The three faculty consisted of Ben Stuart of Civil and Chemical Engineering and Darin Ridgway and Dan Gulino of Chemical Engineering. In the competition itself, Ohio University came home with three awards. The Task 6 team won second place for its task, which was to propose a method of detecting salmonella on fruits and vegetables. Their task was to propose a method for cleaning acid mine drainage. Finally, Ben Stuart, lead faculty advisor to the 2000 Ohio University WERC team, won the Mike Berger award, which is given to the outstanding faculty advisor as nominated by his or her students.
More information is available at the WERC web site .
Ohio University also entered teams in tasks 3 and 4. Task 3 was to propose and demonstrate a method to clear blockages in nuclear waste pipelines. New Mexico is the home to many small jewelry making businesses. All teams and task members are to be congratulated for their fine effort and their outstanding representation of Ohio University in New Mexico.