2008 Environmental Design Contest Winners

Task 1: Innovative Technologies for an Existing Commercial Building

• 1st place – tie
  • Roger Williams University $1,250
  • University of New Hampshire $1250 –
• Best Paper and innovation of technology and ecologically friendly design - University of Waterloo $500

Task 2 and 4: Photovoltaic System Performance Indicator & Sampling Strategy for Spinach

• 1st place – Oregon State $2500
• Outstanding Bench Craftsmanship - University of Rhode Island $500

Task 3: Inland Desalination Operation and Disposal in Rural, Isolated Communities

• 1st place – Universidad de las Americas $2500
• 2nd place – University of Arkansas $1,000
• Notable Presentation for both Oral and Bench Scale – Clarkson $500

Task 5: Separation of Water from Emulsified Oil

• 1st place – University of Arkansas $2500
• 2nd place – University of Idaho $1000

Judges Faculty Award:

• Mark Bricka, Mississippi State $1,000

Mike Berger Outstanding Faculty Award:

• David Drown $1250

Life Long Achievement Award:

• Goran Jovanovic – Oregon State $1250

Terry McManus Memorial Award (tie):

• Joyann Pafumi – Roger Williams University ($750)
• Scott Cloutier – University of New Hampshire ($750)

ORAU Award: Closest to implementation process (patentable)

• University of Arkansas Task 3 –$2500

EPA Science Forum Travel Award – $1,000 each team

• Roger Williams University - Task 1
• University of New Hampshire - Task 1
• University of Waterloo – Task 3
• Montana Tech – Task 3

Intel Award for Innovation

• Roger Williams University Task 1 $2500

NSF Recipients

• 1st Oral presentation: New Mexico Tech
• 1st Poster presentation: New Mexico State University