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2025 IREC
Winning Teams:
Team Conduct Awards
Team Sportsmanship Awards
Winner | Team 401 | Federal University of Santa Catarina
Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award
Winner | Team 310 | Rio de Janeiro State University
Runner-Up | Team 701 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Winner | Team 703 | Monash University
Runner-Up | Team 704 | The University of Sydney
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Winner | Team 146 | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Runner-Up | Team 312 | Texas Tech University
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Winner | Team 144 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Runner-Up | Team 704 | The University of Sydney
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics
Winner | Team 129 | Istanbul Technical University
Runner-Up | Team 158 | The University of Tulsa
SDL Payload Challenge:
1st Place ($1000) Team 221 | University of Houston
2nd Place ($750) Team 207 | Manipal Institute of Technology
3rd Place ($500) Team 130 | Istanbul University Cerrahpasa
Honorable Mentions
Team 144 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Best Deployable
Team 145 | Rowan University | Outstanding Craftsmanship
Video Challenge Winner
Team Video Challenge Winner | Team 314 | University of California, Irvine
Best Onboard Footage Winner | Team 193 | Wichita State University
Best Live Telemetry Footage Winner | Team 194 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
IREC Category Awards:
10K COTS
First Place | Team 184 | University of Virginia
Second Place | Team 129 | Istanbul Technical University
Third Place Team 112 | Clemson University
30K COTS
First Place | Team 208 | Mississippi State University
Second Place | Team 218 | University of Texas at El Paso
Third Place Team 204 | Chulalongkorn University
10K SRAD Solid Motor
First Place | Team 302 | Federal University of ABC
Second Place | Team 314 | University of California, Irvine
Third Place | Team 309 | Purdue University
30K SRAD Solid Motor
First Place | Team 410 | West Virginia University
Second Place Team 401 | Federal University of Santa Catarina
Third Place | Team 407 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
30K Multi-Stage
First Place | Team 502 | University Laval
Second Place | Team 901 | Polytechnique Montreal
45K Multi-Stage
First Place | Team 602 | The University of Akron
Second Place | Team 600 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick
10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
First Place | Team 704 | The University of Sydney
Second Place | Team 703 | Monash University
Third Place Team 700 | Cornell University
30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
First Place | Team 800 | Rice University
2025 IREC Horizon’s Trophy Winner
Team 704 The University of Sydney
Runner-Up Team 184 University of Virginia
2025 IREC - SDL Payload Photos on Flickr
2025 IREC - Awards Ceremony on Flickr
2025 IREC - Team and Group Photos on Flickr.
2024 IREC
Winning Teams:
Team Conduct Awards
Team Sportsmanship Awards
Winner: Team 4 - Arizona State University
Runner Up: Team 14 - University of Canterbury
Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award
Winner: Team 138 - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Runner Up: Team 152 - Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Winner: Team 25 - Duke University
Runner Up: Team 144 - Utah State University
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Winner: Team 137 - University of Texas at San Antonio
Runner Up: Team 124 - University of Minnesota
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Winner: Team 144 - Utah State University
Runner Up: Team 121 - University of Maryland
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics
Winner: Team 119 - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Runner Up: Team 150 - Wichita State University
SDL Payload Challenge:
1st Place ($1000) Team 11 - Brigham Young University
2nd Place ($750) Team 143 - University of Wisconsin
3rd Place ($500) Team 97 - University of Melbourne
Honorable Mentions
Team 89 - Technical University Munich
Most Professionally Integrated Payload
Team 144 - Utah State State University
Most Improved Year over Year
Team 151 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Best use of Computer Vision
Video Challenge Winner
Team Video 1st Place Team 11 Brigham Young University
Best Onboard Footage Team 90 - Texas A&M University
Best Live Telemetry Visualization Team 151 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
IREC Category Awards:
10K COTS
1st Place: Team 49 - Istanbul Technical University
2nd Place: Team 11 - Brigham Young University
30K COTS
1st Place: Team 114 - University of Canterbury
2nd Place: Team 97 - University of Melbourne
10K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 121 - University of Maryland
2nd Place: Team 133 - University of São Paulo
30K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 124 - University of Minnesota
2nd Place: Team 74 - Renssaler Polytechnic Institute
10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 111 - University of Calgary
2nd Place: Team 152 - Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 75 - Rice University
2nd Place: Team 62 - National Autonomous University of Mexico
2024 Spaceport America Cup Winner
Winner: Team 121 - University of Maryland
Runner Up: Team 49 - Istanbul Technical University
2024 IREC - General Photos on Flickr
2024 IREC - Awards Ceremony on Flickr
Official Documents:
