Student Technical Paper Competition
Competition Rules
- Please follow the link here to the AIChE Webpage for more information on awards and rules
- Note: Only one Student Technical Presentation from each AIChE Regional Student Conference shall be presented at the Annual Student Conference STPC. In the case of a tie for the first prize at a Regional Conference, or if two first prizes are awarded, the Region must make a selection and nominate only one Student Technical Presentation for presentation during the Annual Student Conference STPC.
Key Dates
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- March 25th
- Participants should submit their paper abstracts to the provided Dropbox to be scheduled for a timeslot
- Dropbox for paper abstracts here
- Once presentations have been completed for the paper please send them to grpierce@iastate.edu; a single computer will be used to present all participant’s submissions
- Students will receive confirmation of their submission from grpierce@iastate.edu
- April 1st
- Submission for abstracts and presentations will close
- No late abstracts or presentations will be accepted
- April 4th
- Students will be notified of their scheduled presentation times
STPC Competition Logistics
- Location: Student Innovation Center, 606 Bissell Rd, Ames, IA 50011, Lecture Hall 0114
- Saturday, April 9th, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Students should plan on presenting using their own computer and presentation file; however, a backup file from your dropbox submission will be kept on site
- Participating students should arrive at the competition start time and remain for the entirety of the event
- Students will be called up to present & will be allotted 15 minutes for presentation and 3-5 minutes for questions from the judges.
- A panel of three judges will evaluate the presentations. The decision of the panel of judges will be final.
- Winners will be announced at the awards banquet