2022 State Finals | K-12 InVenture Prize
The 2022 K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals event was held online this year with 182 teams (372 students) competing at State Finals. Judging was held live through the RocketJudge platform with 55 judges evaluating student teams and determining which teams are awarded one of the 25 awards and a spot to the national competition at Invention Convention Worldwide.
K-2 Division Winners
Muddy Pawz
1st Place (tie)
Students | Kasyn Rowell, Reilly Weaver, and Ben Hudson
Teacher | Valerie King
Kennesaw Elementary School | Cobb County
With these gloves, dog owners can easily clean the mud off of a dog's paws without having to wash the entire dog! Simply squeeze the paw dispenser and soap will travel up the tube to the silcone scrubber. Rub gently and your dog's paws will be clean!
The Last Straw
1st Place (tie)
Students | Sarah Torbett and Izabel Romillo-Harrington
Teacher | Valerie King
Kennesaw Elementary School | Cobb County
Using reusable straws is good for environment. We know you can wash them by hand, but to get them really clean? You need The Last Straw, a dishwasher safe capsule that will keep your straws clean from sticky stuff and mold free.
Poop Dead-inator
1st Place (tie)
Students | Jack Taylor, Ethan DeGonge, and James Murphy
Teacher | Amber Woolley
Tritt Elementary School | Cobb County
Using reusable straws is good for environment. We know you can wash them by hand, but to get them really clean? You need The Last Straw, a dishwasher safe capsule that will keep your straws clean from sticky stuff and mold free.
The Sturdy Plastic Bag 2000
2nd Place
Students | Royce Rowland, Katelyn Morela, and Victoria Thombley
Teacher | Traci Lavelle
Tritt Elementary School | Cobb County
Do you have problems with bags braking and annoying you? Now you don't have to with the Plastic Bag 2000. These bags won't break no matter what heavy things you put in it.
Grabber to Go
3rd Place
Students | Hendley Armitage, Sarah Yonker, and Kyla Kart
Teacher | Amber Woolley
Tritt Elementary School | Cobb County
This innovative idea allows shoppers to reach items on the top shelf of stores without wasting time to locate an associate. These grabbers are sold to be reused at stores. When you leave, you hang it back on its stand and it automatically sprays disinfectant to lower the risk of spreading germs and filling landfills with cleaning wipes
Elementary Division Winners
Pollut-END
1st Place
Students | Audrey Cristelli and Charlotte Solomon
Teacher | Lisa Rogers
Smyrna Elementary School | Cobb County
An app that organizes trash clean-ups in your local community.
The Fish Saver
2nd Place
Students | Jennings Blackstock, Joseph De Martini, and Bryn Rippeon
Teacher | Maggie Hunter
Mount Bethel Elementary School | Cobb County
People spend so much time fishing that they end up overfishing unintentionally, hurting planet Earth. The Fish SAVER is a metal bucket that includes a scale and a measurement bar. If someone fishes over the 12 lb. limit, the scale will beep, prompting them to stop.
Water Rover
3rd Place (tie)
Students | Thomas Knight and Hudson Jones
Teacher | Vinita Prasad
Mount Bethel Elementary School | Cobb County
Can you imagine having to carry a big jug for miles every day. Unfortunately, this is the case for many people in rural areas, but do not fear the water rover is here! The water rover is a remote-control vehicle with four durable wheels, a big container, and retractable solar panels.
Team Prideful
3rd Place (tie)
Students | River Simonson, Melon Brumit, and Anna Day
Teacher | Lisa Rogers
Smyrna Elementary School | Cobb County
An app that allows students who identify as LGBTQ+ to be able to chat with one another about how they are feeling.
Middle School Division Winners
The Plant Dock
1st Place
Students | Driola Hoti, Luki Trevisan, and Erica Bourque
Teacher | Kathleen Lanman
J.C. Booth Middle School | Fayette County
Our Invention is designed to combat flood damage to crops that are our 2 leading causes of crop destruction. With global warming on the rise, our invention is going to be needed to secure our agriculture for those generations ahead of us.
Benzene Free Fingernail Polish
2nd Place
Students | Christiana Stafford
Teacher | Brittany Pankopp
Arnall Middle School | Coweta County
In nail polish there is a toxin called Benzene which can cause many blood cancers. Benzene can be very dangerous for your health, so I cooked and created an organic Benzene free fingernail polish made out of non-toxic vegan nail polish base, dried flowers, glass, bottle, and a clear packaging box.
