Support
Without the support of the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University, FilaSoy would not have been created. S3D Innovations greatly appreciates the support and backing that it has received throughout this competition. We especially would like to reach out to all the farmers out there who make our lives possible.
Special Thanks
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Dr. Karthik Ramani (Project Non-Technical Advisor)
Director, C Design Lab
Donald W. Feddersen Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
An innovator and entrepreneur at heart, Prof. Ramani has given us much counseling throughout the competition. With his support we were able to go beyond what we could have imagined. It was by taking his CAD & Prototyping class (ME 444) that really pushed the team into the 3D printing direction. We could have not gotten to where we are without him. From promoting our team within Purdue and in influential circles, we were able to procure what we needed for this project to succeed.
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Dr. Michael Harris (Project Technical Advisor)
Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Education
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director Graduate Studies, School of Chemical Engineering
Prof. Harris' lab was where it all started. The first batch of FilaSoy was made there and without his lab space, equipment, and support we wouldn't be here. We greatly appreciate the guidance he has given us and the opportunity to make a great product.
Dr. Jitesh Panchal (Extended Advisory Team)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Without Prof. Panchal we wouldn't have been able to do the ultimate proof of concept: using our product to 3D print an object. His belief and support for what we are doing has not gone unnoticed and we recognize the risk he took in letting us use his 3D printer. Our team is indebted to the graciousness he has shown us and continues to show for our product and the team.
Sainath Varikuti (Extended Advisory Team)
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Sainath has been incredibly generous with our team and has been an invaluable source of information. Without his help we wouldn't have been able to use the 3D printer and create our 3D models. He has really gone above and beyond what he needed to do to help us and was willing to answer all of our questions. Thanks for sticking with us and we hope we didn't disturb you and Tony while we were printing in your office!
Michelle Creech
Soybean/Corn Contest Project Manager