This friendly competition will challenge your ability to conceive, design and construct a device to perform a certain task utilizing provided materials and tools. The competition information and registration is now available below. The first 50 registrants who participate in the competition get a free phone pocket so register now!
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Location: Grand Hall – Ley Student Center – Rice University
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
The Captain of the teams MUST arrive half an hour early (2:30pm) to check in , pick up materials and find your table. All team members should arrive no later than 2:45pm.
Contact: If you have questions about the competition and regulations, contact us at nancyt@rice.edu. To ensure fairness for all questions and their associated answers will be posted online for all participants to view.
Registration: Closed
Registration deadline: Friday, February 19th. Please email globalforum@rice.edu to see if new teams may be enrolled.
Problem Information: Materials will be given to the Team Captain upon check-in at the Competition. The problem has a timing component so late check-ins may affect your ability to compete.
Teams:
- The competition is open to all Rice students, including graduate students.
- Each team may have 3 or 4 members whose names are provided at registration.
- The number of teams is limited, so don’t wait to sign up.
- Deadline to sign up is Friday, February 19th.
- If your team is registered but you need to add or change a team member, please email Maureen Maiuri at globalforum@rice.edu the following details: the team’s name and team captain; team member’s name, college, class, major and T-shirt size.
Prizes:
1st Place team – $200 gift card per team member
2nd Place team – $150 gift card per team member
3rd Place team – $125 gift card per team member
4th Place team – $100 gift card per team member
5th Place team – $75 gift card per team member
Gift cards will be awarded to the 1st-5th place teams as indicated above in addition to door prizes.
The Engineers Week Student Competition will again this year be sponsored by Rice Global E&C Forum, Fluor Corporation and George R. Brown School of Engineering – Rice University.