Engineering open house Feb. 25
February 23, 2012
The College of Engineering and Mines will host a full slate of free family-friendly events Saturday, Feb. 25 during its
annual Engineering Open House. All events start at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. in
the Duckering Building on the UAF campus.
Engineering students, faculty members and organizations from the fields of civil,
electrical, computer, geological, mechanical, mining and petroleum engineering will
host a variety of displays, interactive demonstrations and presentations geared for
all ages. Visitors can pan for gold, eat electric hot dogs, watch a simulated earthquake
and float marbles. The UAF steel bridge team will display the 2011 bridge. Team members will speak about the bridge’s design,
and the public will have a chance to tour the machine shop and watch a plasma cutter
demonstration. During the open house, there will be a demonstration from the electric snowmachine team and the microgravity team.
The open house takes place in conjunction with National Engineers Week, an annual
event to increase public awareness and appreciation of engineers and their work. The
event is sponsored locally by the Fairbanks chapter of the Alaska Society of Professional
Engineers and Flint Hills Resources. All ages are welcome.
For more information contact the College of Engineering and Mines at 474-7730 or fycem@uaf.edu.