National Student Design Competition - Individual

Current Winner:
2011 -- Individual Category-1st Place: Nathan W. Hanna; Michigan State University
   Honorable Mention: Nathaniel Cy McIntee-Chmielewski; Michigan State University

Team Category-1st Place:Justin Williamson, Derek A. Needham & James R. Wright; Mississippi State University

Honorable Mention: Brittany J. Quigley, Jonathan D. Jones & David Quigley; University of Mississippi; Eric Casey, Andrew S. Estess & Rebecca D. Atkinson; Mississippi State University                 

Sponsor:
Omega Chi Epsilon, the National Chemical Engineering Honor Society

Description:
Each year, chemical engineers from a designated company devise and judge a student contest problem that typifies a real, working, chemical engineering design situation. The problem's solution requires a wide range of skills in calculation and evaluation of both technical data and economic factors.

Deadline:
June 4, 2010. Competition statements were distributed online to student chapter advisors and department heads in October 2009. Late requests for problem statements should be made to awards@aiche.org; 646-495-1333/646-495-1503.

Award: For individual entries, 1st Prize (The A. McLaren White Award)--$500; 2nd Prize (The A.E. Marshall Award)--$300; 3rd Prize (The Omega Chi Epsilon Award)--$200.

Presentation: Awards are presented at the AIChE Annual Student Conference.

Entry Form:
Contact awards@aiche.org for an entry form, which must be included with submission.

Recent Past Recipients:

2010 -- 1st Place: Philip J. Lehman, Michigan State University
             2nd Place: Brandon J. DeKosky, University of Kansas
2009 -- 1st Place: Brian Ashenfelter, Trine University
             2nd Place: Terry Mazure, Michigan Technological University
             3rd Place: John Krystof,  Michigan Technological University
2008 -- Honorable Mention: Arely Torres, New Mexico State University
2007 -- David Hellen, Tri-State University
2006 -- Paul Handke, Tri-State University
2005 -- Ben Koenigsknecht, Michigan State University
2004 -- Seth Holderman Sheldon, U. of Kansas
2003 -- Richard Pass, U. of Kansas
2002 -- Jonathan Molloy, Michigan Tech University
2001 -- Suzanne Steeves
2000 -- M. Thompson
1999 -- C. Preston
1998 -- S.N. Weller
1997 -- R. Babst
1996 -- M.C. Stover
1995 -- J. J. Vander Laan
1994 -- R. Babst
1993 -- M. Heller
1992 -- J. A. Ferrio, Michigan Tech University
1991 -- H. M. Pogorzelski
1990 -- J. T. Swanson
1989 -- D. W. Manson