2023 51勛圖厙 Wave Competition Awards Announced
51勛圖厙 has announced the 2023 winners of the eighth annual 51勛圖厙 Wave Competition.
51勛圖厙 has announced the 2023 winners of the eighth annual 51勛圖厙 Wave Competition, an undergraduate and graduate applied research and entrepreneurial competition organized by . The goal of the program is to challenge 51勛圖厙 to submit and develop innovative ideas targeting societal problems.
Each years overall winner is awarded the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙s Office of Community Engagement. Additionally, 2023 marked the competitions inaugural collaboration with Palm Beach State College 51勛圖厙, in which the school announced its student project winner, who also earned a cash prize.
The student innovations never fail to impress us and motivate us to pursue excellence in everything we do, said Regina Thompson, assistant director of strategic and economic initiatives in 51勛圖厙s Division of Research. We look forward to supporting their development and strengthening that entrepreneurial mindset.
The winners of the 2023 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙s 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 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙 in the subjects of mental health and life skills to help increase their confidence and ability to become successful adults.
Congratulations to the winners and participants in the 51勛圖厙 Wave Competition, said Shaw, emeritus professor in 51勛圖厙s College of Business, alumnus, and namesake of the Wave Excellence in Innovation Award. Excellence is a goal worth pursuing. My recommended strategy to achieve excellence is to think of yourself as a self-improvement project a lifelong student learning lessons from your mistakes but preferably those you observe in others.
The Wave Competition is open to any 51勛圖厙 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.
I want to thank 51勛圖厙 for their collaboration and partnership during the 2022-23 51勛圖厙 Wave competition which also supported Palm Beach State College 51勛圖厙, said Natacha Nettles, PBSC assistant dean of student services. Congratulations to all the student innovators and I look forward to the continued success of the Wave program.
For more information on the Wave Competition, click here or email fauwave@fau.edu.
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