In 2023, CSU STRATA recognized 13 awardees for over $14,500 in cash awards.
Congratulations to the following students, faculty, and companies for their exceptional work.
2023 award winners
Sydney Spiegel, Jianguo Zhao
Tensegrity Wheels for Small All-Terrain Robots
CSU STRATA Innovative Excellence Award sponsored by Casimir Jones and Patterson + Sheridan
$2,000
Innovation in Agricultural Science sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences
$1,000
Jinlong Han, Vamsi Nalam
Interference of Potato Virus Y Transmission by Aphids Using Small Peptide Inhibitors
Innovation in Engineering sponsored by Walter Scott, JR. College of Engineering
$1,000
Emilio Molina Rueda
The AirPen: A Wearable Monitor for Particulate Matter and Volatile Organic Compounds
Innovation in Natural Science sponsored by the College of Natural Sciences
$1,000
Tomojit Ghosh
Data Driven Biomarker Selection Sparse Centroid-Encoder
Innovation in Health & Human Sciences sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences
$1,000
Katey Lam
Architectural Virtual Library: Development of Educational K—12 Resources
Dr. Rebekah Kading, Dr. Christopher Snow, Dr. Julius Stuart
Tracking Mosquitoes Using Edible Microcrystals
Innovation in Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
$1,000
Chris Moody
Taking performance to the next level: Infused Fitness Performance packs.
Innovation at CSU Pueblo sponsored by Carrington Coleman
$1,000
Pacific Gringas
Connecting Food Trucks and Kitchens
Game Changer Award sponsored by the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the College of Business
$1,000
Amanda Spitzer
Overcoming Accessibility Barriers for Colorado Students Using CSU-AVL
Innovation in Animal Health sponsored by Zoetis
$500
Lauren Little
Lodgeit.
People’s Choice Award sponsored by Meunier Carlin & Curfman
$2,000
Thaisa Baldo, Joowon Park
Quantitative, Rapid, and Simple COVID-19 Diagnostic Device
People’s Choice Runner-Up sponsored by Haukaas Fortis
$1,000