Engineering and Physics Students Explore Learning Beyond Classroom
Physics and engineering students stepped beyond the classroom this week to explore real-world applications of science and technology.
Freshman and sophomore Project Lead the Way engineering students visited the URBN Global Supply Chain Fulfillment Center on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to see industrial engineering in action.
Students toured the state-of-the-art, billion-dollar facility with one of the center’s industrial engineers, observing a wide range of automated systems at work. Highlights included robotic storage stacks that track more than 625,000 totes of product, as well as automated packaging and shipping processes. Following the tour, students participated in a Q&A session with their host, discussing career paths in industrial engineering and the education required.
On Friday, Feb. 6, physics students traveled to the Kansas City Curling Club in Blue Springs, Missouri. Curling, a sport played on ice, involves one player sliding a heavy stone while teammates sweep the ice to reduce friction and influence the stone’s motion. Students participated in a Learn to Curl class while exploring physics concepts including force, friction and momentum.
