Join us for our annual student internship/co-op competition where chemical engineering students share their experience, practice presentation skills, and win great awards!
Prizes:
- $500 1st place
- $300 2nd place
- $200 3rd place(s)
Participants must meet the following qualifications:
- undergraduate ChemE students (graduating Dec 2022 - Aug 2024)
- industrial co-op and summer intern students during spring, summer or fall 2023
- teams of 2 students are permitted if both meet qualifications
Students will present their original work done during their co-op or summer internship. Presentations will be less than 10 minutes and will be judged by practicing chemical engineers and AIChE VLS members, based on:
- Application/demonstration of chemical engineering principles to students鈥� work
- Understanding of process and/or chemistry
- Clarity/appearance of slides and presentation
- Understanding how student鈥檚 work is used/applied/extended into other applications/industries
- Ability to answer questions
Timeline:
- 10/2/2023 - Abstracts due (submit an abstract at this link: /community/sites/local-sections/virtual-local-secti...)
- 10/9/2023 - Students notified of acceptance
- 10/16/2023 - Presentations due
- 10/19/2023 - 鈥淒ry run鈥� to test Zoom connections/audio/video
- 10/25/2023 - Competition
Any prospective student competitors should submit questions to Marc Clithero, Competition Chair, at marc.clithero@btinternet.com.
This meeting is free and open to all, not just to Virtual Local Section members.
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THREE MEETING OPTIONS
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PRIMARY MEETING (LIVE PRESENTATION/LIVE CHAT)
9:00 PM ET Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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ALTERNATE 1 (RECORDED PRESENTATION/LIVE CHAT)
7:00 AM ET Thursday, October 26, 2023
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ALTERNATE 2 (RECORDED PRESENTATION/LIVE CHAT)
1:00 PM ET Thursday, October 26, 2023
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