2009 Chem-E-Car Competition:
News & Instructions for National Participants
Updated October 6, 2009
Chem-E Car Competition Events: November 7-8, 2009
Held in connection with AIChE's National Student Conference (November 6-9) and 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting (November 8-13) in Nashville, Tennessee
- Safety responsibilities & JSA submission instructions
- Chemical & Car Shipment
- Chem-E-Car activities at National Student Conference
- 2009 Chem-E-Car Competitors
- Waiting List Teams
NEW: Safety responsibilities & JSA submission instructions
Click here for more information on the 2009 Chem-E-Car Competition safety responsibilities & JSA submission instructions.
Chemical & Car shipments to the National Competition
At the 2009 National Competition, chemicals WILL NOT be provided by the host chapter. Hydrogen and distilled water will be available on site, but teams will be responsible for purchasing and arranging for safe delivery of the chemicals and quantities they need for their own participation.
Teams are expected to follow DOT regulations in the shipping and transportation of chemicals. For the national competition the team is required to ship the minimum amount of material (i.e. no more material than what is required for five runs). Chemicals and cars must be shipped only to the address shown below. All CHEMICALS & CARS must be received at the holding facility no later than Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Chemicals should be shipped directly from the chemical vendor rather than from the student contestants. Some university chemical stockrooms may be able to package and ship chemicals to the conference site, but this would need to be done in accordance with DOT and other regulations. Do not attempt to bring chemicals or Chem-E-Cars on board airplanes. Also, it is best to avoid carrying chemicals to the competition in motor vehicles.
Shipped cars will be available to students beginning at noon on Saturday, November 7 (location TBD). Chemicals will not be made available until Sunday, November 8.
Use this address to ship your CHEMICALS:
(You MUST list your university name in the address as shown below)
Chemicals for UNIVERSITY (e.g. Chemicals for University of California)
c/o Dexter M. Satcher
Environmental Health & Safety Facilities & Operations, 151 JRC
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama 35899
Be sure to:
- Place a legible return address with your school name on each box. Include a contact name with e-mail address. This contact will be sent an e-mail confirming delivery.
- All chemicals must be received by Tuesday, November 3.
- Once your chemicals and/or car have been shipped, you MUST send a confirmation e-mail to Dr. Jim Smith at jesmith@che.uah.edu with the package information.
Use this address to ship your CAR:
(You MUST list your university name in the address as shown below)
Chem-E-Car for UNIVERSITY (e.g. Chemicals for University of California)
c/o Dexter M. Satcher
Environmental Health & Safety Facilities & Operations, 151 JRC
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama 35899
Be sure to:
- Place a legible return address with your school name on each box. Include a contact name with e-mail address. This contact will be sent an e-mail confirming delivery.
- All cars must be received by Tuesday, November 3.
- Once your chemicals and/or car have been shipped, you MUST send a confirmation e-mail to Dr. Jim Smith at jesmith@che.uah.edu with the package information.
2009 Chem-E Car Competitors at National Meeting
Check out who's registered for the national competition in Nashville, Tennessee
The national competition roster is drawn from regional winners, based on the size of each student region. Each region may send its first and second place winner at the minimum. The Mid America, Northeast, Rocky Mountain and Western regions may send their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The Mid-Atlantic, North Central and Southern regions may send their top five winners. At the national competition, only one entry per school is permitted in this qualifying procedure. Multiple entries per school may be allowed following the open entry procedure discussed below.
The deadline for eligible regional competition teams to submit a 2009 national competition application was June 30, 2009.
Information for Waiting List Teams
Any unclaimed competition slots will be made available to waiting list teams in the order the waiting list entries were received. Closer to the competition date, some competition slots may become open, and the next-in-line waiting list teams would then be invited to claim the slot. Waiting list teams will be notified.
If you have questions about the application process, contact Professor David Dixon at david.dixon@sdsmt.edu
Entry fee Information
To help defray the cost of chemical handling, tranportation and disposal, teams are asked to pay an entry fee of $125 per car. The entry fee submission deadline for first round registrants was June 30, 2009. Should a waiting list team enter the competition rotation, AIChE will request that the team submit an entry fee at a later date.
Please make the check payable to “AIChE,” and write “2009 Chem-E-Car” on the check. Mail it to: Nina Scatton, AIChE, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
If there are questions about the registration fee, contact ninas@aiche.org.