Summer 2024 NextGen Cohort
The students:
Watch the recap video
About the third NextGen cohort at Hardware Park
Hardware Park’s NextGen program is a hands-on engineering program for students in Alabama. The NextGen students gain access to cutting-edge technologies, industry mentorship, and real-world project experience, setting them on a path to becoming future leaders in engineering and design.
Many of this cohort's students are dedicating their engineering talents to developing innovative technologies aimed at assisting individuals with disabilities. Students are also working on private, proprietary technology that can't be disclosed at this time.
The Cohort
The Summer 2024 NextGen cohort is comprised of the following students:
- Enoch Booher (Auburn University) Mechanical Engineering
- Tauni Green (Tuskegee University) Computer Engineering
- Kylie Hattery (Auburn University) Industrial Design
- Branquez Haynes (Tuskegee University) Electrical Engineering
- Tahli King (UAB) Materials Engineering
- Mackenzi Parks (UAB) Biomedical Engineering
- Bhumi Patel (UAB) Biomedical Engineering
- Krusha Patel (UAB) Biomedical Engineering
- Jose Ramirez (UAB) Biomedical Engineering
- Noah Swaim (Auburn University) Industrial Design
A new, key addition to the NextGen leadership team
The previous NextGen student cohort notably built a prototype for OD Revive, a wearable technology designed to detect and report opioid overdoses, showcasing the program's impact and the students' innovative capabilities.
D.J. Strickland, PE, has been appointed as the new Director of NextGen Programs. With a decade of experience in civil design consulting and project management, and a combined 8 years of teaching and directing engineering programs at Hoover High School and Thompson High School, D.J. brings a wealth of industry and educational expertise to the role.
See his profile on our leadership page.