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Young Engineers Challenge

05 Mar 2025
Open Stage

For the Young Engineer’s Challenge, 3 talented teams of young engineers have been selected to show how they could improve a component’s present sustainability by proposing a route to reduce its environmental impact. The culmination of their hard work will be showcased at the final event on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, on the Open Stage at JEC World 25 Paris. Each team will have 15 minutes to present their project. The teams selected to participate in this exciting challenge are:

  • “Recycling from the Base to the Top” by Eduardo GONZALO, Irene CHICHON, and Alberto PEREZ from Spain
  • “Multi-material Additive Manufacturing of Recycled Short-fiber reinforced Thermoplastic Sandwich Panels: A Sustainable Approach” by Negar AGHIGH, Ghita EL ANBRI, and Etienne LECLERC from Canada
  • “Press to Impress - Where Pressure Makes Perfection” by Jason MCCABE, John MCCAUGHEY, Reuben NEWELL and Catherine STEWART from the UK

The jury will include:

  • Charlotte SALAUN (3M)
  • Guy LARNAC (Ariane)
  • Tamara BLANCO (Airbus)
  • Jerôme BROUARD (Dassault)
  • Julien MALLET (JEC)
Finalists
Negar AGHIGH
Miss Negar AGHIGH, Ph.D. Student - Polytechnique Montreal
Irene CHICHON
Miss Irene CHICHON, Materials, Processes and Testing Engineer - TESTIA, an Airbus company
Ghita EL ANBRI
Miss Ghita EL ANBRI, Ph.D Student - Polytechnique Montreal
Eduardo GONZALO MIGUEL
Mr Eduardo GONZALO MIGUEL, Materials, Processes and Testing Engineer - TESTIA, an Airbus company
Etienne LECLERC
Mr Etienne LECLERC, Master’s student - Polytechnique Montreal
Jason MCCABE
Mr Jason MCCABE, Project Engineer - CCP Gransden
John MCCAUGHEY
Mr John MCCAUGHEY, Intern - CCP Gransden
Reuben NEWELL
Mr Reuben NEWELL, Project Engineer - CCP Gransden
Alberto PEREZ FERNANDEZ
Mr Alberto PEREZ FERNANDEZ, Materials, Processes and Testing Engineer - TESTIA, an Airbus company
Catherine STEWART
Miss Catherine STEWART, Project Engineer - CCP Gransden
Jury Members
Tamara BLANCO VARELA
Ms Tamara BLANCO VARELA, Composite Materials Engineer and Expert - Airbus - Airbus Operations, S.L.
Guy LARNAC
Dr Guy LARNAC, R&T directorate - ArianeGroup
Julien MALLET
Mr Julien MALLET, Markets & Technologies Content Manager - JEC
Charlotte SALAÜN
Ms Charlotte SALAÜN, Aerospace Qualification Laboratory Supervisor - 3M
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