The UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will be offering a free five day camp will engage girls in sustainable engineering design: "Girls Saving the World through Engineering." Through hands-on activities, design challenges, and discussions, girls will 1) understand how civil engineers help the public through environmentally-friendly, cost-effective solutions; 2) discover emerging areas in civil engineering, including bio-inspired design, and 3) envision different pathways to engineering and for engineers. The camp is funded by the National Science Foundation and organized through the Center for Bio-mediated, Bio-inspired Geotechnics. The Center focuses on ecologically friendly, cost-effective solutions, inspired by nature, for development and rehabilitation of resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure systems. It serves as a nexus for two transformative trends in engineering: biologically-based design and sustainability.
Please see our registration website for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-saving-the-world-through-engineering-day-camp-tickets-24789427846.
Dates: July 25th to July 29nd (9am – 4pm)
Location: 1065 Kemper Hall, UC Davis
Ages: Girls entering 3rd, 4th and 5th grades
Logistics: Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided for students. The camp will run from 9am to 4pm each day. To allow for transportation flexibility, students can be dropped off between 8am and 9am and picked up between 4pm and 5pm each day.
Register Online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-saving-the-world-through-engineering-day-camp-tickets-24789427846
Contact: Colleen Bronner, Ph.D. (cebronner
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