Rice Undergrads Among Finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition

Rice University undergraduate students were among the finalists in the 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition. Matthew Nojoomi, Michael Pan, Kamal Shah, and Erica Skerrett with Advisor Rebecca Richards-Kortum entered an inexpensive mechanical IV Drip with an automatic volume regulator to prevent overhydration.

The competition encourages invention, entrepreneurship, and creativity in students who are working on cutting-edge inventions at their colleges and universities. Outstanding inventions in science, engineering, mathematics, technology (STEM) and other creative fields are judged by a panel of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees and USPTO officials.

For a more detailed description of their invention and information about other entries see the current finalists' link on the contest webpage. Read more about the contest on the Department of Commerce blog.