Newswise — ASME will hold its annual Student Design Competition on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., during the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. The ASME Student Design Competition is held each year in conjunction with the ASME Congress and aims to challenge the creative and problem-solving skills and abilities of tomorrow’s engineers.
The theme for this year’s competition, Mars Rocks, requires participating student teams to design and build a radio-controlled vehicle prototype that could be used to collect and retrieve rocks on Mars that would later be analyzed to determine if life had ever existed on the planet. Teams have assembled from all over the world in order to take part in this challenge, some coming as far away as Egypt and Singapore to compete. The annual ASME Student Design Competition offers students the opportunity for hands-on experience while working with a team to find solutions to actual design challenges.
“ASME strongly believes in encouraging student engineers to challenge themselves beyond the scope of the classroom,” said ASME President Amos Holt, Ph.D. “This competition gives the engineering community a glimpse of the future leaders of the profession.”
One of the 17 team finalists at this year’s competition is from the University of North Florida, lead by its ASME Student Chapter President Guillermo Varela. “I am extremely proud of my team’s determination to make it to the finals of this competition,” said Varela. “By using each of our strengths, we were able to work together to decide on the best solution to the problem. This competition has given us insight into what an engineering career will offer us and the challenges we may face.”
The ASME Student Design Competition is just one of the many events that will be a part of the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, which will be held November 13-19, at the Walt Disney World® Dolphin Hotel.
About ASMEASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world.
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