INTRODUCTION

The IEM-METD Student Design Award 2015 is organized by the Mechanical Engineering Technical Division of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia together with universities. The first student design competition is set in the context of design for natural disaster relief. Disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, famines and wars cause destruction and suffering to mankind. Whether these are natural and inevitable, or man-made and unnecessary, we can improve our means of reacting and aiding the victims affected. With what kind of solutions and developments can designers contribute to the prevention, relief and recovery from the effects of disasters? The design competition is open to teams of up to 5 students of Engineering related courses at universities.

The competition involves five elements:

• Work in a team to design a device or equipment that is useful during natural disaster relief
• Compete with other teams to design an innovative disaster relief device
• Produce a poster to explain and publicize the team’s work
• Deliver presentation explaining the rationale for the team’s work 
• Take part in a peer assessment to determine the “best” design.

The time-line of the challenge is:

• 1st June – First announcement of the IEM-METD Student Engineering Design Competition
• 15th September – Online submission of one-page concept papers due.
• 20th September - Applicants will be notified and invited to submit full proposals based on the review of the concept paper via email.
• 30th September – Online submission of full proposals are due
• 2nd October - Applicants will be notified on outcome of the review process via email
• 10th October – 10 best design concept will be invited for presentation
• 17th October – Announcement of winner during the METD AGM 

(all date is subject to change without any further notice)

All proposals will be reviewed by the Mechanical Engineering Technical Division Committee and technical experts within IEM. We may interview teams as part of this process. We will invite these teams for a formal presentation of the proposal for a final phase. There is no travel subsidy for the students, student section advisors, or any representatives of the same to the presentation at IEM HQ.