Aerospace students to compete in California
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A group of aerospace engineering students will get real-life engineering experience this weekend in a national aerospace competition.
Dana Haugli, senior lecturer in aerospace engineering, will be taking a group of students across the country to compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Aero Design West competition. The competition lasts from Friday to Sunday.
The competition is a collegiate design competition in which students design and fly a uniquely designed remote control airplane.
“This is the time in life when you have the opportunity to learn,” Haugli said. “The main reason to do it is the learning experience.”
The competition is held at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, Calif. According to the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Web site, the competition exists to “provide undergraduate and graduate engineering students with a real life engineering experience.”
The competition not only includes flying the remote control airplane, but also a team presentation about the aircraft. The presentation is heavily weighted, because “written and oral communication skills are vital in the engineering workplace,” according to the Web site.
Prizes can reach up to $1000. Schools across the country will be competing, including schools from Arizona, California, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and schools from Canada.
See Monday's Daily for coverage of how the team did.
Dana Haugli, senior lecturer in aerospace engineering, will be taking a group of students across the country to compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Aero Design West competition. The competition lasts from Friday to Sunday.
The competition is a collegiate design competition in which students design and fly a uniquely designed remote control airplane.
“This is the time in life when you have the opportunity to learn,” Haugli said. “The main reason to do it is the learning experience.”
The competition is held at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, Calif. According to the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Web site, the competition exists to “provide undergraduate and graduate engineering students with a real life engineering experience.”
The competition not only includes flying the remote control airplane, but also a team presentation about the aircraft. The presentation is heavily weighted, because “written and oral communication skills are vital in the engineering workplace,” according to the Web site.
Prizes can reach up to $1000. Schools across the country will be competing, including schools from Arizona, California, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and schools from Canada.
See Monday's Daily for coverage of how the team did.
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