UAF to host engineering open house
February 22, 2016
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines will host a full
slate of free, family-friendly events Saturday, Feb. 27, 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 Fairbanks campus.
Activities and demonstrations include an electric hot dog cooker, making mud milkshakes,
Arctic unmanned aerial vehicles, cookie mining, balloon-powered Lego cars, robotic
vehicles and more.
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
Engineering Open House is sponsored by the UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
CONTACT: Teal Rogers, 907-474-7390, tprogers@alaska.edu