HTHS Engineering Academy News

On April 5th, 2019, the HTHS Engineering Academy sent six teams to compete in the Alabama State Science and Engineering Fair at UAH. Students have been working hard on their projects all year, following the engineering design process to develop a working prototype to solve their chosen problem. The Engineering Academy instructors are Jason Dooley and Tom Moulton.  Congratulations to these hardworking students and their instructors. 

The following students placed or received honorable mention.

Reagan Shoop - Helmet with concussion sensors – detects level of impact from football hits, activates different lights to notify trainers.

o 1st Place in the Biomedical and Health Sciences Category at the UAH State Science Fair.

o Alabama Modeling and Simulation Council Special Award at UAH

o Boeing Company Special Award at UAH

o 1st Place in the medical category and overall Intel Award Winner at the UAB Regional Science Fair

o She won an automatic spot in the International Science Fair in Arizona.

Cameron Gallups - Insulin pump power source – Uses the motion of a person walking to produces power. Primary function is to maintain battery charge on an insulin pump. Can also be used to charge cellphones.

o 2nd Place in the Physical Energy Category at the UAH State Science Fair

o Association of Energy Engineers Special Award at UAH

o 3rd place in the Physical Science category at the UAB Regional Science Fair.

Kayla Donaldson, Will Bradley, and Coy Trammell - Infant Car Seat Temperature Sensor – Prevents infant deaths when they are accidentally left in the car. Emails parents, then 911.

o 1st Place in the Embedded Systems Category at UAH State Science Fair

o 1st Place in the Energy and Transportation Category at UAB Regional Science Fair.

Abby Manscill - Handicap friendly intersection – allows for more crossing time for individuals who need more time to cross. It will also look to see if crossing is still blocked before turning green.

o 4th Place in the Embedded Systems Category at the UAH State Science Fair

o Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Special Award at UAH

o Huntsville Electro-Optical Society Special Award at UAH

o U.S. Army Science and Engineering Honorable Mention Award at UAH

o Second Place in the Energy and Transportation Category at the UAB Regional Science Fair

Luke Burford, Alex Litwin, and Lucas Campbell - Gravity Generator – Generates electricity by a falling weight. Alternative power source that does not require the sun or wind.

o 3rd Place in the Engineering Mechanics Category at the UAH State Science Fair

o U.S. Army Science and Engineering Honorable Mention Award at UAH

o 3rd place in the Energy and Transportation Category at the UAB Regional Science Fair.

Carson McCombs and Jaden Arnold - Table Top Gaming Brain – Makes complicated games with lots of rules more fun to play by stepping gamers through all of the rules. Electronic game master.

o 4th Place in the Embedded Systems/Systems Software Category at the UAH State Science Fair.

o Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Special Award at UAH

o 1st Place in Computer Science at the UAB Regional Science Fair.