Do you want to pursue an aerospace career? Are you interested in cutting-edge aerospace technologies? Are you considering becoming an engineer, but you’re unsure of your aptitude, or even what engineers do? If that sounds like you, then you should attend one of the “E Tech” activities.
At Auburn University you’ll be introduced to several engineering disciplines by completing hands-on projects and learning from professors and NASA or Air Force researchers Some of the planned activities include:
- Aerospace & Fiber Engineering: Investigating what's unique about composite materials and then designing and constructiong a carbon-fiber airfoil that you'll test in a smoke tunnel.
- Industrial/Systems Engineering: Learning how design affects engineering applications by participating in labs that test your balance, dexterity, strength, and other human factors.
- Mechanical Engineering: explore BAJA cars and an award-winning solar-powered house.
- Materials Engineering: Checking out electron microscopes and learning how engineers decide which materials to use for aerospace applications.
Special Requirements: Must be at least 15 years of age and completed 9th grade by the start of the activity, and must have completed Phase I of the Cadet Porgram.
At the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Cadets “Dive into Space!” Participants become neutrally buoyant via SCUBA training and experience firsthand the reduced gravity of space! The training culminates in a team competition that challenges cadets to navigate and perform underwater missions in a simulated space station.
Emphasis is on leadership with special focus given to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic activities that relate to aerospace and aeronautics.
Participants will meet requirements for open water diver certification.
Participants must: Submit an initial SCUBA qualification form certifying the successful completion of a 200 m swim, tread test and a standard medical physical PRIOR to attending for the program. Space is limited to 36 participants.
Read the E-Tech article in CAP News.
Watch the E-Tech video. [5mb; requires QuickTime - download the player for free here (you will leave the CAP.gov domain if you click this link)]
