FoNS-MAD 2018
2018 saw over 100 undergraduate students attend FoNS-MAD workshops in February. 14 teams of students from across the departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Physics, Aeronautics, Earth Science and Engineering, Materials and Design Engineering then applied to take part in the competition.
Four teams of finalists were selected to work on their innovative ideas in the lab over the summer of 2018. These teams then went on to compete for prizes worth up to £6,000 at the grand final on 24 October 2018. You can read more about all of the teams in this news article.
FoNS-MAD 2018 Finalist Teams
Batcane
Team Batcane – Leo Leung (Physics), Valerie Lau (Physics), Ryan Ho (Design Engineering) and Louie Hext (Physics), developed a ‘smart’ cane for people with visual impairments that could help them navigate their surroundings independently.
CleanSea
Team CleanSea, included Dario Mongiardi (Chemistry), Jedidiah Cheung (Life Sciences) and Riccardo Rocco Pierre (Chemistry). The team investigated a way of stopping microplastics from entering oceans and rivers.
FoNS-MAD 2018 Finalist Teams
FeaFOG
Team FeaFOG, made up of Yuxin Zhang (Life Sciences), Ming Toh (Life Sciences) and Brady Han (Materials) created an innovate sponge that would help people get rid of kitchen oil and prevent it being poured down the drain.
miCHIP
Team MiCHIP, which includes Georg Wachter (Life Sciences), Martina Oliver Huidobro (Life Sciences), and Alejandro Marquiegui (Life Sciences), worked to develop a low-cost, portable test which could detect a range of diseases including Alzheimer’s using less invasive procedures.