2024 IREC - Team and Group Photos on Flickr.
2023 IREC
Winning Teams:
Team Conduct Awards
Team Sportsmanship Awards
Winner: Team 62 - Monash University
Runner Up: Team 145 - University of Waterloo
Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award
Winner: Team 12 - Carleton University
Runner Up: Team 60 - Mississippi State University
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Winner: Team 156 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Runner Up: Team 138 - University of São Paulo
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Winner: Team 73 - Politecnico di Torino
Runner Up: Team 67 - New York University Abu Dhabi
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Winner: Team 7 - Brigham Young University
Runner Up: Team 62 - Monash University
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics
Winner: Team 130 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Runner Up: Team 125 - University of Louisville
SDL Payload Challenge:
1st Place ($1000) Team 84 - Rochester Institute of Technology
2nd Place ($750) Team 75 - Polytechnique Montreal
3rd Place ($500) Team 156 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Honorable Mentions
Team 120 - University of Florida
Team 5 - Australian National University
Team 116 - University of California, Berkeley
Video Challenge Winner
Team Video 1st Place Team 134 - University of New South Wales
Team Video 2nd Place Team 78 - Purdue University
Best Onboard Footage Team 145 - University of Waterloo
Best 360 Footage Team 83 - Rutgers University
IREC Category Awards:
10K COTS
1st Place: Team 7 - Brigham Young University
2nd Place: Team 103 - The University of Queensland
30K COTS
1st Place: Team 22 - Ecole de Technologie Superieure
and Team 118 - University of Canterbury2nd Place: Team 124 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 20 - Cornell University
2nd Place: Team 127 - University of Maryland, College Park
30K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 130 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2nd Place: Team 100 - The University of Akron
10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 20 - Cornell University
2nd Place: Team 127 - University of Maryland, College Park
30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 76 - Poznan University of Technology
2nd Place: Team 145 - University of Waterloo
2023 Spaceport America Cup Winner
Team 7 - Brigham Young University
Runner Up: Team 20 - Cornell University
2023 IREC - General Photos on Flickr
2023 IREC - Awards Ceremony on Flickr
Official Documents:
Team Photos Zip
2023 IREC - Team and Group Photos on Flickr.
2022 IREC
Winning Teams:
Team Conduct Awards
Team Sportsmanship Awards
Winner: Team 81 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
Runner Up: Team 8 - Brigham Young University, UT
Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award
Winner: Team 125 - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Runner Up: Team 60 - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Winner: Team 89 - University of Akron, OH
Runner Up: Team 139 - University of Waterloo, Canada
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Winner: Team 119 - University of Michigan – Dearborn, MI
Runners Up: Team 34 - Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Team 18 - Cornell University, NY
Team 57 - University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Winner: Team 26 - The University of Melbourne, Australia
Runner Up: Team 55 - Monash University, Australia
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics
Winner: Team 7 – Boston University
Runner Up: Team 8 – Brigham Young University
SDL Payload Challenge:
1st Place ($1000) Team 133 - The University of Sydney, Australia
2nd Place ($750) Team 148 - West Virginia University, WV
3rd Place ($500) Team 42 - The University of Queensland, Australia
Honorable Mentions
Team 35 - George Washington University, DC
Team 27 - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich
Team 139 - University of Waterloo, Canada
Video Challenge Winner
Team Video 1st Place Team 27 - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Team Video 2nd Place Team 60 - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Top 2 Launch Footage Team 90 - University of British Columbia
Best 360 Footage Team 83 - Rutgers University
IREC Category Awards:
10K COTS
1st Place: Team 14 – Case Western Reserve University
2nd Place: Team 137 – The Citadel
30K COTS
1st Place: Team 133 – The University of Sydney
2nd Place: Team 60 – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
10K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 65 – Kent State University
2nd Place: Team 41 – Iowa State University of Science and Technology
30K SRAD Solid Motor
1st Place: Team 148 – West Virginia University
2nd Place: Team 64 – Oregon State University
10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 67 – Polytechnique Montreal
2nd Place: Team 149 – Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
2nd Place: Team 49 – McGill University
30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 134 – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2nd Place: Team 27 – ETH Zurich
2022 Spaceport America Cup Winner
Team 133 – The University of Sydney
