The 2008 Seattle Section Student Paper Contest held on Saturday, April 5, 2008.

• First Place – Heuristic Distribution Protection Replacement by Zachary Sanford (University of Washington)
• Second Place – Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Solar Array Modeling by Derek Roberts (Seattle University)
• Third Place (tie) – Number Breaker by Ben Sherman and David Bleichner (DeVry University)
• Third Place (tie) – RFID Technology for Ultrasound Project by Riley Higa, Andrew Kurniadi, Min Kyeong Lee, John Merin and Robert Nguong (Seattle U)
• Power Over Poverty – Sustainable Electricity for Rural Africa by Zach Williams (Seattle Pacific University)
• Pedal Powered Generator for Rural Africa by Tim Ogne and Haley Krommenhoek (Seattle Pacific University)
• Head Guided Ranging Systems (HGRS) by Eric Boyer and Reggie Clark (DeVry University)