April 25, 2002
Engineering event has something for all
Robotics demonstrations, liquid nitrogen ice cream, the largest subsonic wind tunnel in the Northwest, telephones that communicate on beams of light, computer animation and levitating trains are all on the agenda for this year’s Engineering Open House at the UW.
The open house is scheduled for Friday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus. More than 100 activities and exhibits will be located at various sites in the University’s engineering buildings. The main tent, with schedules and maps for open house happenings, will be located outside Loew Hall.
Highlights for the open house include:
- Airplane fly-off: (Friday only – plane preparation until 1:30 p.m., when the fly-off begins). Open house attendees will create their own paper airplanes and compete for the best flying creation. UW students will fly balsa planes they have created at 3 p.m. (Rainier Vista).
- Egg drop contest: Prizes will go to the person who can construct the best egg protector using a single sheet of paper (Benson Hall).
- Liquid nitrogen ice cream: Visitors will make their own ice cream just by stirring, with the help of chemical engineering students and faculty, then eat the results (Benson Hall).
- Robotics and animation demonstrations: Robot dogs will play soccer and students will show how they create short animated films (Sieg Hall).
- More robots: Small robots play golf and foosball and run mazes (New Electrical Engineering Building).
The annual event is free and geared toward students in grades 4 to 12, their teachers and parents, although it’s open to anyone interested in learning more about engineering. For more information go to http://www.engr.washington.edu/openhouse/index.html.
