2023 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Competition Awards Announced
澳门六合彩历史记录 has announced the 2023 winners of the eighth annual 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Competition.
澳门六合彩历史记录 has announced the 2023 winners of the eighth annual 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Competition, an undergraduate and graduate applied research and entrepreneurial competition organized by . The goal of the program is to challenge students to submit and develop innovative ideas targeting societal problems.
Each year鈥檚 overall winner is awarded the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Excellence in Innovation Award and a cash prize of $2,000. There is also a track for the outstanding community engagement project sponsored by 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Office of Community Engagement. Additionally, 2023 marked the competition鈥檚 inaugural collaboration with Palm Beach State College students, in which the school announced its student project winner, who also earned a cash prize.
鈥淭he student innovations never fail to impress us and motivate us to pursue excellence in everything we do,鈥 said Regina Thompson, assistant director of strategic and economic initiatives in 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Division of Research. 鈥淲e look forward to supporting their development and strengthening that entrepreneurial mindset.鈥
The winners of the 2023 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Competition are as follows:
- Rachel Kavalakatt, a junior majoring in behavioral neuroscience in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, received the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Excellence in Innovation Award and a $2,000 cash prize for the innovation Carpal Tech 2.0, a carpal tunnel preventative biotech wearable that pairs with an app to help those suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Krystyna Medina, a senior majoring in public administration in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, received the $1,000 Community Engagement Award, sponsored by 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Office of Community Engagement, for the social enterprise and nonprofit Nourished from Nature, a school-based food network within Palm Beach County that teaches K-12 students about agriculture, how to grow their own food, and incorporates sustainable farming techniques.
- Androff Cesar, pursuing an associate in arts degree in psychology at Palm Beach State College, was awarded a cash prize on behalf of PBSC for his nonprofit that engages high school students in the subjects of mental health and life skills to help increase their confidence and ability to become successful adults.
鈥淐ongratulations to the winners and participants in the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave Competition,鈥 said Shaw, emeritus professor in 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 College of Business, alumnus, and namesake of the Wave Excellence in Innovation Award. 鈥淓xcellence is a goal worth pursuing. My recommended strategy to achieve excellence is to think of yourself as a self-improvement project 鈥 a lifelong student learning lessons from your mistakes but preferably those you observe in others.鈥
The Wave Competition is open to any 澳门六合彩历史记录 undergraduate or graduate student with ideas to solve real-world issues, however, only a select number of projects are accepted. During the program cycle (fall to spring), entrants must meet certain deliverables including monthly mentor meetings; a written abstract; the creation of a business thesis; a research poster; and a prerecorded video addressing key elements. The videos are judged on project feasibility, market potential, research efforts, creativity and innovation, and progress.
鈥淚 want to thank 澳门六合彩历史记录 for their collaboration and partnership during the 2022-23 澳门六合彩历史记录 Wave competition which also supported Palm Beach State College students,鈥 said Natacha Nettles, PBSC assistant dean of student services. 鈥淐ongratulations to all the student innovators and I look forward to the continued success of the Wave program.鈥
For more information on the Wave Competition, click here or email fauwave@fau.edu.
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