E-week is a national event

Welcome to E-week 2006

sponsored by
Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers
Chattanooga Engineers Club
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
and
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

 

Chattanooga Area Activities

February 19-25, 2006

E-Week Luncheon

Co-sponsored by the Chattanooga Engineers Club, Chattanooga Technology Council, Project Management Institute, and Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers

Date/Time:  Monday, February 20, 2006, 11:30-1:00 pm
Location:  UTC University Center Tennessee Room (room 239)
Cost:  $15.00 per person
Keynote Speaker:  Gail Mattson, past national president of SWE, 2000-2001, "Retaining US Leadership in Engineering Requires Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers!"

RSVP by Feb. 15:  Vickie Moore at (423)425-4121, Lulu Copeland at Copeland@chattanoogastate.edu

E-Week Awards Banquet

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 6:00 pm
Location: Chattanooga Marriott Ballroom A
Cost: $25
Keynote Speaker: Paul Johnson, Engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
"NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers"

RSVP by March 16, Tiffany Gibby at tjgibby@tva.gov , or (423)751-3168

Award Nominations  

Categories -

Nomination deadline:  February 13, 2005
Contact Bryan Eldridge at (423)238-7111 ext. 23202 (w) or (423)326-1699 (h)
Nomination forms available from Bryan Eldridge, Tiffany Gibby, or at http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/eweek/Awards/

Other contacts:

Engineering Town Hall Meeting for H.S. Students 

Sponsored by City of Chattanooga’s Engineering Division
Date/Time: 
Location:  Hamilton Co./City of Chattanooga Development Resource Center, Conference Room 1, 1250 Market St., Chattanooga

Cost:  none
Program:  Engineering Panel Discussion for High School Students; Engineering Exhibits
RSVP:  Kim McClurkin at (423)757-5109

53rd Annual Chattanooga Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Date:  March 13-17, 2006
Location:  Harrison Racquet Center, UTC Campus, Chattanooga
Description:  Science Fair contest for students in grades 6-12
Matching funds donation of $25K has been made; need to raise matching funds
Need volunteers for judges, monitors, helpers
Entry Deadline:  February 10, 2006
For details, visit http://chattanoogasciencefair.org
Contact Ginny Reese, Executive Director, at (423)425-4155

Science Olympiad  

Sponsored by Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Date:  February 18, 2006
Location:  Chattanooga State Technical Community College
For details, visit http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/science_olympiad/somain.asp
Contact Dave Stanislawski at (423)697-4442  x3119

Math Counts 

Sponsored by Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE)
Date:  February 11, 2006, 9-1:30 (need volunteers about 8 am)
Location:  UTC Engineering Building, room 422
Description:  MATHCOUNTS is the nationwide math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students.  There are team and individual competitions.

Cost:  School team registration is $80; individual registration is $20
For details, visit http://www.tnspe.org/Mathcounts/mathcounts.htm

MathCounts Results:
Teams:
Baylor School (Grace Apfeld, Parker Friedrich, Sydney Rupe, Alex Silvey)
Bledsoe Middle School (Betsy Downs, Dylan Harper, Justin Swafford, Zack Tarver) and (Michael Maddox, Ben Richie, Jason Swafford)
CSAS (Katey Alegre, Michael Ball, Zach Poss, Leigh Stanfield)
CSAS is the winning team with Michael Ball as first place individual, Zach Poss as second place and Grace Apfeld as third place finisher.

UTC Alumni Engineering Lab Tour and Open House
Hosted by the UTC Joint Student Council of Engineering Organizations
Thursday, February 23rd
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
New EMCS Building
Corner of Vine and Palmetto
This is a chance for alumni to tour the new engineering building, see the labs, talk to students, and reminisce with other alumni. To RSVP by e-mail to >Julie-Sanders@utc.edu


Speaking Opportunities

Contact Lulu Copeland at (423)697-3212
Volunteers needed to address speaker requests from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and youth groups to visit classrooms, assemblies, and group meetings.

 

Special Exhibits

Home School Chain Reaction Workshop at Creative Discovery Museum Science Theatre, Northgate Mall

February 21, 2006
Tuesday
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Area engineers needed to help with home school groups. Build innovative chain reaction design during the workshop. Taken from the MIT Museum’s F. A. T. chain reaction program. The workshop will involve using levers, gears, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, gravity, equal and opposite actions, inertia, and creativity to build a better MOUSETRAP. The workshop will end with a Q/A session at the end to explore engineering as a career.

Contact Karen Dewhirst at 875-8522 or Lulu Copeland, Lulu.Copeland@chattanoogastate.edu

Engineering Fun Day at the Creative Discovery Museum

Feb. 25, Saturday
12 noon to 4:00 p.m
Lulu Copeland, Lulu.Copeland@chattanoogastate.edu and Hope Moody, 648-6094
Participants:
Neslihan Alp, Industrial Engineer, UTC
Rebecca Balch, Mech Engineer, McKee
Lulu Copeland, Mech Engineer, CSTCC
Ed Chapin, Elec., Consultant
Judy Driggans, Mech Engineer, TVA
Elizabeth Hilbourn, Chemical Engineer, WR Grace
Jeff Parris, Civil Engineer, City of Chattanooga
Beth Ruta, Chemical Engineer, CSTCC
Tina Tomaszewski, Chemical Engineer, TVA
Jill Wentworth, Computer Operation, CSTCC

Engineers’ Day on the Hill 2005 and Luncheon

Date:  March 7, 2006
Tennessee General Assembly visit by Engineers to promote engineering interests
Sign up at http://www.tnspe.org/engineersday.htm by February 20, 2006

 CSTCC high school tours

ContactJackie Rutledge at (423)697-2698
High school student groups may schedule tours to visit mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical technology classes and other locations of the campus. The tour invitation is not limited to E Week, but all through the school year.

General E-Week Contacts

Lulu Copeland at (423) 697-3212, copeland@chattanoogastate.edu
Jeff Parris, TSPE, E-Week Chair, (423)643-6167, parris_j@mail.chattanooga.gov

 

Southern Challenge - LEGO league tournament

Southern Adventist University

 

Sunday, April 9, 2006

9:30 am – 12:00     Teamwork, Technical, and Presentation judging

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm         Opening Ceremonies and tournament competition

4:15 pm                        Award Ceremony

 

for additional information contact Tyson Hall, 423.236.2916, tyson@southern.edu

 

This is a local competition that will repeat the 2005 challenge – Ocean Odyssey.

Join the fun and get ready for 2006 challenge – Nano Quest

Find out more at http://www.firstlegoleague.org/