2019 Engineering University Challenge: The Final Four

March 26, 2019

Thirty-two U.S. engineering universities have been pared down to four. It’s time for the final round of the tournament, and once again we need your input.

William G. Wong

We are into round three of this year’s Electronic Design Academic Bracket Challenge (see the figure). Have you made your vote yet? Students and alumni have weighed in, and now the stage is set for the next round. Some of the winners thus far made it to round three last year, but many are new.

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Vote now to determine which school makes it through to the next round. The selected university that makes it to the end will win an exclusive event on their campus with food, music, and prizes. One lucky university student will win the grand prize: an all-expense-paid, three-day trip to Maker Faire, in San Mateo, Calif.

For a video on the latest winners, click here.

In addition to bragging rights, one student from the top four universities will have a chance to win a Digi-Key InstaLab. Random participants that vote and register in a single round will be eligible to win Amazon gift cards and mystery prizes like GoPros and Apple Watches. Checkout the bracket challenge page for details.

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William G. Wong | Senior Content Director - Electronic Design and Microwaves & RF

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I earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Computer Science from Rutgers University. I still do a bit of programming using everything from C and C++ to Rust and Ada/SPARK. I do a bit of PHP programming for Drupal websites. I have posted a few Drupal modules.

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