ͷ faculty and student researchers have been awarded the 2021 John A. See Innovation Award.
- Dr. Darren DeFrain, an associate professor of English, won for his accessible comic book mobile application project Vizling.
- Dr. Hongsheng He, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, was awarded for MagicHand, an anthropomorphic robotic hand for context-aware dexterous manipulation.
- Maggie Schoonover, director of sustainable innovation for the College of Innovation and Design, Max Hinman, a technician in biomedical engineering; and Fennie Christensen, instructor in the College of Innovation and Design, graduate student and a Training and Technology Team designer, are working on Mobile Application Development (MAD). The lab standardizes app development workflow and makes student-led projects easier to scale and launch.
- Rafael Bini Leite and Jefferson Vieira won this year’s Student Innovation Award in Mechanical Engineering for their venture-based product Shiver Solutions. The device simplifies de-icing a windshield.
History of John A. See Innovation Award
In 2014, John A. See donated $1 million to provide prizes to ͷ State faculty and students conducting outstanding research.
See was director of flight tests and prototype development at Boeing until his retirement in 1985. He has generously supported ͷ State for many years, because he values the importance of higher education and ͷ State’s commitment to grow and pioneer innovation.