TANMS 2017 Perfect Pitch Competition

Our TANMS Perfect Pitch competition was fantastic!

A big thank you to all of the students who participated and effectively articulated their respective pitches both in person and online. It was refreshing to see and hear 15 pitches addressing a mix of application areas using TANMS technology. 

Congratulations to the winners!

1st place: "Wireless Lab on a Microchip: A Continuous Clinical Grade Health Monitoring Implant" by Stephen Sasaki, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

2nd place:  "Revolutionary Nanoscale Motor for use in Drug Delivery Vehicle" by Auni Kundu, UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

3rd place:"Micro-RFID for Grocery Stores" by Ty Karaba, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

(Pictured - Stephen Sasaki & Tom Normand, TANMS Industry Liaison Officer)

Also, a big thank you to our judges as well! We appreciated their time and constructive comments:

• • Schaffer Grimm - Business Strategist, Institute for Technology Advancement 

  • Audrey Pool O'Neal -  Director, Women in Engineering 

  • Bill Goodin - Industry Relations Coordinator, Electrical Engineering 

  • David Blancha - Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services

  • Jane Chang -  Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • Pilar O'Cadiz - Education Director, TANMS Engineering Research Center

We are looking forward to the national competition on November 1st in Washington, DC at the ERC Biennial Meeting.