female engineers mentor girls at go eng girl! program
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, learn about some of the amazing projects that women engineers are currently working on, and participate in exciting hands-on activities.
this year, participants will have the opportunity to visit lakehead's virtual reality facility, where they will don 3-d glasses and have the experience of travelling through a bloodstream, flying an airplane, and other adventures. the girls will also design and create an led flasher, and make use of lakehead's bridge design software, which will allow them to test the strength and integrity of their bridge design.
afternoon activities involve building a "retrieving" robot with interactive capabilities. participants will also learn about the wide range of undergraduate programs available in engineering, and career options for engineering graduates. female engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
will act as mentors to participants, sharing their experience as engineers with their younger counterparts.
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student engineering society (luess) deanna burgart says, "it's important for young girls to see female role models in this field. it helps them to be able to see that they can be engineers, if they want to." co-chair of the go eng girl! program, and associate professor of civil engineering dr. wa gao says, "we think this year's program will excite and motivate our young participants. it will be a memorable experience."
there is no cost to attend the go eng girl! program. advance registration is required. information is available on the faculty of engineering website. lunch will be provided. for more information, contact heather moynihan at 343-8252.
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media: dr. gao is available for interview and can be reached directly at 343-8538.if you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact cathy ridley, communications assistant, 807-766-7159, or cridley@lakeheadu.ca or eleanor abaya, director of communications, 807-343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.
go eng girl is presented by the ontario network of women in engineering (onwie) with the support of the council of ontario deans of engineering, the ontario society of professional engineers (ospe), actua, dow incorporated, gennum corporation, hydro one, inco limited, ibm, ontario power generation and the woodbridge group.
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