Widener University press release
Chester, PA -- The Society of Women
Engineers and the Widener School of Engineering will hold the 19th-Annual
Engineering Mini-Camp for High School Girls on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.
Students interested in science and
math will attend for a hands-on introduction to the variety of problems solved
by engineers daily and explore engineering careers in laboratory workshops.
WHO: Over 200 high school female students from across the region.
Members of the Philadelphia section of the Society of Women Engineers. Widener
University female engineering students and alumni with assistance from the
Women in Computing Club at Widener.
WHAT: The camp will cover a range of engineering specialties and
include lab sessions on nanotechnology, biomechanics, muscle development,
computer animation, roller coaster design, tower building, bridge design
software, aerodynamics, programming robots, lie detectors, pavement design with
chocolate asphalt, reaction kinetics and electric-powered LEGO vehicles.
The complete lab schedule is
available upon request.
There will also be two panel
discussions between lab sessions. The first will be led by female engineers
from the Philadelphia section of the Society of Women Engineers on the topic of
career opportunities in engineering. The second will be a companion program for
parents entitled “Sending Your Daughter to Engineering School.”
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 3; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Labs:
10:20 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2:20 to 4 p.m.
Panel
discussions: 12:10-12:40 p.m. and 1:40-2:10 p.m.
WHERE: Kirkbride Hall, Widener University, 1610 Walnut Street,
Chester, PA 19013.
WHY: Event will have great visuals and a number of
opportunities to interview participating high school students as well as
leading female professionals in the engineering field. Students will also
construct a tower out of drinking straws, build roller coasters out of tubes,
create asphalt out of chocolate and study red blood cells.
The camp is free to all
participants.
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