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*University of Illinois - Urbana
*Rensselaer
= Past Student Prize Winner Profiles =
<u>2013</u>
Winner: Nikolai Begg, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Nikolai was recognized for his exemplary work in the field of biomedical devices. Specifically he has created a puncture access mechanism which decreases the risk associated with preparing incisions for procedures such as epidurals among others.
<u>2012</u>
Winner: Miles Barr, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Awarded the student prize for his innovation in solar cell technology. He recognized the high cost attached with fabricating and installing solar cells and responded by using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to fabricate organic photovoltaics. As a result, Barr was able to fabricate solar cells directly onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles.
<u>2011</u>
Winner: Alice A. Chen, Graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. A self described artist, Chen never considered herself an engineer or believed she would invent anything. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work on creating a humanized mouse with tissue engineered human liver. Her invention has given scientists a tool in better understanding the human liver's response to drugs and infectious disease.
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