Caltech
Design Contest
ME72 Engineering Design Laboratory
Fall Term, 1999

Contest Highlights



The ME72 Class of 1999.


Participants.


Prof. Erik Antonsson (left) and Nathan Schara (right) operating the Placebo.


Prof. Erik Antonsson (left) and Nathan Schara (right) operating the Placebo.
Eric Hale (background) and Catherine Mohr (far right).


Dr. Greg Smedley (left) and Prof. Erik Antonsson (right)


Brett Hooper (Schlumberger) (left), Prof. Erik Antonsson (middle, looking shocked) and Dr. Greg Smedley (right)


Prof. Erik Antonsson


Prof. Erik Antonsson


Regina "Wedge" Cheung, with bandaged fingers from the burrs on her device.


Jason Wong (right) in the Audience.


Regina Cheung (right)


Cheerleaders!


Jason McIlhaney (left) being congratulated by Dev Kumar (left).


Dev Kumar and Steve Chung (left contestants), Catherine Mohr (AeroVironment) (left judge), Brett Hooper (Schlumberger) (right judge), Sue Hsieh and Andy Cashion (right contestants)


Matt Musick (left) and Jason McIlhaney (center) vs. Regina "Wedge" Cheung and Dale Parks (far side).


Anna Iwaniec (left) and Jackie Yeung (right)


Regina "Wedge" Cheung (left) and Dale Parkes (right)


Chris Brooks and George Chung (left contestants) vs. Greg Detweiler and Cory Loomis (right contestants)


Liz Kelly and Greg Fricke (left contestants) vs. Lisa Hung and Russel Howe (right contestants)


Chris Brooks' device climbing the wall.


Chris Brooks' device descending the wall after scoring a pink tetrahedron in the 3x zone.


Dev Kumar's device scoring a cube in the 4x zone.


At the ready: Sue Hsieh's and Andy Cashion's Devices at t=0


Chris Brooks' device (left) and George Chung's device (right).


Greg Detweiler with warpaint.


Dale Parkes (left) and Regina "Wedge" Cheung (right).


Greg Fricke (evaluating the quality of his shave).


Winners: Dev Kumar (left) and Steve Chung (right) hoisting the trophy.


Winners: Dev Kumar (left) and Steve Chung (right) competing.


Jason McIlhaney (foreground) and Jonathan Ma (background).


Jonathan Ma.


Nathan Schara (left) and Jonathan Ma (right)


Audience.


Audience.


Howen Mak in the Audience.


Brian Muirhead (of JPL/Mars Pathfinder fame) in the Audience.


Paul Novak (far right) in the Audience.


Brett Hooper (Schlumberger) (left) and Sue Hsieh (right)


Anna Iwaniec (left) and Jackie Yeung (right)


Anna Iwaniec (left) and Jackie Yeung (right)


Lisa Hung (left) and Russel Howe (right)


Amy Duello (left) and Carrie Garner (right)


Anna Iwaniec (left) and Jackie Yeung (right)


Chris Brooks (left) and George Chung (right)


Cory Loomis repairing his device between rounds.


Nathan Schara (1998 winner) in the "pit".


George Chung (foreground) and Anna Iwaniec (background) in the "pit" repairing their devices between rounds.


Dr. Greg Smedley.


Contest Participants.


Sue Hsieh (left) and Lisa Hung (right) looking tired.


From left to right: Regina "Wedge" Cheung (at left edge), Liz Kelly (looking to the right), Jason McIlhaney (above and behind Liz), Greg Fricke (back of his head, clapping), Dale Parkes (looking over his shoulder), unknown (laughing).


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