Chem-E-Car Competition
Description
National Performance Competition Winners:
2011 -- 1st Place: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
2nd Place: University of California, Davis
3rd Place: Missouri S&T
Complete results available on ChEnected.
Sponsor(s):
The National competition is sponsored by Chevron. Regional prizes are sponsored by AIChE and presented by the Student Chapters Committee.
Description:
Team members design and construct a chemically powered vehicle within certain size constraints. This vehicle must be designed to also carry a specified cargo. The teams will be told at the time of the competition the distance that the car must travel and the specified cargo that the vehicle will carry. Entries deemed unsafe by the judges will be disqualified. The winner will be determined by a combined score, for traveling the correct distance, and for creativity. Teams compete at the regional conferences, and the winner of each regional conference will compete at the national conference.
Detailed Rules:
http://www.aiche.org/Students/Conferences/chemecar.aspx
Deadline:
Deadlines for regional conferences vary. Visit the 2012 Regional Conferences page for details.
Award:
Regional first and second prize winners receive $200 and $100, respectively. Regional prize winners compete at the national Student Conference. National first, second and third prizes will be $2000, $1000, and $500 respectively.
Presentation:
Regional awards are presented at the appropriate regional conference. National awards are presented at the AIChE Annual Student Conference.
Past National Performance Competition Winners:
2011 -- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
2010 -- Cornell University
2009 -- Northeastern University
2008 -- Cornell University
2007 -- Cooper Union
2006 -- University of Puerto Rico
2005 -- Tennessee Tech University
2004 -- University of Tulsa
2003 -- University of Dayton
2002 -- University of Kentucky, Paducah
2001 -- Colorado State University
2000 -- University of Akron
1999 -- University of Michigan