The Challenge
Launched in 2012, the Alumni Cup is an annual engineering design competition. Teams of students from each department compete against one another to develop a machine that will perform a specific task within certain parameters.
Points are awarded based on how well the teams meet five key objectives:
- The machine exercises the fundamental task.
- The machine exhibits a creative design that showcases the respective discipline/engineering department.
- The machine operates in a predictable manner.
- The machine complies with all rules.
- The team exhibits strong department pride.
Task and parameters are given to each team at a kickoff meeting prior to Engineers Week. Students have limited time and a small stipend with which to design, sketch, and build a machine that reflects their department. Teams will demonstrate their designs at the end of Engineers Week in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building Rotunda. The judges’ panel will be comprised of Clark School administration and alumni. The winning team will be memorialized on the Alumni Cup trophy displayed in the west lobby of the Glenn L. Martin Hall.
2022 Victors
The Team
Congratulations to the 2022 Fire Protection Engineering team on their winning machine!
Jacob Witlin
Joshua Lumpkin
Matthew Harrigan
Aidan Murray
James Blurton
Kevin Rim
Jena Ialongo
Vikram Hanspal