2nd Annual Online Engineering Competition

Starts: Mon, Aug 22, 2022 12:00 AM CST
Ends: Fri, Nov 11, 2022 5:00 PM CST
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The Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US) is organizing its 2nd Annual Online Engineering Competition, a global virtual competition for (A.) college students competing with other college students, undergraduate, and graduate students, (B.) young professionals with 0 to 3 years of professional experience, and (C.) young professionals with 4 to 10 years of professional experience. 


The participants will propose a solution to the predefined problem statements in the following categories:

• Subsea O&G Wells 
• Submarine Underwater Rescue in Shallow Water 
• Underwater Thermal Garments 
• Bring your Own Problem - “BYOP Shark Tank” 
• Underwater Service Robots

Competitors in the category “Young professionals with 4 to 10 years of professional experience”  can only submit in "Bring your Own Problem - “BYOP Shark Tank.” 

 The competition is scheduled to begin on October 3rd, judging on November 7th, and announcing the winners on November 11th of 2022. 


Registration

Participants can register as individuals or as a team of up to 4 members using the embedded Google Form below or by following this link: https://forms.gle/UdG2EvoWHWhbqqqL8.

There is no limit on number of entries per person or team. For both, individual and team registration, the cost per participant per category is $100.00 for early career professionals and $25.00 for students. 

The deliverables include a MS PowerPoint presentation of up to 20 slides to be submitted by October 31th, 2022 by 5 PM CST. No report is required.

The judges will review each entry against the following criteria:

• Originality, Creativity & Intent
• Technical Aspects
• Implementation Feasibility
• Potential Impact and Growth

Finalist will be notified via email and assigned a 15-minute time slot to give a final presentation to the judges between November 7th, 2022- November 10th, 2022. Winners will be notified via email with an invitation to the virtual award ceremony, which will take place on November 11th, 2022. 

Prizes

• Cash prizes.
• First place winners get 1 registration each to a 2022 SUT course/workshop with a cash value of up to $2400.00.
• All participants receive a 1-year SUT membership.

If a team entry has won the topic, the cash award will be distributed evenly to each team member.

Registration Form


Important Dates

• August 22, 2022 - Registration opens 
• September  22, 2022 - Registration ends
• October 3, 2022 - Competition begins
• October 31, 2022 - Competition submissions due
• November 1 - November 4, 2022 - Preliminary Judging
• November 7-10, 2022 - Finalists presentations and judging
• November 11, 2022 - Awards