euspen talent programme challenge 2024
Stage 1: each team will be asked to develop a solution to our ‘virtual challenge’.
The challenge for 2024 is in collaboration with Stryker, it focuses on the development of an MPO (Multi-fiber push on connector) plate design and the associated manufacturing process for the automated assembly and testing of the fiber optic connector performance.
Stage 2: the top three teams from the “virtual challenge” will be invited to attend University College Dublin (UCD) to present their virtual challenge solution and the winning team will have the chance to visit Skryker’s technology centre. A bursary will be awarded to contribute towards travel, accommodation and subsistence. Students from the top three teams will also be awarded complementary access to our 24th International Conference and Exhibition.
Stage 3: each team is expected to present their final solution in a short video at euspen’s international conference and exhibition on precision engineering and nanotechnology. Moreover, the students from the top three teams will have the great opportunity to participate in the HR talent forum organized during the International Conference and Exhibition.
Teams and Pitch presentations
We initially had 6 teams comprising of 19 students who participated in the virtual challenge.
All teams were given names relating to the geography of Ireland. We had pitch presentations from all 6 teams.
| Team 1 Cork | Bruno Grman (HR) | Justin Chan Ho Tin (UK) | Yiran Wang (IE) | ||||
| Nicolae Jensen (DK) | |||||||
| Team 2 Belfast | Hugo Durand (US) | Giacomo Pietrobon (IT) | Leo Devlin (IE) | ||||
| Team 3 Galway | Tilmann Riemer (DE) | Manning Sun (JP) | Mohammadreza Kadivar (IE) | ||||
| Team 4 Dundalk | Koichi Hayashi (JP) | Danish Ashraf (UK) | Wayne Edgar Alphonso (DK) | ||||
| Team 5 Limerick | Liam Bortolin (IT) | Chris O’Hara (IE) | Sahar Karimian (IE) | ||||
| Team 6 Wexford | Mankirat Singh Khandpur (IT) | Akash Meena (DK) | Tinghao Liu (IE) | ||||
The three top teams who were going to be invited to DTU were:
Team 3 – Galway
Team 4 – Dundalk
Team 5 – Limerick
The prototypes were designed and created and after much deliberations, we are thrilled to announce the winning team in 1st place was awarded to: Team 4 Dundalk
Congratulations to Team 4 Dundalk, composed of Wayne Edgar, Danish Ashraf, and Koichi Hayashi, for winning the euspen Talent Programme 2024. On Friday, June 14, Wayne Edgar and Danish Ashraf visited Stryker’s R&D and production facilities in Cork, Ireland.
We also extend our thanks to all those who participated in the finals: Sahar Karimian, Liam Bortolin, Christopher O’Hara, Tilmann Riemer, Manning Sun, and Mohammadreza Kadivar. We look forward to seeing your future contributions to the engineering field and the impact of your projects on the industry.
National Heat Organisers
With special thanks to the following national heat organisers:
- Belgium – Prof. Dominiek Reynaerts & Prof Han Hatjema, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE
- Croatia – Prof. Dr. Sasa Zelenika & Ervin Kamenar, University of Rijeka, HR
- Czech Republic – Dr Otakar Horejš, Czech Technical University, CZ
- Denmark – Prof. Hans Nørgaard Hansen & Dr Matteo Calaon, Technical University of Denmark, DK
- France – Dr Helene Mainaud Durand, CERN, CH
- Germany – Dr Oltmann Reimer, LFM, Bremen, DE
- Italy – Prof. Enrico Savio & Dr Simone Carmignato, DIMEG – Università di Padova, IT
- Poland – Prof. Adam Gaska & Prof. Adam Woźniak, Cracow University of Technology; Warsaw University of Technology
- Spain – Prof. Jose A. Yagüe-Fabra, University of Zaragoza, ES
- Sweden – Dr Andreas Archenti, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, SE
- UK – Prof. Liam Blunt, University of Huddersfield, UK
- ASPE Representatives – Brian O’Connor, Stuart Smith, Luis Aguirre, USA
- JSPE Representatives – Prof. Satoru Takahashi, Dr Kazutoshi Katahira, JP