2011 Contest Winners

Elementary School (Grades 3-5)

Contest winner

Melissa Meng

Grade 3 - Gilbert Linkous Elementary School (Virginia, United States)

The Rescue Capsule Used for Rescuing Trapped Chilean Miners


First Place

Contest winner

Sophia Giovanis

Grade 4 - Orono Intermediate School (Minnesota, United States)

Clean Water for Those In Need


Second Place

Contest winner

Michelle Zhu

Grade 3 - Garden Gate Elementary School (California, United States)

A Cellular Phone Add-On Device for Disaster Emergency Communication


Third Place

Contest winner

Anna Eichelberger

Grade 4 - Orono Intermediate School (Minnesota, United States)

Rescue Boats


Honorable Mention

Other Finalists

Saved by a Siren by Jim Coulter
Grade 5 - Pearson's Corner Elementary School (Virginia, United States)

Emergency Kit for Natural Disasters by Sulekha Ramesh
Grade 3 - Rainbow Elementary School (Alabama, United States)

Hydraulic Excavators by Needhi Badhe
Grade 5 - Mill Creek Elementary (Alabama, United States)

GE Sunspring by Blaire Berry
Grade 5 - Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics and Engineering Elementary School (Texas, United States)

Miners Rescue Pod by Elizabeth Wehby
Grade 4 - Christ the King School (Tennessee, United States)

The Chilean Mining Disaster and Oakley Radar Sunglasses by Sophia Beecham
Grade 4 - Timber Lakes Elementary School (Florida, United States)

Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink! by Emma Gould
Grade 5 - Heritage Elementary (Alabama, United States)

The Lane Elementary School by Daren Nerad
Grade 3 - The Lane Elementary School (Illinois, United States)

A Plastic Pouch That Saves Lives by Sarah Ngo
Grade 4 - Epps Island Elementary School (Texas, United States)

Are You Prepared for an Earthquake? by Samuel Popp
Grade 4 - Randolph Elementary School (Virginia, United States)

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Contest winner

Ming Li Wu

Grade 6 - North Alabama Friends School (Alabama, United States)

Our Solar Fridge


First Place

Contest winner

Haylie Thomas

Grade 8 - Deer Creek Middle School (Colorado, United States)

Tents of Hope


Second Place

Contest winner

Olivia Reynolds

Grade 7 - St. Pauls School for Girls (Maryland, United States)

Negative Pressure Pump


Third Place

Contest winner

Doina Ghegeliu

Grade 7 - Saint Joseph School (New York, United States)

The AvaLung


Honorable Mention

Contest winner

Landis Bing

Grade 8 - Crystal Lake Middle School (Florida, United States)

Helicopters


Honorable Mention

Other Finalists

Oil Skimmers by Puja Deshpande
Grade 8 - Heritage Middle School (New Jersey, United States)

Water For Life by Amy Griffin
Grade 8 - Deer Creek Middle School (Colorado, United States)
   
Disaster Strikes: HVAC Disaster Equipment by Theodore Kim
Grade 7 - PEARLS Hawthorne, Yonkers Public Schools (New York, United States)

How to Use the Social Network in Times of Natural Disasters by Bella Kouns
Grade 8 - St. Margaret of Cortona (New York, United States)

The Hydra: The Eco-Friendly Disaster Relief Machine by Sophie Nasrallah
Grade 7 - St. Paul's School for Girls (Maryland, United States)

Portable Shelter Disaster Relief by Aarthi Parvathaneni
Grade 7 - Odle Middle School (Washington, United States)
   
Seeing the Heat: The Thermal Imaging Camera by Abriana Record
Grade 6 - Grandview R-II Middle School (Missouri, United States)

High School (Grades 9-12)

Contest winner

Samantha Harris

Grade 10 - Charleston Catholic High School (West Virginia, United States)

When Disasters Strike, Engineers Strike Back


First Place

Contest winner

Leighton Suen

Grade 12 - Staten Island Technical High School (New York, United States)

Free-Fall Lifeboats: Better-Engineered than Traditional Models


Second Place

Contest winner

Megan Pence

Grade 12 - Allen D. Nease High School (Florida, United States)

Trapped


Third Place

Contest winner

Naina Iyengar

Grade 11 - South Brunswick High School (New Jersey, United States)

Help me, Dr. Telerobot!


Honorable Mention

 

Zachary Tucker

Grade 12 - Shawnee High School (Ohio, United States)

Compact Desalination


Honorable Mention

Other Finalists

The Hydropack Solution by Helen Chen
Grade 12 - Evergreen Valley High School (California, United States)
   
The Hydra: Saving Lives One Cup of Water at a Time by Caitlin Brown
Grade 10 - Brown Academy (Massachusetts, United States)

The Fenix Capsule by Gladys Garcia-Montoya
Grade 11 - Pioneer High School (California, United States)

HLS-1 Water Purifier by Kelsey Swaggart
Grade 9 - Belton High School Freshman Center (Missouri, United States)

The Absolute Coolest Tool Ever by Kirstyn Hein
Grade 11 - Pinckney High School (Michigan, United States)

Living Up to Its Name: the Vestergaard-Frandsen LifeStraw by Aaron Guo
Grade 10 - Battlefield High School (Virginia, United States)

Grade 11 by Hanna Lazio
Grade 11 - Patchogue-Medford High School (Grade 11, United States)

Lifesaver Water Bottles by Faustine Li
Grade 12 - Rockdale Magnet School (Georgia, United States)

Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink by Katherine Phan
Grade 10 - Curtis Senior High School (Washington, United States)

Flights of Hope by Rebecca Stussman
Grade 11 - Sherwood High School (Maryland, United States)

The GATR Antenna System by Eli Fuentes
Grade 12 - Green B. Trimble Technical High School (Texas, United States)