November 14, 2005 :: No. 74
| What: |
Can budding engineers design and build a machine that
can light a match in 20 seconds? Judges will find out
Saturday when Cal State Fullerton hosts the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory’s annual Invention Challenge southern
region competition. |
| When: |
Saturday, Nov. 19
10 a.m. |
| Who: |
Close to 200 high school and middle school students
from throughout Southern California are expected to participate
in the “Strike a Match” contest. The top five
groups from the 21-team field will qualify for the final
round of the Invention Challenge set for Dec. 2 at the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. |
| Where: |
Engineering and Computer Science quad
Cal State Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831 |
| Additional: |
Peter Othmer, CSUF professor of mechanical engineering,
will lead a group of judges from the business community,
including representatives from Boeing, Fluor and the Los
Angeles International Airport. |
| Sponsor: |
CSUF’s Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement
(MESA) program |
| Media Contacts: |
Vonna Hammerschmitt, director, CSUF
MESA program, 657-278-3114 or vhammerscmitt@fullerton.edu
Robby Nisenfeld, Public Affairs, 657-278-3798 or rnisenfeld@fullerton.edu |
