November 25, 2008

Design Dynamos

Mason DelaCourt tests his team’s bubble blowing machine. (Photos: Nate Degraf)

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Hovercrafts, bubble machines and water fountains were on display at the McKimmon Center Nov. 25 during the ninth annual Freshman Engineering Design Day.

The event is an opportunity for NC State’s first-year engineering students to team up and test their design skills against their peers.

This year’s engineering day featured 1,357 engineering students on 400 design teams; 18 engineering majors were represented. They are a talented bunch: the average high school GPA of the freshmen is about 4.3, and 60 percent of new students were in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. 

The event is held on the last day of classes before Thanksgiving so parents can attend before taking students home for the holiday.

Go to www.engr.ncsu.edu/firstyear/fedd.php for more information on the design day and the First Year Engineering Program at NC State.

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More images:

Phillip Pressley gives his hovercraft a nudge.

 

Snigdha Pongur watches as Logan Harvey tests the team’s paper bridge.
 

Zachary Richard (left) shows off his Rube Goldberg machine as contest judge Gary Weinberg looks on.

Justin Maness (left) and Michael Montgomery built a water fountain using Legos.
 

Jason Turpin monitors his concrete canoe.

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