CEW Activities

Chicagoland Engineers Week includes several events for current as well as future engineers. Competitions, banquets, luncheons, and regional events all combine to create quite a full week.

• Bridge Building Contest
• Dupage Area Engineers Week Expo
• Future City Competition
  The Future City Competition is one the numerous programs held in conjunction with National Engineers Week. Visit www.futurecitychicago.org for further information.
• JETS TEAMS Competition
• MATH Counts
  
• Chicagoland Engineering Awards Banquet
  
• Engineers week will be February 19-25, 2012. The Washington Award Banquet will be Friday, February 24th, 2012 at the University Club of Chicago at 76 E. Monroe, Chicago. For more information, reservations, sponsorship information, contact the Western Society of Engineers at tim@wsechicago.org or at 630/ 724-9770, 241-0142 fax. To download a PDF of the invitation/registration form, click here.
• Science Chicago EWeek - click here to download flyer.
• Northwestern Career Day for Girls Program
  Career Day is a one-day program designed for female junior high and high school students who have an interest in science and mathematics. The program features a day of team-work building and problem-solving activities as well as lectures and discussions lead by Northwestern University engineers. For more information, click here.
• Argonne's Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
• AAAEA Essay/Poster Contest -
  The Essay/ Poster Contest is sponsored by AAAEA and is open to all students in the 3rd through 8th grades in the Chicagoland area schools.  Students submit an essay and a poster about an engineer that they admire or have made an impact on their life.  The essay should explain who the engineer is and why the student admires this engineer.  The poster should depict some aspect of the engineer and the engineer’s accomplishment.  The purpose of the contest is to stimulate students to consider careers in engineering by fostering interest in engineering through research, essay writing, creating a poster and interacting with engineers. Click here for a registration form. For more information, visit our website at www.aaaea.org our e-mail us at aaaea@aaaea.org.
• Explore Engineering - How do they do that?

• “EWEEK Expo at IIT-Rice Campus”
  Structural Engineers to explore engineering with students
  
  DuPage Area Engineer's Week Committee has scheduled an Open House for Saturday, February 25, 2012 [10:30 A.M. –3:30 P.M.] at Illinois Institute of Technology's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus at 201 East Loop Road, Wheaton. This program includes activities that are free and open to the public. You are invited to explore engineering with members of the Chicagoland engineering community. The theme for this year's program: "Engineering: A Gateway to Tomorrow's Technology"
  The Expo will feature interactive displays and presentations that are fun and educational, designed to enhance children's interest in math, science, and of course engineering.
  
  The DuPage Program, now on its 28th year, is a joint effort among professional engineering and scientific societies, area national laboratories, businesses, educational institutions and community organizations.
  
  Structural engineers Bob Johnson, Carol Drucker, Nirah Shah, Ken Nizamuddin and others are expected to once again introduce budding young engineers to standing room only at the SEAOI (Structural Engineers Association of Illinois - www.seaoi.org) exhibit.
  
  Mr. Johnson's structural engineering models and 'toys' provide an enriching hands-on practical application of structural engineering principles.
  
  http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=7717824 (video!)
  http://www.vimeo.com/15937683 (video!)
  http://blip.tv/avila-media-nfp/robert-b-johnson-educating-children-about-engineering-5271390 (video!)
  
  
  Ms. Drucker's display on bridges provides students and adults insight into the design of bridges. Expect a discussion on the failure/reasons for the tragic 2007 Minneapolis bridge failure.
  Children will be able to design and test their very own bridge using a computer program.
  Ref: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10752828@N05/4394555243/in/set-72157623535202638/
  
  High-Rise Building Design – Mission 'Not' Impossible
  
  The secret world of how buildings stand up will be revealed during a lecture by structural engineer Larry Novak. Using such engineering marvels as the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, and the Trump Tower Chicago, the engineering principals of structures will be discovered. An engineer's tools of the trade such as the amazing strength of shapes, structural materials, wind engineering and sustainability will be uncovered in this interactive and educational program. Concrete beams will be destroyed! A hands-on shake table will allow students to construct their own LEGO® building designs and test them to destruction under a simulated earthquake. The exciting presentation will be geared to inspire students to study math, science, architecture and of course engineering. Prizes will be given to selected children who can construct an "earthquake resistant" structure! We highly recommend you "choose to accept this mission". It was standing room only in prior years when this lecture was given.
  
  Ref: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10752828@N05/4395297792/in/set-72157623535202638/
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/10752828@N05/5532900574/in/set-72157626156052557
  
  This 'EXPO' is the extraordinary opportunity to introduce students of all ages and their parents to the current state of technology and advances being made throughout engineering industry. For more information, please visit www.dupageeweek.iit.edu or call the IIT-Rice Campus Office at (630) 682-6040.
  
  The event is open to the public and free of charge.
  
  
  For SEAOI News visit the website http://www.seaoi.org.
  DuPage Area EWEEK website: www.dupageeweek.iit.edu
  
   

  LEGO Skyscraper Test on earthquake shake table	X-bracing for the Hancock Building explained!
  Children can design and test their own bridge design!	can this piece of paper support a weight????
  a simple piece of paper can hold up a weight!!!!	Engineering for Chicago Skyscrapers explained
  and some lucky students might win a LEGO kit	if their skyscraper survives a simulated earthquake!!!

• For lots lots LOTS more pictures.......
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/10752828@N05/sets/72157623535202638/
  
  Lots lots more activities too!