Ignite Project Expo
At Clarkson University, highlighting groundbreaking projects is a vital aspect of supporting the creativity and innovation occurring across campus. The Ignite Project Expo is a brand-new showcase for student and faculty projects developed during the fall semester.
The inaugural Ignite Project Expo was held on November 22, 2024. It focused on critical aspects of experiential learning: demonstrating curiosity, making connections, and creating value. Students and faculty members were encouraged to present any course, club, or personal projects they may be working on, regardless of scope or focus!
Check out this year's winners below!
2024 Awards
Overall Winners
First Place Prize
Ignite Pickup Boxes
Sigmond Kukla
Second Place Prize
Community Partnership with TAUNY
Lauren Kneer, Michele Bou Khalil, Kelly Lahiff
Third Place Prize
Nuovo Brands LLC
Ethan Flamand, Rocco Albanese
Fourth Place Prize
Holden McSqueezy III
Trevor Tamburino, Amanda Polarolo
Tree-Talk for Tots
Abigail Jeffers, Nicolena Fazio
Special Award Recipients
Undergraduate Sustainability Award
Sponsored by the Institute For a Sustainable Environment
Clarkson Arboretum
Lauren Pawlika, Carley McGrath, Lexi Keller, Alexcis Rydelek, Trey Naselli, Evan Corey
Graduate Sustainability Award
Sponsored by the Institute For a Sustainable Environment
LCA of Catered Meal Events
Aslhy Torres, Nick Multari, Gloria Popoola, Razieh Analouei
Commercialization Award
Sponsored by the Shipley Center for Innovation
Forward Bound
Bailey Sweeney, Sean Boyle, Mason Gault, Riya Mistry
Self Dispensing Hair Brush
Liam Quick, Jackson Waters, Maddie Alfieri, Riley Cullen, Kirsten Iles
Community Outreach Award
Community Partnership with TAUNY
Lauren Kneer, Michele Bou Khalil, Kelly Lahiff
Food Insecurity in Potsdam
lare Tucker, Zachary Boeck, Oberon Dickinson, Becca Lomas
People’s Choice Award
Apple iSole
Sydney Sandroni, Alexandra Brenton, Brady Hall, Brady Zych, Markus Kuhnel
Category Top Scorers
American History
Music History
Jade Stevenson, Lillianna King, Ethan Rak, Graham Zarriello, Hope Hill, Eniya Eudell, Ngaio Hawkins, Ginikachukwu Okoli, Aaron Reck
Architecture
Native American Multicultural Learning Center
João Victor França Nunes
Community Engagement
Tree-Talk for Tots
Abigail Jeffers, Nicolena Fazio
Community Partnership with TAUNY
Lauren Kneer, Michele Bou Khalil, Kelly Lahiff
Digital & Physical Arts
Stained Glass
Lindsay McCarthy
Digital Transformation
PTZ Camera for Child Face-Capture
Md Abdul Baset Sarker
Engineering & Society
Sequestration Nation
Anthony Phaneuf, Cazian Comeau-Elman, Chase Fisher, Elijah McIlrath
Entrepreneurship
Nuovo Brands LLC
Ethan Flamand, Rocco Albanese
Industrial Ecology
Ice Rink Industrial Ecology
Avery Hilderbran, Will Dumont, Elizabeth Greco, Evan Bokelberg
Heating Riverside Apartments
Carson Bruening, Mark Ramsperger, Justin Pettica, Robert Greenberg
Innovation Development
Apple iSole
Sydney Sandroni, Alexandra Brenton, Brady Hall, Brady Zych, Markus Kuhnel
Mechatronics
Holden McSqueezy III
Trevor Tamburino, Amanda Polarolo
Ignite Pickup Boxes
Sigmond Kukla
New Product Idea
Forward Bound
Bailey Sweeney, Sean Boyle, Mason Gault, Riya Mistry
EV Battery Temperature Regulation
Peter Siracuse, Benjamin Lambert, Sean Finnerty
Sustainability
Waterfowl Environmental DNA Biomonitoring
Elizabeth Chase, Catherine Benson
Wargaming
Supply Chain of Russo-Ukrainian Conflict Wargame
Hannah Reed, Owen Danke, Ethan Spinner
Route 11 Rivalries
Harry Rodriguez, Daniel Wilson, Joe Gromlowicz, Matthew Colpitts, Morgan Mitskovski
Battlesburgh
James Molinski, Devin Fitzpatrick, John Purdy, Zachary Lutzke