The CSChE
2008 Student Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the following three student competitions will
take place at the 58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Ottawa, ON, October 19–22, 2008
SNC Lavalin Plant Design Competition (deadline: May 15, 2008)
Robert G. Auld Student Paper Competition (deadline: September 22, 2008)
Reg Frisen Oral Paper Competition (deadline: September 22, 2008)
SNC Lavalin Plant Design
Competition
SNC Lavalin Terms of
Reference
The Canadian Society for
Chemical Engineering offers the SNC-LAVALIN Undergraduate Plant Design Competition for students enrolled in
undergraduate chemical engineering programs at Canadian Universities.
The winner of the 2008
competition will have the opportunity to represent Canada at the 8th World Congress of Chemical
Engineering International SNC–LAVALIN Undergraduate Plant Design Competition taking place in Montreal,
QC in August 2009.
Deadline
May 15, 2008
Eligibility
Individuals and groups of undergraduate students registered in chemical engineering programs in Canadian
universities during the academic year.
To minimize the number of
projects to be judged, each chemical engineering department may only submit one
entry.
Maximum size of team: 5 students
Prizes
Individual Prizes: Each team member of the first place team will receive a
certificate as well as a one year electronic subscription to The Canadian Journal of Chemical
Engineering. Second and third place team members will receive certificates.
Team Prize: The
first place team will receive a cash award of $1,000.
Judging
All entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges drawn from industry, government and universities. The
authors of the best three entries will be invited to present their projects during a PowerPoint presentation
to be held at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference where the judges will make their final
decision.
Prizes will be awarded at the Student Banquet at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference.
Each of the three finalist teams can claim up to $350 in travel costs/team to assist with travel to the CSChE
Conference. To claim the reimbursement, the team should forward $350 in receipts to the Awards Manager
following the conference.
Design
Topic
Please provide your project in electronic format (on CD, not e-mail) to the CSChE Awards Manager. Entries for
the competition should contain the following:
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a list of students who performed the work, with their permanent addresses and e-mail
addresses
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a short summary, including a simplified flow sheet of the process
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a copy of the final report submitted to the university at the end of the project
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the name of the collaborating organization and the engineers who assisted the students and
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The submitting Professor/Department must provide a 1-2 pages “List of Arguments” stating the
reasons the project:
1. Are above level of expectations in terms
of quality and/or complexity
2. Contain elements of creativity or
novelty and
3. Required knowledge and /or work
exceeding the expected level of undergraduate chemical engineering students.
Statements should be precisely formulated as “bullets”; generalities should be avoided.
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The ratio between process information/data given to the students by Professors and Industrial advisors versus
the data and information the students had to find themselves is different for each submission. Therefore to
assist in fairly judging the competition, each submitting Professor/Department must provide a summary
statement of the starting information provided to the students as well as information regarding the subject
plant such as:
1. Is it an improvement/expansion of an
existing plant?
2. Is it a new plant and similar or
identical plant exists?
3. Is it a new plant and similar or
identical plants do not exist?
Confidentiality
Entries should be accompanied by a letter from the head of the department of chemical engineering, indicating
that the information is not confidential and that a summary may be published.
Submit nominations to:
Gale Thirlwall
Awards Manager
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
130 Slater Street, Suite 550
Ottawa, ON K1P 6E2
Tel.: (613) 232-6252 ext. 223
E-mail: gthirlwall@cheminst.ca
Robert G. Auld Student Paper
Competition
Robert G. Auld Terms of
Reference
Sponsored by the Robert G. Auld Fund and Imperial Oil
Ltd.
Award:
- First
prize: $300 and a plaque
- Second prize: $200 and a
certificate
- Third
prize: $150 and a certificate
Prizes will be awarded at the
Student Banquet at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference.
Eligibility:
Any student
currently enrolled in a Canadian undergraduate chemical engineering program.
NOTE: Due to time
limitations, the number of participants may be limited, based on date abstract was received. A complete
list of presenters will be announced prior to the conference.
Application:
Please
submit an abstract of 100 to 200 words that pertains to some aspect of chemical engineering. This can
include design, research and engineering practice as well as work experience and educational or social issues
affecting the profession. The paper may be in either English or French. You must include the
following:
•
Title of
abstract
•
Names of
author(s)
•
Name of
speaker
Format:
The
presentations will be 10 minutes in length with a 5 minute question period immediately following. A LCD
player and laptop will be available slide and overhead projectors will be available upon request.
Papers
will be rated on clarity of content, usefulness of results, quality of experimental and/or theoretical work,
quality of organization of research program and evidence of originality of thought. The student will
also be judged on their presentation with respect to: clarity of expression, voice, grammar, grasp of
subject, audio-visual aids, ability to hold the attention of the audience and response to
questions.
Judges:
The panel
of judges consists of representatives chosen from industry, government and academia
This award is administered by
the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. All applications must be submitted by Monday,
September 22, 2008 to:
Gale Thirlwall
Awards and Local Sections Manager
Canadian Society for Chemical
Engineering
gthirlwall@cheminst.ca
Reg Friesen Student Oral Paper
Award
Reg Friesen Terms of
Reference
Sponsored by the Chemical Education Division of The Chemical
Institute of Canada
Awards:
First
prize: $350 and a certificate
Second prize: $150 and a certificate
Prizes will be awarded at the
Student Banquet at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference.
Eligibility:
This
competition is open to Canadian undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in a chemical
engineering program
The prize
is intended to encourage students to present papers of general interest concerning the following: critical
evaluation of their educational experiences; innovative learning/teaching strategies and materials; other
topics that address chemistry or chemical engineering education.
NOTE: Due to time
limitations, the number of participants may be limited, based on date abstract was received. A complete
list of presenters will be announced prior to the conference.
Application:
Please
submit an abstract of 100 to 200 words. The paper may be in English or French. You must include
the following:
•
Title of
abstract
•
Names of
author(s)
•
Name of
speaker
Format: The presentations will be 10 minutes in length with a 5 minute question
period immediately following. A LCD player and laptop will be available. slide and overhead projectors
will be available upon request.
Papers will
be rated on clarity of content and evidence of originality of thought. The student will also be judged
on their presentation with respect to: clarity of expression, voice, grammar, grasp of subject, audio-visual
aids, ability to hold the attention of the audience and response to questions.
Judges: The panel of judges
consists of representatives chosen from industry, government and academia
This award is administered by
the CIC Chemical Education Division of The Chemical Institute of Canada.
Abstracts must be submitted by
Monday, September 22, 2008 to:
Gale Thirlwall
Awards and Local Sections Manager
Canadian Society for Chemical
Engineering
gthirlwall@cheminst.ca
