CUNEF Universidad’s School of Engineering’s 3D Printing Contest fuels creativity

The School of Engineering at CUNEF Universidad recently held the awards ceremony for the 1^st edition of the 3D Printing Contest, featured in the programme for this year’s Mathematics Week. This academic competition, which rewards creativity, mathematical rigor, and research and prototype quality, challenges students to use their mathematical and programming skills to create innovative and functional three-dimensional models.

Each team presented a 3D-printed prototype, along with a technical report including a project description, the mathematical or algorithmic rationale, the design source files and a short video of the printing process.

The panel valued mathematical or algorithmic rigour, design creativity and originality, and document and project quality and presentation which, in the case of the finalist teams, included an oral presentation.

Top teams and winning prototypes

The finalist teams showed impressive creativity and technical skill in their designs:

1^st prize: Talent Network

• Team members: María Dolores Navarro Maturana, Yira González Revilla and María Santos García
• Prototype: Elastic-Powered Vehicle
• Programme: Double Bachelor in Business Administration and Computer Engineering | Double Bachelor in Business Administration and Data Science | Bachelor in Mathematical Engineering

2^nd prize: SHA256

• Team members: Alejandro Rodríguez Meneses and Javier Fernández Madrigal
• Prototype: The Gömböc and The Turbocharger
• Programme: Double Bachelor in Business Administration and Computer Engineering.

3^rd prize: CCF

• Team members: Cayetana Lucía Faura Giménez, Cecilia Begoña Garbisu Martín and Fernando Fernández Gutiérrez
• Prototype: Gyroid Pencil
• Programme: Double Bachelor in Business Administration and Data Science.

4^th prize: Ctrl+Print

• Team members: Alejandra Zabala Cruz de Castro, Joaquín Rodríguez Pérez-Muñoz and Sebastián Diego Janeiro Morales
• Prototype: Klein Bottle
• Programme: Double Bachelor in Economics and Mathematical Engineering.

A space for innovation and learning

The 3D Printing Contest is a perfect example of the CUNEF University's School of Engineering’s commitment to innovation and creativity: it encourages students to combine mathematics and programming in a hands-on challenge, providing a space where they can experiment, learn and excel through interdisciplinary projects.