Help students transition from theory to practice!
Our undergraduate teams need your perspective–your judging team may be the first set of practicing engineers that have worked closely with these students.
Teams will:
Submit a Task Idea:
Have an idea for a real-world task that students can solve? Let's work on it for next year. Contact us!
Judge registration opens late October 2023.
Review 30% Project Review Papers:
March 8-15, 2024
Score Technical Reports:
March 31-April 7, 2024
Onsite Contest:
April 7-10, 2024
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces, NM
April 7, PM: Dinner, Judges' Meeting
April 8, AM: Breakfast, Oral Presentations, Lunch
April 8, PM: Poster Presentations
April 9, AM: Breakfast, Bench-scale Demos, Lunch
April 10, AM: Award Decisions, Lunch
April 10, PM: Awards Banquet
See Judging FAQs below
2024 Task Problem Statements - Find out what teams are working on for the 2023 contest.
Register to be a 2024 judge - Go to wercteams.nmsu.edu
Study the Judges' Handbook prior to scoring the Technical Report.
The handbook contains:
Q: Where can I find scoring rubrics? (Posted 12/22/22)
A: They are in the Judge Handbook and also on the teams site as you score teams
Q: Am I supposed to score the 30% Project Review? (Posted 12/22/22)
A: No. Your goal is only to give teams feedback to improve their final report. If a team submits a project report that is not up to your standards, respond to let them know that you cannot give feedback due to insufficient report information.
Q: When reviewing the 30% Project Review, I needed to tell teams to refer to the scoring rubric. Do they have access to it? (Posted 2/28/22)
A: Yes. Tell them to refer to the rubric in their Team Manual.
Q: Should I email comments to the teams? (Posted 4/1/21)
A: Yes. Please do this, but only for the 30% Project Review. You may email through the yellow "Email to members" button. Be sure to treat all teams the same. Either email them all or none of them (even if the email simply states that their review did not contain sufficient information for review).
Q: Should I email comments to the teams for the technical report? (Posted 4/1/21)
A: No. Enter your comments for the tech report directly into the online scoring rubric. The teams will see your comments after the contest.
Q: When will the teams see the scores and comments that I enter online? (Posted 3/20/21)
A: After the contest. If you make in-line comments in the report, send it to the teams through the "Email to Members" button.
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