Runner Up: Team 14 – Case Western Reserve University
Official Documents:
Team Photos Zip
2021 IREC (Virtual)
Winning Teams:
ESRA Team conduct awards
Team Sportsmanship Award
Winner: Team 13 Carleton University
Runner Up: Team 25 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award
Winner: Team 44 Kathmandu University
Runner Up: 5 Auburn University
Kron Video Award
Winner: Team 19 Cukurova University
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Winner: Team 68 Poznan University of Technology
Runner Up: 128 University of Samsun
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Winner: Team 139 University of Waterloo
Runner Up: Team 25 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Winner: Team 55 Monash University
Runner Up: Team 140 University of Western Macedonia
Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition Categories Honorable Mentions
10K COTS
Team 145 Virginia Tech
Runner up Team 55 Monash University
30K COTS
Team 61 Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Runner up Team 133 University of Sydney
10K SRAD Solid Motor
Team 85 State University of New York at Buffalo
Runner up Team 35 George Washington University
30K SRAD Solid Motor
Team 120 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,
Runner up Team 88 The Ohio State University
10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
Team 1 AGH University of Science and Technology
Runner up Team 25 EPFL
30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
Team 68 Poznan University of Technology
Runner up Team 139 University of Waterloo
2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup Winner
(Overall IREC Winner)Team 120 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Runner up Team 61 Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Official Documents:
Winners Continued:
SDL Payload Challenge
1st Place ($1000)
Team 35, The George Washington University from Washington D.C, United States, with the Marco-Polo payload demonstrating gimballed laser communications
2nd Place ($750)
Team 1, AGH University of Science and Technology, from Krakow, Poland, with the Space Habitat Research Effectiveness of Anesthetic Monitoring Payload, or SHREAMP, demonstrating the effects of sedation on invertebrates during space flight
3rd Place ($500)
Team 133, University of Sydney, from Sydney, Australia, with the Tetratheca paylad demonstrating picosateliite detumbling
Honorable Mentions
Team 25, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne from Lausanne, Switzerland, with the Passive Energy Harvester payload, for excellent technical objectives and execution
Team 6, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, from Pilani, India, with the Payload for Antibiotic Resistance Investigation, or PARI, for excellent scientific objective and thorough and informative presentation
2019 IREC
Official Documents:
Day 2 - Overview (DJI Footage)
Morning Launch - Overview (DJI Footage)
Winning Teams:
IREC Team Conduct Awards:
Team Sportsmanship Award
Team 45 - University of Waterloo
Honorable Mention: Team 6 - The University of Sydney
Team Spirit Ward
Team 103 - Samsun University
Honorable Mention: Team 25 - University of Wisconsin - Platteville
ESRA Technical Awards
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence
Team 02 - AGH University of Science and Technology
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation
Team 01 - The George Washington University
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation
Team 24 - Georgia Institute of Technology
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics
Team 67 - University of Louisville - J.B Speed School of Engineering
SDL Payload Challenge, sponsored by Space Dynamics Laboratory
1st Place ($750) - Team 67 University of Louisville - J.B Speed School of Engineering (UAV)
2nd Place ($500) - Team 29 Stanford University - Crystallization
3rd Place - Team 1 The George Washington University - Vibration Isolating B-field Experiment
Honorable Mentions
Top Honorable Mention for "ISR Surveillance" - Team 68 The University of Akron
Honorable Mention for "Moondust" - Team 113 University of Central Florida
Honorable Mention for "Plasmo" - Team 52 University of Washington
Honorable Mention for "Ground Station + 3U Cubesat" - Team 91 Clark Aerospace
Honorable Mention for "Space Weather + Stem Partnership" - Team 19 West Virginia University
Honorable Mention for "Cold gas wind-rider system" - Team 15 Brigham Young University
IREC Category Awards
10k ft COTS
1st Place: Team 06 - University of Sydney
2nd Place: Team 37 - ETH Zurich
30k ft COTS
1st Place: Team 24 - Georgia Institute of Technology
2nd Place: Team 04 - ETS Montreal
10k ft SRAD Solid
1st Place: Team 01 - The George Washington University
2nd Place: Team 19 - West Virginia University
30k ft SRAD Solid
1st Place: Team 69 - University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2nd Place: Team 66 - University of Minnesota - Duluth
10k ft SRAD Hybrid/Liquid
1st Place: Team 40 - Polytechnique Montreal
2nd Place: Team 02 - AGH University of Science and Technology
30k ft SRAD Hybrid Liquid
1st Place: Team 52 - University of Washington
2nd Place: Team 45 - University of Waterloo
Overall Winner/Judges Choice (chosen qualitatively from among the First Place winners of the six IREC Categories)
