2007 Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our 2007 Essay Contest! We had many great essays this year. Thank you to all who participated.

Middle School (Grades 6-8)



Elizabeth K. Cole

Grade 6 -(Virginia, United States)

Biomedical Engineering: Improving and Protecting the Quality of Life


First Place



Salome Dewell

Grade 8 -(Washington, United States)

SmartHouses


Second Place



Soyoung Claire Park

Grade 7 -(Oregon, United States)

Reducing Global Fossil Fuel Emissions and Greenhouse Gases


Third Place



Damian Rosales

Grade 6 -(Massachusetts, United States)

Engineering's Grand Challenge


Honorable Mention

High School (Grades 9-12)



Seth Edward Gordon

Grade 10 -(Maryland, United States)

Electromagnetic Launch Systems


First Place



Christina Xiaoyue Chen

Grade 11 -(Washington, United States)

Solar Power for the Increasing Population


Second Place



Seth M. Kohler

Grade 9 -(Vermont, United States)

Harnessing the Energy of the Sun


Third Place



Hannah Dwyer

Grade 9 -(South Carolina, United States)

Uran Sprawl


Honorable Mention



Adria Griffin

Grade 10 -(Ohio, United States)

The Grand Challenge of Medical Engineering


Honorable Mention



Alexis Lane Fennesy

Grade 12 -(New York, United States)

The Grand Challenge: How Engineers will be Saving our Future


Honorable Mention