Up for a team challenge and prizes? ChemE Cube is an annual student competition where undergraduate university teams design, build, and demonstrate a 1 cubic foot plant to produce a chemistry defined in the annual problem statement. Teams compete on cube performance via a head-to-head duel and promote their technology through a one-minute ad, poster, and 20-minute “Shark Tank” style pitch to a panel of mock investors.
This year, the 5th Annual ChemE Cube Competition powered by RAPID® | ExxonMobil will focus on direct air capture and regeneration and take place on November 2–3 in Boston at the 2025 AIChE Annual Student Conference. Undergraduate student teams from any university are welcome to participate.
Download competition materials
Updated information for this year’s competition is now live, so download the 2025 materials to learn more.
Photos from last year’s competition
Last year 38 teams competed in the initial competition, and 18 teams were chosen to move on to the final competition at the AIChE Annual Student Conference in San Diego. Below are pictures from the 2024 ChemE Cube Competition.