Submissions from 2022
Natural Gas Conversion into Clean Hydrogen and Carbon for Li-ion Battery Electrodes Using Renewable Energy, Skylar Cannon, Sydney Levine, and Adam Ritter
Mixed PET Plastics Waste to Dimethyl Terephthalate & Ethylene Glycol, Chelsea Cao, Hyuck Choi, Christopher Kline, and Shannon Zhang
Replacing Conventional PFAS Water Treatment by GAC with Plasma Treatment to Improve Sustainability, Isabel Gutierrez and Ryan Lam
CO2 and CH4 to Liquids Via Low-Thermal Plasma, Nathaniel Hess, Brandon Burghardt, and Caitlyn McCloskey
Cellular Agriculture, Christina Kim, Amanda Kishun, and Fahmida Lubna
Batch Versus Continuous Acetaminophen Production, Sean Riksen, Nathan Chau, and Shawn Byabato
Production of PHAs from Microalgae, Emma Schultz, Akaash Padmanabha, and Luis Martinez-Banegas
Submissions from 2021
Production of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Vaccine Using the Baculovirus Expression Vector System, Rachel Adler, Nathan Kelsey, Michelle Maik, and Jun Ho Song
CO2 Capture and Conversion to Methanol with EEMPA, Yatin Arora, Ashwin Koul, and Melissa Tanaka
CO2 Sequestration by Allam Cycle, Raghav Chaturvedi, Eric Kennedy, and Sarron Metew
Manufacturing Strategy for the Production of 200 Million Sterile Doses of an mRNA Vaccine for COVID-19, Irene Labarta, Sarabeth Hoffman, and Alison Simpkins
Biofuels for Aviation, Chase Novak, Thomas Vasquez, and Molly Zawacki
Protein Purification to Produce Edible Soybean Protein, Miyu Ono, Gracelynn Soesanto, and Alia Wallenstrom
Formulation of a High-Volume Small Molecule Drug Product, Carolyn Watkins, Reeti Shah, and Ogheneruteyan Onosode
Submissions from 2020
Mixed Plastics Waste to Ethylene and Propylene Feedstocks, Promise O. Adebayo-Ige, Sarah M. Engelhardt, and Matthew C. Larson
Batch Production of a Potent Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, Isuru N. Amarasekera, Jinwan Cho, and Jason Y. Li
Design of CAR-T Cell Manufacturing Process, Liam J. Bartie, Lauren R. Duhamel, and Ruby C. Pan
Waste CO₂ to CO for Energy Storage, Vignesh C. Bhethanabotla, Joseph C. Dennis, and Mavis Athene U Chen
Production of Astaxanthin Using Modified E. coli Cells, Christina M. Eng, Connor S. Gallagher, and Maura K. Kimmel
Renewable Ammonia, Kolbein A. Finsnes, James P. Kwon, and Dakota M. Wallach
Commercial Process for the Conversion of Graphite to Graphite Oxide, Alexander Goodisman, Yash Jain, and Dong Bien Kwon
Rare Earth Element Recovery from Phosphogypsum using a Biolixiviant, Angelica M. Padilla, Andreea-Maria Pana, and Roshan A. Patel
Production of DL-Methionine from Corn Syrup via Biosynthesis with Corynebacterium glutamicum, Dayoung Shin, Yvonne N. Szustakiewicz, and Allison P. Walter
Enzyme Production Using an Extremophilic Biocatalyst, Adithya Sriram, Sean M. Begane, and Jazriel A. Ortega
Production of Dimethyl Ether (DME) for Transportation Fuel, Anita S. Yang, Carl V. Antrassian, and Julian D. Kurtzman
Submissions from 2019
Process for Sustainably Sourced 2,5 Furan Dicarboxylic Acid, Michael Bell, David Gutierrez, and Kevin Wang
Culture-Derived Human Platelets for Clinical Transfusion, Alayna Choo, Gabrielle Leon, and Susanna Jaramillo
Future API Manufacturing Excellence, Emily Cunningham, Rachel Wilson, and Marc Geagea
Synthesis of Green Hydrocarbons Using the AIR TO FUELS™ Technology, Tyler Durkin, Kyle Kersey, and James Paolini
Green Glycol: A Novel 2-Step Process, Ingemar Falcones, Sarah Golden, and Maria Kowalchuk
Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate, Kerri Heuser, Vinson Liao, and Neha Narain
Chemical Recycling of Plastics by Dissolution, Pensiri Naviroj, James Treacy, and Conrad Urffer
Conversion of Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Algae Biomass Produced Biodiesel, Matthew Peters, Jacquelyn Stokes, and Ryan Tu
