Opportunities for Students

NEW! Student Additive Manufacturing Contest
Wednesday, June 4
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall - B31


SAMPE’s newest competition, the SAMPE Student Additive Manufacturing Contest, provides an opportunity for students to learn and expand their abilities in additive manufacturing and engineering design. Competitors have designed a rigid vertical support (column or tower) that will be printed during SAMPE Seattle and tested to failure between the platens of a typical load frame. Columns/towers will be tested in the Bridge Contest Area in Exhibit Hall.

Apply today!
Contest Rules
Contest Flyer

Thank you to our contest sponsors:
AmericaMakes
Dell Services
Instron Systems
Stratasys


SAMPE Student Bridge Contest
Wednesday, June 4
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall - End of Aisle A


The SAMPE Bridge Contest allows students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using various composite materials in accordance with a set of well defined rules, and then compete with other students in a testing event held at the SAMPE conference each spring. Monetary prizes are awarded to the student chapter of the winners of each of several divisions of the competition. Last year 57 bridges were submitted from 15 colleges and universities in 7 categories. Awards were submitted for each category, as well as for the posters submitted.

Online Registration - Closed. Register for the Contest On-site or print the form below and bring with you:
Bridge Mail-in Entry Form
Contest Flyer
Contest Rules
Questions and Answers

Click here to see last year's winners.

Student Poster Contest
Wednesday, June 4
12:30-1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall - End of Aisle C

SAMPE Seattle 2014 in Seattle, Washington is hosting SAMPE’s third annual student poster competition. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students will be presenting their research at the conference. 


Poster Applications are closed.
See last year's winners here.


Student Social Reception
Wednesday, June 4
5:00-6:00 PM
North Galleria - 2nd Floor

All badged students are invited to attend the SAMPE Student Social Reception. Bridge contest winners will be announced. Prizes will be raffled. Food and refreshments will be served, free of charge.