The Environmental Challenge is a student team competition to prepare and present an optimal solution to a complex “true-to-life” environmental problem, which provides students the kind of exposure that could lead to a coveted first job in the field and a chance to compete for prizes.

The challenge seeks technical answers combined with appropriate regulatory approaches and resolution of political and community issues. The EC will accept student teams with the broadest feasible range of environmental disciplines, including engineering, planning, policy, economics, and various other sciences to compete at the Chapter's Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner.

Students interested in participating on a team, professional willing to serve as advisors/mentors and judges and university faculty willing to serve as sponsors should complete the Environmental Challenge Interest Form and submit it to Liz Fernandez by email to: elizabeth_fernandez@merck.com by January 15.