AIChE Centennial Student Video Contest:
"The Future of Chemical Engineering"

In celebration of AIChE's Centennial, the Computing and Systems Technology Division (CAST) Group 10e (Information Technology) sponsored a video contest seeking innovative perspectives on the future of chemical engineering.

Students and groups were invited to submit original videos no longer than 7 minutes long that demonstrated their use of creativity and articulated their vision about the future of chemical engineering. Prizes were awarded for top videos and contest finalists had their videos showcased at the Annual Student Conference Bash and the CAST Banquet.

Click here to view these videos. 

The 2008 CAST Video Winners:

Best Interpretation of Contest Theme - "The Future of ChemE"
Sponsored by Air Products
Winner: Chemical Engineering: A New Era - Tufts Univeristy Team
Peter O’Regan
Sterling Wall
Rayna Trietsch
Yung Fung
Fred Huang

Best use of Animation ($1,000)
Winner: Someday … (Future of Chemical Engineering)
Sunny Hy, University of Utah

Best Incorporation of Live-Action ($1,000)
Winner: Next Generation of Chemical Engineers - Northwestern University Team
Jessica Quentin
Jesse Benck
Randolph Winnegar
David Gabriel
Andrew Reiter
Yee Hoong Chow
Alyson Stevans
Kristen Cooper
Jennifer Darby
Sean Wundrow
Matthew Robinson
John Siegfried
Pong Chakthranont

Most Humorous Video ($750) … and also the YouTube (popular) vote winner!
Winner: Little Timmy and Chemical Engineering - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Team
Scott Connor
Justin Hagerty
Kristi Murphy
Carly Keeney 

Participation Awards of $200 were given to the remaining videos for dedication, merit and participation!