Students were asked to comment on one of the following: engineering’s greatest achievement, a great engineer from history, or the future of engineering. See the Contest Guidelines
And the winners are.... In grades 9-12:
Engineering's Great Achievements
First Place: Somala Muhammed -The Great Pyramid of Giza
Second Place: Amy Pistone - Radial Tires
Third Place: Robert Hill - Wall of Hadrian
History's Great Engineers
First Place: Jennifer Gee - Grace Murray Hopper
Second Place: Michael Regner - Nikola Tesla
Third Place: James Welton - Jack St. Clair Kilby
The Future of Engineering
First Place: Sonia Tikoo - Nanotechnology
Second Place: Patricia Orozco - Asthma Machine
Third Place: Rider Clauss - DNA Computers
In grades 6-8:
First Place: Maureen McCoy - The Steam Engine
Second Place: Aighanym Barzhaksynova - The Yurt
Third Place: Jason Todd - The Great Pyramid
First Place: Sam Whitesell - Ole Kirk Christiansen
Second Place: James Crowley - Thomas Edison
Third Place: Lauren Jones - Ellen Ochoa
First Place: Elizabeth Ford - The Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle
Second Place: Palmer Leff - Space Elevator
Third Place: Matt Johnson - Nanotechnology
Honorable Mention
Taylor Flynn - Mike Burton, When the Worst of Humanity Called, An Engineer with the Best of Humanity Answered
Elizabeth Ford - Leonardo da Vinci: A Great Engineer