Imagine that you lot receive got an consider that could alter the means a portion of the populace or the populace every bit a whole functions – perchance it is a customizable electrical longboard or a device that gamifys Nanoengineering (just 2 of the ideas percolating at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego). Now imagine you lot were given the gamble to explicate your consider to a panel of judges inward merely lx seconds – could you lot do it?
As a business office of “The Basement” at UC San Diego – a campus-wide enterprise operated past times Alumni & Community Engagement in addition to dedicated to UC San Diego’s entrepreneurial community – students across all disciplines were given the chance to do merely that at the Moxie Center Pitchfest, which takes house every quarter. “No sign-ups, no requirements,” the quarterly trial signage boasts.
As you lot tin give the sack imagine, the Jacobs School is a breeding solid set down for novel ideas that tin give the sack easily interpret into a concern pitch. We reached out to a few of the engineers that gave a pitch at terminal quarter’s event:
Josh Cohen, Bioengineering, 2015
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| Josh Cohen |
“Together, my partner Aditya Bansal in addition to I founded Trainio, in addition to nosotros are currently developing the SpeedTrain device,” said Cohen.
“This is the commencement device to give private athletes in addition to coaches of all levels the might to intelligently improve their speed/agility in addition to prepare smarter.
“The SpeedTrain device features slow to set-up wireless sensors that acquire on the track/field/training surface in addition to connect amongst your smartphone to effortlessly record, track, in addition to analyze your speeds inward a diversity of agility in addition to sprinting exercises.
“Furthermore, the SpeedTrain app provides feedback in addition to preparation suggestions custom to your sport(s) in addition to your preparation results to render you lot amongst the best possible competitive advantage.
“In recent years, novel engineering in addition to the capabilities of smartphones combined amongst the Internet of Things has revolutionized many industries, but athletic preparation cannot yet live on included inward that list. Our destination at Trainio is to utilization this novel engineering to develop ameliorate athletic preparation solutions for athletes in addition to coaches of all sports in addition to across all levels of those sports.
"I would encourage anyone interested inward athletic engineering to delight bring together or e-mail listing and/or contact us for to a greater extent than information at http://trainio.net/ .”
Cohen took abode the judge’s selection laurels ($100) for his concern pitch.
In draw of piece of occupation amongst his entrepreneurial interests, Cohen is a highly decorated athlete (soccer, skiing, you lot cite it!) in addition to certified referee. He served every bit goal-keeper for the UC San Diego Men’s Soccer team for 4 years (the maximum allowed past times the NCAA). Outside of entrepreneurism in addition to athletics, Cohen has participated inward numerous pattern projects every bit an engineering scientific discipline student, including the Max Tech in addition to Beyond Design Competition in addition to the UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge.
Carl Demolder, Mechanical Engineering, 2017
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| Carl Demolder |
“Slithr Electric Vehicles is developing customizable electrical longboards for urban commuters, tech enthusiasts, in addition to activity sport junkies,” said Demolder.
“With our adaptable module, our unit of measurement tin give the sack fit on whatever longboard or skateboard deck allowing users to customize their vehicle to correspond the rider’s height, weight, in addition to science level. We offering a thirteen mile make through our receive hub motors in addition to depression friction Shark Wheels that gives our electrical longboard a non-intrusive design. To command the speed in addition to acceleration of our 2000 Watt vehicle, users receive got the choice of using a wireless hardware controller, a smartphone app, or the Myo Armband.
“In the future, I encounter Slithr Electric Vehicles expanding from electrical longboards into other unique vehicles for urban commuters such every bit skates, decks, and cycles. We receive got been researching 4-phase motors and fluoride batteries, and we hope nosotros tin give the sack advance our query to the indicate where nosotros can
integrate this engineering into vehicles for urban commuters.” Website:
Prototype: www.slithrboards.com/prototypes
Demolder, who is CEO & Head Engineer at Slithr Electric Vehicles, took abode the audience selection laurels ($50) for his concern pitch. Outside of edifice his company, Demolder has interned amongst Advanced Projects Research, Inc. in addition to tutored math students.
Steven McCloskey, Nanoengineering, 2015
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| Steven McCloskey interacting inward a virtual atomic environment |
“My consider is to accept simulations of atomic systems into virtual reality using novel Head Mounted Displays – the displays render a hands on approach to learning virtually the fundamental forces inward our universe past times allowing the players to gear upwards atoms,” said McCloskey. “They also do a fully immersive 3D modeling environs for edifice atomic structures including crystal structures, chemicals, in addition to biological systems. We are currently using Oculus Rifts.
“We are gamifying the entire procedure of becoming a Nanoengineer to gear upwards Nanoengineering to a greater extent than accessible to millions of people merely about the world. As the actor progresses through the game, each achievement/level-up instructs the actor inward tangible Nanoengineering skills every bit they interact amongst mistaken atoms. At the terminate of the game, players unlock a sandbox trend where they tin give the sack freely gear upwards in addition to copy atomic systems, every bit good every bit pattern materials-dependent 3D printable files.
“In 5-10 years, I encounter millions of players developing novel nanotechnologies using our software, collaborating inward virtual spaces in addition to self-organized groups. The software represents a decentralized, crowd-sourced approach to infinite exploration in addition to the enrichment of our life on Earth.
“Our projection website is www.volvox.co – live on aware, nosotros all the same take away to update in addition to refine it.”
Aside from McCloskey’s involvement inward entrepreneurism, he serves every bit a materials scientific discipline query assistant in addition to captain of the UC San Diego Men’s Rugby team. McCloskey has also taken portion inward the annual Triton Junkyard Derby, lay on past times the Triton Engineering Student Council.
Ryan Hill, Computer Engineering, 2017
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| Ryan Hill |
“I'm working amongst Joseph Le (Computer Science,) Mike Shi (Math/CS,) in addition to Thomas Chang (Human Computer Interaction), in addition to our consider focuses on providing a platform that allows users to explore the populace in addition to portion their adventures via a Google map-like interface that results inward a photo/video map of the world,” said Hill.
“We desire you lot to encounter breaking news, historical wonders, local celebrations in addition to much more, all through the eyes of those who are at that topographic point to sense them live.
“The concept is gear upwards new, in addition to nosotros are entirely a recent acknowledge to The Basement, then it's difficult to say precisely where my squad in addition to I volition terminate up. However, I know our entrepreneurial spirit volition force us to proceed working, fifty-fifty if the consider doesn't. We've talked to a few large venture capitalist firms inward the bay area, in addition to the consider actually constitute traction amongst 2 of them."
In add-on to his involvement amongst The Basement, Hill currently serves every bit an officeholder for the Triton Engineering Student Council in addition to every bit Professional Development Chair for the Computer Science in addition to Engineering Society.
Stay tuned for to a greater extent than every bit nosotros maintain upwards amongst these engineering scientific discipline entrepreneurs!
