Description:
Opportunity Overview
AIChE's Chem-E-Car Competition® engages college students in designing and constructing a car powered by a chemical energy source, that will safely carry a specified load over a given distance and stop. The competition, which involves multiple regional competitions and a final competition at the Annual Student conference, increases awareness of the chemical engineering discipline among the public, industry leaders, educators, and other students. AIChE is looking for volunteers who can act as on site safety inspectors and poster judges at the Chem-E-Car Safety Inspection and Poster Competition, which is taking place at 3:30PM - 7:30PM on Saturday October 28, 2017 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C.
Expectations
On Site Safety Inspectors will divide into teams and will receive a Safety Review Form, which will prompt them questions to ask each Chem-E-Car Team about the potential safety hazards of their design. Safety Inspectors are asked to provide comments and look for any potential safety rule violations. If the volunteers notice a potential hazard, they bring it to the attention of the Competition Safety Coordinator, who will further investigate. Poster Competition Judges will divide into teams and will receive a poster competition rubric, which will prompt questions to ask each Chem-E-Car Team about the design. The Poster Competition is graded upon: (1) overall quality of the poster, (2)creativity and unique design features, (3) safety in the Chem-E-Car design and (4) team's ability to answer questions about the design and demonstrate a widespread knowledge of the reactions and calibration methods.
Requirements
Volunteers should hold a degree in Chemical Engineering. Experience working in Process Safety is useful to participate as an On-Site Safety Inspector, but not required.
Note
Volunteers should be willing to travel to the competition location in Minneapolis. Unfortunately we do not have travel support available for this volunteer opportunity.
Location
Minneapolis Convention Center Exhibit Hall C
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403