Plan now to enter the student design competition sponsored by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The purpose of the MARAD/SNAME Student Design Competition is to challenge college student team and to reward them for their development of superior vessel designs or transportation systems. Participants have been asked to design a salvage tug, a vessel/system with commercial applications to operate in the Aleutian Islands, that is economically competitive and energy efficient with low emissions. Projects should be innovative, using cutting-edge technology concepts that employ air emissions and energy reduction. Each design effort should assess the influence of weight, space, cost and operational performance.
Prospective participants are asked to complete forms indicating their interest by January 31, 2009. They will be required to provide progress reports at the mid-point of each semester of student involvement, end of each semester and a final report at termination of project. The contest will end June 30, 2010.
Awards will be presented at the SNAME 2010 Annual Meeting. Design team prizes will be: $4000 for first place; $2,000 for second place; and $1,000 for third place. Prizes for design team faculty advisors will be: $1,000 for first place, and $500 for second and third places. For more information, contact Program Manager Pradeep Nayyar at pradeep.nayyar@dot.gov or visit the competition website at http://www.sname.org/standing/education/Marad/form.htm.
