The University of Queensland (UQ) Women in Engineering (WE) team are delighted to host our flagship annual event of the year, WE Explore Engineering Day.
WE are excited to showcase the diverse engineering opportunities at UQ through hands on workshops, interactive presentations and options to explore the incredible engineering precinct including the state of the art makerspace facility, UQ Innovate and the new Andrew N. Liveris Building, which opened to students this year.
You can select three workshops of your own choosing to attend during the day, while connecting and engaging with our passionate student leader team and faculty staff. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Get in quick as individual workshop capacity is limited!
The UQ WE program is proudly supported by our industry program partners, Rio Tinto, The Australian Power Institute, Powerlink Queensland, Ergon Energy, Energex, Anglo American, Sandvik and EOS.
Important information
- Students will need to individually register for this event and select three workshops of their choosing.
- Please note this is a COVID safe event with necessary approvals in place adhering to current government advice.
- Please note each workshop has a max capacity, and registrations for individual workshops in each session will close once this number is reached.
- Registration closes 28 April 2022. Please register before the closing date.
What does the day involve?
Students will get to select three workshops to attend during the day, and morning tea and lunch will be provided.
- 8:30am: Event registrations open
- 9am: Women in Engineering Welcome
- 9:30am–10:30am: Workshop 1
- 10:30am–11am: Morning tea
- 11am–12pm: Workshop 2
- 12pm–1pm: Lunch and rocket launches
- 1pm–2pm: Workshop 3
- 2pm–2:30pm: Wrap up and thank you
Workshops
Workshop/Activity | What is involved? | Session Times |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy: I’m a Big Fan | This hands-on workshop will have you building your own model wind turbine as we look towards sustainable energy solutions to power the future. See how you can be involved as an engineer in the renewable sector. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Making an Impact with Engineering | Join us for an interactive presentation where you learn about how diverse engineering really is with the six specialisations on offer at UQ and think differently about the impact you can make on this world through engineering. | Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Cookie Challenge | This fun interactive workshop will introduce you to the basics of chemical engineering concepts as well as test your decision making, teamwork and communication skills as you work together to extract the highest quality product out of choc chip cookies! | Workshop 2 11am–12pm |
Design Thinking 101
| Explore how you can solve some of the world’s most important challenges using Design Thinking. This interactive session will help you turn world changing ideas into impactful, sustainable enterprises. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 2 11am–12pm |
Giving Movement Back
| Learn how engineers help society in many ways, including giving movement back through prosthetic limbs. You will assemble and test a 3D printed prosthetic hand and learn about the mechanics and robotics behind this life changing device. | Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Study Fresh
| Students will put their electrical engineering hats on to create an air quality detection device to test the air quality of their classroom by programming Raspberry Pi’s while learning about the importance of indoor air quality. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am |
Crack The Code | Run by UQ Cyber Squad team, students will work in groups to decipher secret messages using taught cipher methods. You will learn about the field of cryptography and hopefully send some decrypted responses back! | Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Clean Water
| This workshop focuses on issues related to sanitation and the provision of water. It aims to educate students about the current global water crisis and how to reduce their own water usage while designing and building a simple water filtration system for developing countries. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 2 11am–12pm |
Roads to Better Health | This workshop sheds light on the challenges faced by women in disadvantaged communities, particularly around maternal health and explores how engineering can be used as a vehicle for addressing these issues in a humanitarian context. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
UQ Racing Visit | Hear from this student led group about designing and building electric race cars to compete against other universities around the world – you will even get to see their race car! | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 2 11am–12pm |
Rockets | Students will work together in groups to design, construct and launch a solid fuel model rocket. The workshop teaches engineering concepts such as analysing and balancing forces, aerodynamics, and decision-making. | Workshop 2 11am–12pm |
Imagining Futures – unlocking collective creativity
| Ever felt stuck on a problem and not sure how to progress? In this fun 1 hour workshop you’ll explore new design methods and identify new connections that counteract a lack of ideas or ‘stuckness’. We will begin with an everyday problem, pull it apart and generate some creative solutions beyond what you think is possible! | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Facility Tours – Liveris, Civil and Innovate | Take part in tailored tours of our incredible Engineering precinct at UQ including the state-of-the-art makerspace facility, UQ Innovate, practical learning and testing facilities in the 5-star green rated Advanced Engineering Building and the brand new Andrew N. Liveris Building, home of Chemical Engineering, innovation and leadership. | Workshop 1 9:30am–10:30am Workshop 2 11am–12pm Workshop 3 1pm–2pm |
Event enquiries
Please get in touch with the Women in Engineering team at we@eait.uq.edu.au.
About Explore Engineering Day
The UQ Women in Engineering (WE) team are delighted to host our flagship annual event of the year, WE Explore Engineering Day.
WE Explore Engineering Day showcases the diverse engineering opportunities at UQ through hands-on workshops, interactive presentations, and tours of the engineering precinct including the state-of-the-art makerspace facility, UQ Innovate and the new Andrew N. Liveris Building, home of Chemical Engineering.
The UQ WE program is proudly supported by our industry program partners, Anglo American, The Australian Power Institute, EM Solutions, Ergon Energy + Energex, Hatch, Origin Energy, Queensland Rail, Rio Tinto, and Sandvik.
Venue
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