ASME UD kicked off our participation in the ASME E-Fest East 2018 (held at Penn State this year) with a roaring start, with a delegation eleven members strong proudly representing the University of Delaware. Below are the reflections of first-time E-Fest attendees Tiange and Juan upon of a fun-filled day of activities.
Rapid Bridge Replacement
This past Wednesday, professional engineers crowded into the Center for Composite Materials to learn more about rapid bridge replacement techniques. Though initially snowed out and rescheduled two weeks latter, we had a great turnout just the same.
From Pi to Pie
This past Wednesday, members of ASME UD gathered to express their nerdy love of all things Pi. On the evening of March 14th–Pi Day–they gathered in the Spencer Lab Matrix (Room 133b) and began to program Raspberry Pis and bake apple cranberry pie crisps. Truly, it was a well-rounded evening.
Build-A-Thon 2018 – Rising to the Challenge
At the E-Week Build-A-Thon this past Wednesday, teams competed in three teamwork and competitive design challenges that are easy to learn, but hard to master, and had a great time doing it. These design challenges were Balloon Towers hosted by NSBE, Space Sculptures hosted by ASME, Lifting Prosthesis hosted by MESS as shown in the video above. Continue reading Build-A-Thon 2018 – Rising to the Challenge