STEM In The Pipeline

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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.

STEM In The Pipeline - 3 parts

1. Introduction Day - August 2009 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

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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 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.

3. Presentation Day - December 2009 at BP, Dyce

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.

Prize Winners 2009

74 Pupils in 14 teams completed STEM In The Pipeline 2009. The teams�were assessed, by senior industry professionals, on their project report and on their subsequent presentation and interview. All pupils were awarded British Science Association Silver CREST Awards and finally�prizes�were awarded�as�follows:�

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1st Place: The Lemon Surds from Aberdeen Grammar School (Top L)

2nd Place: GENO from Ellon Academy (Top R)

3rd Place: ChemTEC from Westhill Academy (Below L)

George Buckenham Trophy for Innovation: OAP Banchory from Banchory Academy (Below R)

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