An engineering experience day at QUT that will open your eyes to a possible career path in Engineering.
QUT are partnering with The Engineering Link Group and Engineers Australia to deliver hands-on experiences for Years 9 to 12 students to showcase engineering as it really is – exciting, challenging and world-changing.
During this full day experience students will participate in two hands-on workshops facilitated by QUT Ambassadors and real engineers. Students will also have an opportunity to connect with professional engineers over lunch and during the workshops.
When: Saturday 23 March
Time: 8am to 4pm
Where: QUT Garden Point campus
Cost: $60 per student (includes lunch)
Year 9 and 10 register here. SOLD OUT
Year 11 and 12 register here. SOLD OUT
Program:
8am to 8:30am | Registration |
8:30am to 9am | Welcome & Guest Speakers |
9:30am to 12pm | Session 1 Workshops |
| Year 9 and 10 Workshops: Civil or Mechatronics | Year 11 and 12 Workshops: Medical, Civil, Aerospace, Electrical, Chemical Process, or Mechanical |
12pm to 1pm | Lunch & Industry Networking |
1pm to 3:30pm | Session 2 Workshops |
| Year 9 and 10 - Engineering real-world project | Year 11 and 12 Workshops: Medical, Civil, Aerospace, Electrical, Chemical Process, or Mechanical |
3:30pm to 4pm | Wrap Up Session |
Workshops include:
- Mechatronic Engineering: using Arduino and robot kits, you will create fast-acting robots that drive themselves, racing them around a track.
- Civil Engineering - in a small team, you will design and construct a small retaining wall out of sugar cubes to be load tested.
- Chemical Process Engineering - in this task you will focus on the complex issue of gas transportation for the coal seam gas industry.
- Aerospace Engineering - your task will be to design a parachute for an ejection seat from a modern military aircraft to ensure pilots land safely.
- Medical Engineering - your task will be to integrate engineering principles with human physiology to design and prototype a innovative medical device to improve the lives of many.
- Electrical Engineering - your task will be to use renewable energy systems to plan and deliver a net zero emissions target.
- Mechanical Engineering - your task will be to design and build a ‘Rover’ capable of operating in harsh environments like Mars.
- Engineering real-world project - this project is a simulated early-stage multi-field consultancy, involving students as planners, designers, engineers, and builders working together on a green bridge project.
Interested?
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