2009 FRP Composites Competition Winners

(San Antonio, TX, March 15, 2009)

 

Most Accurate Prediction of Load and Deflection
1st Place:
 University of Sherbrooke
Students:
 Valerie Rosa Paradis, Marie-Josee Blais, Jonathan Dubuc, Christian Dulude, and Stephanie Kim Bonneville
Advisor:
 Dr. Brahim Benmokrane
 
  
2nd Place:
 Missouri University of Science and Technology
Students:
 Corey Grace, Dane Shaw, Hishem Belarbi, Frank Morrissey, and Isaac Ferguson
Advisor:
 Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi
 
  
3rd Place (tie):
 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Students:
 Juan Humberto Gonzalez-Moreno, Paulo Joel Gomez-Salas, Aaron Longoria-Laines, and Eduardo Salinas-Ibanez
Advisor:
 Jorge M. Rivera-Torres
 
  
3rd Place (tie):
 University of Houston
Students:
 Leslie Valle, Jacqueline El-Salmi, Raul Bautista Jr., and Fernando Alquicira
Advisor:
 Dr. Ashraf Ayoub
 
Highest Ultimate Load-to-Weight Ratio
1st Place:
 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Students:
 Dan Vielhaber, Mike Shaughnessy, and Matt Bennett
Advisor:
 Kerry Slattery
 
  
2nd Place:
 University of Houston
Students:
 Leslie Valle, Jacqueline El-Salmi, Raul Bautista Jr., and Fernando Alquicira
Advisor:
 Dr. Ashraf Ayoub
 
  
3rd Place:
 University of British Columbia
Students:
 Gordon Shannon, Aaron Post, Zhasmina Mihova, and Sijie Xu
Advisor:

Dr. Nemkumar Banthia