Competition Teams
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Each year, hundreds of students participate on design teams to compete in regional, national and international events on topics ranging from wind power to unmanned aircraft. Students work on teams to find innovative solutions to problems with challenging technical, economic and social components.
Current teams
The Architectural Engineering Institute Competition Team competes annually to find innovative solutions to design challenges by working in multidisciplinary teams and considering how the engineered systems enhance and integrate with each other and the architecture of the building.
The Associated Schools of Construction teams at K-State take part in the Associated Schools of Construction Region 4 Construction Management Competition where they apply skills learned in the classroom to real-world-type challenges. K-State has a Commercial and Design-Build team.
The Association for Computing Machinery is the professional organization for computer scientists, and our student chapter sponsors guest speakers, programming contest and game nights.
The Chem-E-Car team competes in regional and national competitions with a model car of their own design propelled by a chemical reaction for a specified distance with a specified weight.
The Concrete Canoe Team involves designing, fabricating, building and racing a canoe that is fast, agile and maneuverable -- all with concrete!
Cyber Defense Club members develop their cyber defense skills by hacking or counterhacking in simulated network environments to compete in national cybersecurity competitions.
The Fountain Wars team applies fundamental principles of hydraulics and fluid flow to design and participate in the annual ASABE competition -- a hands-on, real-time water fountain design contest based on aesthetic display and completion of technical tasks.
The Helwig Farms Quarter-Scale Tractor Team helps students gain practical experience in the design, building and testing of drive-train systems, tractor performance and manufacturing processes.
Mechanical Contractors Association of America Student Chapter offers students opportunities to attend national conferences and competitions, which provide industry-specific learning.
Powercat Motorsports is a team that conceives, designs, fabricates, develops and competes with small, Formula-style vehicles.
The SAE Aero Design Team designs and builds a remote-controlled model aircraft to fly with a maximum payload for competition.
The AISC Structural Steel Bridge team provides hands-on, practical experience involving real-world engineering issues that stress teamwork, innovation, safety and professionalism.
The Baja SAE Wildcat Offroad Design Team designs, builds and tests a rugged, single-seat, off-road recreational vehicle for competition.
Wildcat Rocketry is a high-power rocketry team dedicated to advancing students' skills through the design and construction of complex mechanical and electrical components. Wildcat Rocketry competes yearly in events such as the Argonia Cup and Spaceport America Cup where teams from all over the world gather to launch vehicles to altitudes nearing 30,000 feet.
The Robotics Competition Team provides a venue for creative, inventive and industrious students to participate in robotic competitions against other universities or teams.
Wildcat Wind Power is a competition design team that builds a small-scale wind turbine and creates a business plan to sell the turbine in a real-world market. The team competes bi-annually at the Collegiate Wind Competition hosted by the United States Department of Energy.