Process tech team takes second in national competition

May 15, 2012

Marmian Grimes

UAF photo: University of Alaska Fairbanks team members participate in the First National Simulation Troubleshooting Competition Shootout (left to right): troubleshooting grant project director Martha McKinley, Derrick Dieringer, Jay Ranson, Jason Dahlke, grant principal investigator Sarah Olson
UAF photo: University of Alaska Fairbanks team members participate in the First National Simulation Troubleshooting Competition Shootout (left to right): troubleshooting grant project director Martha McKinley, Derrick Dieringer, Jay Ranson, Jason Dahlke, grant principal investigator Sarah Olson


Darcy Harrod
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5/15/12

A three-member team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College recently took second place in the First National Simulation Troubleshooting Shootout.

The CTC student team was one of eight three-member teams from process technology programs, which teach operations skills required in petrochemical, power generation, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and related fields.

The three-round competition tested the teams’ troubleshooting skills: recognizing and resolving problems with various process-related scenarios using computer-based simulation software. A team from Kenai Peninsula College – Anchorage Extension site in Alaska won first place, while UAF and South Central Louisiana Technical College placed second and third, respectively.

The UAF team consisted of students Jason Dahlke, Jay Ranson and Derrick Dieringer. The team was coached by Robert Hook.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Robert Hook, rjhook@alaska.edu or 457-1285.

ON THE WEB: www.processtroubleshootingskills.com

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