Explore UT with Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Name	Description	College	Presenter	Audience	Type	Location	Session Times
Striking Oil with Students	Visit with students from the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Drilling Engineers. Explore displays of drilling tools, drilling bits, a model jack pump and other petroleum engineering technology.	Petroleum & Geosystems	American Association of Drilling Engineers; Society of Petroleum Engineers	General	Display	CPE 2.204 Hallway	11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m.
Goop, Weird Science and Chemistry for the Kids	Kids of all ages can have fun and learn about science in the process. Strange chemicals mixed together produce unexpected results. See how it all happens.	Chemical	Chemical Engineering Students; Dr. Brian Korgel	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE 2.208	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.
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream and Goopy Goop	Explore the phases of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and engineer liquid nitrogen ice cream!	Chemical	Chemical Engineering Students	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE 2.214	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.
A Day in the Life of an Electrical Engineering Student	Find out what its like to major in electrical and computer engineering. Undergraduates and undergraduate advisers discuss work load, study strategies and the rewards of this academic discipline.	Electrical & Computer	Electrical Engineering Students	Prospective Students	Lecture	ENS 127	11 - 11:40 a.m.
Alternative Energy Rocket Building with the Civil Air Patrol	The Civil Air Patrol is a nation-wide volunteer organization geared towards serving the community through search and rescue, aerospace education, and leadership studies. Come check us out and build a rocket propelled by alternate sources of energy!	Cockrell School of Engineering	Pegasus Composite Squadron - Civil Air Patrol	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.
Arches and Eggs: The Power of the Egg	Wonder why an arch is preferred for structural openings and supports? Come find out just how strong egg shells are. Learn from students in the American Society of Civil Engineers how and why the egg arch form is used in building design.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	American Society of Civil Engineers	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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	Ron Matthews; UT Society of Automotive Engineers; Matt Hall; Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)	General	Tour	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.
Be a Doctor! Learn Simple Designs for Solving Global Health Challenges	Test your doctoring skills using various medical tools on a life-sized model of a person afflicted with multiple injuries and illnesses. Stabilize a broken bone, remove intestinal parasites or help the patient with one of our worlds most common illnesses.	Cockrell School of Engineering	UT for REED: Rural Enhancement through Education and Design	Intermediate Learners (8-11 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.
Biomedical Engineering Games: Toss Your Organs and More	Test your organ tossing skills. Toss a stomach through Bevos belly and win a prize!	Biomedical	Biomedical Outreach and Leadership Team (BOLT)	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS Plaza	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.
Biomedical Engineering Program Information for Prospective Students	Explore the excitement of Biomedical Engineering student experiences. Undergraduate students will share their cool Biomedical Engineering research projects, exciting internships and globe trotting study abroad experiences with session participants.	Biomedical	Biomedical Engineering Students	Prospective Students	Lecture	ENS 637	11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m.
Bridge Building: A LEGO Block Skyscraper Challenge	Try your skills at building a LEGO block skyscraper. How high can you go? Test your construction talents with student members of the Architectural Engineering Institute. LEGO blocks will be provided.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society	Early Learners (4-7 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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.
Building Blocks: A Wooden Block Skyscraper Challenge	Try your skills at building a skyscraper. Wooden blocks will be provided. How high can you go? Test your construction talents with student members of Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honor society.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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.
Chemical Engineers on Fire and Other Tricks: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Show	Gas expansion and exploding bottles, frozen marshmallows, flames of all colors and sizes. Have fun watching crazy students from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers demonstrate the power of chemistry and learn about engineering in the process.	Chemical	American Institute of Chemical Engineers	General	Performance	CPE Plaza	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.
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	Ron Barr; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)	Prospective Students	Lecture	ETC 3.142	1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m.
Cooperative Engineering Education Program: Gain Work Experience Before you Graduate	Join members of Kappa Theta Epsilon honor society to learn about exciting projects students work on with companies while earning course credit through the Cooperative Engineering Education (Co-op) Program. This academic co-op allows you to work and learn.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Kappa Theta Epsilon (KTE)	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza - Bridge	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.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigator - Get That DNA	Extract DNA with biomedical engineering students and explore the engineering behind health, medicine and your body. Learn about DNA and biomedical engineering through this interactive hands-on activity for kids of all ages.	Biomedical	Biomedical Outreach and Leadership Team (BOLT)	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS 115	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.
