Engineering prize presentation and demonstration of winning models

4-November-2002

Student inventors from the University of Wollongong and Illawarra and Southern Sydney high schools have built ingenious models that convert energy from a swinging arm to transport open containers of water as quickly as possible without too much spillage.

How did the high school students match up to their older university counterparts?

Competition organiser, Associate Professor Peter Wypych, said the theme of the competition was energy conversion and sustainable energy. Integral Energy, the Faculty of Engineering and the Illawarra Chapter of the Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia sponsored the prizes and trophies.

Representatives of these various organisations will make the official presentations to the UOW and high school winners at 12.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday 30 October) in the Faculty of Engineering Atrium (Building 4, ground floor). Immediately after the presentations, some of the winning teams will demonstrate their devices using the actual swing arm and test track

For further information contact Professor Wypych on 4221 3488.