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6th AMIE Design Challenge
Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) hosts its 6th Annual AMIE Design Challenge at the Black Engineer of the Year Conference on Friday, February 10th from 7:00 PM–10:30 PM at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
This AMIE signature program demonstrates the value of the AMIE collaborative partnership. It is also a great way to showcase the innovation and technical expertise of our students.
- Engage students in industry challenges and processes through collaboration with corporate business, government agencies and technical leaders
- Introduce students to new and emerging technologies and how they are used to solve real life problems
- Provide the opportunity for innovative, out of the box thinking, skills development and solution presentations
This year’s Design Challenge will align with the Infrastructure Act and Chips and Science Act. The focus areas will be Clean Water, Urban Infrastructure, Clean Energy, Transportation, Cybersecurity, Semiconductor Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem and access to High-Speed Internet. Students will be introduced to “Design Thinking” and the “Business Model Canvas” to enable them to focus on user outcomes in problem solving and the development of user centric solutions.
Each Sponsor will provide a Technical Advisor to mentor the HBCU Student teams as they develop a Problem Statement and Solution.
The first, second and third place team members and University will receive a monetary award. They will also be invited to attend and present at our 30th Anniversary and Annual Conference in Washington, DC in September 2023.
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Friday, February 10th from 7:00 PM–10:30 PM
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
in National Harbor, Maryland.
2023 AMIE
Design Challenge Teams
Design Challenge
AMIE
Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE)
6th Annual AMIE Design Challenge
SPEAKERS
Gary Schneider
Chair, AMIE Board of Directors
Vice President & Managing Executive
IBM Corporation
Ursula Christian
Divisional Vice President
Abbott
Dawn Charleston
Director
Raytheon Technologies
Veronica Nelson
Executive Director
AMIE Inc
Avalyn Pace
Strategic Program Manager
AMIE Inc
JUDGES
Ursula Christian
Divisional Vice President
Abbott
Kenneth McKee
Boston Scientific
Kimberly Hall
Capital One
James Bullock
Raytheon Technologies
Linda McGuire
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Ebony Roberts
Qurate Retail Group
FACULTY
Advisors
Dr. Terry Miller
Alabama A&M University
Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell
Florida A&M University
Dr. Venkata Melapu
Jackson State University
Dr. Monica Poindexter
Morgan State University
Dr. Kingsley Nwosu
Norfolk State University
Dr. Kiranmai Bellam
Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Noushin Ghaffari
Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Seaborn Carter
Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Catherine Armwood-Gordon
Tennessee State University
Dr. Leitao Chen
Tennessee State University
Dr. Mandoye Ndoye
Tuskegee University
Dr. Lei Zhang
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Ji Chen
University of the District of Columbia
Dr. Nasser Ghariban
Virginia State University
Mariah Simmons
Virginia State University
Dr. Joseph Shelton
Virginia State University
TECHNICAL ADVISORS
Shola Akinmeji
Abbott
Andre Young
Capital One
Herman Colquhoun Jr
IBM Corporation
Ernest Holmes
Google
Steve Austin
Raytheon Technologies
George Omae
Boston Scientific
Michael Katz
Qurate Retail Group
Eugene Johnson
The Boeing Company
Shardé Estep
Leidos
Anthony Steele
Leidos
Arturo Pizano
Siemens
Steve Hoiberg
Siemens
Mia Fujii
Siemens
Wei Jiang
Oracle
Edgar Perez
Oracle
Design Thinking
Facilitators
Adriana Pink
Product Manager, IBM
Nichols Brandi
Visual/UI Designer, IBM
Melinda Carr
Program Director of Design, IBM
Napier Kentish II
Senior UX Designer & Experience Consultant, IBM
Meg Vonderhaar
Senior UX Designer, IBM
JR Ratliff
Post Doctoral Specialist, Idaho National Laboratory
Van Galasso
UX Researcher, IBM
Sylvia Podesta
Designer, IBM
Ifeoma Okah
UX Researcher, IBM
Felix Portnoy, PhD
Design Principal, IBM
Dimitri Alexander
Advisory Designer, IBM
Christina Adames-Round
Advisory Designer, IBM
Karla Rangel Garcia
Supply Chain Manager, IBM
Irene Yachbes
Senior Manager-Office of the CIO, IBM
Joseline Chang
Experience and Design Consultant, IBM
Dipali Aphale
Design Researcher, IBM
Ajaysinh Barad
Experience Designer, IBM
Casey Tang
UX Designer, IBM
For Additional Information:
Achieving Diversity Through Partnerships
301-275-8067
Executive_director@amiepartnerships.org
5200 Perring Parkway, Baltimore, Maryland 21251
