2003 Contest Winners

Students were asked to comment on one of the following: engineering’s greatest achievement, a great engineer from history, or the future of engineering.
See the Contest Guidelines

IN Grades 6-8 - ENGINEERING'S GREAT ACHIVMENTS



Maureen McCoy

The Steam Engine


First Place



Aighanym Barzhaksynova

The Yurt


Second Place



Jason Todd

The Great Pyramid


Third Place

IN Grades 6-8 - History's Great Engineers



Sam Whitesell

Ole Kirk Christiansen


First Place



James Crowley

Thomas Edison


Second Place



Lauren Jones

Ellen Ochoa


Third Place

IN Grades 6-8 - The Future of Engineering



Elizabeth Ford

The Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle


First Place



Palmer Leff

Space Elevator


Second Place



Matt Johnson

Nanotechnology


Third Place



Elizabeth Ford

Leonardo da Vinci: A Great Engineer


Honorable Mention

IN Grades 9-12 - ENGINEERING'S GREAT ACHIVMENTS



Somala Muhammed

The Great Pyramid of Giza


First Place



Amy Pistone

Radial Tires


Second Place



Robert Hill

Wall of Hadrian


Third Place

IN Grades 9-12 - History's Great Engineers



Jennifer Gee

Grace Murray Hopper


First Place



Michael Regner

Nikola Tesla


Second Place



James Welton

Jack St. Clair Kilby


Third Place

IN Grades 9-12 - The Future of Engineering



Sonia Tikoo

Nanotechnology


First Place



Patricia Orozco

Asthma Machine


Second Place



Rider Clauss

DNA Computers


Third Place