Four of these teams won FIA Innovation Spark Grants after presenting their ideas on December 9, 2016.
Congratulations to the semi-finalist teams!
The 8 semi-finalist teams include 40 students and faculty mentors from 10 UMD colleges and schools. The semi-finalist teams will present their proposals at a public event on December 9 from 9-11 am in Room 1208 (Eaton Theater), Knight Hall, and up to four winning teams will be selected. Learn more about the spark grant competition here.
The semi-finalist teams include:
Ensuring Effectiveness of Environmental and Mental Health Education in Middle School Students
- Shabnam Ahmed, Global Public Health and Development, Individual Studies Program
- Naomi Harris, Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Anthropology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Samantha Bingaman, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Andrea Lopez, Anthropology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Faculty Mentor)
The Eyes and Ears of Autism: A Virtual Reality Experience
- Harry Wandersman, Computer Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Harrison Linowes, Computer Science and Math, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Amitai Cohen, Mechanical Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Chris Castellano, Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and Psychology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Elizabeth Redcay, Psychology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Faculty Mentor)
- Kathy Dow-Burger, Hearing and Speech Sciences, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Faculty Mentor)
Finding Mnemosyne: Encountering Digital Archives Through a Mobile App
- Gina Takaoka, Art, College of Arts and Humanities
- Catherine Medlock, Art (Graphic Design Concentration), College of Arts and Humanities
- Vinita Atre, HCIM, College of Information
- Gira Patel, Art (Graphic Design Concentration), College of Arts and Humanities
- Liese Zahabi, Art, College of Arts and Humanities (Faculty Mentor)
Inside a Washington, D.C. Food Desert: Developing a Method for Combining Virtual Reality Video with Motion Graphic Data Visualization
- Jennie Aguilar, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Naema Ahmed, Computer Science, College of Computer Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Camille Chrysostom, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Kelsey Hughes, College of Information
- Josh Davidsburg, Philip Merrill College of Journalism (Faculty Mentor)
- Sean Mussenden, Philip Merrill College of Journalism (Faculty Mentor)
Memory Loci: Merging Sionides’ Method of Loci with Virtual Reality
- Ashish Uppala, Decisions, Operations and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Meir Snyder, Economics, Colleges of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Brian Servia, Computer Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Vineet Shah, Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Neil Sehgal, Heath Services Administration, School of Public Health (Faculty Mentor)
The Rest of the Story: Credibility and the Three60 Reporter
- Tom Hausman, Journalism (Multi-Platform), Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Hannah Klarner, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Jordan Mess, Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Matthew Regan, Journalism (Broadcast News), Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Evan Golub, Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (Faculty Mentor)
Self-Regulated Therapy Through Virtual Reality and Gamified Feedback Loops
- Rohan Dixit, Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Matthew Fan, Mechanical Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Richard Kong, Computer Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Jay A. Smith, A. James Clark School of Engineering (Faculty Mentor)
Social Training for Autism using Augmented Reality (STAAR)
- Swanand Bhave, Telecommunications and Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Kimberly Martin, Hearing and Speech Science, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Gregory Schuler, Library and Information Sciences, College of Information
- Wenxin You, Special Education, College of Education
- Gulnoza Yakubova, Special Education, College of Education (Faculty Mentor)
