NASA Tournament Labs has selected the following winners to share in the $30,000 final prize of the Trash To Gas Challenge. The winners are:

 

1st Place ($15,000):

Aurelian Zapciu - "Ash evac with auger screw fed by acoustic pressure"

 

2nd Place ($10,000):

Wu Steven - "ASEAR - Automated Sonically Enhanced Ash Removal"
 

3rd Place ($5,000):

Miko de Meijer - "Brachistochronic Impeller & Forced Air Loop Filter"

 

Honorable Mentions:

Alex Altshuler - "CHAMBER CENTRIFUGE WITH AXIAL SCRAPER."

Xiaoshan Lin - "Zero-ash automated cyclone separator system"

 

Thank you to everyone for your participation in this challenge. There were some incredible submissions that made the judging process very difficult. 

 

HeroX will be in touch with the winners for next steps.