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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmber Rothe, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETimothy Brumfiel, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWalter Parker, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurillo Gustineli, College of Computing \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis year\u2019s CRIDC was sponsored by Demand Sight Analytics.\u0026nbsp; CRIDC is the product of the collaborative efforts of the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) and the Graduate Career Development Team from the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. Sixteen years ago, the event was created when the student-led poster competition, the Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Competition (GTRIC), was combined with the Graduate Career Symposium.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECRIDC also features an Innovation Competition, in which graduate student finalists offer three-minute presentations to a panel of judges. All participants met with Tech\u2019s Quadrant \u003Cem\u003E\u2013i (\u003C\/em\u003Eformerly known as VentureLab) to explore grants and programs that can help them pursue startup businesses and technology licensing opportunities.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to the winners of the 2025 CRIDC Q-\u003Cem\u003Ei \u003C\/em\u003EInnovation Competition:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2nd Runner-up ($1,000)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoseph Sommer\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1st Runner-Up ($1,000)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlexandra Patterson\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation Competition Winner ($2,000)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAyushi Chakrabarty\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAyushi Chakrabarty will also receive an automatic admission into Startup Launch (worth $10,000).\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the poster competitions and innovation competition, this year\u2019s CRIDC featured an employee networking lunch, featuring 15 employers, a Flash Mentorship Workshop hosted by The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, and a Create-X Showcase. 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