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Engineering & Human Service - Relief from a Disaster Essay Contest

 

                                          Congratulations to our winners!

 

                                                               See the contest guidelines

 

Elementary School (Grades 3-5) 

Melissa Meng

First Place

Melissa Meng
 - Grade 3 -  Virginia

The Rescue Capsule Used for Rescuing Trapped Chilean Miners

Sophia Giovanis

Second Place

Sophia Giovanis
- Grade 4 - Minnesota

Clean Water for Those In Need

    
Michelle Zhu

Third Place 

Michelle Zhu
- Grade 3 - California 

A Cellular Phone Add-On Device for Disaster Emergency Communication

Anna Eichelberger

Honorable Mention 

Anna Eichelberger
- Grade 4 - Minnesota 

Rescue Boats

Other Finalists

Jim Coulter - Grade 5, Pearson's Corner Elementary School, VA - Saved by a Siren
Sulekha Ramesh - Grade 3, Rainbow Elementary School, AL - Emergency Kit for Natural Disasters
Needhi Badhe - Grade 5, Mill Creek Elementary, AL - Hydraulic Excavators
Blaire Berry - Grade 5, Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics and Engineering Elementary School, TX - GE Sunspring
Elizabeth Wehby - Grade 4, Christ the King School, TN - Miners Rescue Pod
Sophia Beecham - Grade 4, Timber Lakes Elementary School, FL - The Chilean Mining Disaster and Oakley Radar Sunglasses
Emma Gould - Grade 5, Heritage Elementary, AL - Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink!
Daren Nerad - Grade 3, The Lane Elementary School, IL - DrBot Meets CareCube
Sarah Ngo - Grade 4, Epps Island Elementary School, TX - A Plastic Pouch That Saves Lives
Samuel Popp - Grade 4, Randolph Elementary School, VA - Are You Prepared for an Earthquake? 

 

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Ming Li Wu

First Place

Ming Li Wu 
- Grade 6 - Alabama

Our Solar Fridge

Haylie Thomas

Second Place

Haylie Thomas
- Grade 8 - Colorado

Tents of Hope

    
Olivia Reynolds

Third Place 

Olivia Reynolds
- Grade 7 - Maryland 

Negative Pressure Pump

 
    
Doina Ghegeliu

Honorable Mention 

Doina Ghegeliu
- Grade 7 - New York

The AvaLung

Landis Bing

Honorable Mention 

Landis Bing
- Grade 8 - Florida

Helicopters

Other Finalists

Puja Deshpande - Grade 8, Heritage Middle School, NJ - Oil Skimmers
Amy Griffin - Grade 8, Deer Creek Middle School, CO - Water For Life
Theodore Kim - Grade 7, PEARLS Hawthorne, Yonkers Public Schools, NY - Disaster Strikes: HVAC Disaster Equipment
Bella Kouns - Grade 8, St. Margaret of Cortona, NY - How to Use the Social Network in Times of Natural Disasters
Sophie Nasrallah - Grade 7, St. Paul's School for Girls, MD - The Hydra: The Eco-Friendly Disaster Relief Machine
Aarthi Parvathaneni - Grade 7, Odle Middle School, WA - Portable Shelter Disaster Relief
Abriana Record - Grade 6, Grandview R-II Middle School, MO - Seeing the Heat: The Thermal Imaging Camera

 

High School (Grades 9-12)

Samantha Harris

First Place

Samantha Harris
- Grade 10 - West Virginia

When Disasters Strike, Engineers Strike Back

Leighton Suen

Second Place

Leighton Suen 
- Grade 12 - New York

Free-Fall Lifeboats: Better-Engineered than Traditional Models

    
Megan Pence

Third Place 

Megan Pence
- Grade 12 - Florida

Trapped

 

  

    
Naina Iyengar

Honorable Mention 

Naina Iyengar
- Grade 11 - New Jersey

Help me, Dr. Telerobot!

Orange Swl TN

Honorable Mention 

Zachary Tucker - Grade 12 - Ohio

Compact Desalination  

Other Finalists

Helen Chen - Grade 12, Evergreen Valley High School, CA - The Hydropack Solution
Caitlin Brown - Grade 10, Brown Academy, MA - The Hydra: Saving Lives One Cup of Water at a Time
Gladys Garcia-Montoya - Grade 11, Pioneer High School, CA - The Fenix Capsule
Kelsey Swaggart - Grade 9, Belton High School Freshman Center, MO - HLS-1 Water Purifier
Kirstyn Hein - Grade 11, Pinckney High School, MI - The Absolute Coolest Tool Ever
Aaron Guo - Grade 10, Battlefield High School, VA - Living Up to Its Name: the Vestergaard-Frandsen LifeStraw
Hanna Lazio - Grade 11, Patchogue-Medford High School, NY - Jaws of Life- The Power of Hydraulics in a Compact Package
Faustine Li - Grade 12, Rockdale Magnet School, GA - Lifesaver Water Bottles
Katherine Phan - Grade 10, Curtis Senior High School, WA - Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink
Rebecca Stussman - Grade 11, Sherwood High School , MD - Flights of Hope
Eli Fuentes - Grade 12, Green B. Trimble Technical High School, TX - The GATR Antenna System

 

 

Sponsorship

The 2011 EngineerGirl! Contest is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Energy Solutions and Bechtel.

                Energy Solutions Foundation                                                               Bechtel Corporation

 

Thanks also goes out to our volunteers from Phi Sigma Rho.

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