As you are preparing for the new academic year, and possibly graduation,
a new job, or graduate school – you might be thinking of ways to
enhance your coursework and your resume.  There are several competitions
and activities that can use as a design project or as a resume booster.

2008 Student Design Competition: WINROBO

The goal of the WINROBO competition is to design, build, and demonstrate a robot that will wash a residential double-hung sash window autonomously, that is, without human intervention beyond placing the robot on the lowest window pane and turning it on, or under remote control of an operator “inside” the “ building”. 

This device will be of help to many households, but particularly to those with mobility problems which keep them confined to a wheel chair.  Being able to clean the outside of the window automatically should provide a safety benefit to all homemakers, particularly those with older upper floor windows to clean.

The competition will take place during the Student Professional Development Conferences in the spring.  For more information visit http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/DesignContest/2008_Student_Design.cfm

             2005 Student Design Competition

2008 Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC)

ASME is gearing up for the 25th year of the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC), one of the organization’s most renowned design competitions.  The spring 2008 East and West events will continue to engage students around the globe as an opportunity to combine design and innovation in a real world experiment.  

In addition, the first HPVC outside the United States will take place on September 4-6, 2007 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. ASME’s Human Powered Vehicle Challenges not only stimulates student participants, but entries have also garnered the attention of engineering professionals and industry.


The West Competition will take place at the University of Nevada, Reno and the East Competition will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Final competition dates will be announced in the next issue of Mechanical Advantage.

To learn more about the HPVC and how to participate, visit http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/HPV/Human_Powered_Vehicle.cfm

Old Guard Student Competitions

The ASME Old Guard conducts the following programs for the benefit of engineering students and early career engineers, and ultimately for the good of the engineering profession.
The Old Guard competitions are designed to emphasize the value of the ability to deliver oral and visual presentations and to communicate effictively.

The Old Guard Prize: Oral Competition Presentation
An engineer, like all professionals, must possess a well-developed ability to communicate, both orally and in writing.  This competition is designed to emphasize the value of an ability to deliver oral presentations.
For more information visit: http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/Old_Guard_Prize_Oral.cfm

The Old Guard Technical Poster Competition
this poster design competition is designed to encourage engineering student achievement in delivering visual presentations.
For More information visit: http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/Old_Guard_Technical_Poster.cfm

The Old Guard Technical Webpage Competition
this webpage design competition is intended to encourage the delivery of visual presentations using Web Page technology.
For more information visit: http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/Old_Guard_Technical_Web_Page.cfm

All of the Old Guard Competitions will take place at the spring Student Professional Development Conferences.

ASME Student Sections Competition

The goal of the ASME Student Sections Competition is to encourage engineering students to be professionals by participating in technical events that expand on their academic pursuits, by building character toward good citizenship, and by learning more about real world engineering. It recognizes those student sections that show outstanding achievement in the manner by which they conduct their affairs.

A comprehensive set of variables is considered when evaluating student section effectiveness. Each variable is weighted, and the strength of a section is determined by the total number of points accumulated. A good section is one that exhibits a wide diversity of activities.

For information on how your section con participate visit: http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/IngersollRand/IngersollRand_Student.cfm