2012 Chem-E-Car Competition at the Annual Student Conference
This year’s Chem-E-Car competitors were challenged with a running distance of 21m and a load of 300mg. Cornell’s team and their car, Zapdos, took home the top prize in the 2012 Chem-E-Car Competition with a perfect score of 0.0 m. See official video and interviews with teams.
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Cornell wins 2012 National Chem-E-Car Competition
This year’s Chem-E-Car competitors were challenged with a running distance of 21m and a load of 300mg. Cornell’s team and their car, Zapdos, took home the top prize in the 2012 Chem-E-Car Competition® with a perfect score of 0.0 m.
Read More and See Official Video
2012 Chem-E-Car Series on ChEnected
See interviews from multiple Chem-E-Car teams, including host schools and see photo highlights of the competition.
2012 National Chem-E-Car Competitors
These teams have designed and built vehicles powered solely by chemical reactions. They will race Sunday, October 28 from 2:00 – 4:30 PM.
Student Chapter |
Captain |
Advisor |
Car Name |
Region |
Placing |
| Arizona State University | Devon Bridgeman | César I. Torres | Hydrospark | Rocky Mountain | 1st |
| Bucknell University | Megan Wilson | Tim Raymond | Bucknell ChemE Car | Mid Atlantic | Wild Card |
| California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona | Scott Fowler | Thuan K Nguyen | HorsePower | Western | 1st |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Amy Yuan | Julie Tilton | Juggernaut | Mid-Atlantic | 5th |
| Colorado State University | Bria Boeggeman | Tim Gonzales | Poudre Cruiser | Rocky Mountain | Wild Card |
| Cooper Union | Lisa Liu | Daniel Lepek | SCU-S2012 | Mid Atlantic | Wild Card |
| Cornell University | Jennifer Brenner | Jeffery Varner | Zapdos | Northeast | 2nd |
| Johns Hopkins University | Joe Colao | Joelle Frechette | Hop Wheels | Mid-Atlantic | 3rd |
| Louisiana State University | Amit Mishra | Francisco Hung | The base bullitt | Southern | 4th |
| Michigan Technological University | Justin Levande | Tomas Co | Paradise Lost | North Central | 1st |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Joe Hoing | Dr. Daniel Forciniti | ChemE Boat | Mid America | Wild Card |
| Northeastern University | William Langhauser | Courtney Pfluger | Mount Saint Husky II | Northeast | 1st |
| Ohio University, Athens | Nicholas Dunfee | Dr. G.G. Botte | S-Pee-D Racer | North Central | 4th |
| Oklahoma State University | Matt Miskelly | Heather Fahlenkamp | Lee Majors | Mid America | 2nd |
| Purdue University | Eric Boehlefeld | Michael Harris | Thunder Mobile | North Central | 2nd |
| Rice University | Erica Tam | Ken Cox | CHBE Bunny | Southwest | 1st |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Sumit Sikka | Dr. Tomassone | Abandon Ship! | Mid Atlantic | 4th |
| Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico | Rafael Serna Cornejo | Juan Alejandro Alvarez Guerra | Chilaquil | Southwest | Wild Card |
| Texas A&M University at Qatar | Yahia Abo Al Naga | Dr. Ghada Salama | Bolt | International | n/a |
| Texas Tech University | Jimmy Woods | Dr. Mark Vaughn | The Dude | Southwest | Wild Card |
| University of Akron | Bradford Vielhaber | Chelsea Monty | Spontaneous Combustion | North Central | 3rd |
| University of Houston | An Dinh | Miguel Fleischer | Zombie Cougalac | Southwest | 2nd |
| University of Louisiana, Lafayette | Forrest Kidder | William Chirdon | Plan B | Southern | 5th |
| University of Maine | Nicholas Hart | John Hwalek | SKIEAST Mobile | Northeast | 3rd |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Nicholas Lepak | Chunsheng Wang | Spontaneous Combustion | Mid Atlantic | 2nd |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Stephen Schlender | Leonard Akert | Determinator | Mid America | 3rd |
| University of North Dakota | Jerrold Zettel | Frank Bowman | UND Two Towers | Rocky Mountain | 1st |
| Univeristy of Pittsburgh | Andrew Zmolek | Di Gao | Walt | Mid-Atlantic | 1st |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | William Arzola | Dr. L. Antonio Estévez | CoKí Stroj | Southern | 1st |
| University of South Florida | Justin Stottlemyer | Dr. Ryan Toomey | The Bull Runner | Southern | 2nd |
| University of Tennessee, Chattanooga | Benjamin Kegley | Dr. Tricia Thomas | Scrappy | Southern | 3rd |
| University of Texas, Austin | Albert Chan | Christopher Ellison | Moe 3.0 | Southwest | Wild Card |
| University of Tulsa | Moustfa Moursy | Tyler Johannes | Golden HurryCar | Mid America | 1st |
| University of Utah | Tess Young | Tony Butterfield | Myrtle | Rocky Mountain | 3rd |
| University of Washington | Alex Kon | Professor Daniel T. Schwartz | Lab Rover | Pacific Northwest | 1st |