CSWEA Student Design Competition

2021 Winners Announced! – View the Awards Ceremony

The Midwest Student Design Competition is intended to promote “real world and hands on” design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in water/wastewater engineering and sciences field. This year, the Midwest Student Design Competition will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022 as an IN-PERSON EVENT. This is a unique opportunity for students at the college level to demonstrate their engineering skills and practices by researching and preparing a design for a water quality based project and presenting their project to water industry professionals.

There are three categories of Student Design Competitions available for students:

• WEF Wastewater Design
• WEF Environmental Design
• Global Water Stewardship

WEF Wastewater & Environmental Design Challenge
Introduction
Design Competition Guidelines
WEF Entry Form

Montezuma, Costa Rica Design Challenge
Introduction | GWS Entry Form
Design Competition Guidelines
General Information | Problem Statement
Detail Documents (Photos, Surveys, Soil Reports, Videos, etc)

Interested in Sponsoring a Team?

Info | Registration

2021 RECIPIENTS

WASTEWATER

Jake Smith, Mathieu Stafford, Bryar Jensen, Jim Lindsay and Cal Papineau
“City of Escanaba Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade” – Marquette University

GLOBAL WATER STEWARDSHIP

Jonessa Haas, Ashlin Caelwaerts, Matthew Vincent, Timothy Kunshier and Travis Noel
“Samara, Costa Rica Sewer and Treatment Design” – UW Platteville

PAST WINNERS