IDEASTORM WINNERS SPRING 2022

Eight first and second-place IdeaStorm winners from four categories were announced Monday, Feb. 21. Noah Tarantello, who placed first in the Consumer Solutions category, received an additional $150 as a result of a People's Choice vote.

First-place winners in each category receive $500, second-place winners get $400.

Winners in the Health Initiatives category were Alexandra Tu (first place) and Kaleb Owens (second place; winners in Creative Concepts were Kate Doolittle (first) and Callie Everett (second); winners in Common Good were Aly Bishop (first) and Kobi Terronez (second); and winners in Consumer Solutions were Tarantello (first) and Mitchell Baumgartner (second). 

HEALTH INITIATIVES
First    Alexandra Tu | Major: biomechanics engineering 
Description: piezoelectric probes for recharging pacemakers
 
Second    Kaleb Owens | Major: pre-physical therapy/psychology
Description: physical therapy quick care

CREATIVE CONCEPTS
First    Kate Doolittle | Major: art and informatics
Description: art equipment and studio space collective

Second    Callie Everett | Major: graphic design/communication studies
Description: design student portfolio platform

COMMON GOOD
First    Aly Bishop | Major: enterprise leadership
Description: Smart Culture: AI technology for mushroom harvesting

Second    Kobi Terronez | Major: entrepreneurial management
Description: app to connect people in-person

CONSUMER SOLUTIONS
First    Noah Tarantello | Major: management
Description: national database for hunting regulations filterable by state, county, and species

Second    Mitchell Baumgartner | Major: human-computer interaction informatics
Description: location device for frisbee golf disc