Welcome to Engineering Open House 2008...

Engineering Open House is a two day event held at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to showcase the latest in science and technology from the university's professors, students, and sponsoring corporations. EOH annually attracts over 20,000 visitors to learn, experiment, and play with science. EOH is a great educational experience for all ages and many schools use EOH as a fieldtrip to show their students how science is important in everything around them. Engineering Open House has over 200 exhibits ranging from Concrete Crushing (a process to test the strength of construction material in an shattering way...), Liquid Nitrogen Table (take everyday objects and place them in -350F liquid nitrogen and see what happens to them), and many more. Design Contest Winners High School Design Contest (HSDC) was to build a Rube Goldburg Machine that uses a single starting point to start a 20 or more step process to assemble a full hamburger with bun, meat, and codiments without any further human intervention. 1st Place - Pekin High School with "Bun Top Diner" 2nd Place - Cornerstone Discovery Group with "Generic Scottish Diner" 3rd Place - Stark County High School with "Picnic in the Park" Want to see all of the exhibits this year at EOH? Download the EOH 2008 Exhibit Guide. - Or - Use the online Exhibit Browser that lets you search for keywords and department majors to narrow down our huge list of over 200 exhibits this year! GO TO EXHIBIT BROWSER >>>>

E x h i b i t   S p o t l i g h t : a preview of some of the exhibits to see at EOH 2008! Future Power - Direct Methanol Technology by Independent This project will consist of building a direct methanol fuel cell stack and using it to power a portable electronic device such as a CD player. The fuel cell will be supplied fuel with an air and water pump, plugged in to a powerstrip. If an extension cord is needed to supply power to the power strip, it will be taped and routed out of walkways to prevent tripping hazards. The fuel cell will generate heat not exceeding 50 degrees celsius. If the fuel cell becomes hot to the touch, it will be moved out of the reach of children and a warning sign will be placed on it. The fuel cell will also generate small amounts of carbon dioxide well below hazardous levels. The liquid fuel will consist of 3% methanol by volume in deionized water. It will be contained in a covered beaker and pumped in a small (1/8" ID) tube to the fuel cell, where it will be circulated through the cell and back into the beaker via an outlet tube. The cell contains graphite, platinum, nitrile, and nickel-coated brass, but these components will not be accessible to human contact due to the plastic casing of the fuel cell. The fuel cell will power an electric circuit not exceeding 4V and 1 amp DC. The circuit will power a small portable electronic device, most likely a cd player. All wires will be insulated and taped out of reach of small children. Guidance in Robotics by Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering This robot knows its location using a spinning laser beam that hits three sensors in a board. The phase differences among the signals tells us the relative angles with repect to the receivers. This is translated into coordinates in a computer, which then sends the location to the robot wirelessly. Tetris in VHDL by ECE 385 Foosbot by ADSL Automatic Guitar Player by ADSL The Amazing Underground World of TARP by IAHR / IWRA

E n g i n e e r i n g   O p e n   H o u s e   N e w s Engineering Dean Sessions Dean Session times have been arranged. The Deans of Engineering as well as a student panel will be available to discuss the Illinois College of Engineering and answer ANY questions you may have. ALL talks in 151 Everitt Lab Friday, March 7: 10:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm Saturday, March 8: 10:30am  E n g i n e e r i n g   O p e n   H o u s e   E v e n t s   (Click Here for Printable Version) Friday Saturday 9am   Engineering Open House starts for 2008   JSDC competition begins at Kenny Gym 10am    Engineering Dean Session in 151 Everitt at 10.30am    HSDC competition starts at The Union until 2pm 11am    Area 51 starts serving food and drinks    Area 51 performs with Girls Next Door (11am)     Area 51 performs with Illini Saxophone Club (11.45) 12pm    Area 51 performs with Chandani (12.30pm) 1pm    Area 51 performs with Rip Chords (1.15pm)     Engineering Dean Session in 151 Everitt at 1.30pm    Area 51 stops serving food at 1.30pm 2pm    Engineering Dean Session in 151 Everitt at 2.30pm 3pm 4pm    Engineering Open House closes    JSDC competition rests for the night 6pm    EOH Corporate Alumni Dinner at 6.45pm at Beckman 9pm    Musical Tesla Coil on Engineering Quad 9am   Engineering Open House reopens   JSDC competition restarts at Kenny Gym 10am    MSDC competition begins in DCL    Engineering Dean Session in 151 Everitt at 10.30am 11am    Area 51 starts serving food and drinks    Area 51 performs with No Comment (11am)    Area 51 performs with No Strings Attached (11.45)  12pm    Area 51 performs with Illini Contraband (12.30pm)  1pm    Area 51 stops serving food at 1.30pm 2pm 3pm    Engineering Open House closes for 2008    JSDC competition rests for the night 6pm    Knights of St. Patrick Ball at Alumni Center    Exhibits awards announced and posted online March7 March8  E n g i n e e r i n g   O p e n   H o u s e   L i n k s   Getting to Engineering Open House Would you like directions from your home or school to get to Engineering Open House? No problem, we would would be more than happy to direct you straight to the FREE Parking lot at the University of Illinois where you can take our FREE shuttle service to EOH. Click here to get your map.

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