2008 Woodie Awards
Students compete in design contest
Taniah Tudor
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: News
UA students finished competing in the Environmental Design Contest in New Mexico today.
The contest was organized by the New Mexico State University Institute for Energy and the Environment in the College of Engineering and had its 18th international competition at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces, N.M., according to the Web site.
Twelve UA students competed in the contest this year, including Matthew Clay, Christopher Cox, Jessica Nichols, Summer Scott, Aaron Russell, Sirikam Surawanvijit, Jesse Haney, Christina Satterfield, Danier Smith, Anh Vu, Nestor Camargo and Samuel Smith, said Janet Bowlin from the UA chemical engineering department.
The faculty advisers for the contest were Roy Penney and Greg Thoma.
The contest encourages the next generation of engineering professionals who are dedicated to exploiting alternative forms of energy while protecting the environment, and has been held annually since 1991, drawing hundreds of college students from around the U.S. and world, according to the NMSU Web site.
The event features 33 teams from 23 universities, including 190 participants from around the U.S., Bogazici University in Turkey, the universities of Manitoba and Waterloo in Canada, and a team from Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico, according to a NMSU press release.
The event also featured a final showcase of National Science Foundation projects undertaken in partnership with three universities in Mexico and two in New Mexico.
This year's design tasks were based on real-world environmental challenges, focusing on technologies to tackle renewable energy innovation, sustainable building design and water issues, according to the press release.
"We are very pleased that our flagship event exemplifies the innovative collaboration among the public and private sector, academia and industry," said Abbas Ghassemi, IEE executive director, according to the press release.
Tom Spicer, head of the UA chemical engineering department, said the contest requires students to have a working demonstration of their technology on site, so they must take into consideration not only the specifics of the contest and safety regulations, but also details like the location of the contest.
Students come to school a week before the spring semester starts to begin work on their project, Spicer said, adding that the presentation also is important and the students work very hard on the oral report.
"They have to have the whole package," Spicer said.
Teams had the chance to win cash prizes and academic and professional recognition, as well as Intel's Environmental Innovation Award and the newly developed Environmental Protection Agency Travel Award, according to the press release.
In addition, one student was awarded the Terry McManus Memorial Award.
The contest was organized by the New Mexico State University Institute for Energy and the Environment in the College of Engineering and had its 18th international competition at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces, N.M., according to the Web site.
Twelve UA students competed in the contest this year, including Matthew Clay, Christopher Cox, Jessica Nichols, Summer Scott, Aaron Russell, Sirikam Surawanvijit, Jesse Haney, Christina Satterfield, Danier Smith, Anh Vu, Nestor Camargo and Samuel Smith, said Janet Bowlin from the UA chemical engineering department.
The faculty advisers for the contest were Roy Penney and Greg Thoma.
The contest encourages the next generation of engineering professionals who are dedicated to exploiting alternative forms of energy while protecting the environment, and has been held annually since 1991, drawing hundreds of college students from around the U.S. and world, according to the NMSU Web site.
The event features 33 teams from 23 universities, including 190 participants from around the U.S., Bogazici University in Turkey, the universities of Manitoba and Waterloo in Canada, and a team from Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico, according to a NMSU press release.
The event also featured a final showcase of National Science Foundation projects undertaken in partnership with three universities in Mexico and two in New Mexico.
This year's design tasks were based on real-world environmental challenges, focusing on technologies to tackle renewable energy innovation, sustainable building design and water issues, according to the press release.
"We are very pleased that our flagship event exemplifies the innovative collaboration among the public and private sector, academia and industry," said Abbas Ghassemi, IEE executive director, according to the press release.
Tom Spicer, head of the UA chemical engineering department, said the contest requires students to have a working demonstration of their technology on site, so they must take into consideration not only the specifics of the contest and safety regulations, but also details like the location of the contest.
Students come to school a week before the spring semester starts to begin work on their project, Spicer said, adding that the presentation also is important and the students work very hard on the oral report.
"They have to have the whole package," Spicer said.
Teams had the chance to win cash prizes and academic and professional recognition, as well as Intel's Environmental Innovation Award and the newly developed Environmental Protection Agency Travel Award, according to the press release.
In addition, one student was awarded the Terry McManus Memorial Award.
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