[448] Engineering Technology Open House April 30 Showcases Student Projects, Research, Awards

Release date: April 29, 2009


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu


Engineering Technology Open House April 30
Showcases Student Projects, Research, Awards


(MURFREESBORO) — The MTSU Department of Engineering Technology’s third annual open house will be held Thursday, April 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Tom H. Jackson Building’s Cantrell Hall.
The free open house will:
• showcase student projects, research and national awards;
• exhibit departmental talent to the campus community; and
• introduce major areas of study to interested students.
“We are proud to exhibit departmental talent to the campus community,” said Dr. Walter Boles, Engineering Technology chair. “This is an excellent opportunity to introduce our major program areas to interested students. Even during this period of unemployment, technology will continue to drive the economy. Our goal is to build tomorrow’s technology careers today.”
Planned exhibits will include an electro-hybrid retrofit device for automobiles; “Concrete: The Sustainable Building Material”; hydraulic lever systems; robotics; hydrogen fuel cells; friction welding; rockets; a Space Elevator; construction management’s National Association of Home Builders national student team award; TN LEAP’s lead elimination economic impact study; and more.
Outdoor presentations will include the Formula SAE racer, Mini-Baja, Moonbuggy, Solar Boat and Solar Car. These student-build experimental vehicles will be on display in front of the Tom H. Jackson Building.
At 3:30, there will be an awards ceremony for outstanding students and scholarship award recipients.
Door prizes will include jump drives and an iPod. Refreshments will be served.
The MTSU Engineering Technology department prepares students for a broad range of technical and management positions. It offers undergraduate majors in ET, concrete industry management, construction management and an interdisciplinary major in environmental science and technology. Pre-professional programs include pre-architecture and pre-engineering. Graduate majors include ET and occupational health and safety.
For more information, call Elizabeth Lamb, the department secretary, at 615-898-2776.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.

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