National Engineers Week 2012 – Celebrating 25 Years at the Jonsson School

 

Monday

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
EWeek kickoff in Living Learning Center Residence Halls

Noon
Spirit Rock painting between Green Hall and University Theater

12:30 - 1:30
EWeek kickoff T-Shirt Sale and Pizza Party in the ECS Atrium featuring ECS student organizations. Come learn more about how to get involved.

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. (Reception at 3:30 p.m.)
25 Years of Technology Show & Tell
Leaders from technology giants General Motors, Plexon, Texas Instruments Inc, Tyler Tech and Zyvex Corp. will tell about their products from 25 years ago and predictions for the next 25 years. These companies will also show their facilities later to registered students. Pizza on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Tuesday

12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Raytheon Engineers Day
ECS students will mentor high school students from 12 area districts on an engineering project. Student volunteers needed. Held in Plano

1:30 p.m. – 2: 30 p.m.
Onsite Tyler Tech Tour; Students must be registered to attend

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Come and go tours of Professor Nick Gans’ SeRViCE (Sensing, Robotics, Vision, Control and Estimation) Lab. ECSN 2.526

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
PepsiCo. Tech Talk, sponsored by UTD Chapter of NSBE

 

Wednesday

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Onsite GM Tour; Students must be registered to attend

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 3:30 p.m.)
Student Ventures: Entrepreneurial Capital Competition
Students will vie for mock project funding from professional venture capitalists in this event modeled after real-world competitions

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Alcatel-Lucent Tech Talk, sponsored by UTD Chapter of SWE

 

Thursday

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Introduce a Girl To Engineering Day event held in Galaxy Rooms
Students from Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School will visit our campus for a day of engineering fun. Sponsors include Texas Instruments Inc and UTD’s Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women’s Center.

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Onsite Zyvex Corp. Tour; Students must be registered to attend

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Stump the Profs, TI Auditorium
Professors Nathan Dodge, Gopal Gupta, Rashaunda Henderson, Tamil Lakshman and Mathukumalli Vidyasagar try to prove that they are smarter than an ECS student, hosted by John Hansen. Pizza will be served.

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Go-Kart Design Competition, sponsored by UTD Chapter of ASME. ECSS 2.311.

Friday

11 a.m. – noon
ECS 25th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series
John A. Rogers, founder professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will speak on "Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Bio-Integrated Electronics.”

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Resumania & Elevator Pitches. Professionals will critique resumes, and students get to hone personal pitches. Hallways of ECSS.

 

Saturday

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Lego Explosion & Beyblade/Striker Challenge
All are welcome to participate in the LEGO, Beyblade and Striker Challenge. Bring your own LEGOS – no more than 1000. Beyblades can be rented for $2. Contact Jacqueline Long at jalong@utdallas.edu. Sponsored by UTD Chapter of NSBE.

*All events are held in TI Auditorium, ECSS 2.102, unless otherwise noted
FEARLESS Engineering T-shirts are discounted to $10 and $12 during Eweek
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Rod Wetterskog at 972-883-2182