Friday July 28 2023
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.
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
MODULOCK (AM Session)
PIKA PLUG (PM Session)
CHICKO (AM Session)
HYDRO HOUNDS (PM Session)
ECONOCUBE (AM Session)
MR.BIN (PM Session)
CHIKO (AM Session)
HYDRO HOUNDS (PM Session)
SPIKE GUARD (AM Session)
MR.BIN (PM Session)
Ask questions during Q&A period.
Complete Score Sheet for each team
At 3pm, use provided QR code to vote for TOP projects
Change "share" settings on your slides and other relevant files (e.g. videos) to PUBLIC.
Upload your slides and other relevant files (e.g. videos) to http://tiny.cc/PREPMDS2023 by Thursday July 27 2023 11:59pm PT
Attend and support your fellow PREP / T-PREP students
At 3pm, use provided QR code to vote for TOP projects
Housing | Security | Health | Well-Being
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Energy | Environment | Fire | Water
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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