Missouri S&T’s team received sixth place in the 2009 Hydrogen Student Design Contest. The contest challenged teams of university students from around the world to design a green student center powered by hydrogen for the State University of New York – Farmingdale Campus, using a theoretical budget of $28 million dollars.
S&T’s team consisted of four seniors majoring in mechanical engineering, Anthony Wilshire from Maryville, Ill.; Rory Swift from Sun Prairie, Wis.; Jace Staponski from Wentworth, Mo.; and John Kessler from Chesterfield, Mo.