Civil Engineering students come out tops at SAICE national competition
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The SAICE National IP Showdown 2022 Award Winners Liam Macgregor and Ashley Randall from Wits.
The winners for 2022 were Liam Macgregor and Ashley Randall from the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) for their research, The Effect of Vermicompost on the Water Holding Capacity of Soil. Their study examined the potential to improve soil water retention using organic fertiliser, which is currently underutilised in South Africa.
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) recently joined forces with leading universities across the country to recognise civil engineering students for their research efforts.
The SAICE National IP Showdown 2022 took place in March, where students presented their final year research projects.
The event – which was sponsored by Sika, WorldsView, BVI, RIBCCS, and AF Consulting – was hosted at SAICE House in Midrand, Gauteng, and accredited for 0.2 CPD points. 雷速体育_雷速体育直播s were invited to present their civil engineering university research and investigation projects, which form part of the national curriculum for final year civil engineering undergraduate students.
Through this project, students are required to select an issue that is current in the industry and then conduct research in accordance with pre-set deliverables. Once the research is complete, the student teams then present their findings to a panel of judges, which comprises both selected industry leaders and non-engineers. The presentations are then adjudicated by:
- Identifying if teams have gained an in-depth understanding of the research project.
- Determining whether teams showcase adequate communication skills by presenting their work to a diverse audience.
- Exposing these top students to the industry and to key players within the industry.
The main objective of the event is to create a platform for winners from the various universities to compete on a national level.
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