UA ChemE Jeopardy team is the back-to-back champion of AIChE North Central Region
Pictured left to right are UAkron ChemE Jeopardy team members Ryan Stapin, Gemini Ramlo, Kamryn Culp, Johnathan Bettes, Lily Clemente, Delia Weitzel, Cody Robinson, Kat Kunz and Nathan Kling.
The University of Akron's (UA) Department of Chemical, Biomolecular and Corrosion Engineering is proud to announce its ChemE Jeopardy team secured another victory and is the back-to-back champion of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) North Central Regional Conference (NCRC).
After winning first place during their first appearance at the 2023 AIChE NCRC, members of UA's ChemE Jeopardy competed a second time at NCRC held at The Ohio State University on April 5-6, 2024. Ten available UA members formed two teams and competed against 16 teams from 14 various regional universities during the conference. The UA students who participated were Ryan Stapin, Gemini Ramlo, Kamryn Culp, Johnathan Bettes, Lily Clemente, Delia Weitzel, Cody Robinson, Kat Kunz, Nathan Kling and Sarah Fenik.
Both UA teams were advised by Dr. Bi-min Zhang Newby, professor of chemical engineering and associate chair of graduate studies for the Department of Chemical, Biomolecular and Corrosion Engineering, and advanced to the semi-finals after the preliminary rounds. They then competed in the same semi-final bracket since only one team from each university could compete in the final round.
During the final round, UA's Team B competed against Trine University and the University of Wisconsin. Trine was 400 points ahead of UA going into Final Jeopardy where one question is presented to all teams. UA came up with the correct answer, while Trine did not, and won the competition. Team B defeated other universities including The Ohio State University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern and Purdue to take home first place. UA's Team A, with the scores they earned during the semi-final, achieved a fifth-place finish.
The UA ChemE Jeopardy team is looking forward to competing at the National AIChE Conference in San Diego this fall. Congratulations to both teams on their achievements!
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Media contact: Cristine Boyd, 330-972-6476 or cboyd@uakron.edu.