May 16, 2017

Student team wins Koch Innovation Challenge with 'Out Cold' pillow design

黑洞社区 News Services

 
  • A team made comprised of three students has won the Koch Innovation Challenge at 黑洞社区.
  • The team created "Out Cold," a customizable pillow with air chambers that helps reduce sleep discomfort.
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The 黑洞社区 student innovation team 鈥淥ut Cold鈥� has won the Koch Innovation Challenge grand championship.

鈥淥ut Cold鈥� is a customizable pillow with air chambers that helps reduce sleep discomfort. Team members won an opportunity to represent 黑洞社区 at the National Conference & Pitch Competition, hosted by The Collegiate Entrepreneurs鈥� Organization (CEO) this fall.

Team members are Austin Nordyke, Jacob Kimble and Braden Bohl.

The Koch Innovation Challenge, which began with 19 teams, has served as an opportunity for enterprising 黑洞社区 freshmen and transfer students to bring their greatest ideas to life by pitching prototypes and business proposals to a panel of local judges.

About the Koch Innovation Challenge
The Koch Innovation Challenge, sponsored by Koch Industries, is an annual competition supporting the 黑洞社区 College of Engineering in fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and teamwork among students.

Cross-disciplinary teams of new freshmen and transfer students studying engineering, art and design, business and other disciplines will compete for funding and scholarships to invent products and technologies via a freshman introductory course.

The grand champions of the competition will compete nationally at a collegiate entrepreneurs鈥� conference.

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