PREP & T-PREP Maker Design Expo

Friday July 28 2023

145 Dwinelle Hall

This is a lecture hall with theater-style seating

The Maker Design Studio (MDS) is an intensive short-course for incoming Berkeley Engineering freshman and transfer students created by UC Berkeley Professor Scott Moura. This design and innovation-focused module is part of  the summer programs at UC Berkeley called PREP (Pre-Engineering Program) and T-PREP (Transfer Pre-Engineering Program). MDS teaches students to rapidly ideate, design and prototype innovative engineering systems. To this end, we use the "Sprint" design process recently popularized within the start-up community.

Groups present their product pitches to a panel of judges, Shark Tank-style at the final day of the Pre-Engineering Program and the Transfer Pre-Engineering Program.  

Agenda 

09:00a - 09:30a Breakfast

09:30a - 10:00a PREP Introduction + Judge Introduction

10:00a - 12:00n Presentations

12:00n - 01:00p Lunch

01:00p - 03:00p Presentations

03:00p - 04:00p Awards & Closing Remarks

RSVP form 

Judges

Award Winners 

Project Presentations

Morning: 10:00a - 12:00n

Housing | Security | Health | Well-Being

Housing & Security

1. Econocube (PREP.A)

   • Affordable housing for homeless using shipping containers.

   • Team: Alex Cruz (ME), Laura Viera (CE), Ahmed Nagi (AeroE), Sara Khanzadah (CE), Ori Rabina (CE)

   • Coach: Cezar Carvajal

2. La Sproutin Co. (PREP.C)

   • Create sustainable & cost efficient housing units to combat the housing crisis.

   • Team: Alan Diego (CE), Christopher Velasco (CE), Danisha Nunez Gomez (CE), Jennifer Rojas (CE), Josh Beja-Rubic (BioE)

   • Coach: Salvador Avelar

3. Chiko (PREP.E)

   • A robotic dog that provides in-house security and deters unwanted robberies and violence.

   • Team: Jordan Velasco (EECS), Iffat Thasina (EECS), Mandy Pham (EECS), Victor Flores (CE), Ariana Deleston (ME)

   • Coach: Ananth Nayak

4. LUZA (PREP.L)

   • Tracking and alert system meant to prevent bike theft on college campuses

   • Team: Alex Umanzor (EECS), Zora Lovrak (CE), Jocelyn Acateco (CE), Raul Sarabia (ME), Javier C. Gonzales (EECS)

   • Coach: Ashton Rotich

5. ModuLock (T-PREP.5)

   • A U-lock attachment to provide extra security for U-lock users.

   • Team: Julian Bourret (ME), Neil Solanki (EECS), Joshua Leavitt (ME), Brian Leong (EECS), Joey-Tai Phung (EECS)

   • Coach: Fatemeh Parsaeian

6. SMASH (T-PREP.9)

   • Car security system designed to prevent smash and grab break ins.

   • Team: Matthew Shieh (CE), Nathan Messer (ME), Mahesh Acharya (EECS), Gobind Singh (EECS), Rhonin Huggay (ME)

   • Coach: Muhammad Sohaib

7. QuakeGuard (PREP.D)

   • A support structure used to ensure home safety during earthquakes.

   • Team: Juan Pablo De La Cruz (ME), Katharine Hong (ME), Abolfazl Matin Hezare (CE), Ma. Cristabelle Antonette Calisay (EECS), Anisa Khair (CE)

   • Coach: Marilyn Nunez

Health & Well-Being

8. Eye-Pill (PREP.F)

   • A smart pill box designed for low income people who want to adhere to their medical regimen.

   • Team: Daniel Alvarado (BioE), Abigail Luna Garcia (ME), Vanessa Bravo (BioE), Omar Cox Diaz (EECS), Erica Nassar (EECS)

   • Coach: Kendra Lopez

9. Mama Bear (PREP.G)

   • A portable medical device that personalizes postpartum services, making them accessible.

   • Team: Kimberly Ramos (ME), Nchegem Nyenke (BioE), Braelyn Carroll (ME), Suleet Correa (BioE), Habeeb Tiamiyu (EECS)

   • Coach: Kendra Lopez

10. LunarLock (PREP.H)

    • An app/sleep aid device that mitigates phone usage while providing an ambient environment at night.

    • Team: Alberto Olvera (BioE), Nina Nguyen (BioE), Daniel Oslund (ME), Ariana Jiang (BioE), Mekila James (CE)

    • Coach: Ananth Nayak

11. New to the Bottle (T-PREP.3)

    • A bracelet that contains a breathalyzer and a button to track the number of drinks.

