Central State University (CSU) and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) participated in a recent TechFest 2010 event held on February 13-14, 2010 at the David H. Poyntz Center in Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. TechFest is a fun filled family event with about 70 exhibits providing hands-on experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for K-12 students. The exhibits were contributed by local universities, historical societies, parks and centers, museums, small technology businesses, and WPAFB. The event attracted almost every youth between age groups 5 through 20 in the Miami Valley region.
CSU Manufacturing engineering (MFE) and Environmental engineering (ENE)departments organized a special booth showcasing their programs during this event. MFE students attracted every school going child by letting him/her build a musical instrument of an old African American tradition popular as “kazoo”. ENE students demonstrated how to visualize flow of water around gates, dams, spillways, and bridge piers using colorful dyes and aluminum filings.
Several faculty members from these departments Professors Augustus Morris, Alexander Rengan, Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi, Krishna Kumar Nedunuri and Ramanitharan Kandiah were in attendance, while students D’Anthony Ward (MFE), Kamau Nbalia (ENE), Robyn Bradford (MFE), and Clarance Woodson (Geology) led the demonstrations. Dr. Kandiah & Kamau Nbalia also participated in an exhibit hosted by the Dayton Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers where children enjoyed building models of bridges and domes using toothpicks and gumdrops.
Few Photos are here. More photos and video will be added soon
CSU Manufacturing engineering (MFE) and Environmental engineering (ENE)departments organized a special booth showcasing their programs during this event. MFE students attracted every school going child by letting him/her build a musical instrument of an old African American tradition popular as “kazoo”. ENE students demonstrated how to visualize flow of water around gates, dams, spillways, and bridge piers using colorful dyes and aluminum filings.
Several faculty members from these departments Professors Augustus Morris, Alexander Rengan, Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi, Krishna Kumar Nedunuri and Ramanitharan Kandiah were in attendance, while students D’Anthony Ward (MFE), Kamau Nbalia (ENE), Robyn Bradford (MFE), and Clarance Woodson (Geology) led the demonstrations. Dr. Kandiah & Kamau Nbalia also participated in an exhibit hosted by the Dayton Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers where children enjoyed building models of bridges and domes using toothpicks and gumdrops.
Few Photos are here. More photos and video will be added soon
