2014 Results

See event photos on Flickr.

Winners

Judges’ Choice Awards

• First Place – $1000
  Skylar Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
  GRAPHENE and Quantum Computing
• Second Place – $700
  Kasun Somaratne,Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
  Smart Turn: An Electronic Instrumentation System for Bicycles
• Third Place – $400
  Tariq Shobab, Mechanical Engineering Degree
  The Third Wheel – Single Wheeled Motorcycle Trailer

Judges’ choice winners also received a portfolio from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEG BC).

Audience Choice Awards

• First Place – $500
  Skylar Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
  GRAPHENE and Quantum Computing
• Second Place – $400
  Nico Dreyer, Electrical Engineering Degree
  High Voltage DC Power Transmission
• Third Place – $300
  Tariq Shobab, Mechanical Engineering Degree
  The Third Wheel – Single Wheeled Motorcycle Trailer

Presentation Idol organizers

Jean Scribner, Deanna Levis, Darlene Webb, Katherine Golder and Cynthia van Ginkel.

Judging panel

Thanks to this year’s judges:

• Paul Dangerfield, Vice President Education, Research and International
• Steve Eccles, Dean, School of Computing & Academic Studies; Learning & Teaching Centre
• Sean Garrity, Junior Engineer, BBA Consulting Engineering
• Patricia Sackville, Associate Dean, School of Computing and Academic Studies
• Matt Younger, Principal, AME Consulting

2014 finalist presentations

1. Dan Green, Mechanical Engineering Technology: The Design of a Pneumatic Vise Actuator (0:00 in the full video)
   
2. Nico Dreyer, Electrical Engineering Degree: High Voltage DC Power Transmission (13:30 in the full video)
   
3. Kyle Neufeld, Civil Engineering Degree: Biosand Filter Technology for Developing Countries (24:12 in the full video)
   
4. Tariq Shobab, Mechanical Engineering Degree: The Third Wheel – Single Wheeled Motorcycle Trailer (36:55 in the full video)
   
5. Steve Cohos, Civil Engineering: Harvesting the Human Body (51:08 in the full video)
   
6. Skylar Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: GRAPHENE and Quantum Computing (1:00:04 in the full video)
7. Adam Janzen, Civil Engineering: Fire Safety of Concrete, Steel, and Heavy Timber (1:13:44 in the full video)
8. Kasun Somaratne, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Smart Turn: An Electronic Instrumentation System for Bicycles (1:27:26 in the full video)

All finalists also received a book prize, thanks to donations from Pearson Publishing and Wiley Publishing. The door prize was donated by generous sponsor the BCIT Alumni Association.