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2016 EVENT PROGRAM

Exhibits sorted by department

- Letter in circle represents location on Map

Design, Build, Fly - DBF at UW is a student-

Ram Accelerator Space Launcher - The

Aeronautics & Astronautics

run organization participating in the 2016

fastest ramjet engines in the world are flown

Design, Build, Fly Competition. Our team is

in the basement of AERB! The ram accelerator

Aircraft Icing - Investigate fluid flow over a

tasked with creating and flying the best RC

is a unique mass driver capable of launching

wing using 3D printed components and real

aircraft for a specified mission. Saturday only.

payload into orbit. Tours every half-hour.

time data acquisition systems. Friday only.

Drones & Unmanned Aerial Systems -

UW SARP Rocket - UW SARP will be displaying

Autonomous Fish Robots - This exhibit

Examine and interact with Unmanned Aerial

our posters and video explaining our rocket.

demonstrates the operation of autonomous

Systems (drones), including simulation,

We will also have the rocket at the booth for

underwater vehicles with design motivated by

hardware, and flight simulators. Friday only.

viewing.

biological capabilities.

Engineered Materials & Structures - Learn

Water Bottle Rockets - Learn the basics of

Continuous Rotating Detonation Engine

about the research activities at the Laboratory

rocketry as you design, build, and launch a

- Learn about the unique jet engine device

of Engineered Materials and Structures.

rocket!

that operates with a continuous explosive

detonation wave that is being tested in the

HIT-SI3 Plasma Physics Experiment - Learn

ZaP Flow Z-Pinch Experiment - ZaP is a

AER building.

about a unique magnetic confinement

plasma physics experiment that uses flows to

experiment for fusion energy.

stabilize an otherwise unstable configuration.

Tour includes a brief machine description,

the instruments used, and plasmas in our

everyday lives.

DNA Detectives - Put your detective skills to

Pumping the Heart - A hands-on

Bioengineering

the test to solve the DNA mystery! Learn how

demonstration of the circulatory system

to build a complete DNA strand and discover

where students can pump the heart and

All exhibits will be on Rainier Vista

on Friday

how drug-resistance arises when DNA

watch as blood flows through either healthy

& Foege Hall

on Saturday.

sequences are altered.

or diseased blood vessels.

Bioengineering Academic Programs - Talk

Engineering & Simulating Biological Cells -

Regenerating the Heart! - Test your

with advisors about our summer camp and

Learn about how we can simulate biological

endurance against the heart and learn how

our degree programs. Saturday only.

cells on a computer and how we can engineer

researchers at UW are using stem cells to

Build a Prosthetic - Build a model prosthetic

cells in the lab to understand how cells work.

regenerate the heart.

device, and learn about the factors that

Engineering Biological Systems - Come

Strawberry DNA Extraction - Learn to

bioengineers consider when designing

learn about synthetic biology and biological

extract strawberry DNA!

prosthetics for humans and animals.

engineering through hands-on activities

Ultrasound - Learn about ultrasounds and

and demonstrations with UW’s competitive

test them out to see your own veins! Saturday

research team!

only.

Enginearrings - Learn how electrochemistry

The Power of Polymers - Sodium

Chemical engineering

creates thin titanium dioxide films on

polyacrylate is a super-absorbing polymer

titanium, why the transparent films look

that can hold over 300 times its own weight in

All exhibits will be at Benson Hall

colorful, and walk away with a unique pair of

water. We will be showcasing this commonly-

Cooler than Ice - Explore physical properties

titanium earrings.

used polymer’s capabilities.

at extremely low temperatures. Come see

Making Molecules from Bugs - Genetic

Walk on Water - Come “walk on water” and

what happens to common objects at subzero

engineering lets us manipulate DNA in

explore the mysteries of non-Newtonian fluid

temperatures.

harmless microorganisms to safely produce

behavior.

renewable materials. Learn how to do your

own DNA experiment at home!

Engineering Discovery Days

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