Step 1. Select a team and develop your idea/product or environmental service, and notify us.
Student teams (made up of graduate, undergraduate, or a combination) will develop a service, process, or product that addresses a particular problem related to environmental sustainability. Examples include new ways to use wastes or by-products, products that can reduce the release of pollutants into the environment, new products that replace more toxic ones currently in use, a service that benefits the environment and society/communities, or a combination of these. It is important that the ideas and designs originate from one or more of the team's members.
Student teams will be self-assembled. We encourage teams to recruit students from science, engineering, management, communication, and social science backgrounds. Teams will need to assign ownership for the intellectual property produced and should determine how prize money or profits should be distributed among team members. For guidance on developing intellectual property, see the EEI Web site. Teams will also need to identify a faculty mentor who is willing to provide input. If you would like assistance in finding faculty mentors, contact Brent Ladd (laddb@purdue.edu) or Lesley Oliver (loliver@purdue.edu ).
Step 2. Submit a Notice of Intent by December 12, 2008
Teams who wish to move forward in the competition must submit a Notice of Intent that includes the following information: Team members- list names, phone numbers, emails, and majors or programs of study, status (undergraduate or graduate) for all team members Faculty mentor- provide the name, department, phone number, and email for your faculty mentor.
Include signatures of all members and the faculty mentor.
Problem and product- Describe in a few sentences your product or service and the environmental issue it will address. Notices should not be more than one page and should be submitted to laddb@purdue.edu or to Cindy Taylor in room 301 of the Exponent building by 4:00 p.m. on December 12, 2008.
An itemized budget for product development or testing (if any).
Indicate where space is available for product development. If space is provided by someone other than the team's mentor, please include a signed or emailed statement from them indicating their approval of space usage.
EE-I2P Teams should follow the guidelines below (included in the feasibility plan):
*unintended consequences refers to not solving one problem while creating more problems in its place. Life-cyle analysis is helpful in this regard.
*
* this final criterion is not required for competition in the local EE-I2P, however it is required for competing at the National I2P event should your team qualify (typically the top award team is nominated for the National competition).