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