U of M Team Wins Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race

Students began building the toboggan in December, making a compact toboggan that had curved aluminum sides and a concrete base made out of a specialized mix. The team, called Loggin-Boggan, won awards recognizing their frame design and concrete mix, as well as the top overall prize!

The 2009 University of Manitoba Concrete Toboggan Team prepares to make the run that wins the top prize in Red Deer, Alberta

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U of M Team Cleans Up at Western Engineering Competition!

Congratulations to the most successful University of Manitoba delegation to the Western Engineering Competition ever!

WEC was held the final week of January in Regina, and our teams won or placed in almost every category.

2nd Place :  Junior Team Design
Members:  Simon Cooke, Justin Richards, Chris Trenholm,   Steve Fetterly

1st Place:  Senior Team Design
Members:  Sean Hervo, Cody Nowell, Iian Ho, Andrew Condon
2nd Place:  Senior Team Design
Members:  Matthew DeMonye, Matt Fair, Derek Neufeld, Ryley Davidson

2nd Place:  Engineering Communication
Members:  Nikou Jalayeri and Melissa Haresin

3rd Place:  Impromptu Debate
Members:  Ryan Gryba and Kathryn Marcynuk

All the teams will now proceed to the nationals!

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16 Manitoba High Schools Compete for Hovercraft Supremacy!

The atrium of the Engineering & Information Technology Complex at the University of Manitoba will be taken over by Hovercraft on Tuesday, January 13^th as part of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Advanced Manufacturing Discovery Program.

The Program was developed to introduce high school students to explore “great jobs” in Manitoba’s exciting manufacturing sectors.  Working in teams, the students will design a radio controlled hovercraft.  To accomplish this task, students must use essential skills for work, learning, and life.  On Tuesday, January 13^th, each team will present their business plan and demonstrate the radio-controlled hovercraft they have designed and built for lift, load and propulsion to a panel of five judges.

There will be 16 Teams participating from; Dakota Collegiate, Glenlawn Collegiate, Kelvin High School, Kildonan East Collegiate, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate, St. James Collegiate, Sisler High School, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, Tec-Voc High School, Windsor Park Collegiate, Carman Collegiate, Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Garden Valley Collegiate, Landmark Collegiate, Lord Selkirk Regional Secondary School, and W.C. Miller Collegiate.

From the semi-finals on January 13^th, the top ten teams will compete in the finals at the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ Manufacturing & Trade Conference in March at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.  The final top three teams will receive Certificates of Excellence as well as Bursaries and Scholarships promoting continued learning.

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