Student Design Contest Winners

The SPE Blow Molding Division announced three winners of its annual 2011 Student Design Competition at ANTEC 2011 in Boston.  A total of thirty four entries were received.  The entries were judged on the following criteria:

1. Novelty
2. Feasibility
3. Documentation Quality

The winning entries came from Penn State Erie Behrend.  They will share in the montary award, and will have the opportunity to present their work and be recognized at the 2011 ABC in Chicago.

Garrett DeCasper’s first place winning entry was titled "Suit or Garment Box". 
Kristen Kilroy's second place winning entry was titled "Hard Shelled ABS Extrusion Blown Suitcase".
Bradley Koren's third place winning entry was titled "Road Signs ".

The winning entries can be viewed through the embedded pdf links.

The SPE Blow Molding Division has held it's Student Design Competition annually since 2001, and selected 17 different entries for recognition. To participate please use the link at the bottom of this page.

Past winners of the Student Design Contest and their winning entries are listed below:

2011 1st Place - Garrett DeCasper
Penn State University, Behrend College campus
"Suit or Garment Box"

2011 2nd Place - Kristen Kilroy
Penn State University, Behrend College campus
"Hard Shelled ABS Extrusion Blown Suitcase"

2011 3rd Place - Bradley Koren
Penn State University, Behrend College campus
"Road Signs"

2010 Co-winners
Chad Houghton
Penn State University, Behrend College campus
"Impact Resistant Support Columns"

Justin Schmade
Penn State University, Behrend College campus
"Blow Molded Utility Pole Transformer".

2009 1st Place - Brad Beers
Penn State Erie
"Extrusion Blow Molded Orthotic Devices"

2009 2nd Place - Zachary Stefanik
Penn State Erie. 
"Poly-Hanger Hang-on Tree Stand"

2009 3rd Place - Steve Parrish
Penn State Erie
"Extrusion Blow Molded Gun Stock"

2008 Matt Zimbicki
Penn State Erie
"Surf Boards of Tomorrow"

2007 Patrick Harris
Penn State Erie
"Kayak Cargo Carrier"

2007 Rocky Viggiano
Penn State Erie
"Bipolar Fuel Cell Plates for Hydrogen Fuel Cells"

2006 Erica Smith & Ray McKee
Penn State Erie
"Plastic Tuba Mute"

2005 Atanas Gagov & Pankaj Rathi
University of Akron
"Plastic Exhaust System using 3D Blow Molding"

2004 Michael Jesus
Western Washington University
Air Swoosh Stadium Seat (Part 1 - Part 2)

2003 Julia Hamlin, Heather Curtin, Julia Carlson
Western Washington University
" Blow Molded Paintbrush Handle" (Part 1 - Part 2)

2002 Colin A. Anderson
Western Washington University
"Blow Molded Flashlight Body"

2001 John Raybuck
Penn State Erie
"Blow Molded Toothbrush Handle"

Click here for details and submission information for this year’s Design Contest.