Past Expos
Expo IX / 2024 Projects
Poster contest:
First place ($1,000 prize): “Dynamic Prosthetic Interface for Competitive Cycling,” by students Jacob Whisenhunt, Giovanni Cordova, Brandon Doehne, Melachi Sanchez and Emma White.
Second place ($750 prize): “Development of a Hydrogen Cooled Multi-Pin Particle Bed Reactor,” by students Lauren Bailey, Courtney Mace and Alexandra Martinez.
Third place ($500 prize): “Concentrated Solar Power Utilized for Dehydrogenation of Natural Gas to Mixed Olefins,” by student s Mikayla Romero, Benjamin Harvey, Carina Anastasio, Zeke Garcia, Alix Rule and Gracee O’Toole.
Pitch contest:
First place ($1,000 prize): “Development of a Hydrogen Cooled Multi-Pin Particle Bed Reactor,” by students Lauren Bailey, Courtney Mace and Alexandra Martinez.
Second place ($750 prize): “Conversion of DME from the Pyolysis of Sawdust,” by students Tristin Martinez, Francesca Chioda, Jenna Marek, Cynthia Guerra, Daniela Mendez and Abdulrahman Bahri.
Third place ($500 prize): “Process Development of Large-Scale Porous Carbon Support,” by students Dhruv Patel, Luke Lucero, Raphael Angeles Reyes, Tin Nguyen, Marelessis Palomino and Patrick Survis.
Expo VIII / 2023 Projects
Poster contest:
First place: Conversion of Corn Stover to Ethanol in Iowa, USA. Team members: Mia Heredia, Ngoc Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Emily Robinson, Johanna Tsala Ebode.
Second place: Stratos Drone Control. Team members: Nicolas Ross, Jake Gonzales, Andrew Rodriguez.
Third place: Portable Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Team members: Solomon Attcity, Alexandra Kozai, Carlos Loera, Nicholas Phelps, Samuel Schrader, Kevin Simms.
Pitch contest:
First place: Conversion of Corn Stover to Ethanol in Iowa, USA. Team members Mia Heredia, Ngoc Nyugnen, Van Ngygen, Emily Robinson, Johanna Sala Ebodi.
Second place: Next generation Firefighter Communications. Team members: Tiamike Dudley, Grant Guttromson, Tzion Cestillo, Nikko Ruiz, Lukas Wick, Rachel Kahler, Joel Guzman (UT Dallas).
Third place: Hydrogen Production by Ammonia Cracking and Purification for Fuel Cell Vehicles. Team members: Esteban Baca, Cooper Bryan, Melinda Bunyard, Eric Cruz, Shantae Gallegos, Christine Gleicher.
Expo VII / 2022 Projects
Poster contest:
First place: “NM Capstone Challenge III SANDIA, 2021 – Operation Humpty Dumpty” (students: David Gray, Alexandra Mendez, Zane Parker, Kahveh Varyani, Laura Walker)
Second place (tie): “Sustainable Non-Phosgene Polycarbonate Production from Ethylene & CO2 in Pasadena, TX” (students: Mohammed Al Khazraji, Kristen Batt, Le Quyen Do, Cielo Gonzales, Christian Lisle, Calvin Snyder) and “Enhanced Firefighter Vision System Project” (students: Priya Bhakta, Josiah Castaneda, Qingquan Cui, Ceenu Shaji).
Pitch contest
First place: “UHERO: An Uranium-Helium Recuperated Operations Fission Battery System. Department of Nuclear Engineering” (students: Rashelle Brownlee, Camden Roberts, Caleb Shaw, Delfinio Valdez)
Second place: “Sustainable Non-Phosgene Polycarbonate Production from Ethylene & CO2 in Pasadena, TX.”
Third place: “Development of Pelvic Measurement Tool to Assist Physical Therapists in Treatment of Sacroiliac Dysfunction” (students: Karina Adam, Brandon Orum, Matthew Salcido).
2021 Projects
Due to the pandemic, there was no in-person event. Selected student presentations were posted online, but no competition was held.
Expo VI / 2020 Projects
*2020 in-person canceled due to COVID-19. Event moved online*
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Structural Design for Skypoint Orthopedic Center in Flagstaff, AZ
Team: Soamiya A. Chavez, Ruendy Castillo, Joaquin Martinez, Luis Noriega Danielle Uhl, Alex Walther
Utility-Scale Storage for Rapid Transition to Carbon-Free Renewable Energy
Team: Alissa Perea, John Bailey, Katherine Benavidez, Jordan Miller, Aaron Trujillo
Cool & Sustainable Sidewalks
Team: Amanda Baldridge, Angel Padilla, Edgar Hernandez, Matthew Ricks, Michael Suarez, Patience Raby
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aqua Research | Remote Communications System for Water Disinfectant Tank
Team: David Kirby, Diego Chavez, John Quinlan
For Art's Sake
Team: Delaney Heileman, Zane Kominek, Irene de Gruijter, Joaquin Carretero Martinez
Relativistic Magnetron with a Magnetic Mirror
Team: Stacie Hernandez, Berdine
Mechanical Engineering
Solar Splash
Team: Siraj Sagga, Leena Aggad
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers - Electric Vehicle
Team: Aadesh Neel, Alejandro Ruiz, Brandon Lee, Cyrus Stephens, Joshua Atencio, Kendric Ortiz, Mike Chu, Nathan Hines, Seth Johannes, Zonglin Li
Expo V / 2019
Pitch
First place, Demonstration: Lobo Launch (ME)
First place, pitch: Solar-Powered Battery Charger (ECE)
Second place, pitch: Hydrogen Production from Potato Waste Using Cell-Free Synthetic Pathway Biotransformation (CBE) Third place, pitch: Small Modular Liquid Lead Cooled Reactor (NE)
Poster
First place, poster: Microfabrication of MEMS Electro-Thermal Actuators (interdisciplinary project)
Second place, poster: Deployed Thermal Micro-Reactor as an Alternative to Diesel Generators in Remote Locations (NE)
Third place, poster: Nuclear Space Power Reactor (NE)
Expo IV / 2018
Pitch
1st: "Chemical Carbon Capture from Natural Gas Power Plant", CBE
2nd: "MEMS: A Step towards the miniaturized technical world", ME
3rd: "An advanced deep space & surface nuclear power production system", NE
Poster
1st: "Conversion of Cheese Whey to Biofuel by Ultrafiltration & ABE Fermentation", CBE
2nd (Tie): "Dealcoholization of Beer through Reverse Osmosis", CBE / "Fiber Interferometer as a Plasmic Diagnostic", ECE
3rd: "Advanced Robotics Applications for Engineering Education", ECE
Expo III / 2017
Pitch
Top 4:
- "Biomass to biogas via anaerobic digestion of cow manure from dairy farms", CBE
- "Portable Neutron Knife (PNK) for Cancer Treatment", NE
- "Rio Bravo Bridge", CE
- "Smart Surgical Instruments-Bone Density Analysis", ECE
Expo II / 2016
Pitch
1st: "PoWifi", ECE
2nd: "Low Enrichment, High-Flux Reactor for Moly-99 Medical Isotope Production", NE
Poster
1st: "Treatment of WasteWater for Reuse", CBE
2nd: "Internet of Things (IoT) Security System", ECE
3rd: "PoWifi", ECE
Expo I / 2015
No prizes awarded in 2015