Designing, Building & Flying Airplanes	Tour the UT Air Systems Design Laboratory where students design and build their own airplanes! Space is limited.	Aerospace	Aerospace Engineering Students	General	Tour	WRW 202	11 - 11:40 a.m. 12 - 12:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m.
Discover Amateur Radio	Explore amateur radio with The University of Texas at Austin Amateur Radio Club. Check out a small, mobile amateur radio station. Learn how radio works and its capabilities.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Amateur Radio Club	General	Display	ENS Plaza	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.
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	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Carolyn Seepersad; Matt Campbell	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ETC 2.136	12 - 12:40 p.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m.
Driving Robots	Test your skills with outdoor robotics and small scale robots. Learn about robotics and automation from student in the Robotics and Automation Society.	Electrical & Computer	Robotics and Automation Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.
Earthquake Engineering: Protecting People and Property	Design your own building using toothpicks and marshmallows and test it in earthquake conditions. Visit with students of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute to learn about earthquake engineering to protect people and property from earthquakes.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	Earthquake Engineering Research Institute	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ East 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.
Engineer Your Own Stethoscope	Join members of Beta Mu Epsilon biomedical engineering honors society to build a stethoscope using funnels and rubber tubing. Play "Identify the Organ" and "Medical Jeopardy." Take a closer look at an incubator and other technical biomedical equipment.	Biomedical	Beta Mu Epsilon, Biomedical Engineering Honor Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS Plaza	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.
Engineering Co-op Concoctions	Visit the Kappa Theta Epsilon co-op honor society booth for information about the great opportunities in the engineering co-op program and the exiting projects co-op students work on while getting course credit.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Kappa Theta Epsilon	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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.
Engineers for a Sustainable World	Explore interactive sustainability projects such as sand filters and home-made windmills. Learn about "Engineers for a Sustainable World" and the impact students are having on our global community.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Engineers for a Sustainable World	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE Plaza	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.
Engineers Without Borders: Making a Difference Worldwide	EWB is a non-profit organization that partners with developing communities around the world to implement sustainable engineering projects. Kids can have fun learning how to use local materials to build something of their very own.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Engineers Without Borders	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE Plaza	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.
Extreme Engineering: Jingle Bells	Student members of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers share the excitement and fun of engineering through engineering design. Participants are challenged to create an engineering contraption that takes at least five steps to ring a bell.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Texas Society of Professional Engineers	Early Learners (4-7 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE 2.216	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.
Eyes on the Road: Virtual Driving Simulators	Join the Institute of Transportation Engineers to learn about the challenges transportation engineers deal with to keep us safe on the roads. Take a test drive with virtual driving simulators to see if you can keep your eyes on the road.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	Institute of Transportation Engineers	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ 3rd Floor Computer Lab	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.
Float or Sink: Penny Boats	This is a design challenge for students to build a boat made entirely out of tin-foil that will hold as many pennies as possible. Test your boat engineering skills and have fun with the students of the National Society of Black Engineers.	Cockrell School of Engineering	National Society of Black Engineers	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza (1st Floor Hallway)	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.
Fun with OPTICS	Come play with light! See fun, easy to understand demonstrations that show the different properties of light. Try creating a rainbow, making objects bend or even disappear!There will be games and a do-it-yourself kit for holograms or telescopes.	BME	Biomedical Optics Graduate Organization	Intermediate Learners (8-11 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	BME 3.206	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.
Global Positioning System: Outdoor Presentation	Find out exactly where you are standing using the Global Positioning System outdoors.	Aerospace	Glenn Lightsey; Aerospace Engineering Students	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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.
Healthy and Energy Efficient Homes	Learn about common pollutants in your house, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone and plasticizers, and what you can do to reduce them. Also, learn about how your house consumes energy and how you can be make it more energy efficient.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	IGERT: Indoor Environmental Science and Engineering	General	Display	ECJ 6.406	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.
Magic Instant Ice!	This demo will magically turn water into ice instantly.	Chemical	Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Students	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE	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.
