First-Year Engineering Students Showcase Roller Coaster, Advanced Energy Vehicle Models May 30

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See the best of the best as 33 first place teams of first-year engineering students show off their roller coasters and advanced energy vehicle designs on Wednesday, May 30. During the roller coaster competition, teams will face off to determine which roller coaster best meets the design criteria. Meanwhile, first-year engineering scholars will showcase their designs of the on-campus Advanced Energy Vehicle (AEV) transportation system of the future.

The roller coaster competition and AEV Design Showcase will be held on Wednesday, May 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the atrium of the Physics Research Building at 191 W Woodruff Ave, Columbus, OH 43210. The event is open to the public.

Each roller coaster team has qualified based on meeting core technical specifications involving bumps, dives, loops and curves while keeping their coaster on the track.

The Advanced Energy Vehicle (AEV) Project is a new energy and the environment design-and-build project for first-year engineering scholars. The project focuses on using advanced energy concepts and energy management to successfully address a real-world transportation scenario. Teams were also required to maintain high-quality project documentation.

The event highlights the College of Engineering’s First-Year Engineering program, which combines lectures, projects and labs for students to learn team-building, project management and communication skills. This event is co-sponsored by the Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC) and Kings Island, with the judging team led by Jeff Gramke, chief engineer of operations at Kings Island.

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