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School of Engineering & Architecture Research Image Competition

26 Aug 2022
Competition winner Elvis Seporaitis, with students from the School of Engineering and Architecture

The School of Engineering and Architecture recently hosted a School Research Image Competition. There were a total of 37 entries with some outstanding research images submitted across the range of disciplines.

 After a thorough shortlisting and voting process by seven members of the School Research Committee, the followinng winners were selected: 

  • 1st prize – Elvis Seporaitis
  • 2nd prize – Jiaxiang Zhu
  • 3rd prize – Aldert Otter 

A special mention goes to the entries from Aohui Ouyang, Justin Rutherford, and Siyuan Ye - these were shortlisted for the prizes but narrowly missed out.  The winners and some of the other best images received will soon be featured on the School’s research webpage, social media, and other School promotional materials.

Thank you to all who participated in the competition, to the Research Committee for their work in judging the entries, and finally, congratulations to the winners!

About the winning project:

Elvis Seporaitis: ReFrame

This is a student-led research group run by students from the School of Engineering and other Schools. The aim is to research the feasibility of the production of a fully sustainable skateboard made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic, with the ultimate goal being the production of such a skateboard on campus. It is hoped that this will provide the opportunity for students and staff to use a unique form of transport that is fully sustainable and takes plastic waste away from incineration or landfill. The image above shows the team examing the design and experimentation of their own novel skateboard design after 3D printing.

 

College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

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Block E, Level 3, Food Science Building, UCC, Cork, T12 YN60.

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