A team of engineering students from Mahidol University have advanced to the next stage of the global “Invent for the Planet” contest and will present their solution to an audience at Texas A&M University in April.
Six students from the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering departments of Mahidol University’s Faculty of Engineering, developed a communications solution for disaster situations during an event in March at the Faculty of Engineering. They will have the chance to demonstrate this to a worldwide audience in Texas.
Invent for the Planet (IFTP) has announced the results for the next stage of its annual global design competition hosted by Texas A&M University. Six teams representing four different countries will come together in a final event to present their final pitches to industry judges. The Disasterisk Spot Team will represent Thailand, Mahidol University and the Faculty of Engineering. Dr. Phattanard Phattanasri the Mahidol University IFTP23 Facilitator said, “We are really pleased that the Mahidol Team is joining Invent for the planet 2023 at Texas A&M university. This event will make a positive impact on our world.”
Over a single weekend in early February, Korawit Suwan, Sirapakit Limtragooltongchai and Vittawat Sootawee, students from the Biomedical Engineering Department worked with Electrical Engineering students Panuwat Ruengbenjasakul, Pinit Maiteesakulkeeree and Veerapan Veerawatkaiwan to develop the Disasterisk Spot communications solution, in the local IFTP event held at the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University. They were competing with several other groups. The finals in April will be fiercely contested. Last year another team from Mahidol was also invited to Texas and learned much from the experience.
Teams who take part in the local events, mix with students who study different disciplines. Over one weekend they must form groups, examine a problem and develop a solution. This means they apply skill sets in a realistic way: teamwork, analysis and time-management. They must also produce a prototype for the project. All the students at the Mahidol event worked hard and recognized the benefits.
The schedule for the April event is:
Wednesday, April 19 - Open to the public
Showcase and Crowd Favorite Competition (Second floor Atrium, Zachry Engineering Education Complex)
Thursday, April 20 - Live-stream of the Finals
The event will be shown live on YouTube on 20 April at 10 am CDT (21:00 Bangkok).
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