Focus Area: Healthcare

• Kenny Sheffler - Electrical Engineering
  Pitch: Powering the World Through Biomass Waste
  Challenge Focus Area: Make Solar Energy Economical

• Holly Terrill - Civil Engineering
  Pitch: GCSP Summit and Regional Conference
  Challenge Focus Area: Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure

• Bishal Thapa - Biological Engineering and Agricultural Education
  Pitch: Production of Nitrogen Rich Fertilizer Using Dielectric Plasma Technology
  Challenge Focus Area: Manage the Nitrogen Cycle