2003
Apr 5, 2003
North Carolina State University students pilot paper wings to first place at Energy Challenge

Apr 6, 2002
Ga. Tech students ride the waves on paper sailboard, win Energy Challenge

Apr 7, 2001
Paper Sail Powers SUNY ESF team at Energy Challenge

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

NAGS HEAD, N.C., Jockey's Ridge State Park -April 5, 2003 - Students from North Carolina
State University glided to first place today at Energy Challenge '03 as they flew their paper
glider from the top of an 80-foot dune at Nags Head, N.C.

In conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers First Flight, ten
collegiate teams took to the skies and attempted three hang gliding flights each with wings they
designed and constructed from paper materials, including corrugated paperboard or linerboard.
The students have been preparing for today's competition for almost eight months.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Institute of Paper Science and
Technology, the Energy Challenge competition encourages innovation, interest in science and
engineering, and promotes awareness of energy efficiency, manufacturing design, recycling,
waste minimization, and pulp and paper industrial processes. The competition supports DOE's
Agenda 2020, a program to enhance the economic competitiveness of the U.S. forest products
industry and to help the pulp and paper industry reach the vision of more energy efficient
manufacturing processes in the year 2020.

The pulp, paper and paperboard industries are intense users of energy. This contest
enables students to learn about energy-efficient and environmentally friendly paper
manufacturing.

Spartan School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, Okla.) captured second place overall (1st in the
Flight Contest) and Temple University finished third overall (3rd in the Flight Contest). The
members of the winning team were Jody Moss, Daphne Wang, Josh McCall, Bryan Ransom,
Sarah Mertens, Trey Hathaway and Brandon Teague.

"It was great to know the glider could actually fly," said Mertens, also the team's pilot.
"Even with all the stress on it, the glider withstood the challenge and the paper didn't tear. "We
learned a lot about paper manufacturing working on this project."

Participating teams included North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University (Greensboro, N.C.), Georgia Institute of Technology, University
of Maine, Miami University, Temple University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Spartan
School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, Okla.), University of Central Florida and Western Michigan
University.

The flights accounted for 20 percent of the total points needed to win Energy Challenge
'03. Overall scoring for the event was based on best paper hang glider performance during a
distance event, written reports, gross weight, material composition, sail area requirements, tear
and tensile strength, moisture resistance, recycle content and novelty of design.

Each school was required to complete a weeklong "Hang One" Designation rating
course under the direction of Kitty Hawk Kites, Inc. Kitty Hawk Kites is a certified member of the
United States Hang Gliding Association.