Cornell Minesweeper, a student team that is developing a low-cost, humanitarian landmine-detection robot, won the Albert R. George Student Team Award from the Cornell Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA) at its awards banquet during its annual conference March 28.

The award honors George, the J.F. Carr Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell, as the Cornell Formula SAE team's longtime adviser who has guided the team to nine championships in 20 years -- the best record of any university. Members of the CEAA are raising an endowment to support the award so it can provide a portion of the winning team's funding.

Other awards given at the meeting were:

Two student groups also received special mentions: the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), which was awarded Most Outstanding Collegiate Section at the 2007 SWE National Conference; and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), which was awarded the Outstanding Small Chapter of the Year at the 2007 SHPE conference.

Robert Emro is a communications specialist with the College of Engineering.