    • Team: Sarah Akhtar (EECS), Andrea Alfaro (EECS), Jasmine Amaya (BioE), Pamela Herrera Rodriguez (BioE), Nhi Pham (EECS), Nandini Velinedi (EECS)

    • Coach: Tina Nguyen

12. Team Spike Guard (T-PREP.6)

    • A portable vending machine to dispense drug testing tips to detect spiked drinks.

    • Team: Zeyad Khokhar (BioE), Krishna Thankamushy (EECS), Isaac Gonzalez (EECS), Tyler, Thomas, Mario Camacho (BioE)

    • Coach: Shikha Shah

Afternoon: 01:00p - 03:00p

Energy | Environment | Fire | Water

Energy & Environment

1. Mr. Bin: Taking the Thinking Out of Waste Disposal (T-PREP.4)

   • A trash bin accessory that helps users sort, identify, and properly dispose of waste.

   • Team: Alik Ingegno (NE), Brycen Lee (ME), Jonathan Saleh, Jaylen Jones (CE), Monica Mendoza (BioE)

   • Coach: Erik Zepeda

2. RAAMP (T-PREP.8)

   • A device that collects trash in a stadium setting that is both interactive and educational.

   • Team: Regan Bowerbank (ME), Pooja Mehta (BioE), M. Alvarado, Alahe Akhavan (ME), Adrian Hernandez (ME)

   • Coach: Jisoo Jung

3. Civeecs (PREP.B)

   • A carbon emission detector that tracks your household CO2e. 

   • Team: Vanessa Lievanos (CE), Ricardo Osorio (CE), Joshua Ramirez (CE), Marc Anthony Jimenez (EECS), David Guerrero (CE)

   • Coach: Salvador Avelar

4. bAIR (PREP.I)

   • An air filter that utilizes bamboo biochar KOH to remove pollutants and CO2.

   • Team: Jayden Cox (ME), Marisol Ramirez (CE), Erik Estrada (ME), Angel Arambula (ME), Khanh Duong (BioE)

   • Coach: Roberto Flores Blancas

5. MEJA (PREP.K)

   • A purification system that reduces the amount of fine particulates in the air.

   • Team: Adriana Ochoa (EECS), Mario Ajanel Chaj (ME), Enrique Sicari (AeroE), Jorge Montejo Martinez (EECS)

   • Coach: Allan Ramirez

6. Particulate Matters (PREP.M)

   • EV-powered two-phase air filtration system that returns clean air to the environment

   • Team: Amy Cossyleon (EnvEngSci), Gagik Aghajanyan (EnergyE), Maryam Zaedi (CE), Nico Martinez (NE), Emmanuel Matute (EECS)

   • Coach: Marilyn Nunez

7. Pika Plug Outlet Power Monitor NILM (T-PREP.7)

   • A device that connects to an outlet and gets an itemized receipt of power usage from one circuit.

   • Team: Sejin Lee (EECS), Alex Hagemeister (EECS), Liam Norman (EECS), Nate Carter (EECS), Nathan Seymor (ME), Jacob Lopez (ME)

   • Coach: Roberto Flores Blancas

Fire & Water

8. On the Grid (PREP.N)

   • Power line adapter technology detects broken power lines and the affected area is turned off.

   • Team: Walter Menjivar (ME), Daisy Kerr (EnergyE), Jonathan Garcia Garcia (EECS), Natalie Cervantes (ME), Hector Diaz  (EECS)

   • Coach: Roberto Flores Blancas

9. Fireball (T-PREP.1)

   • An autonomous robot that can detect and extinguish fires

   • Team: Zain Mustafa (EECS), Eren Saglam (EECS), Ethan Ramirez (EECS), Edwin Lopez (ME), Tenzin Norphel (EECS)

   • Coach: Jesse Medina

10. Hydro Hounds (PREP.J)

    • An alligator put into water streams to filter out agricultural run off for re-usable clean water.

    • Team: Yaritza Pimentel (CE), Luis Fonseca (AeroE), Dayana Zavala (BioE), Jonathan Rivera (EECS), Ulises Kuijken (CE)

    • Coach: Allan Ramirez

11. Drip Archer (T-PREP.2)

    • Smart sprinkler head that targets and automatically waters plants depending on their water needs.

    • Team: Max Ortega (EECS), Zach Pricz, Joe Domke (ME), Shun Miyake (EECS)

    • Coach: Angel Garnica

12. NEMO (PREP.O)

    • A robotic fish that detects oil spills and collects oil.

    • Team: Athena Ngo (EngMathStat), Erik Lopez, Eilyn Garcia (EngUnd), Katia Bernabe (EngMathStat)

    • Coach: Ashton Rotich