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Five awards were given out: 1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E, and 3\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003E place for research; People\u0026rsquo;s Choice; and Best Presentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach team was judged by a panel of two ECE faculty judges based on a rubric evaluating the team\u0026#39;s research knowledge, the quality of the work, and the overall oral presentation.\u0026nbsp;The People\u0026#39;s Choice Award was determined by undergraduate students and mentors based on how well the team\u0026rsquo;s poster explained the research purpose and findings, as well as\u0026nbsp;the visual quality of the poster.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EErnesto Mogena, product development engineer at Intel and ECE alumnus (BSEE 14, MSECE 15), was a special speaker at the event. Mogena was a participant in ORS for two years as an undergraduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Coming back to an ORS banquet, so many years later, is most rewarding. Not only have I gotten to see how much the program has grown, but also how much ORS alumni can help current students understand the opportunities this program has to offer,\u0026rdquo; said Mogena.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award winners at the Banquet are outlined below.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1st Place\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTitle: \u003Cem\u003EDevelopment of Efficient Solar Power Based Nanogrid System with Modular Design\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty Member: Prof. Ron Harley, Prof. Maryam Saeedifard\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMentor:\u0026nbsp; Jingfan Sun\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduates Kyron Longwood\/Emily Pitts\/Ellie Robelo\/Jake Smith\/Tshim Tshimanga\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSponsor: School of ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2nd Place\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTitle: \u003Cem\u003EA Scalable Architecture for Rural Electrification\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty Member: Prof. Deepak Divan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPh.D. Mentor: Nishant Bilakanti\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduates: Catie Camron\/ Varun Duggal\/Elijah Lubanski\/ Aditya Retnanto\/Jeffrey Zhao\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSponsor: Phillips 66\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd Place\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTitle: \u003Cem\u003EEnergy Harvesting Sensor Network:\u0026nbsp;Energy Efficiency Optimization and Network Modeling Techniques\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty Member: Prof. Ying Zhang\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPh.D. Mentor: Qianao Ju\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduates: Malik Barton\/Dianna King,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSponsor: National Science Foundation\/ Prof. Ying Zhang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeople\u0026#39;s Choice\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTitle: \u003Cem\u003EModeling of Novel Spintronic Devices\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty Member: Prof. Azad Naeemi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPh.D. Mentor: Rouhollah Mousavi Ireai\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduates: Will Scott\/Vishnu Tanguturi\/Yue Zheng\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSponsor: Intel\/SRC\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest Presentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTitle: \u003Cem\u003EAutonomous Low Frequency Radio Receiver\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty Member: Prof. Morris Cohen\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPhD Mentors: Nick Gross \u0026amp; Jackson McCormick\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduates: Brad Daitch\/Wendy Lin\/Alex Simoneaux\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSponsor:\u0026nbsp;School of ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsors for the ORS program include Texas Instruments, Intel, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Raytheon, Corning, Phillips 66, Space Solar Power Institute, Kirchoff Endowment, National Science Foundation, and The Center for Grid Engineering Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 19, 2017, the Opportunity Research Scholar\u0026rsquo;s (ORS) program held its 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E annual Research Awards Banquet. 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