AME: Engineering Education Project - Plastics Innovation Challenge

This is an engineering education-based research project focused on the assessment of the Plastics Innovation Challenge.  

You would help in the preparation of a conference paper being submitted to the American Society for Engineering Education including:

  • A literature search of other Innovations Challenges or sustainability efforts at other institutions
  • Analysis of survey results from participants 
  • Statistical analysis of participants by college / level
  • Write conclusions / recommendations for future challenges 

You could travel to the conference to present the results (Toronto, June 20-23, 2027)

Make a presentation to the internal ND team on the 2027 challenge.

Name of research group, project, or lab
Kerry Meyers
Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
Computer Science & Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Student ranks applicable
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications

Students must have taken a course in probability and statistics.

The ideal student is someone who participated in the challenge in the fall of 2026 in some capacity (kick off event, started on a team, etc... it's not required that you submitted a pitch or completed the entire program).

Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
1
Project start
Spring 2027 <Jan>
Contact Information:
Mentor
kmeyers1@nd.edu
Name of project director or principal investigator
Kerry Meyers
Email address of project director or principal investigator
kmeyers1@nd.edu
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+4)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering