Click on the picture above or the link below to find out more about the 2010 InVenture Prize competition! Relive all the exciting moments by watching the recorded broadcast. Click on each team name to learn more about the competitors and their inventions.

Competing Teams

Novel Drum

Novel Drum
2nd Place
Sarah Vaden
Aerospace Engineering
Huddleston, VA
Pneumatically Elevated Pitch Drum, a drum tuning device.

"If I won the InVenture Prize, it would give me the necessary momentum to revolutionize the drumming community as a whole. It would be a statement for the prevailing power and integration of technology in music. Basically, it would give me the means to fulfill my dream of applying my engineering talents to my creative passions."

Strengthening Apparel

Strengthening Apparel
1st Place
People's Choice
Patrick Whaley
Mechanical Engineering
Duluth, GA
Omega Wear, exercise clothing without range of motion limitations.

"Winning the InVenture Prize will help me revolutionize the athletic training industry."

Express Press

Express Press
Joyce Zou
Industrial Design
Alpharetta, GA
A French press coffee maker that prevents bitter coffee.

"I love coffee and I love to design products. Competing in the InVenture Prize has allowed me to combine these passions."

Memory Boosta

Memory Boosta
Quinn Lai
Mechanical Engineering
Hong Kong, China
A flash card organizing system.

"The InVenture Prize gives me an opportunity to contribute to the future of education."

Drive Awake

Drive Awake
Brandon Fox
Biomedical Engineering
Atlanta, GA
Neil Shah
Biomedical Engineering
Norwood, NJ
Rohan Trivedi
Biomedical Engineering
Haymarket, VA
Ganesh Nair
Aerospace Engineering
New York, NY
Robert Lindemann
Aerospace Engineering
Yorktown, VA

EEG Brainwave Analysis Headset, a device to prevent drowsy driving.

"Winning the InVenture Prize competition would give me the opportunity to create a company which aims to develop products that save lives."

Koozie Cooler

Koozie Cooler
Nicole Miller
Mechanical Engineering
Canton, GA
Matthew Hickey
Mechanical Engineering
Lawrenceville, GA
Matthew Kinsel
Mechanical Engineering
Cartersville, GA
Robert Gillan
Mechanical Engineering
Coral Springs, FL
Charlie Puch
Mechanical Engineering
St. Louis, MO
Lindsay Brandino
Mechanical Engineering
Alpharetta, GA
The Koozie Cooler, a portable beverage cooler.

"The InVenture Prize is a great opportunity to help fuel my engineering passion and grow as an inventor."

Developing World Pump

Developing World Pump
Stephen Cazayoux
Mechanical Engineering
Roswell, GA
Constantine Polizos
Mechanical Engineering
Atlanta, GA
Hugh Linton
Mechanical Engineering
Black Mountain, NC
Daniel Henyu Lin
Mechanical Engineering
Atlanta, GA
Denise Elaine Hewes
Mechanical Engineering
Atlanta, GA
Simon Clark
Mechanical Engineering
Columbus, GA
Multifunction Automobile Powered Pump, a device for water access in the developing world.