This year the College of Engineering held its 93rd annual Engineering Open House, and it did not disappoint. Since the modest first shows in the 1920s the crowds and demonstrations have grown every year. Today it attracts over 20,000 visitors a year and it one of the largest exhibitions of its kind in the nation.

In the weeks leading up to the largest student run event on campus students stayed up countless late nights to get their presentations working in time for the much anticipated showcase. The success of the weekend was dependent on their efforts, and thanks to them the next generation of engineers went home inspired by the innovative and sensational displays. They hosted over 250 exhibits this year, and for anyone who couldn’t get around to all of them here’s what you may have missed.

 

A compilation of the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering’s EOH 2013 exhibits.

 

The 3D printing exhibit.

The SeaPerch Exhibit- University of Illinois students and faculty use educational tool kits provided by the Illinois Indiana Sea Grant to teach students from grades 6-12 how to build underwater robots.