April 1, 2007

  • (Top Left) Timothy LeBlanc, Matthew Stephens, Whitney Amato, Stephanie Peterson, and Tracie Ferguson; (Bottom Left) James Henry-faculty advisor, Zach Scheibal, Tim Krimmel, and Omkar Namjoshi.

The LSU Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) received three awards for their car design at the 2007 Southern Regional Conference of AIChE. The conference was held March 30 – April 1 in Columbia, South Carolina. They received second place overall for their car design as well as a certificate of excellence for the “Most Spirited” and a certificate of excellence for the “Most Creative Car Design.” 

The car design team earned a $450 cash award for receiving second place in the overall competition.The car design team will next compete at the national convention, which will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 3-5, 2007. Members of the team as well as the ChE car are pictured below.  They are as follows: (Top Left) Timothy LeBlanc, Matthew Stephens, Whitney Amato, Stephanie Peterson, and Tracie Ferguson; (Bottom Left) James Henry-faculty advisor, Zach Scheibal, Tim Krimmel, and Omkar Namjoshi.

Written by: Melanie D McCandles, LSU College of Engineering, 225-578-3242, mmonce@lsu.edu,

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