WERC's Environmental Design Contest is a unique event that brings together industry, government and academia in the search for improved environmental solutions. Held annually since 1991 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the contest draws hundreds of college students from throughout the United States and around the world.

    The student teams design solutions for real-world problems while developing fully operational bench-scale solutions that are presented to panels of judges comprised of environmental professionals. The teams prepare four different presentations: written, oral, poster and bench-scale model.

    Many universities use the contest as part of their capstone design courses.  After the contest, WERC provides the judges' feedback to the participants.  Feedback to the students has become an important part of ABET accreditation.

Click here for details about the 2009 contest tasks:

Task Descriptions

Important Dates:

For more information, contact:

Roseann Thompson, Project Manager
(575) 646-7854
fax (575) 646-5474

Barbara Valdez, Program Facilitator
(575) 646-7821
fax (575) 646-5474