The Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA) is hosting a Student Design Competition (SDC) at the state level. The competition will be held during IWEA’s annual Illinois Wastewater Professionals Conference, April 10 - 12, 2023. The winner of this competition will receive a cash prize, a travel allowance, and the opportunity to compete in the national SDC at WEFTEC2022 in Chicago!
The IWEA SDC is intended to promote a “real world” design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in wastewater, water resources and environmental engineering. This competition tasks teams to design a problem statement and present a project solution meeting the requirements of the problem that they have worked on as a team. This competition is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students. Students who are completing a capstone project or a design course can use that work as a submission, as well.
The Water Environment Federation Website has more information on the Student Design Competition. Please contact Yvonne Lefler with any questions.
Last year's Compeitition featured:
First Presentation:
Village of Maeystown Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
by SIUE Env Group from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Emily Fortschneider
Corynn Henrichs
Anya Beuhler
Tyler Heath
Faculty Advisor: Jianpeng Zhou
Second Presentation:
Implementation of a Small-Scale Anaerobic Digester at Plant Chicago
by LUC Anaerobic Digester Senior Capstone from Loyola University
Valentine Geze
Anna Zachary
Brooke McDonald
Faculty Advisor: Gaj Sivandran
Bonus Presentation:
Storing Heat: A Step Towards Energy Neutral Water Treatments Plants
by Arpit Kumar Dwivedi from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
