Sydney Kobak

Saving the world, a hair tie at a time: Q+A with Sydney Kobak

Dec. 18, 2023

Sydney Kobak, a graduating senior, has been recognized by the college for her academic engagement, including balancing her classwork with a startup venture and her leadership in the Integrated Design Engineering program.

Gary Yu wears the portavax backpack

Students invent device for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to rural areas

Gary Yu, a mechanical emphasis and business concentration student was the test engineer for the 2021 first-prize New Venture Challenge Portavax, a portable, super cold vaccine transportation unit that can safely hold and transport up to 250 vaccine doses for four days.