Virtual Reality and Modern Life in Korea and Japan, Saturday, May 11-Sunday, May 31, 2024

The College of Science and Engineering is offering a global seminar experience that will give participants the opportunity to investigate the intersection of virtual reality (VR) and our living reality in Korea and Japan from Saturday, May 11-Friday, May 31, 2024. The seminar will blend a cultural exploration of Korea and Japan with industry visits, lab tours, VR demonstrations, and technical discussions.

Mechatronics in Switzerland, Friday, May 10-Thursday, May 31, 2024

The Department of Mechanical Engineering will lead this seminar for CSE juniors and seniors interested in product design, robotics, programming, and development from Friday, May 10-Thursday, May 31, 2024. Based at the Zürich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur, the program is a specialized, concise course in mechatronics—complex systems, composed of mechanical components, computers, and sensors.

Final post, Sunday, Jan. 14: Kwa Heri, Tanzania!

After a few action-packed days on safari, we awoke following our final night at the Lutheran Center in Iringa. The bus was loaded and ready to go by 6:05 a.m., a mere five minutes after our intended departure time, which had to be a record. Everybody said goodbye to Iringa and packed onto the "coaster" bus, for the approximately 12-hour ride. 

Day 12 - 14: Safari and last night in Iringa

The gang just returned from Ruaha National Park today after a few days on Safari. We've spent the last couple of days diligently noting every species our group saw, from the tiny Dik-Diks to the creepy Hyenas. 

Day 11: Presentation Day

Today started like any other day with breakfast at the Lutheran center, except for the fact that each of the students was looking forward to their presentations later today. Work began right after breakfast with each group continuing to work on their presentations. All the computers were filled with MATLAB and Google Earth. Each group worked hard to design the different solutions for their village, including cost estimations, distribution points, maps, and pipe sizes.

Day 10: Project work and fun little hike

After a long but exciting weekend in the villages, each group promptly began work on their respective water system solutions. We collected lots of data in the villages on elevation, water source locations, and population size. Every group started by mapping out their villages within Google Earth and by creating hand sketches. We created rough drafts of our presentations and some brave group members tackled a MATLAB challenge to solve a fluid system in a system of equations.

Days 7-9: Our intrepid engineers return!

For the last three days our class split into three smaller design teams and spent the weekend in their individual remote villages.  While there they collected data in order to be used to guide their water system designs.