BlasterHacks 2025 is a 36-hour in-person event filled with hacking, workshops, mini events, and more! You'll also get to network with sponsors and submit your project to a track for the chance to win prizes. Our hackathon is open to all students regardless of major or experience.
Thank you to our sponsors Chevron, Patterson-UTI, Groq, and Ombud as well as Mines ACM and CS@Mines for their generous support!

Requirements

What to Build

You can build whatever you like! We also have tracks (outlined in the hackerpack) to help you get an idea for what to build.

What to Submit

  • Project Name and Description
  • Teammates Names
  • GitHub Repository Containing Code
  • Tracks You Are Submitting To

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

7 non-cash prizes
General First Place
1 winner

Corsair K70 RGB PRO Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

General Second Place
1 winner

KOORUI 24 inch Computer Monitor

General Third Place
1 winner

JBL FLIP 5 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Best Beginner
1 winner

Amazon Echo Spot

Best UI/UX
1 winner

LEGO Icons Tranquil Garden Building Set - Detailed Japanese Zen Garden

Best Social Impact
1 winner

Hidrate Spark PRO Smart Water Bottle and Cotopaxi Kapai Hip Pack

Best Use of Groq
1 winner

$500 of credit to the Groq Swag Store

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Dr. Tolga Can

Dr. Tolga Can

Eugin Pahk

Eugin Pahk

Ashok Vishwanath

Ashok Vishwanath

Mikinzy Boggs

Mikinzy Boggs
Patterson UTI

Tyler Wright

Tyler Wright

Megan Kulshekar

Megan Kulshekar

Danial Aghassi

Danial Aghassi

Dhruv Roongta

Dhruv Roongta
Groq

Judging Criteria

  • Overall Functionality
    How well does your project function? Does it work as intended? What percentage of features are working? What features need to be added?
  • Overall Experience
    How easy is your application to use? How nice is it to use your application? Is the UI designed well? Is there a good user experience?
  • Technical Difficulty
    How technically complex is your project? Are you using scalable or emerging technologies? Is your functionality complex?
  • Novelty
    Is the project novel? Does it solve a unique problem or solve a problem in a unique way?
  • Relevance
    How relevant is your project to the track you applied to?

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