[samscommunity] USC College of Engineering and Computing Open House

From: "WANDA WYLIE" <WWYLIE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <samscommunity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:40:10 -0500
MESSAGE FROM ST. ANDREWS MIDDLE SCHOOL:


Parents,

You and your child(ren) are invited to Engineers Week "Open House for
K-12 at the USC College of Engineering and Computing on Thursday,
February 24 from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Sweringen Engineering Center
(between Assembly and Main Streets).  Free event. Open to the public.
Appropriate for children kindergarten through twelfth grade, teachers
and parents. 

Features hands on exhibits provided by all of the College's departments
and programs.

Biomedical Engineering:

EKG, Lungs Volume (Pulmonary Test), and Human Arm Model - both located
in Room A139B in the 300 Main building across the street from Swearingen
Engineering Center 
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells and Human Monocytes - cells
available to be seen under the microscope. Located in Room 1B47 in
Swearingen. 
Chemical Engineering:

Cornstarch Pool - can you walk on water? Come find out. See this link
for an understanding of this exhibit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUMX_b_m3Js 
Segway Rides - come ride a hydrogen fuel cell powered Segway 
Fuel Cell demonstration - see how the College of Engineering and
Computing lights up the boards at the University’s baseball stadium 
Civil and Environmental Engineering:

Structural response to Simulated Earthquakes - Dr. Juan Caicedo’s
research group will help you understand earthquakes with their
earthquake simulator 
Computer Science and Engineering:

3D PacMan - developed by one of the department’s game design and
programming graduate students, Jeremiah Shepherd, participants will try
to earn the highest score. Prize will be awarded to the winner. 
Robot Tag - participants will have an opportunity to control a robot in
a game of tag 
Electrical Engineering:

Laser Light Show - using speakers as mirror actuators, the user will
control the angle of the mirrors with a knob - light will bounce off
creating a pattern 
Shadow Activated Relay - come learn about motion sensors. This exhibit
will activate a motor or light when light is blocked. 
Xylophone - built by three undergraduate students under the direction
of Mr. David Metts, EE lab manager, a programmable logic controller
controls outputs to solenoids that manipulate hammers to play keys on a
small glockenspiel. A control panel allows for the selection of songs,
as well as adjustment of output pulse width or tempo and to pause. 
Mechanical Engineering:

Small demo PEM fuel cell kit - see how this produced hydrogen with a
solar cell and how the hydrogen runs the PEM fuel cell 
Student Competition - Soda-bottle rockets: student participants will
compete to see who can launch their soda bottle rocket the highest.
Prize from our corporate sponsor, URS Corporation, will be awarded.
Special thanks to the USC Student Chapter of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for assistance with the competition. 
Nuclear Engineering:

Exhibit to be announced 




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