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Why must this be a prerequisite?Originally posted by KawieKX125
Another prerequisite that I have for a school is that I would prefer them to have a SAE formula or baja team.
SAE formula or baja team. This is a student run organization where they build a formula type race car or baja one from scratch and then race it against other schools.
Longview, Texas, May 9, 2001--An off road all terrain vehicles designed and built by teams of mechanical engineering students from LeTourneau University placed in the top ten in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini-Baja Competition held April 26-28 at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
LeTourneau Entry #5, the “Providence” took 9th place overall among 101 entries from colleges and universities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Another LeTourneau car, Entry #7, the “Miracle,” took 11th place overall. First place in the competition went to an entry from the University of Wisconsin.
Other top ten finishers, in addition to LeTourneau, were Brigham Young University (2nd), Utah State (3rd), Rochester Institute of Technology (4th and 8th), Michigan Tech (5th), Colorado School of Mines and Technology (6th), University of Nebraska (7th) and the Universidad La Salle (10th).
Other Texas finishers included the University of Texas at El Paso (22nd), Rice University (23rd), (SMU (42nd), Lamar University (49th) and Texas Tech (97th).
This is the third year in a row that a LeTourneau team has placed in the top ten. Last year LeTourneau's two entries placed 5th and 7th against a field of 87 entries. The Baja cars were judged on design, cost and safety. Teams gave presentations about their cars, and showed off their performance during hill climb, maneuverability and acceleration events. The Baja cars and drivers were also put to the test during the four-hour endurance race over the rugged terrain of the School Creek Off-Road Vehicle Area of Milford Lake.
The two LU entries were strong contenders in almost every facet of the competition, which included seven different events. Out of 1000 points possible, there was less than 20 points difference between places 3 through 9th.
Student team members for the two vehicles were primarily junior and senior Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology majors. Team members included Elisabeth Archibald, Greensboro, N.C.; Abbigail Ayers, Alvin, Texas; Justin Callaway, Derry, N.H.; Stephen Cyrus, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Joy Gillilan, Poriya Elit, Israel; David Leathers, Benjamin, Texas; senior Dale Morrow, Covington, Ohio; Lon Osborn, Newberg, Ore.; Amber Ronningen, Coeur’d Alene, Idaho; Andy Seals, Marshall, Texas; and Steve Williams, Waxhaw, N.C. Dr. Bill Thrasher, professor of mechanical engineering, was the team faculty advisor.
National sponsors of the Mini Baja event include Briggs and Stratton, Caterpillar, Cessna Aircraft, the Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Gilbert Texas Construction, Honda, John Deere--Waterloo Works, Yamaha, K-State Institute for Environmental Research and Motorola.
Alumni and Local sponsors for the LeTourneau vehicles include ABC Auto Parts, David Archibald, Autocraft Material Recovery, Michael Denholm, Eastman Chemical, Katherina Frisch, Hart Engineering, Miriam Lancaster, Robert Plott, Steven Rundus, Philip Steers III and Stemco Inc.
More information about the competition is available from the K-State SAE Web site at www. ksu.edu/sae.
LeTourneau students take 2nd and 4th places in international engineering competition
In a contest that some have called the “World Cup” of engineering events, mechanical engineering students from LeTourneau University took second and fourth place honors at the International American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Student Competition held Nov. 9-11 in Orlando.
They competed against the first place winners from 13 regional contests from around the U.S. and the world, who in turn represented the top efforts of approximately 400 university teams that began competition at ASME regional events held last spring.
Paul Hvass, a senior from Northfield, Minn., took second place in the Old Guard Oral Competition, presenting “The Intelligent Human Arm.” His presentation dealt with student research toward developing a nerve-activated prosthetic devise. Mike Swanbom, a junior from Clovis, Calif., and Andy Dettmer, a senior from San Marcos, Texas, took 4th place in the Student Design Contest for their project, the “Smokin’ Tortoise.” The design project involved the creation of a mini soda bottling plant capable of transporting, filling and capping a one-liter soda bottle as quickly as possible without any leakage.
The students had taken first places in regional competition held in April and represented ASME Region X (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and the nation of Mexico) in the international contest.
Dr. Roger Gonzalez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was the faculty advisor for the LeTourneau teams. “I am very proud of the efforts these students put into their projects. It takes ingenuity, perseverance and very long hours. These students bring excellence and determination to their work,” said Gonzalez.
“Across the 13 regions of the ASME approximately 400 top engineering student teams competed for a berth in the International Competition. Just getting to internationals is itself an honor. It’s kind of like earning a berth on an Olympic or World Cup team. Then to go to the contest and pull down a 2nd place and a 4th place puts these students in an exceptional class. They are among the best of the best engineering students in the world,” said Bill Gibbs, director of university relations.
This is the second year that LeTourneau teams have taken top regional honors and advanced to the International Competition. In 1999, LeTourneau teams placed 2nd and 7th in the International ASME Student Competition.
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April 2, 2002
MOSCOW – The University of Idaho's Clean Snowmobile Team took first place overall, four trophies and $10,500 in prize money March 30 at the Society of Automotive Engineers Clean Snowmobile Challenge in Jackson Hole, Wyo. UI competed among 15 collegiate teams and nearly 200 student colleagues from the U.S. and Canada.
The 12-member team of UI engineering students designed and competed with a quieter, more fuel efficient, and cleaner running snowmobile than current trail models. UI's team finished just two points higher in 11 events than Kettering University's team, so judges awarded both UI and Kettering first place co-champions with scores of 1171 and 1169.
The Vandals won Best Fuel Economy, Best Performance, Best Design and the Hillclimb, which includes bragging rights and belt buckle for "King of the Hill." The team also took second in emissions, and second in acceleration and sound production, learning from last year's challenge.
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