Trailblazer

The University of Wollongong's annual Trailblazer competition was developed to reward innovative ideas and early-stage research that has the potential to benefit the community, industry or business, as well as generate a financial return. In 2011 the UOW, in collaboration with UniQuest, will host it’s 7th Trailblazer Competition.

The University final, sponsored by Fisher Adams Kelly, was held on the 4th of August where a total pool of $10,000 prize money was awarded across a Student and Open Category.

In 2011 for the first time a grand final was held between all of the participating Universities. UOW sent a team, sponsored by Shelston IP, to compete in the grand final in Queensland on the 15th of August, where another $50,000 in prize money was awarded.

Congratulations to Aditya Ghose Winner of the Vision Award for Enriched Communities category. He is pictured here accepting his prize from Carrie Hillyard (Uniquest Chair).

2011 UOW Winners

Category	Open	Student	Pitching Excellence
Winner	Ms Belinda Gibbons-Parrish Prof Trevor Spedding	Mr Consulato Cara Dr Danielle Skropeta	Mr Christopher Anderson
Runner-Up	Prof Aditya Ghose	Mr Jie (Jack) Yang Mr Zhenxin Feng
Highly Commended	Dr Yasmine Probst	Mr Sao Ian (Marco) Leong Dr Luke McAven Dr Khin Win
Entries (projects) listed below photo and caption Winners (and Sponsors) from the 2011 Tralblazer competition (from left to right) Luke McAven, Marco Leong, Trevor Spedding, Belinda Gibbons-Parrish, Aditya Ghose, Elizabeth Eastland, Chris Anderson, Judy Raper, Yasmine Probst, Mark Egerton (Fisher Adams Kelly), Consulato Cara, Caroline Bommer (Shelston IP), David Hughes (Griffith Hack), Khin Win, Zhenxin Feng, Jack Yang. Other photos on our UOW Research Facebook page (join us for daily research updates!)

2011 Finalists

Team / Entrant & Category	Entry / Project	Faculty/Institute
Prof Gursel Alici (Open)	A novel artificial urinary sphincter	Engineering & Manufacturing
Ms Belinda Gibbons-Parrish Prof Trevor Spedding (Open)	Interactive Dynamic Learning Environment (IDLE)	SINET
Dr Grant Mathieson (Open)	Upcycling in an algal photobioreactor	IPRI
Dr Corinne Cortese Mr John Meurer (Open)	Baby Lounge Guard	Accounting & Finance
Dr Javad Foroughi (Open)	Novel Biofuel battery	IPRI
Dr Yasmine Probst (Open)	eFood Traka for better health management	Smart Foods Centre
Prof Aditya Ghose (Open)	UNNOTI	Infomatics
Prof Jennifer Seberry Binh Buu To (Open)	A New Digital Signature Algorithm	Centre for Computer and Information Security Research
Mr Sao Ian Leong Dr Luke McAven Dr Khin Win (Student)	Auto Calibration for Colour Defectiveness	Infomatics
Mr Kieren Diment (Student)	Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis	School of Information Systems
Mr Douglas Kerr Dr Lindsay Oades Dr Trevor Crowe (Student)	Narrative Identity Coaching Boardgame for Recovery	School of Psychology
Mr Xu Lei (Student)	Strengthen existing buildings	School of Civil, Mining & Environmental Engineering
Mr Mohammad Ramezanian Pour (Student)	Solar Powered Greywater Treatment Technology	Environment
Mr Consulato Cara Dr Danielle Skropeta (Student)	Diagnostic approaches targeting cancer's sweet spot	School of Chemistry
Mr Mehmet Eren Uz (Student)	Buildings connected by Active tendons	School of Civil, Mining & Environmental Engineering
Mr Jie Yang Mr Zhenxin Feng (Student)	Time-sensitive Map for Intelligent Transportation	Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Research Institute
Mr Christopher Anderson (Student)	Sustainable Shredding: A Biodegradable Surfboard Foam	Creative Arts

Previous Trailblazer Winners

>Several Previous Competition Winners are working with UOW to turn their ideas into real-world Uniquest commercial applications.
(View our Finalists and Winners from 2005 - 2010)