The 2012 MIT Steel Bridge Team placed second this year at the regional competition held March 30-31 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The team took 1st place in the Paper Competition (thanks to 1E senior Scott Landers!), and in the categories of Construction Speed, Stiffness, and Efficiency. The national competition will be held at Clemson University May 25-26. MIT has been competing in the Regional and National Student Steel Bridge Competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Steel Construction since 2007.