WHAT: Students from the UC Davis College of Engineering host
a series of events marking Engineering Week, Feb. 19-22.


Friday Feb. 22 is K-12 school day. Local school students will
tour laboratories, build towers and paper airplanes, and
experiment with slime. They will also compete in the annual
egg drop contest, to design, build and test a device that can
protect an egg dropped from a six-story building.


WHEN: Friday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Physics/Geology
building


Egg drop contest:


-- Schools must register for the contest in advance.


--Registration forms are available on the Web at:
eweek.engr.ucdavis.edu.


Other exhibits and tours:
-- Computer science laboratory tours and displays


-- FutureTruck, the award-winning low-mileage SUV built by
mechanical engineering students, will be on display


-- Concrete canoes built by civil engineering students will
be on display


-- Engineering puzzles to solve


-- Exhibit on biomechanics of the body


WHERE: University of California, Davis


VISUALS: Previous year's events have involved more than 100
students from schools in the Davis-Woodland-Sacramento area.
In the egg drop contest, students wrap raw eggs in protective
containers they have made, and see if the eggs survive the
drop from the roof of the six-story Physics/Geology building.
Previous attempts have included parachutes, padded footballs,
rubber chickens and rag dolls.


BACKGROUND: This is the 51st National Engineers Week, held
annually to showcase the work of engineers through fun and
educational events. At UC Davis, the Engineering Joint
Council, representing all the student engineering clubs on
campus, organizes the events.


This year, the egg drop contest is being sponsored by the
Society of Women Engineers and the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers.


PARKING: Media can park free in any non-reserved parking
space. If your vehicle is not marked, place a media business
card on the dashboard.



Additional information:


eweek.engr.ucdavis.edu


www.eweek.org


Media contacts:


-- Karin Mack, Center for Women in Engineering, (530) 752-
4636, klmack@ucdavis.edu


-- Andy Fell, News Service, (530) 752-4533,
ahfell@ucdavis.edu