The student team from Georgia Institute of Technology clinched the top trophy in the 2018 Annual Student Conference Chem-E-Car Competition® finals, winning with a distance of just 1 cm. The second place winner was Rutgers University, followed by the teams from City College of New York, Clarkson University and Cooper Union (in a tie for 4th place), and Tsinghua University.
See the results and all the winners from the 2018 Chem-E-Car® Competition.
2018 Official Chem-E-Car Competition® Video
Slideshow
2018 Competition Rules
Please visit the Chem-E-Car Competition® Rules website here for the updated rules and deadlines.
A highlight of the Annual Student Conference, more than 40 student teams from around the world will be racing their chemically powered vehicles. Come and cheer for your favorite team as they compete for the international title! Please note that the first run of the competition will begin at 12:30pm. The Chem-E-Car Competition is sponsored by Chevron.
2018 Chem-E-Car Competition® Competitors
Region |
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Team Name |
Western | Cal Baptist University | Chitty Chitty Bong Bong |
Western | Cal Poly Pomona | Scoot Scoot |
Brazil | Senai Cimatec | Carnaval |
Mid Atlantic | City College of New York | Zincotron |
Northeast | Clarkson University Team 2 | Cherry Red! |
Rocky Mountain | Colorado State University | Starch Your Engines |
Southern | Georgia Institute of Technology | Ramblin Wreck |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Alchemist |
Indonesia | Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember | Spektronics |
Mid America | Iowa State University | Cy-Onara |
South Korea | KAIST | Young M.E. |
Middle East | KFUPM | Element X |
Southern | Louisiana State University Team 1 | Mike XII Volt |
Northeast | McGill University | Swage-Lock and Loaded |
North Central | Michigan State University | The Spartan Speeder |
North Central | Michigan Technological University | Pineapple |
Mid America | Oklahoma State University Team 1 | Orange Juice |
Pacific Northwest | Oregon State Univeristy Team 1 | Chem Possible |
North Central | The Ohio State University | Nails |
Mid Atlantic | Rutgers University | Knight Wagon |
Qatar | Texas A&M University at Qatar | MG-Cruiser |
Southwest | Texas Tech University | Tortilla Power |
Mid Atlantic | The Cooper Union | Vitawin C |
North Central | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Might-Go-Chondria |
China | Tianjin University | T-Panda |
China | Tsinghua University | THUnder |
Western | UC Berkeley | Techni-CAL difficulties |
Pacific Northwest | University of British Columbia | Vancruiser |
Rocky Mountain | University of Colorado Boulder | Oh-the-Fe-ney! |
Northeast | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Team 1 | Squid Squad |
Greece | University of Patras | Zeus |
Mid Atlantic | University of Pittsburgh | The Tank |
Southern | University of South Florida | The Phoenix |
Southern | University of Tennessee at Chattanootga | Stirred, Not Shaken |
Southern | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Myst-Air-y Machine |
North Central | University of Toledo | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Mid America | University of Tulsa | Lead Zepplin |
Rocky Mountain | University of Utah | Wattson |
Mid Atlantic | Virginia Tech | Cinnamaldhyde Roll |
India | VIT University | Team Vidyutha |