Make Your Own Robotic Hand	Make your own robotic hand that you can take home. Learn about engineering from Student Engineers Educating Kids (SEEK) and assemble your own robotic hand.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Student Engineers Educating Kids (SEEK)	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM SW Corner	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.
Medieval Engineering: The Trebuchet	Test your skills on the trebuchet, a medieval "launching" machine built by Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honors Society. Aim and hit a target by launching tennis balls across a lawn.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Tau Beta Pi	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.
Nuclear Chain Reaction: Come Watch It Happen!	Check out a simulation of a nuclear chain reaction using mousetraps and ping pong balls! Explore what properties are necessary for a successful reaction to occur and learn from American Nuclear Society students.	Cockrell School of Engineering	American Nuclear Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE Plaza	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.
Oozey Splat!	Explore the world of chemical engineering and polymers while making oozey splat with the Society of Women Engineers! Watch water, glue, and starch create a fun new substance. Take your oozey, gooey creation with you as a souvenir.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Society of Women Engineers (SWE)	Early Learners (4-7 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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	Eric Bickel	General	Lecture	ETC 2.136	12 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 3:40 p.m.
Radar Gun Demonstration	Learn how a radar gun works to clock speeding and use it to see how fast you can throw a tennis ball.	Electrical & Computer	Electrical Engineering Students	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS 1st Floor - North Hallway	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.
Rube Goldberg Machine: 20 or More Steps to Energy Efficiency	Check out Theta Taus latest entry in the annual Cockrell School of Engineering Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. The crazy complicated machine will replace an incandescent bulb with a more energy efficient light source in over 20 steps.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Theta Tau	General	Performance	RLM Lobby	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.
Science and Engineering Creativity with the Student Engineering Council	Design, build, test and get creative with fun science and engineering experiments hosted by the Student Engineering Council.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Student Engineering Council	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	CPE Plaza	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.
Soil Magic	Explore the magic of soil through hands-on activities that demonstrate geotechnical engineering. Have some fun with the Student Organization of the Geo-Institute and get a little dirty exploring engineering.	Civil, Architectural, & Environmental	Student Organization of the Geo-Institute	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ East 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.
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	Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ETC 2.108	11 - 11:40 a.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m. 3 - 3:40 p.m.
Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME): Hands-on Learning and Fun	The TAME Trailblazer is a 40-foot exhibit trailer that houses hands-on engineering and science exhibits designed for students, teachers and parents to explore. Explanations and demonstrations are presented and take-away material is provided.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME)	Intermediate Learners (8-11 years)	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	North Speedway Mall	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.
The Solorean: UTs Solar Vehicles Team Solar Car	Check out the University of Texas Solar Vehicles Team prototype the Solorean. Learn about the team and the working and running of a safe solar vehicle. Enjoy hands-on experiments involving solar power and voltage/current measurements.	Cockrell School of Engineering	UT Solar Vehicles Team	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.
Toothpick Tower Engineering	Build a structure out of toothpicks and marshmellows and test its engineering design. Compete for the strongest structure with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ECJ Plaza	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.
Trivial Pursuit - Engineering Style	Enjoy an engineering trivia game with students from Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society. Test your knowledge or guessing abilities and compete for prizes.	Electrical & Computer	Eta Kappa Nu	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS 116	11 - 11:40 a.m. 1 - 1:40 p.m.
Ultrasound "I Spy" and Reflex Testing	Test your "I Spy" skills using ultrasound to find hidden items in different gels. Use an electrocardiogram machine to test reflexes with students from the Biomedical Engineering Society.	Biomedical	Biomedical Engineering Society	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	ENS Plaza	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.
UT Satellite Design Team	Set your sights on the sky. Be a satellite engineer! Explore satellite design with the UT Satellite Design Team through hands-on activities and interactive displays.	Aerospace	UT Satellite Design Team	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	WRW 407	1 - 1:40 p.m. 2 - 2:40 p.m.
Vector Paper Mache Frenzy	Visit the special Explore UT Vector Paper Mache Shop and engineer your favorite toys! Hosted by the Vector Student Engineering Newspaper, have fun with engineering using art and creativity.	Cockrell School of Engineering	Vector Student Newspaper	General	Hands-on Activity / Interactive	RLM Plaza	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.