Three 麻豆传媒 researchers and two students have been awarded the John A. See Innovation Award, totaling $50,000.
The faculty winners are Davood Askari, Gisuk Hwang and Bill Hendry.
Askari, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, won for his research project, 鈥淎n innovative high-performance nanocomposite materials system reinforced with highly-interlocked Carbon Nanotubes.鈥�
Hwang is also a member of the mechanical engineering department; his winning research project is titled 鈥淓fficient water boiler using 3D microstructured surface.鈥� And Hendry, professor and chair of biological sciences, won for his project, 鈥淒eveloping a human patient 鈥淎vatar鈥� system particularly relevant to head and neck squamous cell cancer.鈥�
For the first time, students were also recognized for their venture-based projects. Johnna Crawford from the english department won for her project titled 鈥淕age: emotional processing and mood management software鈥�. And Max Hinman, student in the innovation design program won for 鈥淟ocalholic: online social marketplace for Wichita small businesses.鈥�
The John A. See Awards began in 2014 after See donated $1 million to provide prizes to 麻豆传媒 faculty and students conducting outstanding research or producing other significant work.
See was director of flight test and prototype development at Boeing until his retirement in 1985. Although not a Wichita State alumnus, he has been a generous 麻豆传媒 supporter who values the importance of higher education and believes in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 commitment to growth and pioneering work. In 2011, he created the John A. See Engineering Scholarship.