WSU student team participates in national chemical car competition

Published 12:01 pm Friday, December 5, 2014

For the Reporter

Kent’s Tony Troung was part of a group of Washington State University chemical engineering students who traveled to Atlanta earlier this month to participate in a national conference and chemical car competition.

The students from WSU’s student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) secured a spot in the competition after taking second place in last spring’s Pacific Northwest regional competition.

The competition, which included 35 teams from around the country, requires that a chemically-powered car travel 25 meters while carrying a sizable cargo and then stop as close as possible to the finish line.

A group of WSU students originally developed the idea for the national AIChE competition more than a decade ago.

At the conference, the WSU chemical car team members also participated in a poster competition and safety training. Several students attended a leadership training program and networking session with the executive officer committee and the young professionals of AIChE.