Production of Single Cell Protein and Astaxanthin Using Methanol as Carbon Source, Corinne Pillarella, Craig Jahnke, and Brielle Weiner
Submissions from 2018
Design of A Flexible, High-volume Direct Flue Gas-to-Algae Conversion Process for Value-added Bioproducts, Casey M. Barkan, Kyle A. DeLuca, and Mikaela R. Preston
Chemical Recycling of Polystyrene Using Pyrolysis, Jade H. Bassil, Gabrielle Dreux, and Gwendolyn A. Eastaugh
Sodium and Specialty Cyanides Production Facility, Nicholas A. Baylis, Parth N. Desai, and Kyle J. Kuhns
Production of Universal Red Blood Cells via Enzymatic Conversion, Carly M. Catella, Rachel A. Coler, and Brandon H. Hayes
Alternative Technology for Sour Water Stripping, Andrew E. Frederick, Connor T. Leach, and Christelle U. Nayandi
Oxy Fuel for Clean Energy Generation, Patrick J. Hally, Najib M. Muqeem, Colin B. Richter, and Timothy R. Schanstra
Monoclonal Antibody Production and Purification, Hope E. McMahon, Jessica W. Schwartz, and Shritama Ray
Process for Sustainably Sourced p-Xylene, Grace Memmo, John C. Newlon, and Xiaoxin Tang
Bio-Dodecanedioic Acid (DDDA) Production, Brandon M. Mills, Meghavi M. Talati, and Gregory A. Winter
Production of Malonic Acid through the Fermentation of Glucose, Emily P. Peters, Gabrielle J. Schlakman, and Elise N. Yang
Submissions from 2017
An Efficient and Safe Cooking Stove for Las Delicias, El Salvador, Maria Castaner, Daniel Li, and Nicolas Minor
Activated Carbon-based Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Process, Eric Chen, Katie Rolin, and Zachary Stillman
Direct Route to Phenol from Benzene, Bryan Daowdat, Gerard D. Hoeltzel, and Robert Tannenbaum
Brewer's Spent Grain to Xylitol & Polylactic Acid, Alexander George, Kelsey Simet, Anthony Carradorini, and Nabila Faour
Coffee to Biofuels, Chelsea Giller, Bhavish Malkani, and Josh Parasar
Food Waste to Bio-Products, Elizabeth Handen, Mauricio Diaz Padilla, Hannah Rears, and Lyle Rodgers
Polyether Plant Design, Christina Hum, Carol Wang, and Mauricio Tassano
Optimization of Oleosin 30G Production for Echocardiography, Annette Krysiewicz, Andrew Parsons, and Sergio Rodriguez-Labra
Low-Cost, Commercial Scale Production of Sofosbuvir, Joseph Solomon, Jake Hsu, Cynthia Tong, and Ryan Bliss
On the Production of High-Purity Docosahexaenoic Acid from Heterotrophic Microalgae, Andrew Zhu, Lea Nowack, and Min Young Jeong
Submissions from 2016
Cocoa Liquor, Butter, & Powder Production, Mack Asselstine, Joseph M. Mollo, Jesus M. Morales, and Vasiliki Papanikolopoulos
Propane Dehydrogenation by Autothermal Reforming, Jeffrey W. Barsamian, Jayant A. Rao, Patrick J. Staiber, and Eric Wamakima
Industrial-Scale Manufacture of Oleosin 30G for Use as Contrast Agent in Echocardiography, Steven P. Casey, Hailey I. Edelstein, Rebecca L. Michelson, and Nikita S. Rao
Recycling of Neodymium and Dysprosium from Permanent Magnets, Alan X. Dai, Connor A. Lippincott, Michael E. Nissan, and Richard Shim
Retrofit of Corn Ethanol Plant to Produce Biobutanol through Fermentation, Alexandra H. Dias-Lalcaca, Ariel M. Shaulson, and Joanna P. Wollman
High-Purity Oxygen Production Using Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Sorbents, Chandler C. Dorris, Eric Lu, Sangjae Park, and Fabian H. Toro
High-Temperature Nuclear Power Cycle Using Either Helium or s-CO2, Sally E. Mink, Stephanie E. Gedal, Dillon M. Weber, and Abhinav Dantuluri
C4 Operations Optimization, Michael Moroney, Evan M. Smith, Marissa E. Thompson, and Fernando Torres
MgCl2 and KCl Recovery from Brine Wastewater, Arthur M. Rempel, Kyra G. Berger, Elyssa A. Gensib, and Aspen N. Walker
Production of Propylene Oxide from Propylene Using Patented Silver Based Catalyst, Eric W. Schultz, Mitchell B. Schwartz, and Kyle M. Yu
Large-Scale Fermentation of E. Coli for the Production of High-Purity Isoprene, Phillip A. Taylor, Yuta Inaba, and Ian J. Pinto
