UMaine to Host Engineering Expo and Steel Bridge Competition
Contact: Lauren Swett (207) 581-2185; David Munson (207) 581-3777
ORONO, Maine — More than 50 of Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, government agencies and industries will be on hand on Saturday, March 4, at the UMaine Field House in Orono for the 2006 Engineering Expo. The event will feature a variety of engineering-related demonstrations and exhibits.
The expo will also offer a variety of hands-on activities, where children and adults can explore the exciting world of science and engineering. This year’s expo will be bigger than ever with 800 to 900 children and adults expected to experience first hand the many contributions that Maine engineers make to our communities and way of life. The first 500 kids through the door receive a free T-shirt celebrating Maine Engineers Week.
The 2006 Northeast Regional Steel Bridge Competition will also be held at the UMaine Field House as one of the many exciting demonstrations that make up the 2006 Engineering Expo. Hosted by UMaine’s Steel Bridge Team, the competition pits top college engineering teams from across New England against one another as they apply their skills and ingenuity to build the strongest, most reliable and best-looking bridge in the shortest amount of time.
Each team’s bridge is judged based on a number of specific criteria, and the top two teams will move on to the National Steel Bridge Competition later in the spring.
Spectators can take in all the bridge-building action, and learn about a variety of other types of engineering, at Saturday’s expo, which opens at 9 a.m. and continues until 2 p.m. at the UMaine Field House in Orono.