Rowan University is proud to host this event and welcomes anyone, from first-timers to full-stack devs. If you have a cool technology idea that you want to make happen, this event is for you!
This year’s theme is Smart Space, which aims to design systems and use technology to connect the Earth with our solar system at large. It’s time to think of large scale design and how each of their subsystems interact. From gathering environmental data from satellites to image recognition and flight analytics, Smart Space allows you to design systems on a massive scale. You can go to Mars and beyond or bring it back down to Earth! This year with a wider focus, projects can go to infinity and beyond!
Saturday March 9th | |
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Time | Event |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Check-In |
11:00 AM | Opening Ceremony |
12:00 PM | Lunch and Begin Hacking |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Team Building |
1:00 PM | MLH Hardware Lab Opens |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | What is a Hackathon? |
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | What is Space? |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Intro to Arduino - Ed Dougherty |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | RAS Drone Racing |
6:00 PM | Dinner |
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Webtime with John |
8:30 PM - 9:15 PM | MLH Slideshow Karaoke |
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | IEEE Workshop |
10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | Planetarium Show - "To Space and Back" |
Sunday, March 10th | |
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Time | Event |
12:00 AM | Midnight Trivia and Cookies |
3:00 AM | Late Night Snack |
8:00 AM | Breakfast |
11:30 AM | Submit Hacks to Devpost |
12:00 PM | Lunch / Hacking Ends |
12:45 PM | Hackers Set Up for Science Fair Judging |
1:00 PM | Science Fair Judging |
2:45 PM | Move to Pfleeger |
3:45 PM | Top 5 Present |
4:30 PM | Closing Ceremony |
Eligibility
Any high school, undergraduate, and graduate students are welcome to attend.
How to enter
Register at profhacks.com and show up.
Judges

Chris Frederickson

Nick Felker

Chris Dietsch

Aaron Yangello
Judging Criteria
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Technical Criteria
How complex is this project? Do they use more than one technology? -
Polish
Does the hack work they way they intend it to? Does it work well and have a nice design? -
Orginality
Is this something unique or can you buy it in a store or download the software? -
Usefulness
Will this improve people’s lives? Is there a need for this?