Winners of the Engineering Communication Award

Fall 2024 CONTEST WINNERS

Solo Project: “A Proposal to Research Digital Twin and Process Simulation Technologies for Nitrogen Oxide Pollution Reduction in Combustion-Heavy Industries”

  • Nathan Zawicki, Chemical Engineering

Team Project, Co-Winner: “Membrane Filtration Methods to Withstand Extreme Flooding Patterns and Protect Clean Water Access in Chicago”

  • Isabelle Egizio, Chemical Engineering
  • Thomas Derleth, Electrical Engineering
  • Ross Gaskill, Civil Engineering

Team Project, Co-Winner: “Addressing PFAS in the Great Lakes: Solutions for Lasting Environmental and Public Health”

  • Sam Cartwright, Mechanical Engineering
  • Ann McGrath-Flinn, Civil Engineering
  • Ellie McLay, Mechanical Engineering
  • Megan Mulrooney, Mechanical Engineering

Summer 2024 CONTEST WINNERS

Solo Project: “Using microorganisms to degrade plastics as an alternative to typical recycling methods”

  • Emily Nelson, Chemical Engineering

Team Project: “An Analysis of Emerging Solutions to Reduce Polystyrene Microplastic Pollution on a Global Scale”

  • Connor Leite, Chemical Engineering
  • Joseph Moidl, Chemical Engineering
  • Cole Tenor, Material Science & Engineering
  • William Ward, Material Science & Engineering

Spring 2024 CONTEST WINNERS

Solo Project: “Proposal to Research the Feasibility of Different Technologies for Municipal Drinking Water PFAS Removal”

  • Benjamin Simplot, Civil Engineering

Team Project: “Report: A Comparison of Martian Landing Methods”

  • Nathan Chung, Mechanical Engineering
  • James Lacey, Mechanical Engineering
  • Julia Thormann, Engineering Mechanics
  • Nolan Welter, Mechanical Engineering