UMaine Hosting Maine Summer Transportation Institute for Middle-School Students
The University of Maine is hosting its annual Maine Summer Transportation Institute, a hands-on, interactive program to teach youngsters about some of the exciting careers in engineering and transportation. About 20 area middle-school students are participating in the institute, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until July 20.
Students are participating in field trips, leadership, and team-building activities, a series of age-appropriate workshops with hands-on laboratory experiences all related to transportation mode, safety and products, air flight simulation, biofuels, wind energy, sailing, construction materials and computer-aided design.
The majority of the activities will take place at the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation, at different engineering labs and at various off-campus locations.
Below is a list of highlighted activities that will take place on the UMaine campus:
Monday, July 16
- Campus Recreation Bike Safety & Ride with Charlie Bloedon, Maine Bound Coordinator (morning). Location to be announced.
- Students design & build offshore wind blades and test in a tank, with Olivia Sanchez, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
Wednesday, July 18
- Innovation Engineering with Jesse Moriarity and Renewable Energy with James Passanisi (morning).
- Alternate Fuel Car & Bio Fuel Lab, students racing hydrogen-powered toy cars, with professors Hemant Pendse and Clay Wheeler, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at Jenness Hall.
Thursday, July 19
- DOT Bridge Competition with Lib Jamison, Women Unlimited (morning), Foster Center for Student Innovation.
- Physics Phunomena with Professor David Sturm, 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 137 Bennett Hall.
Friday, July 20
- Collage Evaluation and Spaghetti Structures competition (morning), Foster Center for Student Innovation.
- Awards and lunch, (afternoon) Soderberg Lobby in Jenness Hall.
Contact: Sheila Pendse, (207) 944-9263