E-FOLD Milk Carton
3rd Place
Students | Arya Shojai
Teacher | Kathleen Lanman
J.C. Booth Middle School | Fayette County
One of the problems that annoy almost all of the people around the world is that the big milk cartons that we use today, take a lot of space in the trash can. The E-FOLD Milk Carton is an eco-friendly foldable milk carton that you can fold easily after you are done with the milk and want to throw it away.
High School Division Winners
UltraVii
1st Place
Students | Michelle Li, Barnabas Li, and T.J. Lu
Teacher | Jackson Huckaby
North Oconee High School | Oconee County
Our invention, the UltraVii, is a germicidal UV-C silicone pad designed to sanitize laptop keyboards. By inactivating microbes upon exposure, the UltraVii diffuses UV-C light evenly across a surface for a novel form factor with safe and effective sanitation which exceeds all other market alternatives.
The Heart Rate Reducing Helmet
2nd Place (tie)
Students | Fatoumata Diakite
Teacher | Lynette Clark
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology | Rockdale County
Has someone you know been feeling anxious and stressed at points to where the can feel their heart thundering in their chest? Well, the Heart Rate Reducing Helmet might be the solution just for that. With the use of green cellophane lenses and an automated lever, they can use this device in their daily life and feel better just two minutes after putting it on!
My Pantry
2nd Place (tie)
Students | Anika Viswanathan and Yoni Amram
Teacher | Amanda Edwards
Walton High School | Cobb County
The MyPantry app is an inventory management app to help the user track location and expiration date of expendable goods. This can include food, chemicals, or any other item that can expire. This app was programmed in Android Studios using the programming language "Java". We intend to market towards both consumers and partner with grocery stores for mutual benefits.
Lister Mark 1
2nd Place (tie)
Students | Humayd Hussain
Teacher | Rex Kienel
Kennesaw Mountain High School | Cobb County
When handeling opening procedures in an operating room, too many people are present increasing chances for infection. The Lister Mark one allows for robotic cutting and cauterizing with fewer people needed.
Sanitizing Livestock Delivery System
2nd Place (tie)
Students | Hillary Davis and Kornynn Cooper
Teacher | Leon Grant
Marietta High School | Cobb County
The Sanitizing Livestock Water Delivery System is designed for goats. The system is adjustable for both genders and all stages of life. This system uses UV-C light to sanitize the drinking basin between animals to cut down on the spread of diseases among the herd.
Darkness-Activated Auto-Dimming Bike Light
3rd Place
Students | Madison Bohm
Teacher | Valerie Bolen
Wheeler High School | Cobb County
This bicycle front headlight automatically adjusts its brightness based on its surroundings. This means that the light is always at the brightness level needed for best visibility based on how dark it is outside. The user does not have to manually dim the light while biking, allowing dangerous situations to be avoided and providing convenience and an overall great biking experience!
Specialty Award Winners
Electric City
Energy Award
Students | Ben Buzzard, Alexa Duran, and Simran Melinamani
Teacher | Erica Oakhill
Mount Bethel Elementary School | Cobb County
With the Electric City app and toolkit, stopping global warming can become easier. The app will give you tips on your water and energy usage based on your past activity. The toolkit has all the starter sensors needed to get going: A water flow meter, light sensor, temperature sensor, and a CO2 gas sensor. This can help reduce greenhouse gas usage to end climate change.
The Clean Road Co.
Manufacturing Award
Students | Landon Beaty, Mac Mobley, and Brandt Herndon
Teacher | Katie Chastain
Thomasville High School | Thomas County
Most roads have to be replaced every 18 years, therefore cities need more sustainable and eco-friendly asphalt options because of the manufacturing’s harm to the environment. Clean Road Co's asphalt aggregate is created from recycled and locally available materials to create greener, longer lasting roadways.
Athegia: An At-Home Medical Monitoring Program
Health Award
Students | Marc van Zyl
Teacher | Seth Bishop
McIntosh High School | Fayette County
A simple to use health biometric device targeted at patients with chronic conditions that combines the readings from multiple low-cost bluetooth enabled sensors and saves the results securely in the cloud for analysis and possible intervention. Currently the device supports three sensor, but the architecture has been designed to support all devices with bluetooth capability.
