Competitions
Since the early 1970s, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapters have competed to be the best at designing, constructing, and racing concrete canoes. During that time, canoe mixtures and designs have varied, but the long-established tradition of teamwork, camaraderie, and spirited competition has been constant. Each year, teams, their associates, judges, and other participants build upon this tradition. This year, teams answered a call for Technical Proposals and Enhanced Focus Area Reports and are competing to be the winning bid on a prototype standardized canoe design for future concrete canoe competitions. Learn more about the competition.
Submissions
Project Proposal, Enhanced Focus Area Report, MTDS Addendum: February 18th
Final Product Prototype Submittals due to Cerberus: April 27th (see email sent)
Participating Schools
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of British Columbia
- Gonzaga University
- Montana State University – Bozeman
- Oregon State University
- University of Washington
- University of Victoria (Guest School)
ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition
The ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition challenges students to develop a stronger understanding of sustainability and learn to incorporate sustainable solutions into everyday problems that engineers incur. Students are encouraged to be creative in their solutions and use all resources available. Learn more about the competition.
Submissions
Technical Design Proposal, Envision Checklist: March 25th
Public Outreach Poster: April 8th
Participating Schools
- Portland State University
- University of Portland
Student Steel Bridge Competition
ASCE and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) are partnering to offer the Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) at ASCE Student Symposia.
The mission of the Student Steel Bridge Competition is to challenge students to extend their classroom knowledge to a practical and hands-on steel-design project that grows their interpersonal and professional skills, encourages innovation, and fosters impactful relationships between students and industry professionals. Learn more about the competition.
Submissions / Dates
Cost Estimation: April 1st
Die Roll: April 8th
Videos, Poster, Judging Form, Photos: April 22nd
Participating Schools
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of British Columbia
- University of Idaho
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Portland State University
Environmental (Water Treatment)
Students are tasked with designing a water filtration system to treat a nearby water source with only materials that can be found from local hardware stores. Proposed designs will be judged on effluent quality, filtration speed, water retention, and the associated technical paper and poster. All teams will have the chance to do an oral presentation.
Competition posters can be viewed here!
Submissions
Technical Paper, Digital Poster: April 14th
Participating Schools
- Carroll College
- University of Idaho
- Gonzaga University
- University of Portland
- Portland State University
Student Symposium Paper Competition
Good faith participation in the ASCE Student Symposium Paper Competition, including submission and presentation by at least one (1) member of the ASCE Student Chapter, is a requirement to advance to an ASCE Society-wide Competition Finals.
The ASCE Student Symposium Paper Competition emphasizes the importance of being able to write and present a paper as essential communication skills for all engineers and often necessary for advancement in your career.
The topic of the Student Symposium Paper Competition will be the same as the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students, which is an ASCE Society-wide paper competition that looks at professional ethics within the civil engineering profession. The ASCE Student Symposium Paper Competition is run independently of the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students.
Submissions
Student Symposium Paper: April 1st
Participating Schools
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of British Columbia
- Carroll College
- Gonzaga University
- University of Idaho
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Oregon State University
- Montana State University – Bozeman
- University of Portland
- Portland State University
- University of Washington