The 2016 AEI Student Design Competition winners were announced during the awards banquet held at the AEI FORUM at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, on Friday, April 1. Thirteen teams from eight different architectural engineering programs participated in the submittal portion of the competition. Seven teams were invited to present at the finals for the competition before a jury of twelve. Congratulations to all the winners!
- Building Integration
Winner: Team 3, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 9, University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Omaha - Structural Systems Design
Winner: Team 3, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University - Mechanical Systems Design
Winner: Team 3, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 9, University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Omaha - Electrical Systems Design
Winner: Team 9, University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Omaha
Runner-Up: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University - Construction Management and Development
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 10, Milwaukee School of Engineering
In addition, three special awards were presented to the following teams.
- Innovation in Sustainability Award (Sustainable design and construction)
Winner: Team 6, Lawrence Technological University - Innovation in Resiliency Award (Resiliency with respect to local environmental considerations)
Winner: Team 12, Kansas State University - Innovation in Integration Award (Integration with and impact on adjoining structures and public ways)
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Members of the Winning Teams
- Team 2 The Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer Gong, Nathan Bires, Sebastian Jongerius, Kaitlyn Gardner, Ryan Davie, Michael Kolvek, Steve Butz, Eli Manges, and faculty advisor M. Kevin Parfitt. - Team 3 The Pennsylvania State University
Doris Ho, Qi (Wendy) Jiang, Yoonsun (Rosemary) Hwang, Andrew Brouwers, Ethan Fogle, Hannah Noss, Stephen Polyniak, Rachel Herrington and faculty advisor M. Kevin Parfitt. - Team 6 Lawrence Technological University
Dan Gallagher, Farah Anoni, Hadiel Mohilldean, Christopher Fazzalare, Crystal Smith, Zechariah Vinson, and faculty advisor Ralph Nelson. - Team 9 University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Omaha
Adam MacKenzie, Ben MacKenzie, Brianna Brass, Jacob Clatanoff, Jacob Pulfer, Katie Gilg and faculty advisor Clarence Waters, Ph.D. - Team 10 Milwaukee School of Engineering
Adam Heffington, Dylon Bowen, Daniel Vonberg, Johanna Wang, Ryan Koenig, Tom Dillman, Chris Garcia, Michael Prochaska and faculty advisor Robert Lemke. - Team 12 Kansas State University
Christopher Wearing, Christopher Bolin, Spencer Combs, Austin Curnutt, Hunter Elliott, Cassandra Ford, Seth Heronemus, Paul Kempainen, Emily Krampe, Nicole Sabourin and faculty advisor Russell Murdock.
View all Past Competition Winners
Presentations
Team 3: The Pennsylvania State University
Building Integration, Structural Systems Design, and Mechanical Systems Design
View the written submission (PDF)
Team 9, University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Omaha
Electrical Systems Design
View the written submission (PDF)
Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Construction Management and Development
View the written submission (PDF)