2024 Winners

1st Place: Force Plasma: Nahndi Kirk-Bradley, Shikhadri Mahanta, 
Alternative to Chemical Fumigation
Texas A&M University

2nd Place: Kelp Wraps: Raziyeh Jokar, Vivian Usha, Noor Fatima, Rachel Day
Sodium alginate-based multilayered wrappers to replace traditional polypropylene films
Auburn University

3rd Place: MycoColors: Ryan Sarhan, Keya Rani Roy, Yosselin Castro-Islas, Suvro Talukdar
Cultivating Sustainable Food Colors from California Vineyard Waste Energy Generation
University of Kentucky

At the Annual International Meeting, ASABE hosts a bioprocess simulated “shark tank” format competition, which encourage students to develop a new product or process that utilizes a unique biological resource. Students will design a product or process, conduct any necessary experimentation, testing, and/or modeling, and write a brief report describing their design and marketing of the product or process; a physical prototype is not required for competition. Student teams will pitch their ideas to a group of industry representatives serving as judges in a simulated “shark tank” format at the ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM). Teams are required to create a poster of their product/process for display at the AIM.

DEADLINE EXTENSION:

April 15, 2025, is the deadline to submit Round 1 documents for the competition. No late submissions will be accepted. Teams will be informed of results by May 15. The top three teams will be invited to compete in the final pitch at the Annual International Meeting.

Rules and Contest Guidelines

Past Winners

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