Forbes Magazine just released their “30 Under 30 for 2015” and four former College of Engineering students made the list. According to the magazine, the fourth annual list consists of individuals who are recognized as “young game changers, movers and makers.”

In the area of manufacturing and industry, biomedical engineering student turned entrepreneur Partha Unnava was named for his work as CEO of “Better Walk” crutch. After Unnava broke his ankle playing basketball and spent six weeks on crutches, he immediately experienced the problem with crutches, the underarm pain. Along with fellow Georgia Tech biomedical engineers Andrew Varghese and Frankie Swindell, he founded Better Walk to create a crutch that allowed users to rest in a manner that didn't put pressure in the armpits.

According to the company, Better Walk was built on the principle that even age old technologies require innovation. Better Walk was accepted into the second class of the Zero To 510 accelerator in Memphis, TN where it raised its early venture funding. In late 2014, the company moved its headquarters to Atlanta, GA, and focused on developing the Better Walk crutch and is currently preparing for production and a product launch that will begin in early 2015. Better Walk was a finalist in Georgia Tech’s 2014 InVenture Prize competition which is an innovation competition for undergraduate students at the Georgia Tech.

Mechanical engineering alumnus, Robert Parrish, was included on the Forbes list of 30 Under 30 in Science. Parrish was cited for his work in designing drugs on the computer. Parrish is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Chemistry at Georgia Tech. Parrish had previously been named to Scientific American’s 30 Under 30 for his work in “doing better chemistry through quantum mechanics” in relations to whether a molecule might make a good drug candidate.

Electrical engineering graduate Rob Rhinehart was listed under the Food and Drink category. Rhinehart is the founder of Soylent, which produces a meal replacement beverage designed for people who want to eat more efficiently and sustainably, promising maximum nutrition with minimum effort. In 2014 Soylent raised over $3 million via crowdfunding and began shipping to customers. 

2007 ISyE graduate Aman Advani was profiled under Retail and Ecommerce for his role as president and co-founder of clothing manufacturer Ministry of Supply. The company launched via a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012 and uses NASA-developed technology to make men's dress shirts that help the wearer manage heat and moisture.