UMD News: April 2, 2001

Communication Associate: Public Relations | Lori Melton | lmelton@d.umn.edu | (218) 726-8830

April 2, 2001
Susan Beasy Latto, Director of Public Relations 218 726-8830
Associate Professor Christopher Carroll, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Day Coordinator, ccarroll@d.umn.edu, 218 726-7530
Professor Stanley Burns, Head, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, sburns@d.umn.edu, 218-726-7506

UMD Sets Engineering Day----April 11
450 Area High School Students Expected to Attend

Engineering Day 2001 will be held Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Kirby Ballroom. Hosted by the UMD Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Hibbing Community College, and Itasca Community College, this event is in its seventh year, and is held in conjunction with the UMD Office of Admissions and the College of Science and Engineering.

Engineering Day is a major effort to publicize the engineering programs at UMD, and to expose interested high school students to engineering and the different career choices available in this field. Working with representatives from Hibbing and Itasca Community Colleges, students will be bused from Iron Range high schools to UMD to participate in a program that provides them with information on the various engineering disciplines. Engineering Day has grown from 170 high school students in 1995, to over 450 students in each of the past six years. The goal of Engineering Day is to inspire interest in engineering among high school students and to encourage them to enroll in engineering programs at the community colleges and at UMD.

During the program for this year's Engineering Day, representatives from the departments of Chemical, Industrial, and Electrical and Computer Engineering will speak to the students about the various engineering disciplines and possible career directions. Ron Ulseth of Itasca Community College, and Bob Zbikowski of Hibbing Community College, will provide information about the academic programs and financial benefits of attending a community college for two years and then transferring to UMD.

After lunch in UMD's dining center, the students will tour the three engineering departments and facilities, and will have the opportunity to view demonstrations of various engineering equipment and displays. This year's demonstrations will take place between 11:30 AM and 1:50 PM, and consist of the following:

ECE	MWAH 43	Energy Conversion
	MWAH 102	Microcontrollers in Mobile Robots
	MWAH 295	Laboratory for Intelligent Systems
IE	VKH 158	The Great Freshman Air Motor Show
	VKH 152	Faster, Better, Cheaper: CNC Machining
	VKH 148	R2-D2's Great Granddaddy: Evolution of an Automated Guided Vehicle
ChE	EB 163	Fuel Cells: Power of the Future
	EB 163	Fluidized Bed Coating Technology
	EB 165	Reverse Osmosis Water Purification

The counselors and faculty who have accompanied the students to UMD for previous Engineering Days, have appreciated the opportunity made available to their students to learn what engineering is and what educational and career opportunities are available.

Financial Support consists of donations from these Minnesota companies: Great Lakes Transmission Co., Duluth; Hibbing Taconite Co., Hibbing; Lake Superior Section Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, Keewatin; IRRRB, Eveleth; Isplat Inland Mining Co., Virginia; Minnesota Power, Duluth; Noramco Engr. Corp., Hibbing; Potlatch Corp., Cloquet, Reptron (K-Byte/Hibbing Electronics), Hibbing, and Schott Foundation, Wayzata. Additional financial support is provided by UMD.

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