2001
Dec 5, 2000
Students start on paper sails in hopes of netting $15,000

May 22, 1999
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE STUDENTS TRIUMPH IN PAPER KAYAK COMPETITION, COLLECT $15,000 PRIZE

January 19, 1999
Students Building Paper Kayak in Hopes of sailing to $15,000 Prize

September 12, 1998
Students from Across Nation Vie for Energy Challenge '98 Title, Get Lesson in Design Efficiency

September 3, 1998
Egg-Ceptional Students Hope Packaging Will Yield $15,000 Award

September 24, 1997
Students from Across the Nation get a Lesson in Pulp and Paper as They Prepare for Energy Challenge '98

NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:
U.S. Department of Energy:
Sarah Manion, (303) 275-4709

Project Manager, IPST
(404) 894-8277

STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION GET A LESSON IN PULP AND PAPER AS THEY PREPARE FOR ENERGY CHALLENGE '98
September 24, 1997 -- Students from colleges across the nation are getting hands-on experience and learning about pulp and paper industrial processes and manufacturing design efficiency as they prepare their entry in the first Energy Challenge '98.

The competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology and the pulp and paper industry, involves college teams designing and constructing a package that will protect a raw egg when dropped 20 feet onto a solid surface. The competition will be held next September at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta.

The purpose of Energy Challenge '98 is to foster education and awareness of manufacturing design efficiency, package performance, recycling, waste minimization and pulp and paper industrial processes. The competition correlates with the US Department of Energy's Agenda 2020 - a program to help the pulp and paper industry reach the vision of more energy efficient manufacturing processes in the year 2020.

The receive the $15,000 award, the winning team's package, which is to be filled with 64 cubic inches of water, and a raw egg, must not leak and must remain intact after a drop from 20 feet high. Packages must be made with chemical wood pulp, secondary wood cellulose and paper chemicals only.

Dr. Tom McDonough, Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Professor at IPST states, "I'm excited by the prospect of this competition leading to increased interaction between students from institutions which, in spite of the geographical separation, share a common commitment to innovation in the pulp and paper industry."

By preparing a design proposal and project reports, raising funds and designing and constructing an efficient package in which to protect the egg, participating students will receive a lesson in design efficiency, the structural mechanics of packaging products, waste minimization and the industrial processes of the pulp and paper industry. The teams will also get a lesson in creativity, innovation, resourcefulness, teamwork, fundraising and overall project management.

Schools competing in Energy Challenge '98 include: Clarkson University, Georgia Tech, Miami University, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Maine and Western Michigan University. These schools recently received $2,000 "start up" grants to assist with funding their projects.

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