2020
First Place: Optical Neurolink for a High Data Rate Brain-Computer Interface
Faculty advisor: Kevin Lear
Group members: Sarah Maclean (BME+EE), Mauri Richards (BME+MECH), Kieran Simske (BME+MECH) and Justin Southerland (BME+CBE)
Second Place: Smart Well-Plate System
Faculty advisor: Thomas Chen
Group members: Jacob Alfieri (BME+EE), Sam Ritter (BME+EE), and Alden Tennison (BME+EE)
Third Place: Brain Train
Group members: Zachary Haigh (BME+CBE), Corey Lauck (BME+MECH), Jeremy Tabke (BME+MECH), and Juliette Talarico (BME+MECH)
2019
First Place: Smart Bandage
Faculty advisor: Christie Peebles
Group members: Ryan Boudreau (BME+CBE), Kelli Corrigan (BME+ME), Tyler Daniel (BME+CBE), Jacob Grady (BME+CBE), and Neil Rettedal (Microbiology)
Second Place: Sensor Technology for Enhanced Prosthesis Production
Faculty advisor: Steve Simske
Group members: Jackie Foss (BME+ME), Luis Monterrosa Zavaleta (BME+ME), Tyler Parker (BME+ME), Dolly Ricapor (BME+ME), and Grant Wulf (BME+EE)
Third Place: Cell Separation
Sponsor: Terumo BCT
Group members: Ryan Rykhus (BME+ME), Ashley Marcolina (BME+ME), and Rachel Von Seggern (BME+CBE)
2018
First Place (tie): Mechanical Bladder Device
Faculty advisors: Hiep Nguyen, M.D.; Shawn Smith, Katie Trella
Group members: Anders Booth, Valerie Cochrane, Dominic Martinez, Sarah Jordan, and Aidan Friederich
First Place (tie): Paper-Based Microfluidic Device for Global Health
Faculty advisor: Chuck Henry
Group members: Mitchell Cooper, Jase Wyeno, Sam Allsup, and Taylor Langer
Second Place: Hypoxia Chamber for Biomedical Research
Faculty advisors: Zhijie Wang and Jesse Wilson
Group members: Willie Hawkins, Dominic Loffreda, and Zach Kugler
Third Place: Bone Matrix Electrospinning
Faculty advisors: Ketul Popat and Matt Kipper
Group members: Alex Kosmiski, Morgan Schake, Alex Bozzo, and Ally Baumgart
2017
First Place: Paper-Based Microfluidic Device for Salmonella Detection
Faculty advisor: Chuck Henry
Group members: Maya Kayyali, Sean Visocky, Joe Johnson, and Micki Repasky
Second Place (tie): Bone Matrix Airbrushing
Faculty advisors: Ketul Popat and Matt Kipper
Group members: Mollie Phillips, Michelle Ablutz, Will Raymond, Michael May, and Josh Hayes
Second Place (tie): Fourier Ptychographic Imaging Faculty advisors: Randy Bartels and Ali Pezeshki
Group members: Brandon Kreutz, Nicholas Brown, and Robby Stokoe
Third Place: Blood Flow and Cell Sedimentation Simulations
Sponsor: Terumo BCT
Group members: Jesse Masterson, Ben Bagby, and Mike Hattel
2016
First Place: Centrifuge Loading Human Factors
Sponsor: Terumo BCT
Group members: Brett Baeverstad, Emma Lichtenfels, Minh Anh Nguyen, Megan Rives, and Evan Siebenmorgen
Second Place: Canine Orthotronic Mobility System
Faculty advisor: Anura Jayasumana
Group members: Haley King, Daniel Vance, and three ECE senior design students
Third Place: Intraocular Lens Injector
Sponsor: Sharklet Technologies
Group members: David Qualls, Jaclyn Strom, Noah Taherkhani, and Tegan Walsh
2015
First Place: Amperometric Microfluidic Device with Incorporated Tissue Slice for Personalized Cancer
Faculty advisor: Chuck Henry
Group members: Alison Bailey, Blair Larson, Ilya Merkulovich, and Nicole Puissant
Second Place: Prototypes for Delivering Depth-Controlled Release of Argon to Cut and Coagulate Colon Tissue
Sponsor: Covidien
Group members: John Haverkamp, Matt Marrapode, Aaron Paulding, Craig Sandoval, Amy Schlagel, and Lane Taylor
Third Place: In-Line Cellular Lysis Device
Sponsor: Terumo BCT
Group members: Ashley Beckwith, Hillary Haws, Dalton Noren, and Josh Pickrell