Competitors
The 2025 UCC attracted 122 exceptional students from 24 global universities, forming 28 teams that showcased high academic achievers with an average GPA of 3.76. These future leaders brought diverse backgrounds and rigorous analysis, representing a new wave of talent for the commodities sector.
Sponsors
Esteemed firms like Phillips 66, Musket, Citi, and BP, from trading, banking, and data analytics, sponsored the 2025 UCC. This partnership provided invaluable networking and direct access for companies to engage with and recruit top-tier talent eager to impact the commodities industry.
Outcomes
1st Place - Bean Crushers (Texas A&M): Andy Jiang, Nathan Copeland, Thomas Dowdy - (Link to PDF)
2nd Place - Fission Vission (University of Houston): Aaryan Kshatriya, Chloe Enard, Jackson Hanna, Vivienne Luu - (Link to PDF)
3rd Place - Rice Commodities (Rice University): Jakob Oliva, Scott Webster, Teymour Davoudi - (Link to PDF)
Finalist - Reserve Alpha (University of Massachusetts): Hurditya Lohia, Robert Gleeson, Sofia Sokhin, Timothie Hsiao - (Link to PDF)
Finalist - Team Coogs (University of Houston): Ayaan Kundi, Icarus Ayoub Hizam, Neel Kotecha, Ryan Yeager - (Link to PDF)