The ASME Fluids Engineering Division (FED) sponsors the Young Engineer Paper (YEP) Contest. To be eligible for this contest, entries may be received by undergraduate students, recent baccalaureate engineers (i.e., graduation after April 2023), and beginning graduate students (i.e. start of graduate studies after April 2023). Joint authorship with other students or the student's faculty advisor is acceptable. The advisors, however, must provide a statement confirming that the work reported in the paper is solely that of the student (and eligible student co-authors collaborating), and that the paper is strictly drafted by the students (presenting author is first author on the paper).
Young Engineer Paper (YEP) Contest Fluids Engineering Division
Contest participants should submit an abstract (maximum of 400 words) describing their research paper, which should have its major focus on a fluids engineering topic. This paper could be the result of a project completed either at a university or in industry. Based on the abstract, contestants will be invited to submit a full-length (approximately 6,000-word) paper following ASME publication guidelines. These papers will be formally reviewed by the FED Young Engineer Paper Contest Committee, according to criteria including technical merit, paper quality, and adherence to YEP Contest entry requirements. The authors of up to five of the best papers will be selected as finalists. Based on the recommendations of the reviewing committee, selected finalists will have an opportunity to revise their papers prior to final submission; however, finalist selection will be based on the original full paper submission. The revised finalized papers, incorporating reviewers’ comments and recommendations, will then be published in the conference proceedings after the papers have been presented at the conference.
Authors of papers selected as finalists are invited to present their papers at a special session held at IMECE 2024 where final judging and selection will be made for the following awards: First Place: $500, Second Place: $300, Third Place: $200, and Honorable Mentions: $100 for being selected as a finalist and presenting their paper. In addition, conference registration will be waived for ONE presenting student author for each finalist paper, and travel expenses up to $750 will be provided to the presenting author to help defray costs of attending IMECE 2024 in-person. All finalist papers will receive certificates acknowledging the First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mention award winners.
Point of Contact: Dr. Terry Beck, Kansas State University