| What: |
Nineteen teams of aspiring middle and high school
engineers will vie next month in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2003 Invention Challenge regional competition at Cal State Fullerton.
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| When: |
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. (Competition
starts at 11:30 a.m.) |
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| Where: |
Lawn west of the Engineering Building |
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| Challenge: |
The mission is to design and build a glider that
when launched from the officially supplied launcher, flies through
the air, makes a right-hand turn and lands on a target 40 feet
away. |
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| Background: |
Cal State Fullerton’s Mathematics, Engineering
Science Achievement (MESA) chapter will host the event. Cal
State Fullerton and USC were chosen by JPL as the two Southern
California competition sites. Winners in this year’s Invention
Challenge, the Wright Turn Glider Contest, will compete in the
finals Dec. 5 at JPL in Pasadena. Competitors coming to Fullerton
will include students from Orange County schools, as well as
those from Lake Elsinore, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, Carson,
Hacienda Heights and Venice. Teams will consist of four to seven
students each. Four engineers from Boeing, including CSUF engineering
alumnus Victor Vega, will assist with the competition. |
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| Media Contacts: |
Vonna Hammerschmitt, Cal State Fullerton MESA
director, at 657-278-3195 or vhammerschmitt@fullerton.edu
Dave Reid, Public Affairs, at 657-278-4855 or dreid@fullerton.edu
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