Student Awards
AIChE student members qualify and compete with students from around the country for more than $50,000 in annual awards, scholarships and competitions — including the popular Chem-E Car competition. Students design and construct a chemically-powered vehicle and compete against other ChemE students in their region. Winners from the regional heat compete at the national conference.
Current awards and competitions:
Mobile Device App Competition - New!
Sponsor: Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education (CACHE)
ChemE-Car Competition - Team
Sponsor: General Mills, Inc
Environmental Division Graduate Student Paper Award
Sponsor: Environmental Division
Environmental Division Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Sponsor: Environmental Division
National Student Design Competition - Individual
Sponsor: Omega Chi Epsilon
National Student Design Competition - Team
Sponsor: Omega Chi Epsilon
National Student Paper Competition
Sponsor: Omega Chi Epsilon
North American Mixing Forum Student Award
Sponsor: Rohm & Haas and AIChE's North American Mixing Forum
Nuclear Engineering Division Student Paper Award
Sponsor: Nuclear Engineering Division
Process Development Division Student Paper Award
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Co.
Regional Student Paper Competition
Sponsor: Student Chapters Committee
SAChE National Student Design Competition for Safety in Design
Sponsor: SAChE Committee of CCPS
Safety and Health Division National Student Design Competition Award for Safety
Sponsor: Safety and Health Division
Washington Internships for Students in Engineering
Sponsor: AIChE, in conjunction with: National Science Foundation; American Nuclear Society; American Society of Civil Engineers
Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award
Sponsor: AIChE Foundation
Minority Affairs Committee Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement -- (See Minority Scholarship for College Students, below)
Sponsor: Minority Affairs Committee
Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award
Sponsor: ConocoPhillips
Outstanding Student Chapter Award
Separations Division Graduate Research Award
Sponsors: BP, Dow Chemical Company, Eastman Chemicals Company, Eagle Picher Minerals Inc., Koch-Glitsch Inc., Millipore Corp., and Praxair Inc.
W. David Smith, Jr. Student Paper Award
Sponsor: DuPont Chemical Company
Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Awards
Sponsors: Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Foundation
John J. McKetta Undergraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: The Dekker Foundation
Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students
Sponsor: Minority Affairs Committee
Minority Scholarship Awards for Incoming College Freshmen
Sponsor: Minority Affairs Committee