Engineers Day
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
456 Zeanah Engineering Complex
863 Neyland Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865-974-2454
Email: [email protected]
Schedule
Check out the table below from Engineers Day 2024 schedule of speakers, competitions, tours, and exhibits. Check back later for next year’s schedule.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m. | Registration Opens | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (off 1st Floor) |
| Balsa Wood Bridge Competition (bridge must be made in advance) Registration opens |
John D. Tickle Engineering Building Room 211 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Egg Drop Competition (device must be made in advance) Registration opens | John D. Tickle Engineering Building, 4th Floor Atrium |
| 9:45 a.m. | Quiz Bowl Registration | Min Kao Engineering Building, Room 622 |
| 10 a.m. | Quiz Bowl Round 1 | Min Kao Engineering Building, Room 622 |
| Balsa Wood Bridge Competition Testing begins |
John D. Tickle Engineering Building, Room 211 | |
| Egg Drop Competition Drops begin | John D. Tickle Engineering Building, 4th Floor Atrium (Egg drop to happen from Tickle Bridge) | |
| Surveying Competition (10 a.m.–12 p.m.) | TBD | |
| Tours Start (tour times start on the hour and half hour until 1:30 p.m.) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (off 1st Floor) | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Info Session: Women in Engineering (10:30–11 a.m.) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Room 423 |
| 11 a.m. | Info Session: Admissions (11-11:30 a.m.) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Room 423 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Info Session: Pre-College STEM Programs (11:30 a.m.–noon) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Room 423 |
| 12 p.m. | Quiz Bowl Round 2 | Min Kao Engineering Building, Room 622 |
| Info Session: Financial Aid (12-12:30 p.m.) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Room 423 | |
| Atomic Dogs and Wholly Souled Food Trucks. (Additional dining options are located in the Student Union. Note: UT is now a cashless university.) | Engineering Courtyard | |
| 1 p.m. | Quiz Bowl Round 3 | Min Kao Engineering Building, Room 622 |
| All Day Competitions | Capture the Flag with Cryptography Competition | Min Kao Engineering Building, Room 418 |
| Cup Stacking Experiment | John D. Tickle Engineering Building, Outdoor Plaza | |
| Design Challenge | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Ground Floor, First-Year Design Studio | |
| Lego Assembly Line Competition | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Ground Floor First-Year Design Studio | |
| Penny Boat Competition | Zeanah Engineering Complex, South Plaza (off Ground Floor) | |
| Prosthetic Challenge (prototype must be made in advance) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Ground Floor, First-Year Design Studio | |
| Radiation Shield Competition (shield must be made in advance) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Room 123 | |
| Rocky Top Stand Competition | John D. Tickle Engineering Building, Room 405 | |
| Windmill Blades Competition | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Ground Floor, Kao Innovation & Collaboration Studio | |
| All Day Events | Exhibits of Participating Student Organizations | Zeanah Engineering Complex: 1st Floor Atrium, Ground Floor, and South Plaza (off Ground Floor); as well as John D. Tickle Building: 2nd Floor Atriums and 4th Floor Atrium (near Tickle Bridge) |
| Engineering Campus Tours | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (starting location) | |
| Kao Innovation & Collaboration Studio Tours | Zeanah Engineering Complex, Ground Floor, Kao Innovation & Collaboration Studio | |
| Scintillation Materials Research Center Tours | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (starting location) | |
| VOLS! Bingo Prize Table (*Bingo sheets sent ahead of time) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, 1st Floor Atrium | |
| Meet Our Robots! | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (off 1st Floor) | |
| Seat Belt Convincer (*Permission slip needed) | Zeanah Engineering Complex, South Plaza (off Ground Floor) | |
| Biology Greenhouse Tours | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (starting location) | |
| Nielsen Physics Building Solar Observations | Zeanah Engineering Complex, North Plaza (starting location) | |
| 2 p.m. | Engineers Day Ends |