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Tulsa Engineering Foundation is a foundation of engineering societies and universities/colleges, formed to assist in coordinating activities and services for the member societies and to promote science, math and engineering in the community. It is a not-for-profit charitable organization, with the mission of serving the engineering profession and offering career guidance activities to our youth. Currently nineteen engineering/technical organizations are members as well as five universities and colleges. Link to Member Organizations. Check the calendar for member society meetings and events. Most are open to the public.
Tulsa Engineering Challenge (TECh) - March 26 –promotes science and engineering by providing hands-on activities for students in Northeastern Oklahoma. our 2010 theme is “TECh Goes Green for a Cleaner Oklahoma.” At this one-day event held annually, students in grades 4 – 12 compete in events where they design and build a specific device to compete against area students. The events are fun and rewarding for the students. More importantly, the hands-on learning is often the spark that inspires a student to pursue a career in science and engineering. Click link for more information.
The Memorial Circuit Chargers Robotics team returned home Saturday from a terrific three-day competition at the Greater Kansas City FIRST Regional. The team brought home three awards: Regional Chairman’s Award (FIRST’s most prestigious award), Imagery Award, and Industrial Safety Award. Senior D’Shai Bellargeon was also recognized as the Safety Star of the Day. As a result of the Chairman’s Award, the Circuit Chargers have earned a fourth consecutive trip to the international FIRST Championship in Atlanta in April. link
Booker T. Washington’s Robo Hornets also attended the competition, along with 57 other teams. The two teams experienced success on the game field, with both sitting in first place at different times during the qualification matches on Friday and Saturday morning. At the end of the qualification matches, BTW was ranked 3rd while the Circuit Chargers were ranked 11th. Both teams became alliance captains in the finals on Saturday afternoon in separate brackets of the double elimination part of the competition. Unfortunately, both teams experienced technical difficulties and were eliminated in the quarter finals, but are ready to rebound and take control at the Oklahoma City Regional Competition in three weeks.
