Four State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa Participants Awarded $500 IMSE Scholarships

This is the third year the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) department has awarded scholarships to hand-selected projects at the State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI). Four participants were awarded $500 IMSE scholarships at this year’s event. Scholarship winners pictured above with College of Engineering Distinguished Teaching Professor Leslie Potter are:

• Anneka Singh, Project title: “Can They Eat It? Creating an Eco & Livestock Friendly Hay String”
• Hubo (Andrew) Liu, Project title: “Grinder Wheels”
• Gavin Pieper,  Project title: “An Analysis of Junior Performances and Progression in Chess”
• Allison Gruntmeir, “Assessing Home Feasibility in Des Moines Using YOLO-based Machine Learning

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

“We love seeing all the innovative projects each year at the State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa. It allows us to get a sneak peek at future industrial engineering students. Being able to offer monetary support to the top IE projects is a bonus.” — Leslie Potter, College of Engineering Distinguished Teaching Professor