Honors Go to Teams at Florida Tech Student Design Showcase

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Congratulations go to winners of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Florida Institute of Technology awards, which were presented recently at the annual Northrop Grumman Student Design Showcase. The showcase of the final projects of Florida Tech science and engineering students was held recently in the Clemente Center for Sports and Recreation. 

 

Northrop Grumman Prizes

 

Northrop Grumman Grand Prize

Project: S.H.A.R.K.E.S.

This unique propeller system for energy production from ocean currents comes from the College of Engineering. Team members received a plaque and will have lunch with Northrop Grumman executives. They are Paul Adams, William Cole, Clarice Cote, Renee Lippert and Kenneth Scott.

 

Northrop Grumman Corp. Runner-up Awards
College of Engineering Projects
1. Hermes Transmission Line Crawler (Sponsored by Harris Corp.)

2. Smooth Sleep Mouthpiece

3. Blended Wing Body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Sponsored by RALOS) 

College of Science Projects
1. Lunar Soil Erosion Physics for Landing Rockets on the Moon

2. Monitoring “Hot Jupiter” Exoplanets Using the Ortega 0.8-m Telescope
3. Observations of Sprites, Elves, Blue Jets and Gigantic Jets from Florida

Northrop Grumman judging criteria included:

Outstanding understanding of the problem or design, level of teamwork; level of understanding of project logistics; level of oral presentation skills; poster presentation and methodology, design, solution and an understanding of the underlying science, math and/or engineering principles involved.

 

University Awards

 

The Florida Tech President’s Cup for Best of Show

College of Science

Bio-Math team: Cristina Mazzone, Erin Zingarelli, Adam Hernandez

Faculty Advisers: Drs. Semen Koksal and David Carroll

Title: Artificial Neural Net Model of PLCγ-dependent Calcium Release and Growth after Fertilization in the Starfish Asterina miniata

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Best of Biological Sciences

Student: Helen M. Croce

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard L. Turner

Title: Formation and Growth of Vertebrae In Brittlestars: Do Ossicles Ever Fuse?

 

Best of Biological Sciences

Student: Brooke A. DeRosa

Faculty Advisors: Drs. Mitch Rotenberg and David Carroll

Title: The Search for Proteins that Interact with the Src Homology Domains of PLCγ at Fertilization

 

Best of Bio-Math

Students: Cristina Mazzone, Erin Zingarelli, Adam Hernandez

Faculty Advisors: Drs. Semen Koksal and David Carroll

Title: Artificial Neural Net Model of PLCγ-dependent Calcium Release and Growth after Fertilization in the Starfish Asterina miniata

 

Best of Chemistry

Student: Meagan Strouse

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Virender K. Sharma

Title: The Oxidation of L-Proline by a Green Chemistry Compound (Ferrate): An Example of an Environmentally Friendly Disinfection Alternative

 

Best of Physics & Space Sciences

Student: Crystal L. Latham

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Samuel T. Durrance

Title: Monitoring ‘Hot Jupiter’ Exoplanets Using the Ortega 0.8-M Telescope

 

Best of Physics & Space Sciences

Student: Guillermo Naranjo

Faculty Advisors: Drs. Ningyu Liu, Joseph Dwyer, and Hamid K. Rassoul

Title: Observations of Sprites, Elves, Blue Jets, and Gigantic Jets from Florida

 

Best of Science & Mathematics Education

Student: Nicole Aia

Faculty Advisor: Professor Debra S. Blenis

Title: Improving Critical Thinking Skills in a High School Classroom

 

Best of Science & Mathematics Education

Student: Deirdra O’Donnell

Faculty Advisor: Professor Debra S. Blenis

Title: What Instructional Strategies Can Improve Middle School Student’s Academic Independence?

 

The Florida Tech President’s Cup Best in Show

College of Engineering

Title: Intelligent Ground Vehicle, a joint Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science team

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Best of Aerospace Engineering: Blended Wing Plane

Best of Chemical Engineering: Butanol Production via Continuous Whey Concentration Fermentation

Best of Civil Engineering: Loop West Shopping Center

Best of Computer Science was: Shattered Seal: Echelon

Best of Electrical and Computer Engineering was: Smooth Sleep

Best of Mechanical Engineering: Intelligent Ground Vehicle

Best of Ocean Engineering: S.H.A.R.K.E.S.

 

 

 

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