The 8th Annual AEES meeting has many opportunities for students. Student conference scholarships and travel funding is available for qualified applicants. Also, the student design competition has an exciting new topic this year. See the descriptions and links below for more details on funding opportunities and the student activities throughout the conference.

STUDENT HOUSING

On-campus housing is available for student who are attending the conference. Single ($39/night) and double ($27.00/person/night) occupancy rooms are available in Peddrew-Yates dormitory, which is proximate to the meeting locations in Squires Union on the campus of Virginia Tech. All the rooms have AC and university internet access.

STUDENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Student Conference Scholarship

AEES and the Biological Systems Engineering department at Virginia Tech are excited to offer conference scholarships to qualified applicants based on scholastic merit. Applicants must be enrolled in and undergraduate or masters program in a science or engineering field and interested in perusing a doctoral program in a related field. The application is linked below. Please attach a resume that includes your academic accomplishments and your cumulative GPA.

Student Travel Award

AEES offers travel awards to students participating in the student design competition. This is an opportunity to be involved at the meeting and receive funding to help pay for conference expenses. Applicants must be participating in the student design competition. The application is linked below. No resume required.

Student Travel Form

STUDENT MEETING ACTIVITIES

The student design competition this year has an exciting new topic, stream restoration! Teams of students have the opportunity to conceptualize the design problem put before them at their respective institutions. Then, students travel to the conference with their ideas and complete the design with materials provided here at Virginia Tech. Teams will have until Thursday afternoon to craft their design. Conference attendees will have to opportunity to view each design being put to the test. Judges will score designs and short reports based on the success outlined in the design description. A winning team will be designated on the last day of the meeting and awarded the coveted microcosm.

Other student activities throughout the meeting include networking socials, vendor and sponsor exhibits, and career and resume boards. In addition, conference luncheons present a good opportunity for communicating with professionals in the academic, agency, and consulting arenas.

Form for the AEES 2008 Annual Meeting Student Design Competition