CTBUH 2018 Free Student Research Competition

CTBUH 2018

Student Research Competition

BRIEF

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce the “Call for Proposals” for its CTBUH 2018 Student Research Competition – culminating with an award of $20,000 to be recognized at the CTBUH 2018 Conference to be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 20-25 October 2018. The funding for this competition has been made possible with the kind support of Underwriters Laboratories.

The goal of the Student Research Competition is to give talented students of any discipline, under the guidance of a professor, the opportunity to engage in detailed, academic research on a topic related to “Tall Building Façade Performance.” The students – working as individuals or in groups – will be guided by a professor of the same university, who will act as the liaison between the CTBUH and the research team. This program is open to students of any degree level.

The topic of the third edition of the Student Research Competition is “Façade Performance Against Climate (i.e., wind, humidity, etc.) or Risks (i.e., fire, etc.).” Therefore, the students must focus on a research question related to this theme and create an engaging output as a response. It is up to the student group to interpret that theme, and outline how their research will address it, including how the funds will be used to support the intended outcome.

SCHEDULE

Competition Formally Launched:	March 22, 2018
Submission Deadline:	May 31, 2018
Judging Period:	June 11 – July 20, 2018
Winning Team Announcement:	August 27, 2018
Winner Announced at the CTBUH 2017 Conference:	October 21-22, 2018
Research Project Undertaken:	Late 2018 / Early 2019

AWARDS

The award for this competition will be provided by Underwriters Laboratories, in the amount of $20,000, paid in two installments of $10,000. CTBUH will facilitate the transfer of funds to the appropriate university or professor involved with this project to support the students in their research activities. Please note: the budget cannot be used to cover costs to attend the CTBUH conference and collect the award, or to disseminate the findings at conferences, symposiums, etc. It needs to be used for the actual research in some way.