The TechConnect World Innovation Conference sponsors a best abstract award (oral or poster presentation) open to all undergraduate and graduate students. We select top abstracts in February and awardees receive free registration to the entire meeting.

For abstracts to receive award consideration, they must be submitted by January 24 and hav "Yes" selected next to “Please for consideration of this abstract for a TechConnect World Abstract Prize.

Submissions Closed

Nima Mahmoudzadeh Vaziri, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Life Cycle Assessment of Amine Solvents for CO₂ Capture: A Comparative Analysis of MEA and AEEA for Sustainable CO2 Capture

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Navneet Kumar, University of Alberta
High-rate photocatalytic hydrogen generation from methanol using narrow bandgap small molecule organic semiconductor

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Edward Broker, Texas A&M University
Employing Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool for the Localized Patterning of Graphene

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Kevin Velasquez Carballo, University of Arkansas
Novel Surface Coatings for Addressing Structural and Interfacial Issues of Lithium Metal Batteries

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Willem Glenewinkel, Texas A&M University
Transforming Healthcare with AI: Security and Privacy in Remote AI-Enabled Stethoscopes

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Akhtar Gul, University of Houston
Studying Hyperuniform Structures and Entropic Phase Separation in Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

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Ji Meng, Stevens Institute of Technology
Kinetic and mechanism study of PFOS removal from water using micro-scale zero-valent iron (mZVI)

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Jawad Khan, PetroND Energy Solutions (University of North Dakota)
Advanced Flow Optimization Solution for Winter Oil and Gas Well Performance

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Heeyong Huh, The University of Texas at Austin
A Wireless Forehead E-tattoo for Mental Workload Estimation

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Jiazheng Bao, The University of Texas at Austin
Biomimetic organogels with phase-separated bicontinuous betworks for superior mechanical performance

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HONORABLE MENTION

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Ernest Konadu-Yiadom, Colorado School of Mines
Monazite Beneficiation by Flotation Surface Chemistry

Tse-Ang Lee, The University of Texas at Austin
Development of a novel optical fiber probe sensor for real-time ethanol monitoring

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Mehmet Kepenekci, The University of Texas at Austin
Effect of Geometry and Material Properties on the Mechanical Properties of Nanopillar Arrays

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Venkat Roy, Purdue University
Mapping Supply Chain Environmental Impacts: A Spatial LCA Framework

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Pablo Vidal, University of Texas at Austin
On-scalp printing of personalized electroencephalography e-tattoos

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Ming-Feng Hsieh, The University of Texas at Austin
Bubble-Printing Synthesis of High-Entropy Alloys for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

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Enrique Juárez, Universidad Autónoma De San Luis Potosí (UASLP)
In situ analysis of the degradation of alloplastic epidermal substitutes for burn treatment using optical spectroscopies

Roshan Padhan, Jackson State University
Ultrahigh Electrostatic Energy Density in Au/2D-CuInP2Se6/Graphene Micro-Capacitor

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