| Name | Description | College | Type | Audience | Location | Session Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerodynamics of Cars and Other Stuff | Engage in hands-on experiments demonstrating how cars and other objects such as airplanes, bridges and buildings are designed with aerodynamics in mind. | Mechanical | Tour | General | ETC 1.204 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Automotive Engineering: Intercollegiate Racing for Enhanced Engineering Education | Take a look at cars students in the UT Society of Automotive Engineers engineered and fabricated for intercollegiate competitions. Student teams, each working on different projects, will be on hand to discuss their work. | Mechanical | Tour | General | ETC North Parking Lot | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Breast Cancer: Its Early Detection and Mechanisms of Spreading | This presentation will explore methods for early detection of breast cancer. The discussion will include a description of how tumors form and what happens when cancer metastasizes on a cellular level. | Mechanical | Lecture | General | ETC 3.157 | 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. |
| Candy Cane Fracture & Materials Madness | We will be measuring the force to break candy canes under a number of conditions (hot/cold/scratched etc) & discuss failure of engineering structures. We will also explore materials science & engineering through interactive demonstrations with students. | Mechanical | Hands-on Activity / Interactive | General | ETC 2.102 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Clean Energy for a Cleaner Tomorrow | Energy is a central societal issue & the greatest challenge facing humankind in the 21st century. This lecture focuses on alternative,sustainable,clean energy technologies & the cutting edge research efforts at UT (fuel cells/high energy density batteries) | Mechanical | Tour | General | ETC 9.130 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. |
| Concurrent Engineering Design Demonstration: "From Art to Part" | This presentation and demonstration shows the "Concurrent Engineering Design" model used in the lower-division Engineering Design Graphics course. The curriculum includes freehand sketching, introduction to Computer-Aided Design and 3-D solid modeling. | Mechanical | Lecture | Prospective Students | ETC 3.142 | 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. |
| Discovering Engineering Through the Mechanical Dissection of Toys | Discover engineering principles and how to apply them to a new design problem by the mechanical dissection and reverse engineering of toys. The session is 1 hour, 40 minutes in duration and will accommodate a maximum of 60 persons. | Mechanical | Hands-on Activity / Interactive | General | ETC 2.136 | 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. |
| Energy for a Sustainable Future - An Open Symposium | This symposium will feature lectures and panel discussions by UT experts on various aspects of technology for our energy future: Domestic energy resources/advanced high-efficiency vehicles/green building design/alternatives for electric power production. | Mechanical | Lecture | General | ETC 2.108 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Hot Stuff: Infrared Imaging for Thermal Visualization | Take your picture with an infrared camera. Look through the walls of an ordinary refrigerator to find out how it is put together and how it works. Experience hands-on demonstrations of thermal engineering in the products we use every day. | Mechanical | Tour | General | ETC 7.112 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication: Look Mom, No Tools! | The Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication seeks to develop processes that enable exceptional improvement in the manufacture/maintenance of geometrically and functionally complex objects, through precise application of energy and materials in space and time. | Mechanical | Hands-on Activity / Interactive | General | ETC Entrance Foyer | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Mechanical Engineering Rube Goldberg Machine: Over 20 Steps to Change a Lightbulb | A Rube Goldberg machine completes a simple, common task in an inefficient, complicated series of steps. Check out the American Society of Mechanical Engineers machine that replaces an incandescent light bulb with an energy-efficient light-emitting device. | Mechanical | Performance | General | ETC T-Room | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Mechatronics | In the Mechatronics Laboratory, digital logic, analog filtering, sensor/actuator electronics, micro controller programming, control and design of mechatronics components, and high-level programming and prototyping using LabVIEW are studied. | Mechanical | Display | General | ETC 3.148 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. 4 - 4:40 p.m. |
| Operations Research and Baseball Strategy | Sports examples are excellent platforms for demonstrating Operations Research tools/concepts. We will analyze the decision making of professional baseball managers during a game. Attendees will have a chance to recommend strategies & see what managers do | Mechanical | Lecture | General | ETC 2.136 | 12 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 3:40 p.m. |
| Solar Car Workshop | Learn about the uses of solar energy by assembling a miniature solar-powered car and testing it out. This event will accommodate a maximum of 20 people per session (10 teams of 2). | Mechanical | Hands-on Activity / Interactive | General | ETC 2.108 | 11 - 11:40 a.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m. |
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