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2025 Competition Materials Now Live

The 5th Annual ChemE Cube Competition powered by RAPID® | ExxonMobil will focus on Direct Air Capture and Regeneration and take place on November 2nd-3rd in Boston, MA at the 2025 AIChE Annual Student Conference. Undergraduate student teams from any university are welcome to participate.

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What is ChemE Cube™?

Launched in 2020 by the RAPID Manufacturing Institute®, ChemE Cube is an annual student competition where undergraduate university teams design, build, and demonstrate a 1 cubic foot plant to produce a chemistry defined in the annual problem statement.

Teams compete on cube performance via a head-to-head duel and promote their technology through a 1-minute ad, poster, and 20-minute 'shark tank' style pitch to a panel of mock investors.

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ChemE Cube Core Values

  • Teamwork
  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Sustainable Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion

What is the 2025 ChemE Cube competition theme?

The 2025 competition theme is direct air capture and regeneration. The 2025 problem materials will be available on January 31st.

*New* Link to ExxonMobil Blog on Direct Air Capture

When is the 2025 ChemE Cube competition?

The virtual qualifying round will take place April 2025 and the in-person competition for our finalists will take place Sunday, November 2 - Monday, November 3, 2025, in Boston, MA as part of the Annual AIChE Student Conference. 

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The first informational webinar for the 2025 ChemE Cube competition will be held on Tuesday, February 4th at 3PM – 4PM EST on Zoom. 

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Is your company interested in getting involved with ChemE Cube? Sponsorship opportunities are still available to help support and grow this competition. Please reach out to Tania at tanib@aiche.org to learn more.

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