{"196751":{"#nid":"196751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Announces  6 InVenture Prize Finalists","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe finalists for Georgia Tech\u2019s fifth annual InVenture Prize competition, which will be broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting on March 13 at 7 p.m., have been announced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe InVenture Prize is a competition designed to encourage and support Tech students\u2019 interest in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are excited to be celebrating our fifth year with such talented contestants,\u201d said Ray Vito, co-founder of the InVenture Prize. \u201cEach year, I am impressed by the ingenuity and passion of the students who participate in the InVenture Prize competition. These six finalists, selected from a group of 500 expressing interest in competing, are simply exceptional.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2013 finalists include the following projects:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBioPIN\u003C\/strong\u003E (Steven Wojcio, Computer Science major from Forsyth, Ga.; Scott Groveman, Electrical Engineering major from Roswell, Ga.): BioPin is a new way of collecting and verifying PINs that looks at a lot more than just numbers.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChewbots\u003C\/strong\u003E (Christopher Taylor, Mechanical Engineering major from Stone Mountain, Ga.): Chewbots are a line of fully automated robotic dog toys that make owning a dog easier and are more exciting and interactive for dogs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe AnemoCheck\u003C\/strong\u003E (Erika Tyburski, Biomedical Engineering major from Miami, Fla.): The AnemoCheck is a point-of-care, patient-operated, standalone, disposable diagnostic test for anemia (caused by any underlying pathology.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHue\u003C\/strong\u003E (Basheer Tome, Industrial Design major from Conyers, Ga.): Hue is a toaster that perfectly toasts your bread by color.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E Spark\u003C\/strong\u003E (Sam Ella, Electrical Engineering major from Augusta, Ga.; Grant Heffley, Business Administration major from Lawrenceville, Ga.): Spark is a credit card-sized cell phone wall charger that fits in your wallet for convenient charging on the go.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EiSleep\u003C\/strong\u003E (Zack Zalesky, Mechanical Engineering major from Atlanta, Ga.; Joseph Hickey, Mechanical Engineering major from Houston, Texas): iSleep is a baby soothing platform that reproduces the motions and vibrations of a car ride in the comfort of your home. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFree tickets to the broadcast are available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/YDPlZA\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. The competition will also be streamed online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gpb.org\u0022\u003Ewww.gpb.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe finalists for Georgia Tech\u2019s fifth annual InVenture Prize competition, which will be broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting on March 13 at 7 p.m., have been announced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The finalists for Georgia Tech\u2019s fifth annual InVenture Prize competition, which will be broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting on March 13 at 7 p.m., have been announced."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-03-04 16:30:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:44","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/","title":"The InVenture Prize web site"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"60391","name":"2013 InVenture Prize Competition"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"8801","name":"inventions"},{"id":"7764","name":"InVenture Prize"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}