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Madani-Gordaninejad Speech Competition

Important dates

  • Abstracts due by 11:59 p.m. March 13 
  • Finalists will be notified by March 30
  • Contest at 4 p.m. April 10 in the William Pennington Engineering Building (WPEB) 240

$2,000 in total cash prizes | awards to the best three presentations

About the competition

Headshot of Azita Madani Gordaninejad

Faramarz Gordaninejad, a Regents and Foundation professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, retired in 2017 after 33 years of service to the 夜色视频. He established the Madani-Gordaninejad Speech Competition in memory of his late wife, Azita Madani Gordaninejad, in 2018. The goal of the speech competition is to improve the communication skills of engineering students.
 
The subject of the presentation must be innovative and/or informative and can be technical or non-technical.
 
Quality abstracts with logical and compelling discussions of a single topic will be selected for the final speech competition.

Rules and guidelines

Eligibility

  • Must be a current undergraduate student in the college of engineering at UNR

Abstract

  • Original submission by a single individual only
  • Maximum 200 words
  • MLA or another standard format recommended
  • Must be submitted to website by 11:59 p.m. March 13

Speech

  • Must be 10 minutes
  • After 12 minutes you will be asked to conclude
  • Visual aids are optional (Room is equipped with standard classroom technology)
  • Must arrive by 4 p.m. 
  • Drawing for speaking order will occur at 4 p.m. sharp
  • Professional attire
  • Professional behavior required during all speeches

If you have questions, please contact

Angelina Padilla, Ph.D.
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Palmer Engineering 204B
(775) 784-6901

Past winners

  • 2025: Stephen Bard, Mechanical Engineering, "Advancing Roller Coasters with Adaptive Spike Motor Technology" 
  • 2024: Robert Gillespy, Mechanical Engineering, “The Total Solar Eclipse: An Unforgettable Spectacle”
  • 2023: Mark Marsala, Computer Science, “Overview of Security, Privacy, and Anonymity on The Onion Router Browser”
  • 2022: Erick Bandala Sanchez, Mechanical Engineering, “Printing the Future”
  • 2021: Olivia Tahti, Civil Engineering, “Still Water in Coal Run”
  • 2019: Mitchell Lane, Mechanical Engineering, “Rubik’s Cubes in Popular Culture”
  • 2018: Brett McMahan, Mechanical Engineering, “Why We Choose to be Comfortable Instead of Happy”