The University of Michigan Athletic Department and BASF are proud to announce the winners of the BASF Team Chemistry Challenge.
BASF and U-M partnered to issue this unique challenge to all full-time University of Michigan students and asked them to submit ideas on how to lessen the environmental impact of game days at University of Michigan. Students were asked to outline the problem, offer solutions on how to lessen the impact on fans and provide a detailed blueprint for the execution of the idea. Students also submitted a three-minute video demonstrating the team’s personality and supporting solution.
With $25,000 in prize money on the line, more than 35 student groups registered for the BASF Team Chemistry Challenge. A panel of BASF and U-M representatives judged the submissions, which included ideas ranging from reducing campus traffic and congestion, new parking solutions, recycling initiatives and zero waste initiatives. During the University of Michigan spring football game on April 13, BASF recognized the top three teams.
Winning Teams
Grand Prize Winner: Michigan Sports Business Consulting» Watch Video
Team members Brian Dastin, Brad Kowalk, Nikhil Patel and Brandon Rhodes, proposed an all-inclusive plan that focused on organizational changes, recycling and composting, traffic and congestion and marketing initiatives. They truly demonstrated their slogan “those who sustain, will remain.”
» Click play below to watch their video:
Second Place: Team aMaizing Fans» Watch Video
This team created an innovative smartphone application that rewards Michigan fans for sustainable actions. iMpact is an easy-to-use app for smartphones, where fans earn points for sustainable behavior before, during and after games.
Third Place: Team Clean MsE» Website | Watch Video
This team proposed a disruptive solution to solve the traffic congestion and parking problem at Michigan Stadium, otherwise known as “The Big House.” They suggested building a website and mobile application called MGoPark that would become the “StubHub of parking” and create a two-sided marketplace, bringing together vehicle owners and open spaces owned by students and families surrounding The Big House.
The Challenge
How can YOU ensure that we leave the impact on the field of play and minimize the impact as fans?
First Place: $20,000
Second Place: $5,000
Third Place: U-M/BASF Merchandise Kit
Important Dates
Monday, February 11 -- Registration opens at 9 a.m. EST Monday, February 25 -- Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 26 -- Questions briefing at 2 p.m. EST Monday, March 25 -- Submissions due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST Monday, April 8 -- Winners notified (1st-3rd place teams) Saturday, April 13 -- Awards ceremony/check presentation at
halftime of U-M spring football game
