Explore Technology
& Engineering

As Computer-Aided Design (CAD) designers tasked with creating innovative product designs, students are challenged to develop ideas within certain specifications and constraints, and apply CAD software tools to translate their ideas into new product designs.

Exploration into subtractive manufacturing using a CNC mill challenges students to develop prototypes and produce parts, adhering to certain specifications and constraints to design and export 3D models for the prototype production process.

Students act as civil engineers, challenged with the design and construction of a new bridge prototype, exploring in the process the basics of statics and stress analysis. Students also investigate the considerations engineers take into account before designing structures.

Students are challenged to design, build, and demonstrate a two-segment (optical fiber and over-the-air laser links), end-to-end circuit, including the specification of the equipment required at the interface between the two segments and at both terminals.

As electrical engineers in the automotive industry, students are challenged to design and build a working prototype of a climate control system for an electric minivan that eventually will be purchased by energy-conscious consumers.

Exploration into subtractive manufacturing using a CNC lathe challenges students to develop prototypes and produce parts, adhering to certain specifications and constraints to design and export 3D models for the prototype production process.

As a facilities manager assigned to work at a factory that consists of machines and processes that generate tremendous amounts of heat, students are challenged to evaluate and select an automatic control system to maintain the cooling system tank at an optimal level.

As plastic component/product designers tasked with selecting the best material for specific applications, students are challenged to design a prototype that consists of two materials processed in two different ways to demonstrate the characteristics of each.

As aeronautical design engineers, students design and build an airfoil prototype for the wings of an airplane, performing various activities to verify aerodynamics principles presented along the course using a wind tunnel.

Students explore robotics systems and the role they play in industry, actively designing a complete robotics system with a robot arm and peripheral tools to simulate manufacturing processes.

Students, taking on the role of mechatronics engineers, are challenged to design an automated system that adheres to given specifications and constraints, and explore the interaction between mechanics, electrical engineering, electronics, and computer engineering.

Students act as mechanical engineers, challenged with designing a plan to transport a house from its original location to a newly-prepared specialized foundation. Students design a support system and installation method to carry the weight of the house during transportation to its new location.

As electronics technicians tasked with building a piece of test equipment, students are challenged to build and test a prototype circuit of a non-contact, digital tachometer.

As alternative energy engineers working in response to a request from a city planner who is building new communities in two different location, students are challenged to create a plan to support the energy needs of the citizens of the two new towns where at least 90% of the energy consumed should come from renewable sources.

Taking on the role of environmental engineers, students explore water testing and water treatment methods, and the impact they can have on the environment. Within a given scenario, students develop a clean water solution for both humans and wildlife.