Submissions from 2015
Paraxylene from Corn, Antonio Barberio, Alexa Gallegos, and Mandi Liu
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking to Convert Biomass to Fuels, Stephen Boust, Mo Green, and Serena Machi
NGL/LPG Extraction from Marcellus Shale Gas, Jocelyn Champagne, Freddy Ordonez, and Zhiyi Zhang
Natural Gas to BTX, Bruce Chanenchuk, Alexander Evans, and Sandhya Thiyagarajan
Production of BTX from Ethane, Arthur Chen, Fiona Crowley, Jonathan Lym, and Pablo Sanchez
Purification of Pharmaceutical Grade Salmon-Derived Thrombin and Fibrinogen for Hemostatic Bandages, Jesse Debes, Hanna Elmongy, Shannon Keenan, and Kristin Kirby
Cost-Effective, Commercial Scale Production of Tanespimycin, Rocky Diegmiller, Alexandra Dreyfuss, Shira Redlich, and Melissa Schantz
1,3-Propanediol from Crude Glycerol, Evans Molel, Hannah Phillips, and Alexander Smith
Production of 1,3-Butadiene from Propylene, Amanda Nestlerode, Victor Ngo, and Safia Haidermota
T-Cell Manufacture for Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Amit Pujari, Chi-Wei Man, and Jinsang Park
Submissions from 2014
Monoclonal Antibody Production Via Fluidized Bioreactor Technology, Lydia Atangcho, Meghan McCullough, Shenali Parikh, and Alexandra Stambaugh
Bio-Butadiene from Waste Carbon Monoxide, Courtney Bender, Steven Hellstern, and Gus Roman
Production of Acrylic Acid from Ethylene, Patricia Campos, Minsik Jun, and Rahul Puranmalka
Compressed Air Energy Storage, Jonathan Chou, Avital Szulc, Lingkai Tang, and Xu Yu Zeng
Sunlight to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Transportation Fuels, Scott Danielsen, Elizabeth Glover, Kate McCarty, and Luisa Valle
Process Design for the Production of N-Butanol from Ethanol, Shawna Downing, Catharine Haak, Nader Jouzy, and Kyle Sarnataro
Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethylene, Tyler Fini, Corey Patz, and Rebecca Wentzel
Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries, Priya Kumar, Diana Moock, Adam Muncan, and Michelle Sorkin
Export of Marcellus Shale Gas, Ryan Marschang, Steven Lee, Ann Hewitt, and Tyler Moeller
Submissions from 2013
Ethylene to Linear, Alpha Olefins (1-Hexene & 1-Octene), Abraham Arthur, William Madden, Ryan Percy, and Eiman Soliman
A Green Process for Niacinamide Production, Praveen Bains, Ashley Clark, Amber Lowey, and Jamie Soo
Craft Beer Production, Blake Bleier, Amanda Callahan, Samantha Farmer, and Hannah Min
New Phosgene-Free Route to Polycarbonates, Federico Castro, Abigail Jablansky, Heui Beom Lee, and Imran MacMillan
Process Desugb for the Photosynthesis of Ethylene, Jeffrey Chien, Daren Frankel, Joseph Tuzzino, and Hassan Siddiqui
IonSeq Genome Sequencing, Kendrick Chow, Tushmit Hasan, Gawain Lau, and Joan Liu
Natural Gas to BTX, Daniel Consoli, Nima Jelveh, Hardik Kotecha, and Sulim Lee
Propane to Acrylic Acid, Amanda Culp, Kevin Holmes, Rohan Nagrath, and Dan Nessenson
The Microfluidic Multi-Surface Coagulation Assay: Microfluidic Analysis of Citrated Whole Blood, Elizabeth Cummings, Vamsi Vuppala, and Melissa Wang
Manufacturing of Non-Egg Based Influenza Vaccine, Erin Kinnevy, Ian Penkala, April Soohoo, and John Vogel
Submissions from 2012
TWO-STEP PRODUCTION OF 1,3-BUTADIENE FROM ETHANOL, Jonathan Burla, Ross Fehnel, Philip Louie, and Peter Terpeluk
Heat Recovery from Natural Gas Liquefaction Process, Michelle Calabrese, Kaitlin Douglas, Brendan Orinstein, Kritithy Vasansiri, and Marisa Wang
Process Design for the Production of Ethylene from Ethanol, Gregory Cameron, Linda Le, Julie Levine, and Nathan Nagulapalli
Renewable Para-Xylene, Eric Castillo, Tyler Ernst, Corey Lerch, and J. Parker Winchester
Renewable Acrylic Acid, Andrew Cie, Stephen Lantz, Roy Schlarp, and Metaxia Tzakas
Reclamation of Isopropyl Alcohol and N-Propyl Bromide, Haoyu Deng, Angela Mu, Craig Schwait, and Jamie Wessels