Annual National Manufacturing Day
Rensselaer has been a leader in manufacturing engineering education for many years. We have state of the art laboratories and continue to enhance our course curriculum to meet the nation’s future manufacturing needs. Since 2011, Rensselaer has celebrated National Manufacturing Day (NMD) to share our visions, expertise and the many career opportunities in manufacturing engineering with high school teachers, students and regional industry members.
Exploring Engineering Day
"Exploring Engineering Day activities are designed to spark the interest of young children in engineering and computer science through hands-on exploration,” says Barbara Ruel, director of diversity and women in engineering programs in the School of Engineering and program director for Exploring Engineering Day. “The program also provides an opportunity for parents to learn about global challenges Rensselaer faculty are addressing and to work with their children on simple easy-to-follow take home activities. Over the past 16 years, the program has increased in both size and diversity.” The program is FREE and registration is managed on a first-come, first-served basis until the program reaches capacity.
Exploring Manufacturing Challenge
Sponsored by the Gene Haas Foundation
The Exploring Manufacturing Challenge is a competition hosted in the Manufacturing Innovation Learning Lab (MILL) for members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) who are interested in learning more about manufacturing and assembly processes. SWE members spend an afternoon learning about various manufacturing and assembly capabilities in the MILL. Then, they divide into teams, and over the course of a few weeks, develop a product idea that could be developed by future classes in the MILL. After a few weeks, the SWE teams present their ideas to a panel of industry and academic judges. The top three teams receive an award sponsored by the Gene Haas Foundation.
Preface
Preface is a summer program hosted at RPI for high school students interested in learning more about engineering. The MILL participates in Preface by teaching the students about various manufacturing processes available in the MILL. The students are able to be hands-on with the equipment in the MILL and help develop ideas for future projects made in the MILL. More information about the Preface program can be found here.
Questar III New Visions STEM
New Visions is a program for high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in STEM. The MILL participates in this program by providing New Visions students with hands-on experience with the manufacturing equipment in the MILL. The students learn about the resources available in the MILL and then develop product ideas for future classes in the MILL. Towards the end of the program, the students present the ideas to the MILL teaching staff. More information about the New Visions program can be found here.
Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship
Each year, the School of Engineering awards 5 undergraduate students with Gene Haas Foundation Scholarships. The students awarded exhibit interest in manufacturing careers through on and off campus activities.
