{"63214":{"#nid":"63214","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech InVenture Prize Debuts Live on Georgia Public Broadcasting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia\nInstitute of Technology teamed up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to\npresent the live debut of InVenture Prize competition on March 17, 2010. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWinners of\nthe 2010 InVenture Prize, an innovation competition where undergraduate\nstudents develop and present inventions, included the following entries:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMechanical\nEngineering major Patrick Whaley, from Duluth, GA, won first place and $15,000\nwith his sports apparel that utilizes a form fitting gel designed to increase\nworkout intensity. Whaley also won the $5,000 People\u0027s Choice Award, voted on\nduring the broadcast by the audience. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAerospace\nEngineering major Sarah Vaden, from Huddleston, VA, won second place and\n$10,000 with her Pneumatically Elevated Pitch (PEP) Pedal that allows drummers\nto change the pitch of their instruments while they\u2019re playing.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth winners received\na free U.S. patent filing from the Georgia Tech Office of Technology Licensing,\neach valued at approximately $20,000.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nnext competition is planned for March 9, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Undergraduate Ingenuity Showcased Statewide"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia\nInstitute of Technology teamed up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to\npresent the live debut of InVenture Prize competition. Over $30,000 in prize money was awarded to the winners.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology teamed up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to present the live debut of InVenture Prize competition on March 17, 2010."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-12-16 16:41:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:54","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3449","name":"gpb"},{"id":"7764","name":"InVenture Prize"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}