Best Overall Design
Presented to the team whose project exemplifies excellence across creativity, technical rigor, functionality, and presentation—an exemplary, well-balanced final product.
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Most Outstanding Project
Honors the most distinguished project of the year for exceptional execution, innovation, impact, and professionalism.
Best Modeling/Simulation
Outstanding use of modeling/simulation to analyze, predict, and refine complex systems before a prototype is built.
Most Sustainable
Celebrates designs with impressive sustainability, ethical responsibility, or societal impact that consider long-term implications for people and the environment.
Best Poster Presentation
Polished, engaging poster that clearly communicates the journey from problem and brainstorming through testing to the final product.
Most Robust Prototype
Most impressive working prototype—excellent translation of design concepts into an effective, tangible solution.
Best Consideration of End User
Design centered on usability, accessibility, and overall experience—engineering that truly serves the people who use it.
Most Unintuitive Design
A creative, surprising solution that took the less-obvious path and delivered results.
Most Marketable
Strong design appeal, practical functionality, and clear commercial viability—ready for real-world impact.
Best Use of Emerging Technology
Effective incorporation of new, forward-looking tools and methods to expand what’s possible.
Best Robotics Project
Excellence across mechanical design, precise control systems, and seamless hardware–software integration.
Most Impact to the Community
Addresses a community need, improves accessibility, or delivers lasting local benefits.
Fish Out of Water
Team thrived outside their comfort zone—new disciplines, new skills, and unexpected challenges.
Most [Redacted]
Kept everyone guessing—limited details, mysterious execution, impressive results.
