The Global Societal Impact Committee, Student Chapters Committee, Sustainable Energy Forum and International Committee of AIChE are pleased to collaborate on the annual ACE4G Challenge. This is a competition to encourage chemical engineering students and their partners to consider how chemical engineering know-how can be applied in an appropriate way on a small scale to improve the quality of life of communities in the developing world. AIChE student chapters are strongly encouraged to partner with organizations, such as Engineers Without Borders, with experience applying appropriate technology on micro scale projects in small technically unsophisticated communities.
Purpose
To encourage the involvement of chemical engineers and chemical engineering principles in international service projects (ISP) such as Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and to identify appropriate technology and tools for these types of projects.
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Award | PrizesUnrestricted donation to the winning chapters. Three prizes will be awarded for top three entries in the amounts of $3000, $2000, and $1000. In the unlikely event that the judges determine there are not three entries of sufficient quality, then not all three prizes will be awarded. |
Administrators | Global Societal Initiatives Committee, Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC), Sustainable Engineering Forum (SEF), International Committee, Student Chapters Committee |
Nomination Instructions | ParticipantsOpen to all AIChE student chapters around the world. A team may recruit any student, professor, or professional; and AIChE student chapters are strongly encouraged to partner with organizations such as EWB, with experience applying appropriate technology on micro scale projects in small technically unsophisticated communities. Only one entry per chapter allowed. The program is funded by the AIChE Foundation as part of the "Doing a World of Good" Campaign. Thanks to the generous loyal support of our donors. CollaborationTwo or more AIChE student chapters may collaborate to produce a joint ACE4G entry. Judging will not be affected by how many chapters worked on the submission. GSIC particularly encourages collaborations between US and international chapters to encourage sharing of multiple points of view and experiences. Dissemination of ResultsThe contents of all contest submissions may be made public, with appropriate credits given to the original submitters Submission ExamplesDownload examples of previous winning submissions. Contest DescriptionContest entries address "How chemical engineering can be applied to solve world problems on a micro scale" (just to be clear - micro scale refers to the size of the enterprise, not the size of molecules, surfaces, etc). Submissions provide a chemical engineering solution to problems often encountered in small scale quality of life improvement projects in the developing world. Examples of typical problems would be water treatment, alternate energy sources, energy efficiency, and preservation/production of crops and foods. Submissions must utilize chemical engineering technology and skills (beyond the hydraulics calculations commonly used in designing water systems). Entries will be one of two content types:
*throughout this Description, "ISP" represents small-scale quality of life international development service projects in the developing world, such as EWB projects For more information contact Alan Zagoria at ace4g@aiche.org and visit this page regularly for updated information. TimelineThe timeline for future awards is being determined. Stay tuned for more information. |