Three Mines teams that are part of the university’s CAMP program have won
their regional competitions to advance to the national level events.
CAMP is a competitive, co-curricular program at
South Dakota Mines that brings together students, faculty, and industry leaders
to partner on challenging projects. Nearly 500 students on 14 teams in CAMP
take part in hands-on learning and problem solving in annual collegiate
competitions at the regional, national, and international levels.
Mines ChemE Car, Concrete Canoe, and Steel Bridge teams each won
regional level competitions.
“Congratulations to our CAMP teams for winning these
highly competitive regional events. These students, along with the faculty and
staff members who support them, deserve commendation for their excellent work,”
says Mines President Jim Rankin, Ph.D., P.E. “I hope the rest of campus and the
entire community will join me in rooting for these Hardrockers during their upcoming
national competitions.”
Steel Bridge
South Dakota Mines Steel Bridge Team won the
regional competition at the ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium hosted by the
United States Air Force Academy & Colorado State University Pueblo in
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The team took home first overall and first in every
category except for aesthetics. The team will next represent South Dakota Mines
at the AISC national
finals at University of California San Diego, June 2-3.
Follow the team’s progress on their Facebook page and their Instagram page.
Concrete
Canoe
South
Dakota Mines Concrete Canoe Team won the regional competition at the ASCE Rocky
Mountain Student Symposium hosted by the United States Air Force Academy &
Colorado State University Pueblo in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The
team took home first place in the project proposal and technical presentation sections
of the competition as well as second place in final prototype, leaving them the
top scoring team at the regional event. The team will next represent South
Dakota Mines at the ASCE national competition at the
University of Wisconsin-Platteville on June 10-12th.
Follow
the team’s progress on their Instagram
page.
Chem E Car
The
Mines ChemE Car team took home both first and second place awards at the
regional AIChE ChemE Car Competition held at University of Wyoming in April. AIChE
is the world's leading organization for chemical engineering professionals. The
organization hosts the annual ChemE-Car Competition that challenges college students to design
and construct a model car powered by a chemical energy source, that will safely
run a specific given distance and stop. The team also placed second in the
Jeopardy section of the competition. They will next compete at the national ChemE
Car Competition in November, 2023, in Orlando, Fla.