Team 52 - University of Washington
2019 IREC - Highlights
2019 IREC - Team and Awards Photos
Day 1 - Overview (DJI Footage)
2018 IREC
McGill University - Genesis Cup Winner
Winning Teams:
SA Cup Team Conduct Awards
Team Spirit Award - Team 123 - Rutgers University
Team Sportsmanship Award - Team 37 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
SDL Payload Challenge Awards
Place Awards:
First Place - Team 79 - Concordia University
Second Place - Team 116 - Ryerson University
Third Place - Team 83 - University at Buffalo
Honorable Mentions:
Honorable Mention for "amazing science" - Team 117 - University of Victoria
Honorable Mention for full "engineering lifecycle professionalism" - Team 63 - Union College
Honorable Mention for "complex engineering" - Team 53 - University of Minnesota, Duluth
Honorable Mention for a "four chamber atmospheric sampling experiment" - Team 104 - Colorado State University
Honorable Mention for a "software defined radio GPS demonstration" - Team 111 - Stanford University
IREC Technical Achievement Awards
Charles Hoult Award for Modeling and Simulation - Team 100 - ETH Zurich
James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics - Team 40 - University of Sheffield
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation - Team 59 - Polytechnique Montreal
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence - Team 35 - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
IREC Category Place Awards
10k ft COTS:
First Place - Team 47 - McGill University
Second Place - Team 84 Brigham Young University
30k ft COTS:
First Place - Team 79 - Concordia University
Second Place - Team 111 - Stanford University
10k ft SRAD Solid:
First Place - Team 60 - The Ohio State University
Second Place - Team 85 - West Virginia University
30k ft SRAD Solid:
First Place - Team 65 - University of Illinois, Chicago
Second Place - Team 53 - University of MInnesota, Duluth
10k SRAD Hybrid Liquid:
First Place - Team 38 - University of Waterloo
Second Place - Team 108 - University of California, Los Angeles
30k ft SRAD Hypbrid/Liquid
First Place - Team 09 - University of Washington
Second Place - Team 105 - AGH University of Science & Technology
IREC Overall Winner & Judges Choice
Genesis Cup - Team 47 - McGill University
Offical Final Results & Other Documents:
Presentation Slides
2018 IREC - Range Photos
2018 IREC - Group and Award Photos
2017 IREC
Winning Teams:
IREC Team Conduct Awards:
-Team Spirit Award – Team 109 - Rowan University
-Team Sportsmanship Award – Team 46 - Oregon State University
IREC Technical Excellence and Innovation Awards:
-Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation – Team 58 - Texas A & M University
-James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics – Team 41 - Missouri University of Science and Technology
-Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation – Team 11 - Ecole de Technologie Supérieure Montreal
-Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence – Team 96 - Waterloo University
SDL Payload Challenge:
-First Place – University of Victoria
-Second Place – Team 59 - George Washington University
-Third Place – Team 56 - Southern Utah University
-Honorable Mention for incredible engineering research on propellant slosh done at altitude – Team 9 - Concordia University
-Honorable Mention for engineering design and fabulous manufacture of a quadcopter – Team 36 - McGill University
-Honorable Mention for exceptional payload engineering and craftsmanship - Team 6 - Clark College
IREC Category Awards:
10k ft COTS:
-First Place - Team 70 - University of British Columbia
-Second Place - Team 35 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
30k ft COTS:
-First Place - Team 57 - Stanford University
-Second Place - Team 53 - Ryerson University
10k ft SRAD Solid:
-First Place - Team 103 – West Virginia University
-Second Place - Team 41 – Missouri University of Science and Technology
30k ft SRAD Solid:
-First Place - Team 61 – The Ohio State University
-Second Place - Team 69 – University of Arizona AIAA
10k ft SRAD Hybrid/Liquid:
-First Place - Team 96 – University of Waterloo
Second Place - Team 58 – Texas A&M University
30k ft SRAD Hybrid Liquid
-First Place - Team 79 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
-Second Place - Team 95 – University of Washington
Overall Winner/Judges Choice (chosen qualitatively from among the First Place winners of the six IREC Categories):
-Genesis Cup - Team 79 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2017 IREC - Registration and Events
2016 IREC
2016 IREC - Competition and Awards
Winning Teams:
Advanced Category:
1st ($1000): Oregon State University
2nd ($500): University of Michigan
Basic Category:
1st ($1000): École de Technologie Supérieure
2nd ($500): Concordia University
SDL Payload Challenge:
1st Place ($700): Minnesota
2nd Place ($300): Yale
Technical Awards:
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence ($500):
École de Technologie Supérieure
Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation ($500):
Univeristy of California, Los Angelis
Official Results
Sponsors and Recruiting Companies
Below is the list of the amazing corporate sponsors, many of which sent recruiting teams to attend the event!
