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Seniors present award-winning designs (May 2009)

A committee of Rice ECE faculty selected three top projects for innovation, demonstration of technical skills, “real world” impact on the future, and oral presentation. The Senior Design Laboratory (Elec 494) final presentations were made on April 20.

The first place winner was "Smart Antenna" - Naren Anand, Janice Chow, Thomas Deitch, and C.J. Steuernagel, advised by Ashutosh Sabharwal.

1st prize - Senior Design 2009
From L to R: Professor Joe Cavallaro (ECE Undergraduate Commitee Chair),
Naren Anand, Janice Chow, Thomas Deitch, C.J. Steuernagel, and J.D. Wise (ECE Lecturer)



In second place, "Gigamesh Flash Memory" - Justin Nordin, Oleg Pesok, and Brent Stephens, advised by Lin Zhong.

2nd prize - Senior Design 2009
From L to R: J.D. Wise (ECE Lecturer), Brent Stephens, Oleg Pesok, Justin Nordin,
Professor Joe Cavallaro (ECE Undergraduate Commitee Chair),
Gary Woods (ECE Professor of Practice)



Third place winner was "uRound? The future of mobile social networking"   -  Britt Antley, Rohan Balsaver, and Mohamed Jalaly, advised by Lin Zhong.

3rd prize - Senior Design 2009
From L to R: Rohan Balsaver and Mohamed Jalaly



The award winning designs were displayed at the School of Engineering Division Reception held on Friday, May 8 from 4:00-5:30pm in Martel Hall, Anne and Charles Duncan Hall.

 
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