Winners

2nd Place$5,000 Simon Evans

Active Hydronic Ground Cooling Conversion System for Existing Passive Cooling InfrastructureThis invention converts an existing passive cooling element such as a thermosyphon into an active foundation cooling system. This idea also won the Arctic Kicker award.

3rd Place$2,000

Mark Gunkel, Nate Ayers,

Eric Ulery & Jake Minnillo

Tidal Pumped Hydro StorageThis project uses tidal power to pump seawater into elevated reservoirs for future conversion into electricity.

4th Place$1,000 Duncan Meyers

Arctic Stone ProductsArctic Stone is a unique concrete that utilizes waste fly ash, waste expanded polystyrene foam (packaging foam/insulation), and Portland cement.

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1st Place$10,000

Cameron Gackstetter

The ThawHeadThe ThawHead is a portable, 40-pound apparatus which uses a two-stage process to first thaw ice and then remove the melt water and debris quickly and efficiently, exposing the interior of the container or area needing repair work.

1st Place

UAF photos by JR Ancheta.UAF is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution.

Alaska Student Kicker $2,000

Eric Bookless, Isaac Lammers,

Daniel Sandstrom & Neil Gotschall

Paraplegic Sit SkiTo accommodate the needs of paraplegic individuals, this cross-country sit-ski uses the design of a skateboard truck, which pivots as a skier leans form side to side to turn the axle, to allow the skier to navigate by simply moving their upper body.

ArcticKicker $2,000 Simon EvansActive Hydronic Ground Cooling Conversion System for Existing Passive Cooling InfrastructureThis invention converts an existing passive cooling element such as a thermosyphon into an active foundation cooling system. This idea also won 2nd Place in the Main Division.

Honorable MentionsMatthew Anctil Handheld Microfluidics PhotofluorometerEdmond Apassingok Cold Weather Welding HelmetEric Bookless, Isaac Lammers, Daniel Sandstrom & Neil Gotschall Paraplegic Sit SkiKelvin Brodersen Cone BungJeffrey H. Dean Eye Leveler Gallery PoleGeoff Erwin All Terrain Fat Tire Electric ScooterMarc Golat, Gary Taylor & Dustin Golat Thread Wizard Bolt CleanerBruno Grunau, Robbin Garber-Slaght & Vanessa Stevens The BrHEAThe System: Integrated Heating and Ventilation

Paul Kuhn Ice vs. ErosionTom Lakosh All Purpose Oil Spill Response VesselParker Merrifield Commericial & General Aviation Holo-HUD SystemMarc Mueller-Stoffels & Jeremy Vandermeer The ST100 Fast Signal ConverterShane Ohms Energy Efficient TransportJoshua Swisher Hot Ice IglooDr. Peter Webley Online Camera Archive and Analysis Environment (ONCE)

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Main Division Parker Merrifield Commericial & General Aviation Holo-HUD System

JR Division Samuel Gabe Greenberg and Kyle Hackett Street Snow Searer

Cub Division Corbin Becker Plastic Digester for Recycling