THE 2023-2024 CHALLENGE LINE UP

As we enter our 18th year, the competition features our traditional 4 categories. Teams are encouraged to review all categories and choose a global or local issue that resonates the most with their passion. And remember, there is no box!

Aerospace & Aviation

Armed with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, brave men and women over the last century have dedicated themselves to answering this question by exploring the earth’s atmosphere and outer space. With an increased entrepreneurial spirit, numerous aerospace and aviation organizations focus on the research, design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance of vehicles for the benefit of humankind. Participants in this category follow the footsteps of past pioneers and launch new innovations in science, engineering and business that will enable humans to better explore the Earth’s atmosphere and beyond. Be part of the next phase of exploration!

Examples include: avionics systems, engines, air-traffic control, airplanes, aerodynamics, human factors/cockpit design, and propulsion systems; Aerospace systems, processes, ISS upgrades, long distance space travel, space junk tracking and elimination, astronaut suit design and space habitats.

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Cyber-Technology & Security

Technology connects us, creating pathways to independence and keeping us safe. Current challenges within the cyber-technology and security arena affect the processes and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information, networks and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction. This category challenges students to develop products that can better achieve the protection of these processes in addition to securing humankind from unplanned events and natural disasters. Participants unleash powerful innovations laced with ingenuity, incorporating information technology and security as applied to computing devices, as well as private and public computer networks. Be part of the tech revolution!

Examples include: artificial intelligence applications, network defense systems, counter intelligence technologies for government, data-driven energy management technologies, smart security technologies, and database models to track, predict, and categorize natural disasters. 

Energy & Environment

If humanity is to continue living on Earth, we must address challenges such as energy storage, renewable resources, recycling solutions, biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land use. Participants in the Energy and Environment category study our use of natural resources and the impact of human activity on the planet to present thoughtful, environmentally-conscious designs. Be the new energy we fuse into this planet we call home!

Examples include: energy storage, energy efficiency, renewable resources, sustainable land use, recycling solutions, environmental health, water resources, biodiversity, climate change, waste management, and clean technology innovations.

Examples include: prosthetics, nutrition science, exercise science, medical technology, hunger solutions, mental health, assistive technology, healthcare services, healthcare safety, biomedical engineering, and food security.