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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.
On Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, District E schools will attend the ASME Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC) (aka, Regional Student Conference-RSC) at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. The SPDC is an annual gathering of students from the more than 90 colleges and universities. The students attend the SPDCs in District E to compete in a series of contests and competitions that are designed to expose the students to the engineering profession by letting them experience some of the tasks performed by engineers everyday.
HELP WANTED! JUDGES FOR ASME SPDC/ECTC AT ORU ON MARCH 26-27 We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible. See link for more information.
FIRST Robotics Results from Greater Kansas City Regional. Oklahoma City Regional Competition is March 26-27.
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.
Fab Lab link TEF challenges each of you to invite the Fab Labs volunteers to present a description of the Fab lab concept as the program for your monthly meeting or other interested groups and consider ways that you might help ensure the Tulsa Fab Lab’s success. TEF is committed to support the initiative through communication to all our members.
FAB LAB Tulsa is hosting a business summit on Monday, March 29 at Circle Cinema in historic Whittier square near 1st and Lewis. There will be two information and discussion sessions running from 4:00 to 4:45 pm and from 5:00 to 5:45 pm. Free drinks and appetizers will be served. The business summit is intended for all businesses with an interest in Fab Lab Tulsa, but with a specific emphasis on small engineering firms, laboratories, patent attorneys and inventors. See their website at www.fablabtulsa.com for more information. RSVPs are requested but not required.
2010 Engineering Exam Review Courses link
