STEM In The Pipeline
STEM In The Pipeline is a 3-part oil and gas industry project for teams of S6 pupils, age ~17 years. The project organised by TechFest-SetPoint and designed with industry professionals enables students to apply their knowledge of physics, maths, chemistry and geology illustrating how these subjects integrate when applied to an industry problem.
STEM In The Pipeline has run annually since 2006. Pupils taking part gain a valuable insight into careers in engineering and the oil and gas industry, as well as undergoing significant development in their personal and team skills.
Industry Professionals - Click here to see how you can help this years teams
STEM In The Pipeline - 3 parts
1. Introduction Day - Friday August 19th 2011 at University of Aberdeen
This is a full and busy day introducing the students to the oil and gas industry. The teams and teachers take an active part in 4 workshops:
- Geology
- Drilling & Reservoir
- Finance
- Processing
The workshops are presented by young industry professionals from BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. The University of Aberdeen will co-present the Geology workshop. Hughes Christensen will co-present the Drilling & Reservoir workshop.
At the end of the day the teams receive a copy of the Project Brief, a suggested resource list and necessary material.
2. Project Work - August to November at school
The project set is a comprehensive, in-depth and challenging series of 3 tasks to produce a Field Development Plan for the STEM field. The tasks cover subsurface work, production profiling, separator design, safety and the calculation of CO2 emissions. School teams are mentored by industry professionals throughout the project. Finally the teams complete a report on their work and submit this to TechFest-SetPoint.The reports are then forwarded to a panel of assessors for their appraisal. Project deadline date for 2011 is Friday November 18th
3. Presentation Day - Friday December 2nd at BP
The teams each have a display board and a table to exhibit their work. The teams give a presentation to the panel of assessors and discuss their work informally with other visitors. The atmosphere is extremely supportive and previous students and assessors thoroughly enjoyed this occasion. Finally certificates and awards are presented.
Competing teams 2010
The following 14 schools from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Inverness all completed 'STEM In The Pipeline' in 2010. Well Done!
Banchory Academy, Banff Academy, Charleston Academy, Fraserburgh Academy, The Gordon Schools, Harlaw Academy, Hazlehead Academy, Mackie Academy, Oldmachar Academy, Peterhead Academy, Portlethen Academy, St Margaret's School for Girls, Turriff Academy, Westhill Academy
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Results 2010
Year on year STEM In The Pipeline has produced projects of outstanding quality. This year was no exception. After much deliberation the panel of assessors announced the following results:
1st Place: 'Black Gold' from Westhill Academy
2nd Place: 'Banchory Petroleum' from Banchory Academy
3rd Place: '100 Camels' from Fraserburgh Academy
Innovation Award: 'Full Bore' from The Gordon Schools
Contact us if you have any queries about STEM in the Pipeline
This event is generously sponsored and supported by
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