Engineering students saw great success against several area universities at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers St. Louis Section Blackbox regional competition held on Saturday, Oct. 29. Jaya Chitrakavi and Alex Abernathy placed first in the Analog Blackbox competition, while Kelsey Haines and Izzy Lamonte placed third in the Digital Blackbox competition.

Several universities in the region participated in the event, including Washington University, Saint Louis University and Missouri University of Science and Technology.

“We are extremely proud of our students' performance,” said Amardeep Kaur, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “This competition gave our students a chance to put their skills to the test and use their knowledge to come up with the mystery circuit details.”

Learn more about the competition.

A first place finish in international competition highlighted a recent showing by the School of Engineering’s Cougar Baja team. The team competed in the Baja SAE® series held September 29-October 2 in Green Valley, Ariz., where it placed first in the sled pull. The series consists of competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges.

“We placed first in the sled pull at the competition and that means a lot to everyone on the Cougar Baja team,” said Matthew Buchholz, team president. “It feels great to have all of our hard work pay off.”

View the team's full results.

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