Retractable Bike Knapsack, a concept from Mechanical Engineering trainee Ethan Fitzgerald and Architecture trainee Cortland Townsend won top place and a $500 reward in the 2022 TOP DOG Concept Pitch contest.
The occasion, sponsored by the Development Business at Louisiana Tech University, groups provided five-minute pitches about their concepts for product and services, and after that expert judges ranked their principles.
Throughout the Nov. 1 occasion, trainees likewise checked out with groups to discover their jobs and after that elected their preferred concepts.
2nd location winner was Harper [B] istro, a concept from Building Engineering Innovation significant Lauren Parker and Civil Engineering significant Whitney Scheiff. The group brought house a $250 reward. Haptic Walking stick, a concept from Biomedical Engineering significant Elisha Olagbami won 3rd location and $150.
The Concept Pitch provides groups direct exposure to specialists who share feedback in addition to to prospective consumers to assist groups assess market interest. Groups are mentored by company specialists in the months prior to the New Endeavor Champion, the next action in the procedure.
The last round for the TOP DOG series will be kept in April 2023. There, the groups make an opportunity to win cash and 6 months incubator area at Louisiana Tech to assist them make development towards turning their concepts into truth.
Groups taking part in the 2022 TOP DOG Concept Pitch consist of:
- PtF– Plastic to Fuel– Chemical Engineering significant Vir Sagar
- Going My Method– Micro and Nanoscale Systems Engineering significant Alexander Isiani
- Ruston Spores– Electrical Engineering significant Eli Tomlin
- Kwik D.O.G.– Stephen Gordon, PhD trainee in Product Science and Facilities Systems
- BACME– Marketing significant Lauren Thomas
- State Of Mind Display– Biomedical Engineering significant Tyler Hight
For additional information about the TOP DOG occasions, e-mail Kathy Wyatt at [email protected].
