UMS WaterWorks at Engineering Open House

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

To introduce the students to the University of Illinois campus and the engineering programs, UMS WaterWorks took a field trip to the U of I's Engineering Open House. The students visited the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems lab, Mr. Jackson's mixing lab, and the structural engineering lab in the Civil Engineering department. In addition, they visited exhibits in the materials science and research lab, watched interactive experiments by physicists in Loomis Lab, and visited the general engineering building for other fun exhibits. The EOH visit concluded with a lunch in the student union building and a walk on the quad.

(Left) Students pose for a picture in front of the Hydrosystem lab; (Right) Mr. Jackson shows off his lab and tells the students about his PhD research

(Left) Hydrologic model and stream table in HSL; (Right) Learning about dam spillways in HSL

(Left) Learning about wave-induced sediment transport in HSL; (Right) Mr. Jackson shows the students a model of the Chicago River

Making density currents in the Chicago River (model)

(Left) Posing in front of the Newmark Lab; (Right) Concrete canoes adorn the wall of the structural lab

(Left) Civil engineers test structures on a mini shake table to simulate earthquakes; (Right) Newmark's new "strong wall" with a failed and intact column ready for testing

(Right) Learning about material science the fun way

(Left) Making slime was a popular exhibit; (Right) Students pose on the quad