CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

2022 FACULTY | STAFF INNOVATION COMPETITION WINNERS


Alabama Power Foundation – Innovative Technology Prize

$15,000 – Carbon Admixture

Jialai Wang – Professor, College of Engineering

 

Culverhouse College of Business – Entrepreneurial Growth Business Award

$10,000 – BobaMania

Lingyan Kong – Assistant Professor, College of Human Environmental Sciences

 

Office of Research and Economic Development Awards – $10,00 Total

First Prize

$5,000 – Rapid and Layer-Specific Annealing for Manufacturing of
Perovskite Solar Modules

Dawen Li – Associate Professor, College of Engineering

 

Second Prize

$3,000 – Miniaturized Reflector Antenna

Nathan Jeong – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering

 

Third Prize

$2,000 – Dental Appliance Treatment Assessment

James Geyer – Medical Director, College of Community Health Sciences

 

Division of Finance and Operations: Staff Innovation Pitch Awards  – $10,000 Total

First Prize

$5,000 – e-Flood IIoT Interoperable Intelligent Systems

Silvana Croope – Associate Research Personnel, Transportation Policy Research Center

 

Second Prize

$3,000 – College Not Chaos

Genna Jones – Tartan Brand Manager/Events Coordinator, Dean’s Office, College of Human Environmental Sciences

 

Third Prize

$2,000 – Delighted Digital LLC, DBA Fast Fruit

Andrea Foster – Receptionist, Capstone College of Nursing

 


Thanks to all Competitors, Judges, Facilitators, and the Support Team

Facilitator

  • Ying Qin – Manager, EDGE Labs – The University of Alabama (UA)

Judges

  • Danielle Kimbrough-Community Relations Manager, Alabama Power
  • Katherine Zobre–Director of Training, Innovation Depot
  • Nghia Chiem-Director, Office for Innovation & Commercialization(UA)
  • James Cochran-Associate Dean for Research, Culverhouse (UA)
  • Rob Morgan-Director, STEM Path to the MBA (UA

Support Team

  • Dan Blakley – Associate Vice President for Economic and Business Engagement (ORED – UA)
  • Dr. Theresa Welbourne – Executive Director, Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute (UA)

All Competitors

  • Andrea Foster – Receptionist, Capstone College of Nursing
  • Armen Amirkhanian -Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
  • Chandra Clark – Instructor, College of Communication & Information Sciences
  • Dawen Li – Associate Professor, College of Engineering
  • Genna Jones – Tartan Brand Manager/ Events Coordinator, Dean’s Office, College of Human Environmental Sciences
  • James Geyer – Medical Director, College of Community Health Sciences
  • James Harris – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
  • Janet Brown – Assistant Professor, Capstone College of Nursing
  • Jared George – Lecturer/Director of Creative Services, Advertising and Public Relations
  • Jialai Wang – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
  • Lingyan Kong – Assistant Professor, College of Human Environmental Sciences
  • Nathan Jeong – Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
  • Peter Brummund – Associate Professor, Culverhouse College of Business
  • Robin McWilliam – Professor, Director, Executive Director, College of Education
  • Silvana Croope- Associate Research Personnel, Transportation Policy Research Center


 

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