TP Controller
Sustainability Award
Students | Kavya Patel, Jair Boyzo-Rivera, and Ben Eustace
Teacher | Michele Dunn
Kennesaw Elementary School | Cobb County
Young students like to use a lot of toilet paper. This can cost a lot of money for each school. The TP Controller is designed to stop over use of toilet paper in schools each day.
Rainwater Catchment Excel & CAD Integration System
IronCAD Award
Students | Mitchell Sheridan and Sheldon Downing II
Teacher | Leon Grant
Marietta High School | Cobb County
The Rainwater Catchment Excel and CAD Integration is a scalable design tool to automate the design of the catchment area based on the local rainfall data and the users needs.
Chorder
Consumer Goods Award
Students | Nathan McKee and William Tyler
Teacher | Petrina Baxter
Cobb County
For our project, we created an original string instrument called the Chorder to help musicians who suffer from arthritis continue their love for creating music.
Remember Ring
GT Choice Award
Students | Gabriel Ramirez, Isabella Da Silva, and Corey Mosley
Teacher | Michele Dunn
Kennesaw Elementary School | Cobb County
The Remember Ring helps kids identify and remember their left and right hands. Leopards on the left and rhinos on the right.
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State Finals Spotlights
Aya Ayoubi
Keynote Speaker
Aya is a recent graduate from Georgia Tech's School of Industrial Design and competed at the 2021 Georgia Tech InVenture Prize as one of six finalists with her patent-pending design, The Delta Jacket. Aya sought to find solutions in the space of the Jordan Refugee Crisis and invented The Delta Jacket to improve bedding for individuals who experience homelessness. The Delta Jacket is a reversible jacket that users can inflate by blowing air, which can then act as an air mattress or for added insulation as a jacket.
Cameron Schriner
IronCAD Representative
“IronCAD’s participation [in InVenture Prize] every year is about more than a sponsorship,” IronCAD Software Engineer and Educational Program Liason, Cameron Schriner said. “When envisioning a future based around design, engineering, and collaboration, the biggest constant is the new faces taking on those challenges. This program is an investment in the future that allows for a fun spin on social engineeringthat spreads beyond the direct contributors.”
Craig Cupid
GIPA Presenter
Craig has been a law partner at BakerHostetler since 2014 and serves on the GIPA's board as the executive commmittee under education. Craig is representing the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA), a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor for first place division winners awarded a professional patent search and, if feasible, a patent filing.
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2022 U.S. Nationals | Invention Convention Worldwide
Select teams from the K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals advanced to represent the State of Georgia at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals. Of the eleven teams that presented at the national competition, four teams placed and received awards!
Elementary School Division
Pollut-END
Audrey Cristelli, Grade 5
Best In-Person / Live Presentation
Community and Societal Impact
Team Prideful
Melon Brumit and Anna Day, Grade 5
The Fish Saver
Jennings Blackstock, Joseph De Martini, and Bryn Rippeon, Grade 5
Middle School Division
Benzene Free Fingernail Polish
Christiana Stafford, Grade 6
Logbook Finalist
The Plant Dock
Driola Hoti, Luki Trevisan, and Erica Bourque, Grade 8
High School Division
Athegia: An At-Home Medical Monitoring Program
Marc van Zyl, Grade 11
2nd place in 11th grade
Connectivity Award
Patent Application Award
Logbook Finalist
UltraVii
Michelle Li, Barnabas Li, and T.J. Lu, Grade 11
1st place in 12th grade
Research Award
My Pantry
Anika Viswanathan and Yoni Amram, Grade 10
The Heart Rate Reducing Helmet
Fatoumata Diakite, Grade 11
Darkness-Activated Auto-Dimming Bike Light
Madison Bohm, Grade 11
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2022 Globals | Invention Convention Worldwide
Select teams from the Invention Convention Worldwide U.S. Nationals advanced to represent the United States at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention Global Competition.
Elementary School Division
Pollut-END
Audrey Cristelli, Grade 5
High School Division
UltraVii
Michelle Li, Barnabas Li, and T.J. Lu, Grade 11
1st place at the global competition
Athegia: An At-Home Medical Monitoring Program
Marc van Zyl, Grade 11
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