Students explore science and engineering at Motorola Foundation Engineering Expo

Posted by × 02/18/2010 at 10:05 am
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WHAT:  Potato guns, robots and a virtual hurricane are all part of a day of interactive science and engineering activities for more than 1,000 Miami-Dade and Broward students. During the FIU College of Engineering and Computing’s 9th Annual Motorola Foundation Engineering Expo, the  elementary through high school students will visit facilities and laboratories such as the Wall of Wind, which generates a virtual hurricane; the Titan America Structures and Construction Testing Laboratory, where construction materials are tested to make sure they can withstand hurricanes; the Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility, where researchers are developing materials on a molecular scale; and Solar House, a solar-powered structure.  

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. The opening ceremony is scheduled from 9:30-10 a.m. Students will be visiting facilities, laboratories and participating in other activities from 10 a.m.- noon.

WHERE:  Florida International University’s Engineering Center, 10555 West Flagler Street, located on the corner of Flagler Street and Southwest 107th Avenue.

WHY:  The Motorola Foundation Engineering Expo provides exposure to science and engineering for local public school students and teachers. This event is sponsored by a Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation Grant awarded to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The goal is to encourage students to consider a career in the engineering and science professions.

Media Contact:  Madeline Baró  at 305-348-2234.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, its 12 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University”. In August 2009, FIU welcomed the inaugural class of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu.

 

 

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