Co-op and Summer Internship Presentation Competition | AIChE

Co-op and Summer Internship Presentation Competition

Thursday, September 24, 2015, 9:00pm EDT
Virtual / Online
United States

Did you enjoy your time as an industrial intern or co-op, and work on a unique or exciting project?

Enter the Virtual AIChE Presentation Contest for a chance to share your experience, practice your presentation skills and win great awards!

Participants must meet the following qualifications:

undergraduate ChemE students (graduating Dec 2015 or later)

industrial co-op and summer intern students

teams of 2 students are permitted if both meet qualifications

Students should present their original work done during the co-op or summer internship.  Students should receive their mentors’ approval before submitting an abstract.  Students must be available to present on September 24, 2015 at 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (USA) with a microphone and internet connection. 

Presentations should be less than 10 minutes and will be judged by practicing chemical engineers according to the following attributes:

Application/demonstration of chemical engineering principles to students’ work

Understanding of process and/or chemistry

Clarity/appearance of slides and presentation

Understanding how student’s work is used/applied/extended into other applications/industries

Ability to answer questions

Timeline:

7/24 - abstracts due

8/24 - students notified of acceptance; announced at meeting Aug 27

9/17 - Presentations due

9/22 - Recommended “dry run” to test WebEx connections

9/24 - Presentations

The submission form is available below. Submit to virtualaiche@gmail.com or Noah Meeks, Past Chair, at NoahChemE@icloud.com

Go to Online Submission Form