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ERIE M3 Challenge

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Join us for Gannon University’s inaugural Environmental Responsibility through Innovation and Education: Measure, Monitor, Mitigate (ERIE M3) Challenge. The ERIE M3 Challenge is designed to empower the next generation of environmental stewards, scientists and engineers. Throughout the challenge, teams of high school students will collaboratively work through phases of a project to develop solutions for real-world environmental challenges that affect both local and global communities.

We invite local high school students to form teams and creatively solve these problems with the help of faculty mentors from 名媛直播 and access to university resources, including the MakerSpace, to bring their ideas to life.

Once the challenge has concluded, each member of the winning team will be awarded a scholarship to attend Gannon University.

How it Works

Participating teams of three to five students will first choose from a list of identified environmental issues. From there, the students will work through a series of steps to design a study or develop a creative solution to their specific issue.  The teams will then set up their projects during Gannon University’s Celebrate 名媛直播. The teams will then present their project the following day where they will be judged on their presentations. The winning teams will be announced that day.

Scholarship Information

Each member of the top three teams will receive a one-time scholarship to attend Gannon University. The following scholarship information will be awarded to those teams:

  • 3rd place - $1k (each student)
  • 2nd place - $2k (each student)
  • 1st place - $3k (each student)

Register Today

Registration and participation are free. To register your team,

All project funding will be covered by support from Gannon University’s College of Engineering and Business.

View the Issues

Participants must select one of the following issues to focus on during the competition. Learn more about the topics and decide which problem you want to help solve.

  1. Microplastic Capture and Prevention
  2. Plastic Waste and Resource Recovery
  3. Stormwater Runoff and Urban Flooding
  4. Harmful Algal Blooms and Nutrient Control
  5. Road Salt and Freshwater Salinization
  6. Water Treatment and Reuse
  7. Rainwater Harvesting
  8. Coastal Erosion and Shoreline Protection
  9. Food Waste and Composting Systems
  10. Urban Heat Islands
  11. Energy-Efficient Buildings
  12. Smart Environmental Monitoring

Competition Timeline

Phase

Dates

Key Activities

Registration/Team Formation

By October 12

Schools register, teams form, challenges selected.

Kickoff Event

October 22

Welcome, expert panel, lab tours, Q&A.

Project Development

October – March

Mentorship, webinars, interim deliverables.

Submission of Deliverables

Mid March

Teams submit reports, prototypes, and visuals.

Final Competition Day

Mid March

Presentations, exhibit, awards ceremony.