Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; David E Cipoletti, Bucknell University; Kyle Montgomery, Bucknell University; Kerra Mercon; Laura Kathleen Poss, Bucknell University; Zachary Paul Ross, Bucknell University; Dan Robert Muccio

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

was for kids to define what “engineering design” is,and have a small experience doing it. In each case, students made the materials needed for the event anddelivered them hundreds of times over the two-day expo.Susquehanna Valley Pumpkin PitchAnother exercise in collaborative making, the Bucknell College of Engineering has participated three-times in the regional pumpkin-throwing competition, taking first place twice. Students from all majors,lead by Dr. Nate Siegel, voluntarily help design and build the year’s creation, often their first experiencein large scale woodworking. Students have remarked that it is edifying to see a machine that they havemodeled behave as planned (or not, as the case may be).World MakerFaireStudent makers, drawn