Digital Knowledge Competition
This is an open platform to share your work in a creative way! The Student Activities Committee will be seeking submissions for the Digital Knowledge Competition in August. Submissions will be accepted at https://vwea.typeform.com/to/sRqij9r4. These presentations will utilize video to engage, educate, and interact with audiences local and remote to WaterJAM. This competition is geared towards students (undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate) to present their research and design projects. All submissions must be received by September 6, 2021 at 11:59 PM
The Digital Knowledge Competition is Virginia's spin-off of the National WEFTEC Interactive Knowledge Exchange session held annually. Entrants are highly encouraged to view these videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcIZ_Qi40I1El0rwB57b1NgP5c9mnUKo3
A Digital Knowledge Competition video should be 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length and utilize a creative combination of sound and visual imagery to convey a concentrated message. All submissions may utilize video footage, photographic images, animation, voice-over narration, music, humor, etc. to illustrate the message.
The Digital Knowledge Competition videos should showcase recent or ongoing research or innovative or novel ideas related to the fields of water and wastewater, such as:
- A novel way to overcome an engineering/scientific challenge
- A noteworthy innovative process or tool
- Ongoing research to include the reason for it, your process, and results to date, if any
- Concluded research project to include your process and conclusions.
All Digital Knowledge Competition videos will be available for viewing during Virtual WaterJAM for the region’s industry professionals to enjoy! Submissions will also be available on YouTube, and all participants’ names will be printed on the WaterJAM webpage. First place and second place winners will be awarded $500 and $250, respectively. The winning videos will also be presented virtually at WaterJAM.
VA AWWA Student Water Challenge
A design competition organized by the SAC is to be held at the annual Water Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) between teams from different universities across Virginia.
The VA AWWA Student Water Challenge will focus on using a combination of engineering and science to address a real-world water-related issue. On the day of the competition, the student teams will be provided the specifics of the drinking water problem, allowed approximately five (5) hours to put together their response, and present it to a panel of judges.
Cash prizes & trophies will be awarded!
1st place team: $1,200 cash prize plus a traveling trophy and plaque
2nd place team: $500.00 cash prize and a plaque
Mark your calendars!
Look out for registration materials in August
Competition Day is on Wednesday of JAM
For more information, contact Shirley Smith at SLSmith@hazenandsawyer.com
VWEA Student Design Competition
VA AWWA Model Water Tower Challenge
VA AWWA Science Fair Awards
The VA AWWA award is presented to middle and high school students whose projects are selected by the VA AWWA judges. The criteria for the VA AWWA award is the project deals with some aspects of water, such as water resources, drinking water treatment, water quality, etc. The VA AWWA award consists of a monetary award and certificate of merit.
Volunteers are needed to participate as judges for the VA AWWA award. The responsibilities of the VA AWWA judges are to determine what science and engineering projects satisfy the criteria; evaluate the projects, including interviewing the student; and selection of the best project. Each fair needs a minimum of six (6) VA AWWA judges that serve as a team.
If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a judge or if there are any questions you or others in your organization might have about the VA AWWA Science Fair Award, judging, etc., please contact Sherry Williams at SWilliam@nnva.gov.
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