SolidWorks Design Contest Winners Raise the Bar on Student Work

SolidWorks Corporation today announced the winners of its second annual Student Design Contest, saying the winning student designs nearly matched the quality of professional engineers’ entries. Judged in parallel with the SolidWorks World 2008 Design Contest, the student contest spotlights future designers and engineers from middle school through graduate school using SolidWorks® software. "It’s important to recognize the work of students who are just starting out in their computer-aided design and engineering work,” said Marie Planchard, director of worldwide education markets for SolidWorks Corporation. "Yet it’s evident from the work they submitted that their designs stand up to the best of the professional design contest.” This year’s student winners are: 1st prize – Matsuo Nezawa, Tokyo Metropolitan Rokugou Technical High School – Strawberry, Cacti, and Fruits. 2nd prize – Lukasz Korenkiewicz, Bialystok Technical University – Adrian RC Helicopter. 3rd prize – Donald Erich, Clemson Engineering Technologies Laboratory – Multi-Unit Residence. "I’m thrilled to win second prize,” said winner Lukasz Korenkiewicz of the Bialystok Technical University in Poland. "It validates my rapidly developing design and engineering skills, which have improved steadily since I started using SolidWorks last year. The software has been easy to learn yet is packed with capabilities for helping me realize any product I can imagine.” Students earned cash prizes for their efforts. To see all the entries, visit www.solidworks.com/studentdesigns. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for design, analysis, and product data management. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them design better products. For the latest news, information, or an online demonstration, visit the company’s Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2008 SolidWorks Corporation. Bookmark with de.li.cious Submit this story to digg Submit this story to slashdot Technorati tags SolidWorks, CAD, 3D CAD, MCAD, Design, Tech, Autodesk, AutoCAD, SolidEdge, COSMOSWorks