Local students participating in E-Week activities learn
about the concept of erosion from SD Mines geology and geological engineering professor
Kurt Katzenstein, Ph.D.
RAPID
CITY, S.D. (Feb. 14, 2018) – The 2018 Engineers
Week
will be celebrated at the South Dakota School
of Mines & Technology Feb. 20-24. The week features free events for area
middle school students and the general public, as well as the university
community.
The
public is invited to Mines Myth Busters featuring professors and students from
SD Mines from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Goodell Gymnasium in the
King Center. Join our team of Mines
Myth Busters who will debunk or prove some of history’s most popular urban
legends. This event is free and open to all: the curious spectator, the
serious scientist, and everyone in between. Mines
professors and students will talk about curiosity-driven research and present
hands-on demonstrations.
On
Wednesday, Feb. 21, the SD Mines Professional Development Institute hosts the
first annual Professional Student Organization Showcase in the Surbeck Center
Ballroom from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. That evening, Youth in Science Rapid City hosts a free
movie showing of “Dream Big” at the Elks Theatre at 6 p.m. “Dream Big” shows
“inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration,” and demonstrates what it
takes to be an engineer and what motivates engineers to “create better lives
for people and a more sustainable future for us all.” This is a first come,
first serve event and door prizes will be available for those who attend.
SD
Mines will also host over 500 middle and high school students for Engineering
& Science Day on Thursday, Feb. 22. The day begins with demonstrations by
academic departments held across campus and chemistry magic shows in room 2228
of Chemistry Building from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The shows will feature Dr. Justin
Meyer, senior lecturer of chemistry and applied biological sciences, and
students from the American Chemical Society conducting exciting experiments
involving chemicals that create colorful smoke and flames.
Engineering
& Science Day also includes a special lunchtime concert, “Music in
Engineering,” from 12-1 p.m. in the Music Center followed by the presentation: “By
Jove, It's Juno! NASA's Mission to Jupiter” from 1-2 p.m. in the Surbeck Center Ballroom. This presentation by
Tom Durkin from the South Dakota Space
Grant Consortium
will focus NASA’s most recent venture to the unknown world of Jupiter.
Highlights
of E-Week follow. Click here for the full
schedule.
Tuesday, Feb. 20:
- Mines
Myth Busters, 6-8 p.m., Goodell Gym, King Center, Click here for more details
Wednesday, Feb. 21:
- PDI
Professional Organization Showcase, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Ballroom, Surbeck Center
- Free Dream Big showing, 6 p.m., Elks Theatre, door
prizes included
Thursday, Feb. 22:
- Department Tours and
Chemistry Magic Shows,
9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Campus Wide
-
Music in Engineering Special Lunchtime Concert, 12-1 p.m., Music
Center
- NASA Presentation by Tom
Durkin, 1-2
p.m., Ballroom, Surbeck Center
Friday, Feb. 23:
- Order of the Engineer Initiation, 3:00-4:30
p.m.; Ballroom, Surbeck Center, for graduating seniors only. Click here for more information.
-
Apex
Gallery opening reception Communicate, Innovate, Fabricate, 5-7 p.m., Classroom
Building room 211.
Saturday, Feb. 24:
- Math Counts Contest, 12 p.m., Room 204,
Classroom Building. Click here for more information.
Here is a campus map for help finding
the locations of the events listed above.