Trophy Case

Here are just some of the awards and recognition our students have received:

2023 Formula Sun Grand Prix Rose, Appstate's Solar Car, placed 2nd in the multi-occupant vehicle class in Topeka, KS

2023 Solar Decathlon National Division Winner App State solar decathlon student team won the Retrofit Housing division at the National Solar Decathlon Design Challenge in Colorado.

2023 DOE EnergyTech National Prize Winner App state grad student team wins the Carbon and Fossil Fuel Management prize; the team included graduate students Clayton Pope, Daniel Rose, and Robert Conolly.

2022  EnergyTech University National Pitch Finals  App State grad student team wins the Solar Bonus Prize;  the team included graduate students Nicolai Solomon, Jacob Ekstrand, Daniel Johnson, and Leni Sinke.

2022 Solar District Cup App State team won second place in a division in the Solar District Cup 2021-2022 organized by the U.S. Department of Energy. 

2018 American Solar Challenge - Rose, Appstate's Solar Car, tied for 2nd place in the multi-occupant vehicle class beginning in Omaha, NE and ending in Bend, OR

2018 Formula Sun Grand Prix - Rose, Appstate's Solar Car, placed 3rd in the multi-occupant vehicle class in Omaha, NE

2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix Apperion, Appstate's Solar Car, placed 2nd in Austin, TX

2017 Race to Zero – The U.S. Department of Energy's Student Design Competition: 2nd place in the Suburban Single-Family Housing category

2016 Formula Sun Grand Prix  Apperion, Appstate's Solar Car placed 3rd in Pittsburgh, PA

2016 American Solar Challenge: Apperion, Appstate's Solar Car placed 6th in this 1975 mile cross-country race.

2016 Race to Zero – The U.S. Department of Energy's Student Design Competition: 1st place in the Suburban Single-Family Housing category

2016 Associated Schools of Construction - Southeast Region Student Competition: 1st place in the Design Build category

2015 Associated Schools of Construction - Southeast Region Student Competition:  1st place in the Shadow Category; 2nd place in the Design + Build Category

2015 Race to Zero – The U.S. Department of Energy's Student Design Competition: Grand Prize Winner Finalist

2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Award (People/Prosperity/Planet)

2014 Solar Decathlon Europe

2012 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Award (People/Prosperity/Planet)

2011 Solar Decathalon - People's Choice Award; 1st place - Hot Water; 2nd place - Communications; 3rd place - Home Entertainment;  3rd place - Architecture

2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Award (People/Prosperity/Planet)

2009 National Association of Home Builders Student Chapter International Builders' Show - 4th Place in Residential Construction Management  Competition

2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Award (People/Prosperity/Planet)

2006 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Award (People/Prosperity/Planet)