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Patrick Whaley, the fifth-year mechanical engineering student who survived a gunshot to the chest in a May 2009 robbery, claimed the second InVenture Prize on March 17. His invention, OmegaWear strengthening apparel, bested the seven other student finalists. Whaley received $15,000 for coming in first place, plus $5,000 for winning the People’s Choice Award, voted on by the Ferst Center audience. Sarah Vaden, a second-year aerospace engineering major, won second place and $10,000 for her novel drum invention. Both winners will receive a free U.S. patent filing from the Georgia Tech Office of Technology Licensing, each valued at approximately $20,000.
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