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This year’s High School Design Competition was hosted on November 8th. Students competition had the choice of entering the main competition—Rock Hop Jayhawk—or a Lego Mindstorm Challenge. The students competing in Rock Hop Jayhawk had to build a device that would leap horizontally, vertically, and at an angle. Overall, there were 19 schools and more than 50 teams at the competition this year. Junior Hanna Cosgrove was the project leader for the Competition. Odessa High School took home the top prize at the Lego challenge. The top two teams at Rock Hop Jayhawk were from Maur Hill- Mount Academy and Lawrence High. Photo is courtesy of the Lawrence Journal-World.
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The senior class of the Self Engineering Leadership Fellowship Program plans to share their insights on the energy and environment in Brazil at a lecture set for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Spooner Hall. The Fellows completed part of their capstone project this summer by traveling to Brazil, visiting Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The group gathered information about Brazil's energy infrastructure, environment, engineering industry, and economy by visiting with professors, an environmental lawyer, companies and universities/research centers.
If you would like to stream the Lecture Series Live, visit the host site here https://desktopconnect.ku.edu/brazillecture2/. Allyn Risley, President of LNGas and a 1972 KU School of Engineering graduate, will give personal reflections on engineering and business in the petroleum industry. His address, sponsored by the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, is slated for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Spahr Engineering Classroom.
Mary Adams is a senior in architectural engineering from Rolla, MO. She is involved with Engineers Without Borders, Theta Tau Professional Fraternity and does research in a materials lab. Fellows from the Class of 2012 shared these thoughts about Mary:
“She works tirelessly on everything she is involved in. And when no one else is willing to step up, Mary always does.” “Over the four years she has put in a ton of work, a lot of which goes unnoticed. It would be great to see that recognized.” “Mary is very active in many activities in the school and university. She is an excellent student, person and Fellow. She is always willing to help when it is needed.” SELF freshmen and students in the Engineering Learning Community teamed up this year to host the annual Engineering Family Day on Saturday, September 10, in the Eaton Hall atrium. The event was held as part of the University-wide Family Weekend. Representatives from 10 Engineering student organizations attended to tell students and their family members about the exciting activities they have planned for this year.
Conway Ekpo, KU School of Engineering alumnus, came and spoke about his experiences as a student and how it translated to his career as a lawyer in New York City. He began his career as an architectural engineer at Turner Construction, but after practicing for a few years in the business changed his focus to study law. He attended Rutgers University’s School of Law and began his career in New York City soon after graduating. The experiences and perspective that he shared were not only inspirational, but also shed light on the versatility of an engineering degree.
Erik Deddens, ‘13 Seniors in the SELF Program are holding a lecture series, which will focus on the rapid transformation under way in Brazil. The 15 seniors in the SELF Program spent 10 days in Brazil this August. The group traveled to Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo, visiting Brazilian energy giant Petrobras, Brazilian aircraft design and manufacturing company Embraer and Ford Motor Company’s Brazil headquarters. The students also experienced the culture and natural beauty of the country. Lecture Series Topics include: “Economic growth and engineering expansion” and “The growing South American nation’s environmental stewardship and energy management.”
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