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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 this year's contest tasks:
Task Descriptions
This year
WERC is honored to also host the final
project showcase
of the NSF New Mexico-Chihuahua
Partnership for Innovation at the Design
Contest. The New Mexico-Chihuahua
Partnership for Innovation is a bi-national
project funded by the National Science
Foundation involving partners from higher
education, governmental laboratories, state
and local governmental agencies, and private
sector organizations on both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border. More information on the
Conference can be found at:
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
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