Sponsored by the Merrill L. Ebner Fund, the annual Engineering Portfolio Challenge is open to all students in the College of Engineering. The goal of the contest is to promote design and to showcase engineering skills. The goal is also to encourage students to create a portfolio, as it can be a powerful tool in obtaining an internship or job in industry. Material in portfolios can be anything that displays creative engineering work and skills. This could be from class work, personal projects, internships, etc.
Winners are selected in the following categories and are awarded prizes in the amount of:
Best Graduate Student ($500), Best Senior ($500), Best Junior ($400), Best Sophomore ($250), Best FYS ($100). An additional prize of $500 is awarded to the student with the Best Overall Portfolio!
The 2025 Portfolio Challenge has begun.
Workshops:
Principles of Portfolio Design | Wed Mar 5 | 5:00-6:00 PM
Portfolio Lab | Wed Mar 19 | 5:00-6:00 PM
Winner Reveal Party:
Wed Apr 23 | 4:15-5:00 PM
Submission Deadline:
The 2025 challenge has ended. Please check back next Spring for the 2026 competition!
Past Winners
Congratulations to our past winners! Where possible we have included a link to their winning portfolio, but note that some older sites may have expired.
2024 Contest Winners
Best Graduate Student: Taylor Frey-Baker
Best Senior: Nicholas Hardy
Best Junior: Thomas Tran
Best Sophomore: Pippi Pi
Best Freshman: Charles Van Hook
2023 Contest Winners
Best Graduate Student: Mela Coffey
Best Senior: Frans Luttmer
Best Junior: Sebastian Seum
Best Sophomore: Mone Sekiguchi
Best Freshman: Adam Yanai
Best Overall: Mone Sekiguchi
2022 Contest Winners
Best Graduate Student: Andrew Garrison
Best Senior: Jessica Man
Best Junior: Mikayla Crowley
Best Sophomore: Manuel Segimón Plana
Best Freshman: Maggie Driggs
Best Overall: Andrew Garrison
2020 Winners
Best Senior: Matthew Averill
Best Junior: Aaron Hwang
Best Sophomore: Gayatri Sundar Rajan
Best Overall: Aaron Hwang
2019 Winners
Best Senior: Brandon A. Sookraj
Best Junior: Theron Tarigo
Best Sophomore: Justin Fiaschetti
Best Freshman: Trevor Melsheimer
Best Overall: Justin Fiaschetti
2018 Winners
Best LEAP Phase 1: Kristof Fogarasi
Best Senior: Daniel Poe
Best Junior: Lucas Watson
Best Sophomore: Aily Watson
Best Freshman: Austin Briggs
Best Overall: Austin Briggs
2017 Winners
Best Senior: Evi Shiakolas
Best Junior: Daniel Poe
Best Sophomore: Lucas Watson
Best Freshman: Aily Walker
Best Overall: Evi Shiakolas
2016 Winners
Best LEAP Phase 1: Alex Chang
Best Senior: David Miller
Best Junior: Zachary Lasiuk
Best Sophomore: Ashlyn Aiello
Best Freshman: Nikunj Khetan
Best Overall: David Miller
2015 Winners
Best LEAP Phase 1: Rami Hamzey
Best Senior: Armor Harris
Best Junior: Mehmet Akbulut
Best Sophomore: Joseph Beaupre
Best Freshman: Douglas Lescarbeau
Best Overall: Armor Harris