The sixth annual Engineering Liftoff on September 9 brought together over 200 participants, including freshmen, upperclass coaches, RCEL faculty/staff and volunteers, crowded into the RMC Grand Hall for a day of challenges and fun. The competition designs were very creative this year, including catapults, canons and trebuchets! Dr. Fred Higgs, RCEL Faculty Director, opened […]
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Engineering Liftoff 2016 a success!
The fifth annual Engineering Liftoff was a great success on Saturday, September 10 – over 170 participants, including freshmen, upperclass coaches, RCEL faculty/staff and other volunteers, crowded into the RMC Grand Hall for a day of challenges and fun. The competition designs were very creative this year, including catapults, canons and slingshots! Three student speakers […]
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Engineering Liftoff
The Engineering Liftoff is the orientation event for the School of Engineering. Test your engineering and leadership skills on a fun challenge. Learn about Rice and engineering, and hear student speakers talk about their experiences at Rice in leadership, internships and entrepreneurship.
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Engineering Liftoff 2015 is in the books!
The 2015 Engineering Liftoff is in the books! The event brought together a full contingent of entering freshmen from across the colleges, enthusiastic upperclass coaches, seasoned faculty/ industry facilitators, and guest speakers. Students competed in a design competition to launch ping pong balls at a target with varying results – designs included catapults, ramps, elevated […]
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