Orbital ATK
Space Dynamic Laboratory
Northrop Grumman Corporation
SpaceX
Aerojet Rocketdyne
2015 IREC
Winning Teams:
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2nd Place: Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA) (Brazil)
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 23,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Mississippi State University
2nd Place: Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS) Montreal (Canada)
Space Dynamics Laboratory Payload Challenge:
1st Place: Oregon State University
2nd Place: Concordia University (Canada)
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence:
Mississippi State University
R.Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation:
Colorado State University
Team Spirit Award:
Cairo University (Egypt)
Sportsmanship Award:
University of Illinois - Chicago
2015 IREC - Photo Album on Flicker
2014 IREC
Winning Teams:
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Oregon State University
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 25,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence:
University of Washington
R.Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation:
University of Toronto
Payload Award:
Oregon State University
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 25,000 feet):
California State Univ.-Long Beach
Case Western Reserve University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
ETS Montreal (Canada)
Istanbul Technical Univ. (Turkey)
New Mexico Tech
Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)
Univ. of Missouri
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Univ. of Washington
Participants:
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 feet):
Brigham Young Univ.-Idaho
Century College
California State Univ.-Los Angeles
ETS Montreal (Canada)
George Washington Univ.
Istanbul Technical Univ. (Turkey)
ITA (Brazil)
Laval University (Canada)
New Mexico Tech
Oregon State Univ.
Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)
Purdue Univ.
Ryerson Univ, (Canada)
UCLA
University of Michigan
Univ. of Minnesota
Univ of Missouri
Univ of Puerto Rico
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ of Waterloo (Canada)
Washington University of St Louis
Yale Univ
2013 IREC
Winning Teams:
Basic Category: (10-lb payload closest to 10,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada)
"Zephyr 2" (2nd year in a row!)
2nd Place: ETS Montreal (Canada)
"RockETS"
Advanced Category (10-lb payload closest to 25,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: New Mexico Tech
"SCEPTER"
2nd Place: No other teams reached half the target altitude to qualify
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence:
Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (Brazil)
"Santos-Dumont"
Advanced Category (25,000 ft)
California State University-Los Angeles
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech)
University of California-Los Angeles
Technical Papers (Advanced Category):
California State University, Los Angeles
New Mexico Tech
Polytechnique Montreal
UCLA
Participants:
Basic Category (10,000 ft)
Brigham Young University
Case Western Reserve University
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada)
ETS Montreal (Canada)
Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (Brazil)
Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech)
Ryerson University (Canada)
University of Michigan
University of Missouri
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (India)
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Washington
University of Waterloo (Canada)
2012 IREC
Winning Teams:
"Basic" Category (10-lb payload closest to 10,000 feet AGL):
1st Place: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal "Zephyr"
2nd Place: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott "SWE-Sat"
"Advanced" Category (10-lb payload closest to 25,000 feet AGL):
1st Place: University of Washington "DAQ Destroyer"
2nd Place: ERAU - Daytona Beach "Artemis 1"
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence:
University of Washington "DAQ Destroyer"
Solid, liquid, and hybrid rockets were launched, and the highest reported altitude was over 19,000 feet above ground level!
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 25,000 feet):
California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo "AJAKS"
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach "Artemis 1"
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott "Eagle Aerospace"
University of Washington "DAQ Destroyer"
University of Waterloo (Canada) "Eridani"
Participants:
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 feet):
Brigham Young University "Atticus V"
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada) "Zephyr"
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach "Pathfinder IV"
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott "SWEsat"
Institut Technologico Aeronautica (Brazil) "AIR"
University of Missouri - Columbia "Truman II"
