NETSCo sponsored the annual Student Design / Build Competition at the SNAME Maritime Conference 2022 in Houston, Texas. Approximately 150 students participated in the competition. Congratulations to our winning teams: First Place – Team Eleven; Second Place – Team Geese; Third Place – Team U of Web
The Competition was created to keep students both engaged and entertained while solving a maritime design/build challenge using strict guidelines. With less than two hours to design and construct working models, the teams create vessels to compete in a series of timed runs and are scored based upon a pre‐determined formula.
“Each year we enjoy seeing student participation increase in this fun event,” said Richard Mueller, NETSCo President and CEO. “SNAME is so supportive of young adults through sponsorship opportunities and the local Chapters to inspire youth to pursue a career in the maritime engineering field. NETSCo is happy to support their efforts in any way we can.”
First Place: Team Eleven
- Joseph Serpa, University of Michigan
- Gabriel Allen, Webb Institute
- Alex Wiggins, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Elijah Durantine, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Slate Davis, University of Michigan
- Liam Walker, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Dimitrios Dikos, University of Michigan
- Thomas Rohmann, SUNY Maritime
Second Place: Team Geese
- Frances Truong, University of Michigan
- Logan Galindo, University of Michigan
- Emma Kurdyla, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Luke VanAuken, University of Michigan
- Axel Avram, University of Michigan
- Conner Palandro, Stevens Institute of Technology
Third Place: Team U of Webb
- Jonathan Lowry, University of Michigan
- Nathaniel Phillips, Webb Institute
- Chelsea Sun, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
- Connor Arrigan, University of Michigan
Watch the video on YouTube: SNAME Student Design Build Competition
Photo credit: Cindy Slone
