MEDIA ADVISORY

March 24, 2008

Engineering at NC State Holds Open House April 12

  — College Opens for Tours, Displays, Information Sessions

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will host an Engineering Open House on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members of the media are invited to attend.

All engineering departments on Main Campus and Centennial Campus will participate in tours, displays and information sessions for middle school students, prospective NC State students, admitted NC State students, parents and guests. Buses will run continuously between the two campuses.

Visitors will be able to tour labs such as the Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory and the Wireless Systems Engineering Laboratory and can enjoy a variety of research presentations on topics such as nanoelectronics and photonics; a wireless neural recording system; and bioelectromagnetics for a retinal prosthesis. There also will be several demonstrations, including the driverless “Lone Wolf” car entered in the DARPA Urban Challenge and “Sea Wolf II,” an underwater, autonomous competition robot. In addition, there will be plenty of hands-on activities such as silicon chip assembly and microelectronics design and integration.

Online registration is available at www.engr.ncsu.edu/openhouse/. Main Campus parking will be in the Cates Avenue/Coliseum parking deck. Centennial Campus parking will be in the Partners Way parking deck.

For more information about the many tours and displays, as well as directions, go to the website at www.engr.ncsu.edu/openhouse/.

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Media Contact:

Nate DeGraff, (919) 515-3848 (office), (336) 253-2893 (cell), nate_degraff@ncsu.edu

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