b'Member News March 2020 29From the engineering communityMission to Mars: Asia PacificFaraday Challenge Final 2019In 2014 the IET Hong Kong local network started using the IETs Faraday Challenge materials to connect with local schools and build their own intra-school competition. Following great success, other networks in Asia Pacific soon followed, and the competition wentGetting ready for launch.from strength to strength. 2019 saw the first Asia Pacific Faraday Challenge Final take placeTaking on the roles in Brunei, bringing together four teams of finalists from Singapore,of engineering Brunei, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. specialists recruited to establish a human What is a Faraday Challenge Day? settlement on Mars by 2023, the Regional IET Faraday Challenge Days focus on science, technology,Finalists in Brunei engineering and maths (STEM) activities, giving students agedhad to design and 12-13 the opportunity to design and build prototype solutions toconstruct a rocket to tough engineering problems. The brief for the young engineerstransport supplies to is kept secret until the morning of the challenge; the teams thenthe planet, as well as race against the clock to solve a real-life task. The goal is toa transport system encourage more young people to consider careers in STEM. to get their rocket to the launch site for testing. Completely organised and run by IET volunteers, in Malaysia alone the local network and OnCampus volunteers coordinatedAfter an inspiring day competitions across the country for over 600 students. High profileof inventive entries, support came from the Ministry of Education Malaysia, whichthe winners were offered the volunteers scope to expand and enrich the programme. an all-girl team from Singapore. Smiles all round from the young engineersFor more information on how to get involved, visit: education.theiet.org/faraday-challenge-daysGreenpower 20th Anniversary International Finals 2019As a proud sponsor of Greenpower, IETAs always, IET Education areage groups and subject Education were delighted to attend and supportextremely grateful to our IETcategories throughout the day.volunteers for their support,I was very impressed at the Greenpower 20th Anniversary Internationalwith a special thanks to the determination and Finals 2019 at the Silverstone Circuit in October.David Phillips from the Eastexcitement shown by Midlands Local Network andevery team member whom Greenpower, an IET Educationthe first time since 2013 when Derrick Willer MBE CEngI met. Their enthusiasm Partner, came back to theit hosted the Season OpenerMIET from the Coventry andwas infectious and their famous home of British racing forand Corporate Challenge. Warwickshire Local Network. achievements through hard Derrick Willer MBE CEng MIETwork were exceptional.said: I was privileged to go toThe IET awards an Innovation the Greenpower UK Finals atPrize on the day to the team Silverstone where, despite thewho demonstrates the best changing weather conditions,innovative thinking, either over 300 young people enjoyedto their vehicle design/a fantastic day. build or to their approach Over 120 teams had designed,to the competition. After an redesigned and built theirinspiring day, the all-girl team battery powered electric cars,from Plymouth High School which were raced in severalwere crowned the winners.'