CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
2023 FACULTY | STAFF INNOVATION COMPETITION WINNERS
Alabama Power Foundation – Innovative Technology Prize
$15,000 – GRAND PRIZE AWARD
Al-S Batteries – Ruigang Wang
Culverhouse College of Business – Entrepreneurial Growth Business Award
$10,000 Award
Druid City Makerspace – Armen Amirkhanian
Office for Research and Economic Development Awards
First Prize – $5,000
Quantum Connection – Qiang Huang
Second Prize – $3,000
SafeSun – Sushma Kortu
Third Prize – $2,000
Your Move Can Be Improved on Every Step – Nathan Jeong
Division of Finance and Operations: Staff Innovation Pitch Awards
First Prize – $5,000
Electrical Resistivity Meter Innovation (ERMI) – Michael Fedoroff
Second Prize – $3,000
LEADingWell: Holistic Health and Wellness Conference – Demitrius Barksdale
Third Prize – $2,000
Phant Wear – Lauren Wilson
Thank You to The Competitors, Judges, Facilitators, & Support Team
Facilitator
- Ying Qin – Assistant Director, Office for Innovation & Commercialization – The University of Alabama
Judges
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James Cochran – Associate Dean for Research – The University of Alabama
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David Hardy – Associate Dean for Research and Service, College of Education – The University of Alabama
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Kevin Kaye – Innovation Manager – Alabama Power
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Stephanie Paul – Manager of Strategic Research Partnerships & Consortiums, Office for Economic and Business Engagement – The University of Alabama
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Rob Morgan – Director, STEM Path to MBA – The University of Alabama
Support Team
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Dan Blakley – Associate Vice President, Office for Economic and Business Engagement – The University of Alabama
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Jenni Miesse – Marketing Manager, Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute – The University of Alabama
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Dr. Theresa Welbourne – Executive Director, Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute & Will and Maggie Brooke Professor in Entrepreneurship – The University of Alabama
All Competitors
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Armen Amirkhanian – Druid City Makerspace – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
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Demitrius Barksdale – LEADingWell: Holistic Health and Wellness Conference – Assistant Director of Professional Development and Engagement, Culverhouse College of Business
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Michael Fedoroff – Electrical Resistivity Meter Innovation (ERMI) – Director | Researcher, Alabama Water Institute
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Mary Grace Holliday – Kampo – Academic Advisor I, Culverhouse College of Business
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Qiang Huang – Quantum Connection – Associate Professor, College of Engineering
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Nathan Jeong – Your Move Can Be Improved on Every Step – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
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Sushma Kotru – SafeSun – Associate Professor, College of Education
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Dawen Li – Solar Table for Charging Backup Solar Power Station – Professor, College of Engineering
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Ray Porsharee – Rhythms of Hope – Senior Case Advocate, ADAP
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Daniela Susnara – Swim to the Top Expansion: Adult Swimming & Water Safety – Director of Planning and Assessment for Community Engagement, Division of Community Affairs
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Ruigang Wang – Al-S Batteries – Associate Professor, College of Engineering
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Lauren Wilson – Phant Wear – Associate Vice President for Research Agreements and Commercialization, Office for Research and Economic Development