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Rust Busters Challenge
Join the Resistance - Submit your rust busting breakthrough to extend the life of water infrastructure in the United States.
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NASA Tournament Labs
$350,000
Technology demonstration and hardware
9/16/2019 12:00 PM
01/16/2020 08:00 PM
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FY19, FY20, FY21
Other
Kyla Jeffrey
<p>Water infrastructure in the United States is critical to the domestic economy, commerce, and resource management. There are thousands of existing hydraulic steel structures (HSS) that require regular maintenance and upkeep. Original methods to protect HSS are disfavored or no longer used due to environmental and safety concerns. Newer approaches to corrosion control suffer from higher costs, shorter service life, and reduced efficacy.</p> <p>In order to address rising maintenance costs and to advance the state of the art for corrosion control, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is sponsoring this two phase Rust Busters Challenge. This Challenge seeks to identify and develop new methods for corrosion control. The Challenge sponsors are vitally interested in completely new approaches that are outside of conventional thought processes for corrosion control that can be applied to existing structures in situ. There is also interest in advancing existing technologies that can significantly improve service life, reduce costs (through innovative application methods or use of new materials), or improve performance range (through additional features such as health monitoring or self-healing).</p> <p>This Rust Busters Challenge offers the opportunity for the most compelling corrosion control approaches to be evaluated and field-tested by the Challenge sponsors. In Phase 1, participants will submit a paper containing the proposed approach to corrosion control, its scientific rationale, and any supporting data. Up to 5 of the most compelling submissions will be selected as Phase 1 winners. Only Phase 1 winners can participate in Phase 2, and each Phase 1 winner will receive up to $50,000 to help support Phase 2 efforts. During Phase 2, participants will demonstrate their technologies using test coupons supplied by Reclamation. Test coupons and/or prototypes will be evaluated by Reclamation, and up to 3 final winners will share the final prize of $100,000. This Challenge has a total prize purse of $350,000 ($250,000 in Phase 1 and $100,000 in Phase 2). It offers a rare opportunity for Phase 2 participants to receive field-test data for their technologies and additional possibilities to continue working with Reclamation to further develop their technologies.</p> <p><strong>KEY DATES</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Pre-Registration:</strong> August 22 &ndash; September 19, 2019</li> <li><strong>Phase 1 Key Dates (anticipated)</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Submissions:</strong> September 19, 2019 &ndash; January 16, 2020</li> <li><strong>Judging:</strong> January 2020 &ndash; February 2020</li> <li><strong>Phase 1 Winners Announced:</strong> March 2020</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Phase 2 Key Dates (anticipated)</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Prototype Development:</strong> March 2020 to September 2020</li> <li><strong>Prototype Testing and Evaluation:&nbsp; </strong>September 2020 to December 2021</li> <li><strong>Best in Lab Performance Winner Announcement:</strong> March 2021</li> <li><strong>Phase 2 Winner Announcement:</strong> December 2021</li> </ul> </li> </ul>
<p><strong>Total Prize Pool:&nbsp; $350,000</strong></p> <p><strong>Breakdown</strong></p> <p><em>Phase 1:&nbsp; $250,000</em></p> <p>Up to 5 winners will receive up to a $50,00 prize.</p> <p><em>Phase 2:&nbsp; $100,000</em> </p> <p>Up to 3 winners will share the $100,000 prize.</p> <p><strong>Non-monetary Prizes</strong></p> <p>Phase 2 participants will receive laboratory and field testing data for their technologies.</p> <p>Phase 2 winners:</p> <ul> <li>May be invited to present their work jointly with Reclamation at either the NACE 2022 International Corrosion Conference and Expo or the SSPC's Coatings+2022 Conference.</li> <li>May have the opportunity to further develop and field test their approaches in partnership with an existing Reclamation or U.S. Corps of Engineers Project.</li> </ul>
<p>See challenge website:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.herox.com/RustBusters">www.herox.com/RustBusters</a></p> <p><strong>Point of Contact</strong></p> <p>For questions about this challenge, please see the challenge website at <a href="http://www.herox.com/RustBusters">www.herox.com/RustBusters</a> or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>

Description

Water infrastructure in the United States is critical to the domestic economy, commerce, and resource management. There are thousands of existing hydraulic steel structures (HSS) that require regular maintenance and upkeep. Original methods to protect HSS are disfavored or no longer used due to environmental and safety concerns. Newer approaches to corrosion control suffer from higher costs, shorter service life, and reduced efficacy.

In order to address rising maintenance costs and to advance the state of the art for corrosion control, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is sponsoring this two phase Rust Busters Challenge. This Challenge seeks to identify and develop new methods for corrosion control. The Challenge sponsors are vitally interested in completely new approaches that are outside of conventional thought processes for corrosion control that can be applied to existing structures in situ. There is also interest in advancing existing technologies that can significantly improve service life, reduce costs (through innovative application methods or use of new materials), or improve performance range (through additional features such as health monitoring or self-healing).

This Rust Busters Challenge offers the opportunity for the most compelling corrosion control approaches to be evaluated and field-tested by the Challenge sponsors. In Phase 1, participants will submit a paper containing the proposed approach to corrosion control, its scientific rationale, and any supporting data. Up to 5 of the most compelling submissions will be selected as Phase 1 winners. Only Phase 1 winners can participate in Phase 2, and each Phase 1 winner will receive up to $50,000 to help support Phase 2 efforts. During Phase 2, participants will demonstrate their technologies using test coupons supplied by Reclamation. Test coupons and/or prototypes will be evaluated by Reclamation, and up to 3 final winners will share the final prize of $100,000. This Challenge has a total prize purse of $350,000 ($250,000 in Phase 1 and $100,000 in Phase 2). It offers a rare opportunity for Phase 2 participants to receive field-test data for their technologies and additional possibilities to continue working with Reclamation to further develop their technologies.

KEY DATES

  • Pre-Registration: August 22 – September 19, 2019
  • Phase 1 Key Dates (anticipated)
    • Submissions: September 19, 2019 – January 16, 2020
    • Judging: January 2020 – February 2020
    • Phase 1 Winners Announced: March 2020
  • Phase 2 Key Dates (anticipated)
    • Prototype Development: March 2020 to September 2020
    • Prototype Testing and Evaluation: September 2020 to December 2021
    • Best in Lab Performance Winner Announcement: March 2021
    • Phase 2 Winner Announcement: December 2021

Prizes

Total Prize Pool: $350,000

Breakdown

Phase 1: $250,000

Up to 5 winners will receive up to a $50,00 prize.

Phase 2: $100,000

Up to 3 winners will share the $100,000 prize.

Non-monetary Prizes

Phase 2 participants will receive laboratory and field testing data for their technologies.

Phase 2 winners:

  • May be invited to present their work jointly with Reclamation at either the NACE 2022 International Corrosion Conference and Expo or the SSPC's Coatings+2022 Conference.
  • May have the opportunity to further develop and field test their approaches in partnership with an existing Reclamation or U.S. Corps of Engineers Project.

Rules

See challenge website: www.herox.com/RustBusters

Judging Criteria

See challenge website: www.herox.com/RustBusters

How To Enter

See challenge website: www.herox.com/RustBusters

Point of Contact

For questions about this challenge, please see the challenge website at www.herox.com/RustBusters or email [email protected]