Chartered engineers needed to judge student engineering competition entries

Are you or any of your colleagues a chartered engineer and want to get involved in an exciting STEM competition?

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is looking for volunteer judges to help assess some of the creative entries we have received for the recent COVID-19 Student Challenge. This a great way to contribute to the Institution’s educational outreach and is your chance to be a part of this exciting competition and provide valuable feedback to inspire and inform teams of young engineers. All judging will be done remotely from the comfort of your own home.

If you would like to get involved, please email Jelena Gacesa with the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• Your preferred category to assess (Primary School, Secondary School, Further Education or University)
• Your current availability.

We’re looking for our judges to get started immediately and for finalists to be announced by the end of June 2020. Thanks for reading and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

About the competition

We are looking for creative and out-of-this-world ideas, to help tackle the effects of COVID-19 around you. Be as imaginative as you can!

Be it as a team, with your school, college or university mates, get your friends, grandparents or kids together to pitch in with your innovative solutions to help defeat coronavirus. You can be as creative as you want in sharing it too, feel free to make explanatory videos, and make your solution open-source for the world to use.

This design competition is open-ended: you can tackle any issue related to COVID-19. Empower your inner creative-self, and fight for what you are passionate about!