Rising Engineering Star and Gadget Freak of the Year Awards Recipients Revealed at UBM's Advanced Manufacturing Event in Anaheim this Week
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Design News today highlights the winners of the 15th annual Golden Mousetrap Awards, a program celebrating the American people, companies, and technologies that are driving progress in product design and manufacturing. Winners were named at an awards ceremony that took place on the evening of February 9 during UBM's annual advanced manufacturing event happening at the Anaheim Convention Center this week. For more information, visit: goldenmousetraps.designnews.com.
The awards ceremony celebrated the next generation of talent in the engineering and manufacturing industry, naming recipients of two special awards:
Rising Engineering Star
Design News annually honors an outstanding young engineering professional with the Rising Engineering Star award, which recognizes the need to source engineering talent for the manufacturing industry and nurture the next generation of engineering professionals. This year's award is presented to Jessica Winter, a professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering at Ohio State University and co-founder of Core Quantum Technologies. She is currently working to develop fluorescing nanoparticles for medical diagnosis, imaging, and research.
Gadget Freak of the Year (in partnership with Allied Electronics)
The Gadget Freak of the Year award honors some of the best device inventions of the designer and builder community. The featured gadgets and devices incorporate electronic components, involve sensing, motion, timing, and/or networking elements, and the designers provide build instructions so the community can replicate the gadgets. The 2016 Award is presented to the Attack Dyno, a convenient and affordable way to bring an attack timer and dynamometer to the comfort of your own vehicle. It was created by Colorado State University students Marco Martinez, Logan Rutt, Bryce Goertz, and Robert Coloroso. The team won $6,000, courtesy of Design News and Allied Electronics.
The innovative teams behind cutting-edge technologies accepted awards across distinct categories of excellence. The 2016 Golden Mousetrap Award winners for each category are as follows:
Automation & Control – Controllers
Automation & Control – Drives
Automation & Control – Fluid Power Technologies
Automation & Control – Industrial Network Technologies (e.g. I/O, Ethernet, Wireless)
Automation & Control – Motors and Mechanical Motion Devices
Automation & Control – Sensors, Vision Systems, Feedback Devices, & Peripherals
Design Tools – Hardware & Software- Analysis & Calculation Software
Design Tools – Hardware & Software- CAD/PDM/PLM Software
Electronics & Test – Analog/ Power Management/ Control
Electronics & Test – Components, Hardware & Interconnects
Electronics & Test – Embedded Computing/Processing
Electronics & Test – Test & Measurement
Materials & Assembly – 3D-Printing & Rapid Prototyping, Materials, Tools & Services
Materials & Assembly – Fastening, Joining & Assembly Components
Materials & Assembly – Materials Processing
Follow the Golden Mousetrap Awards on Social Media with official hashtag, #GMT16.
To register for any of the co-located expos taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center for the remainder of the week, visit: anaheim.ubmcanon.com
To apply for a media pass, visit: mdmwest.mddionline.com/press-registration
About Advanced Manufacturing Expos & Conferences
UBM's Advanced Manufacturing portfolio is the leading B-to-B event producer, publisher, and digital media business for the world's $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry. Our print and electronic products deliver trusted information to the advanced manufacturing market and leverage our proprietary 1.3 million name database to connect suppliers with buyers and purchase influencers. We produce more than 50 events and conferences in a dozen countries, connecting manufacturing professionals from around the globe. The Advanced Manufacturing portfolio is organized by UBM Americas, a part of UBM plc (UBM.L), an Events First marketing and communication services business. For more information, visit ubmamericas.com.
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