The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently announced students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado are the winners of the 2018 Student Design Competition. The 17th annual competition took place during WEFTEC 2018, WEF’s 91st annual technical exhibition and conference.
The University of British Colombia team’s project — “Ellis Creek Remediation” — won in the Environmental Design category, and the University of Colorado-Boulder team’s project — “Enhancing Nutrient Removal at Boulder’s 75th Street Wastewater Treatment Facility” — won in the Wastewater Design category.
This was the third win for the University of British Columbia (British Columbia Water & Waste Association) and the fourth win for University of Colorado-Boulder (Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association).
As a program of WEF’s Students & Young Professionals Committee, the competition promotes real-world design experience for students interested in pursuing an education or career in water/wastewater engineering and sciences. It tasks individuals or teams of students within a WEF student chapter to prepare a design to help solve a local water quality issue. Teams evaluate alternatives, perform calculations and recommend the most practical solution based on experience, economics and feasibility.
Members of the University of British Columbia team included James Craxton, Johnson Li, Steven Rintoul, Luthfi Subagio, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Noboru Yonemitsu. Members of the University of Colorado-Boulder team included Katie McQuie, Mercedes Kindler, Debbie Cevallos, Feng Xiang, Dome Cevallos, Jackie Kingdom, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Christopher Corwin. Both teams received certificates and their respective member associations will receive a $2,500 award.
Greeley and Hansen, Black & Veatch, CDM Smith, and Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. sponsored this year’s competition. To learn more about the competition, visit this website.
