The Chem-E-Car Competition is an annual competition hosted by the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The goal of the event is to construct a Shoe-box sized car and compete with this at the competition. Universities and Colleges participate in this with other North American and international teams.
For more about the Chem-E-Car Competition please follow the link here
Competition Rules
- In order to participate in the Chem-E-Car Competition, your University team must have registered in the AIChE Registration form by February 11th. If there is any confusion regarding this, please contact us for assistance.
- Individual teams will compete on two days. On Friday, April 8th, the Safety Inspection will take place and the Chem-E-Car team posters will be evaluated. On Saturday, April 9th, the Performance Competition will take place.
Key Dates
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- March 5th
- EDPs are due for their first revision.
- Please submit EDPs for the Mid-America Region here or follow the EDP submission link in the 2022 Regional Competition Rules & Forms section of the AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition Webpage
- EDPs are due for their first revision.
- March 25th
- Chemical orders need to be sent to host schools to allow orders to be processed
- See the “Bulk Registration Document” in the Chem-E-Car sheet
- Chemical orders need to be sent to host schools to allow orders to be processed
- April 1st
- Teams will submit their ChemECar spotlight video to be presented during the ChemECar performance competition.
- *Dropbox here
- March 5th
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- Saturday, April 9th, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Competition Day
- 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chem-E-Car Chemicals will be made available
- The Chem-E-Car Safety Judges will follow up on any flagged issues from Friday (marked by the Regional Safety Coordinators).
- Rules for waste disposal, safety/first aid supplies location, PPE usage, and other rules will be reviewed
- Teams will get set up at tables and chemicals will be distributed
- Each team will be notified of the distance and order 1 hour before start time.
- 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ChemECar Preformance Compeition
- Each team will participate in two rounds of runs each team will be given a run time of 2 minutes.
- A 15-minute break in between each round will be given to present the Spotlight video submissions for all participating teams’ cars.
- After both rounds, scores will be compiled and winners will be announced shortly after.
- After the competition, teams will be directed by safety judges to the appropriate waste disposal locations located in the competition area.
- Any additional clean-up will be completed during this time
- Saturday, April 9th, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Click below to check out the official AIChE Chem-E-Car All Rules and Documents
https://www.aiche.org/students/chem-e-car-competition/chem-e-car-competition-rules