Michigan State University's April 2 Innovation Celebration created a College of Engineering milestone.
Faculty members, students and alumni were recognized with five of the event's six awards.
A breakdown of those with College of Engineering ties who received honors at the 2024 Innovation Celebration:
Innovator of the Year Award
Technology Transfer Achievement Award
- Xuefei Huang, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry professor
Corporate Connector of the Year Award
- Mahmoodul Haq, Civil and Environmental Engineering associate professor
Startup of the Year Award
Company based on technology developed at MSU that stores excess production of renewable energy and delivers it back as heat or electricity when needed. MSU Foundation Mechanical Engineering Professor James Klausner serves as co-founder and executive chairman.
Student Startup of the Year Award
Product created by Spartan Engineers Alexander and Austin Pollack to help people struggling with mobility who rely on oxygen tanks. Powered with a one-button remote, the device helps prevent falls by easily reeling up to 50 feet of oxygen tubing.
About the Innovation Celebration
The MSU Innovation Celebration celebrates the innovations and technologies created by MSU's faculty, students and startup companies.
This year's event included more than 30 displays that gave attendees a look at how Spartan innovators are addressing real-world challenges.
For more information about the awards, award-winning researchers and entrepreneurs, and their work, visit the Innovation Center's website and view the 40-page event program.
Written by Eric Lacy, lacyeric@msu.edu. See more at the Engineering Media and Public Relations page.