ECE Seniors Help Design Day Teams to Several Awards

That's a wrap! Design Day 2016 saw 24 student teams take home awards on subjects ranging from innovation to best design documentation. 

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was well represented in nearly all of the winning categories.

We tip our hats to the following ECE seniors for a job well done:

Kristy Pearson Fish Out of Water Award
Steven Wirth (Team 15065)

Thorlabs Photonics Is the Future Award
Steven J. Murrell and Jinghao Zhou (Team 15053)

Honeywell Excellence in Aerospace Electronic System Design Award
Spencer Y. Lee (Team 15051)

Prototron Circuits Best Printed Circuit Design Award
Nicolas Fajardo (Team 15018)

Latitude Engineering Best Physical Implementation of Analytically Driven Design Award
Charles W. Hoskins and Yiming Shi (Team 15020)

II-VI Optical Systems Best Use of Optical Design and Technology
Yawei Ding and Timothy Ni (Team 15059)

Technical Documentation Consultants of Arizona Best Design Documentation Award
Matthew T. Nadolny (Team 15038)

RBC Sargent Aerospace & Defense Voltaire Design Award
Ian K. Carmichael (Team 15043)

Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies Best Use of Prototyping
David Mendoza (Team 15026)

W.L. Gore and Associates Most Creative Design Award
Uriel Garcia (Team 15008)

Edmund Optics Perseverance & Recovery Award
Jesus D. Chavolla (Team 15039)

Ventana Innovation in Engineering Award and Rincon Research Best Presentation Award
Andrew R. Werchan (Team 15024)

Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest
Matthew R. Barragan, Nikitha Ramohalli, and Yi Zhang (Team 15044)

Bly Family Innovation in Energy Production, Supply or Use Award (First Prize)
Juan C. Castillo and Jared C. Guglielmo (Team 15023)