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4Lights, Camera, Chemistry! - Use colored
Snow in the Mountains - Come find out
Civil & Environmental engineering
lights to activate special dyes that glow
how we measure the water content and
differently depending on chemical conditions,
temperature of snow! Friday only.
Behind Red Light, Green Light -
and learn about how this technology is used
Demonstration of how traffic signals
Soil Liquefaction Demo - A hands-on exhibit
to understand climate change! Friday only.
work and other interactive transportation
where participants will learn how soil can act
engineering demos. Friday only.
Locks Exchange & Heat Maps of Water –
like a liquid during an earthquake. Friday only.
Learn about the interactions between fresh
Computer Modeling of Tsunamis - We
Using Drones to Find Landslide Hazards -
and salt water and observe what a thermal
will be discussing tsunami events in the
We’ll show you how UW researchers are using
camera can show you about the water surface
northwest and showing computer models
drones to find and characterize landslides
that your eye can’t see. Friday only.
that we have been developing. Friday only.
along major roadways in Alaska. Friday only.
Maze Runners - Learn about different
Drinking Water Treatment - Learn where
UW Concrete Canoe - See a Concrete Canoe
transportation modes, why people choose
your drinking water comes from, test for
and test samples of floating concrete.
them, and how different combinations of
chlorine in tap water, and watch dirt and
different modes increase efficiency in a city.
particles removed. Friday only.
UW Steel Bridge – Come and see a 20 foot
long model steel bridge! Saturday only.
Pacific Northwest Transportation
Engineering Plants to Fight Pollution –
Consortium - Learn about our transportation
Learn about using genetically modified plants
Watershed Dynamics - See a demonstration
research, video-based pedestrian detection
to degrade pollutants from military live fire
of a physical watershed hydrology model and
systems, and play “Traffic Hero.” Friday only.
training ranges, home air, and greenhouse
simulation results.
gases.
Shake Table Exhibit - Build and test model
structures to see if they can withstand
Hydrologic Remote Sensing - Demos
a series of simulated earthquakes while
showing how satellites measure surface water
learning about structural engineering.
and how we can use the information they
collect to solve difficult water management
problems. Saturday only.
DawgBytes - Come play a tune on our
The UbiComp Lab - See how computer
Computer Science & engineering
Banana Piano or try some code at our Code.
science can be used to solve problems in
org activity station.
sustainability, health sensing, and interaction.
All exhibits will be in the CSE Atrium
We’ll show you how a laptop, smartphone,
Taskar Center for Accessible Technology
AccessSTEM & AccessComputing - Learn
and even light bulbs can become sensors.
- We engage the public in collaborative
how we promote science and engineering to
Saturday only.
large team projects that enhance access for
people with disabilities and try our cool and
Wireless Power & Personal Robotics
everyone, including people with disabilities.
accessible science equipment!
- See how sensors give personal robots
The Allen Center from the Ground Up
Center for Game Science - Our focus is on
new capabilities, and also experience ways
(& Down!) - CSE student tour guides show
scientific discovery games, STEM, collective
to power those sensors without wires or
you what makes this world-class facility for
intelligence, and solving hard problems in a
batteries.
computing education unique. Tours run every
game based environment.
1/2 hour from 10am -1:30pm. Saturday only.
Fashioning Electronic Waste into Jewelry
Racing with Light - Join us in learning how
Electrical Engineering
- Looking for a brand new look to wear
light plays an important role in our daily
to school? Looking for a Mother’s Day
lives, from solar powered cars to the magic
Cloud Printing - Turn your classic printer into
gift? Here’s a great opportunity for you to
patch and the rainbow peephole. Light can be
a cloud printer. Learn about “the cloud” and
repurpose electronic waste into your own
used to power our devices, to see very small
see how you can make use of it to print your
custom made earrings. Tickets required &
objects, or to color the world around us. You’ll
homework from anywhere! Saturday only.
may be picked up at the Electrical Engineering
never see light the same way again! Friday
Crowd Sensing - Learn about a platform
Welcome Table in the CSE Building, room AE100.
only.
for estimating the air quality in an urban
High Voltage! Historical Electrical
The Glowing Pickle - What happens to the
environment.
Apparatus - Several reproductions of classic
ordinary pickle when you plug it in to an
Dark Side of Consumer Electronics - Every
high voltage generators will be demonstrated,
equally ordinary wall outlet? Don’t try it at
year, around the world, we throw away over
including Tesla coils, Van de Graaff
home… but we invite you to watch what
25 million tons of electronics. That’s the
generators, repulsion coils, and a Jacob’s
happens when we try it! Tickets required &
equivalent of 26 million cars! What’s in all
Ladder.
may be picked up at the Electrical Engineering
that waste?
Welcome Table in the CSE Building, room AE100.
Discover Nanofabrication, Nanoscience,
& Molecular Engineering - Discover how
microchips and sensors are made using
nanofabrication techniques. Learn about
practical applications of nanotechnology by
exploring thin-films and plasma processes
with hands-on demos.
Human Centered Design & Engineering
Designing for People! - Hands-on activities
for collaborative learning and play. Use Osmo,
a unique gaming accessory for the iPad, and
express your creativity by designing smart
home systems with LittleBits electronics.
2016 ENGINEERING DISCOVERY DAYS
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