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Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2009
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Unlocking Potential 23 Turbines: Powering the World Engineers Without Borders Our small-scale wind turbine shows how to harness natural sources of energy to turn generators. Come see the components of the generator in action. Learn the mechanics behind turbines and electricity generation. You can also discover the differences and similarities between power from fossil fuels and renewable sources. Location: First Floor This exhibit is suitable for: All a poster. Location: 100 This exhibit is suitable for: All Distracted Driving Solar Energy Undergraduate Materials Organization Presentation of solar energy, its pros and cons, and possible applications, both current and future. Location: 100 This exhibit is suitable for: All American Society Of Mechanical Engineers Come learn about the dangers of distracted driving. Try your hand at a driving simulation while performing other distracting tasks! Location: 2001, 2005, 2009 This exhibit is suitable for: All The Self-Sufficient Home Keramos Create a home with a low carbon footprint using the latest in materials technology. Location: First Floor This exhibit is suitable for: Middle School, High School, College, General Public Shape-Changing Materials Undergraduate Materials Organization (UMO) Here, we have a glass container of ferrofluid and other shapechanging metals. We will have demos to give away shapechanging polymers, as well as informational displays. Location: 100 This exhibit is suitable for: All Solar Cells Undergraduate Materials Organization This exhibit is a demonstration of a working solar cell. Further information on dye-sensitized solar cells will be shown in Society Of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mechanical SAE will bring cars from both Formula SAE and Baja SAE to Engineering display to the general public. Laboratory There will also be presentation boards and multimedia from Breakfast with SWE competitions showing the work, Society Of Women Engineers Grab a free breakfast and meet engineering calculations, and the girls of the Society of Women student effort that goes into designing and building these cars. Engineers! Breakfast offerings Location: West end lower level will include bagels, donuts, foyer and outside muffins, and more, along with coffee, milk, and your traditional This exhibit is suitable for: All breakfast juices. Plus, you can learn more about SWE, from its Illini Prosthetics Team role as a national organization to Illini Prosthetics Team the UIUC section’s activities on The Illini Prosthetics Team is a campus and in the community. group of undergraduate students Location: 2001, 2005, 2009 who is designing and constructThis exhibit is suitable for: All ing a prosthetic arm for use in third world countries, and those who cannot afford the current CNC Machining prostheses on the market. We Society Of Women Engineers Come learn about CNC machin- will demonstrate the arm as we have constructed it. ing - what the process entails Location: 2001, 2005, 2009 and how it is used by a variety This exhibit is suitable for: All of industries. We’ll be making EOH 2009 keychains - grab one The College of Engineerbefore you leave! Location: 1230, 1228 ing has 240 professors, 85 This exhibit is suitable for: Mid- associate professors, and dle School, High School, Col97 assistant professors. lege, General Public Formula SAE and Baja SAE
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