Climate Case Competition

UChicago students can participate in an annual competition to critically investigate a modern-day climate problem posed by a competition partner.

The Institute sponsors an annual competition, hosted by the Energy and Climate Club and the Phoenix Sustainability Initiative, which provides UChicago students with the opportunity to critically investigate a modern-day problem posed by a competition partner.

University of Chicago College students can participate in an annual Climate Case Competition, presented by the Energy & Climate Club and Phoenix Sustainability Initiative and sponsored by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth. Students are granted the opportunity to critically investigate a modern-day climate problem for a chance to win up to $3,000 in cash prizes.

Participants

2024 Awardees

Kyle Anderson

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Riley Bruce

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Brendyn Burkitt

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Eric Fang

College '25; Honorable Mention Qualitative Awardee (Team Solar Express)

Samantha Francis

College '25; Honorable Mention Qualitative Awardee (Team Nature Navigators)

Christine Jonglertham

College '24; First Place Quantitative Awardee (Team Green Strategies)

Aidan Liu

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Amy Ma

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Jared Maksoud

College '25; Honorable Mention Quantitative Awardee (Team Solar Express)

Isaiah Matute

College '25; Honorable Mention Quantitative Awardee (Team Solar Express)

Eugene McCarty

College ‘26; Second Place Quantitative Awardee (Team MPSY)

Annabel Mendoza

College '24; First Place Quantitative Awardee (Team Green Strategies)

Rakan Mouasher

College '26; Honorable Mention Qualitative Awardee (Team Nature Navigators)

Judah Purwanto

College '25; Second Place Quantitative Awardee (Team MPSY)

Luigi Soriano

College '24; Second Place Quantitative Awardee (Team MPSY)

Alex Szmyd

College '25; Honorable Mention Qualitative Awardee (Team Nature Navigators)

Tamami Tamura

College '24; First Place Quantitative Awardee (Team Green Strategies)

Evelyn Wang

College '27; First Place Qualitative Awardee (Team INN)

Charlie White

College '25; Honorable Mention Quantitative Awardee (Team Solar Express)

Annie Yang

College ‘26; 2nd Place Qualitative Awardee (Team JAB)

Hayley Yeung

College '26; Second Place Quantitative Awardee (Team MPSY)

Johnathan Yin

College '26; Second Place Qualitative Awardee (Team JAB)

2024 Finalists

Lavinia Cavalet

College '25; Qualitative Finalist (Team POS)

Vaani Kapoor

College '27; Qualitative Finalist (Team POS)

Faris Lovejoy

College '27; Quantitative Finalist (Team POS)

Eugenio Merloni

College '24; Qualitative Finalist (Team POS)

Tanvi Siddhaye

College '25; Quantitative Finalist (Team Green Data)

Chen Wei Hu

College '27; Quantitative Finalist (Team Green Data)

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News·Apr 28, 2024

2024 Climate Case Competition 1st Place Quantitative Prize: Team Green Strategies

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News·Apr 28, 2024

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2024 Climate Case Competition Honorable Mention Qualitative Prize: Team Nature Navigators

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Past Events

Energy & Climate Club, Institute Event·Apr 25, 2024

2024 Climate Case Competition

Twenty-eight University of Chicago College students who formed eight case teams recently competed in the final round of the 2024 Climate Case Competition for the chance to win up to $3,000 in cash prizes.