Student Regional Innovation Contest - Regional Finalists 2019

Welcome to 2020!

We are expanding into 5 regions this year from the success of last year's 2 regions. Last year's students gave us awesome feedback and we are making the process even smoother this year.

A look forward....

Students advised us that it would be much better for you if we allowed you to build the application in small easily completed sections, rather than jamming it all together the last week. Accordingly, we have established staged application schedules for the different regions. Find your 2020 region's application schedule. Finalists from each region will compete at the national contest October 29 &30 in Anaheim California at the 2020 ASCE Annual Convention.

For information go to the application process, contest topics, judging criteria, judging process, and tips pages for more contest information.

A look back....

Five ASCE student teams have been advanced from the Student Innovation Contest!

These teams will present at our annual Global Innovation Contest in June for recognition, prize money and the chance to meet the industry's civil engineering leaders!

Congratulations to.....

“I encourage everyone to compete in this contest." UNCC
"One of the most valuable things I learned from this competition is that everyone can be innovative." Georgia Tech
"Innovative thinking is an increasingly important skill in society, and this competition was a great way for me to practice it." Georgia Tech

"I thought the regional innovation contest was a fresh and fun addition to ASCE’s 2019 Southeast Student Conference.” Embry Riddle
“This was a great opportunity to pitch innovative ideas and receive invaluable feedback.” Kennesaw State
"Thanks to this innovation contest, I'm not wondering if this idea will fail. It's happening!" South Alabama

"The innovation competition provided a venue to help expand the horizons for the students. The students enjoyed the finalist videos generating enthusiasm for the new contest as well as showcase their discoveries. Given the outcome at Carolinas Conference and the interest in the competition, I fully anticipate even greater engagement next year!”
Steven Welton- 2019 Carolinas Regional Conference Director

What kinds of innovations did last years finalists have?

Last years finalists had a variety of innovations ranging from permeable barriers to mitigate and capture phosphate runoff, and autonomous drones to check on construction site updates to coal ash remediation and an app for consumers to manage and improve their personal environmental footprint.