Joshua Trubinsky
Major: Engineering
Sponsor: Kyle Altmann, Associate Professor of Physics
Josh is building a fully functional telescope from scratch using 3D printing.
Carina Kaplan
Major: Public Health and Strategic Communications
Sponsor: Heather Barker, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Carina is exploring different ways to make stickers from her hand drawings of frogs.
Jenny Agostini
Major: Finance and Accounting
Sponsor: Scott Oaks, Lecturer in Management
Jenny is taking her love of dolls and developing her 3D modeling and printing skills to create dolls with movable joints.
Murilo Ferreira Lopes
Major: Computer Science
Sponsor: Shannon Duval, Professor of Computer Science
Murilo is developing a robotic hand that can imitate a human hand using camera vision software to help people learn American Sign Language.
Wren Sobolewski
Major: Engineering
Sponsor: Scott Wolter, Associate Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Department of Engineering
Wren will practice fine detail soldering, 3D modeling, and printing custom PCBs to miniaturize a Nintendo Wi.
John Lagarde, Colby Robbins, Anna Greer
Major: Engineering
Sponsor: Sirena Hargrove-Leak, Professor of Engineering
John, Colby, and Anna will collaborate on a project they started in their engineering class to create a device for a child with paralysis who has difficulty moving their arm.
Julianna Millett
Major: Engineering
Sponsor: Sirena Hargrove-Leak, Professor of Engineering
Julianna continues the work started in an Engineering class for a child with spinal muscular atrophy.
Julianna will continue developing a project started in an engineering class to create a body weight support system to aid in physical exercise for a child with spinal muscular atrophy.
Sofia Ballance and Emma Farrell
Major: Finance and Entrepreneurship
Sponsor: Alyssa Martina, Executive Director of the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Lecturer
Sofia and Emma are exploring a future business of custom-designed baseball hats.
Hannah Blackmore and Kaiden Sinclair
Major: Computer Science and English-Creative Writing
Sponsor: Pratheep Paranthaman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Hannah and Kaiden will continue developing a cat-themed game they created in a Game Design class.
Morgan Williams
Major: Public Health Studies & Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Sponsor: Kelsey Bitting, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Morgan is creating a board game that simulates surviving a heatwave and highlights certain communities’ challenges when adapting to the heat.
Walt Pierce
Major: Statistics, Economics
Sponsor: Jeremy Hohertz, Lecturer in Physics
Walt will develop his soldering, laser engraving, and woodworking skills to create a speaker from scratch.
Maddy Williams
Major: Art
Sponsor: Micah Daw, Lecturer in Art and Heidi Jo Schiemer, Costume Shop Manager, Cutter/Draper and Instructor in the Department of Performing Arts
Maddy is exploring alternative ways to embroider clothing as a new medium for her to make art.
Erin Martin
Major: Computer Science
Sponsor: Kyle Altmann, Associate Professor of Physics
Erin is exploring a device to help people remember to take their medications.
Meetra Qaderi
Major: Pre-med
Sponsor: Kristen Aquilino, Director of International Student Services
Meetra is exploring artistic mediums to create a representation of Afghan women fighting for educational rights.
Elon students researched, prototyped, built, and revised their Elon Kickbox project this Spring. Below is a summary of each idea. Click on the button to see videos and photos of their progress in their Kickbox Story. Learn more about Elon Kickbox here.
