High school students attend engineering camp

July 06, 2005

High school students attend engineering camp

by Tom Woolf

(EDITORS: Note local names listed below by hometown.)

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- High school students interested in learning what engineers in various fields actually do attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Women in Engineering summer camp.

These students used computer-assisted design tools, built microprocessor design boards, assembled and raced her own mini-hovercraft and took part in other engineering-related classes and projects.

The annual event drew 17 participants. Faculty members from the College of Engineering led classroom activities and hands-on experiments, while women already enrolled in the college served as camp counselors.

Offering education-related camps is among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint for the development of the University by the time it celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2019.

Camp participants were:

BOLINGBROOK:

• Emma J. Carroll, daughter of Kent L. and Karen L. Carroll (8 Wagon Wheel Court), a junior at Bolingbrook High School. (Photo 1)

BREESE:

• Katrina E. Schroeder, daughter of Kevin F. and Karen S. Schroeder (674 S. Seventh St.), a junior at Breese Central High School. (Photo 4)

BUFFALO GROVE:

• Agata Kizerwetter, daughter of Agnieszka I. Kizerwetter (721 Shady Grove Lane), a junior at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. (Photo 2)

CARBONDALE:

• Priya Viswanathan, the daughter of Ramanarayanan and Rama Viswanathan (1155 Grand Oak Drive), a senior at Carbondale Community High School. (Photo 3)

CAROL STREAM:

• Bridget M. Sheehan, daughter of John C. and Maureen F. Sheehan (941 Palomino St.), a junior at Saint Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin. (Photo 1)

CHAMPAIGN:

• Gianna N. Gross, daughter of George and Ondine D. Gross (1101 Wilshire Court), a junior at Champaign Central High School. (Photo 5)

GERMANTOWN:

• Jayne L. Kues, daughter of James Kues of Aviston and Jill Kassen of Germantown, a junior at Breese Central High School. (Photo 5)

JERSEYVILLE:

• Kiley J. Boehler, daughter of Robert S. and Diane M. Boehler (19143 Reddish Ford Road), a junior at Marquette Catholic High School in Alton. (Photo 4)

LOMBARD:

• Emily H. Berman, daughter of Peter J. and Norma C. Berman (21W121 Hemstead Road), a junior at Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn. (Photo 1)

MACHESNEY PARK:

• Katie M. Thomas, daughter of Gerald R. and Maribeth E. Thomas (120 Sycamore Lane), a senior at Keith Country Day School in Rockford. (Photo 2)

MCHENRY:

• Sara N. Neitzke, daughter of Keith J. and Kathleen J. Neitzke (201 Loch Glen Lane), a junior at McHenry East High School. (Photo 2)

MURPHYSBORO:

• Emily E. Wece, daughter of Gary R. and Rosie E. Wece (2783 Ava Road), a senior at Murphysboro High School. (Photo 3)

O'FALLON:

• Sonja M. Johnson, daughter of David J. and Barbara M. Johnson (327 Dennison Drive), a senior at O'Fallon Township High School. (Photo 4)

RUSHVILLE:

• Kelsey L. Reische, daughter of Scott L. and Brenda L. Reische (239 Clay St.), a junior at Rushville High School. (Photo 5)

SHERIDAN:

• Jessica L. Oakes, daughter of James B. and Rebecca L. Oakes (3631 N. Ill. Rt. 71), a junior at Serena High School. (Photo 1)

SPARTA:

• Barbara A. Wheelden, daughter of Don R. and Joyce M. Wheelden (12211 Moffat Road), a senior at Sparta High School. (Photo 3)

SPRINGFIELD:

• Rose A. Pearson, daughter of Christopher F. Pearson and Katherine E. Woodrow, a junior at Glenwood High School in Chatham. (Photo 5)

Photo 1 Caption

Handy hovercrafts — High school campers enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s annual Women in Engineering summer program show off the pint-sized hovercraft they made as a way of learning and applying the aerodynamic principles used by builders of full-scale models. Pictured (from left) are: Bridget M. Sheehan of Carol Stream, Emily H. Berman of Lombard, Emma J. Carroll of Bolingbrook and Jessica L. Oakes of Sheridan.

Photo 2 Caption

Handy hovercrafts — High school campers enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s annual Women in Engineering summer program show off the pint-sized hovercraft they made as a way of learning and applying the aerodynamic principles used by builders of full-scale models. Pictured (from left) are: Katie M. Thomas of Machesney Park, Sara N. Neitzke of McHenry and Agata Kizerwetter of Buffalo Grove.

Photo 3 Caption

Handy hovercrafts — High school campers enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s annual Women in Engineering summer program show off the pint-sized hovercraft they made as a way of learning and applying the aerodynamic principles used by builders of full-scale models. Pictured (from left) are: Priya Viswanathan of Carbondale, Emily E. Wece of Murphysboro and Barbara A. Wheelden of Sparta.

Photo 4 Caption

Handy hovercrafts — High school campers enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s annual Women in Engineering summer program show off the pint-sized hovercraft they made as a way of learning and applying the aerodynamic principles used by builders of full-scale models. Pictured (from left) are: Kiley J. Boehler of Jerseyville, Sonja M. Johnson of O’Fallon and Katrina E. Schroeder of Breese.

Photo 5 Caption

Handy hovercrafts — High school campers enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s annual Women in Engineering summer program show off the pint-sized hovercraft they made as a way of learning and applying the aerodynamic principles used by builders of full-scale models. Pictured (from left) are: Rose A. Pearson of Springfield, Jayne L. Kues of Germantown, Kelsey L. Reische of Rushville and Gianna N. Gross of Champaign.