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The Advanced Manufacturing Interdisciplinary Graduate Program is launching the 2021 Manufacturing Innovation Challenge. You and your team will design and prototype a wrist-mounted soil sampling device that can be used by astronauts on the surface of the moon. During the 12-week competition, you and your team will compete against your peers, be judged by expert industry professionals, and have the opportunity to earn cash prizes and a VIP trip to visit NASA JPL in Pasadena, California. Mines students will be competing in parallel with student teams at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, with a virtual final between the winning teams in December.

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT (PDF)

CONTEST RULES (PDF)

TEAM SIGN-UP (MS FORMS)

Schedule

  • September 24: Team registration deadline (link to registration form)
  • October 6: Initial submission due – quad chart + 3-minute video + 3-page paper
  • October 11: Down-selection of finalists (4 to 6 teams)
  • December 2: Final judging