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University engineering students tackle real-world needs with game-changing ideasDALLAS, July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- With a growing demand for problem-solving technology, the pressure is on for engineering students to be industry-ready upon graduation. To aid in student readiness, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) hosted the TI Innovation Challenge Design Contest in North America, in partnership with Mouser Electronics, where future engineers were tasked with using TI technology to create solutions tackling challenges faced by our world today. "TI continually seeks ways to bring theoretical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects to life for students. One of the many ways we do this is by hosting the TI Innovation Challenge to give students practical engineering design experience," said Peter Balyta, Ph.D., president of TI Education Technology. "When students marry engineering education with hands-on creativity, they have the potential to turn their innovative prototypes into the next big technology that will change the world." Of the nearly 180 teams entering technology solutions, three final teams were recognized at the annual award ceremony on July 19 in the TI Engineering and Innovation Hall at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. Their inventions addressed problems in the medical, space and health and wellness industries. After a day of touring a TI manufacturing facility and innovation center, the students presented their projects to TI business leaders and contest judges, with the winning project being out of this world—literally.
Winning projects are selected for their use of engineering practices and are judged on industry-ready standards, such as quality of the design and written documentation and effective use of TI technology. Cash prizes were awarded to the top three winners to help further the development of their design or to go toward academic pursuits: $10,000 for first place, $7,500 for second place, $5,000 for third place and $1,000 for categorical prize winners. Congratulations to teams who placed in the category prizes:
Learn more about the TI University Program and the TI Innovation Challenge at www.ti.com/university. About Texas Instruments Trademarks Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160720/391381
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