Institute of Industrial Engineers

Chapter 71: Lancaster - Harrisburg

Community Outreach

Every year, the Lancaster - Harrisburg chapter participates in several community outreach events and programs. Read on for more information.

Programs

CASEF Award

The Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair (CASEF) is central Pennsylvania's regional program affiliated with the International Science and Engineering Fair. Each year, 200 to 400 students in grades seven through twelve exhibit projects in engineering, chemisty, physics, behavioral sciences, environmental science, and biology. IIE gave out four awards in March, 2011 to exhibitors with industrial engineering themed projects:

Alexander Zuckerman, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Alexander's project was titled " How does the material used for Windmill blades affect the production of Electricity". He is in the Junior division (8th grade) from Harrisburg Academy. He built a small windmill using an erector set and tested various materials for the blades. (Aluminum, Balsa wood, and Lexan). Aluminum was the best.

Pia Alderman, Wormleysburg, PA 17043
Pia's project was "What affect does the number of blades on a wind turbine have on its efficiency". She is also in the Junior division (7 th grade) from Good Shepherd School. She also built a small wind tunnel and tested 2, 4, and 8 blade designs with a cowling and without. The eight blade design was most efficient, even at low wind speeds.

Avery Baltimore, Harrisburg, PA 17103
Avery's project "Sight and Sound make the world go round", was in the Senior Division. She is a 10th grader at SciTech in Harrisburg. She looked at auditory and visual presentation of information and short term memory recall. Visual was better for short term memory retention.

Robert Hume, Carlisle, PA 17013
Robert's project was entitled "Muck to Energy". He is a 12th grader from Carlisle HS, in the Senior division. He took (benthic) mud samples from three streams in the Carlisle area, built fuel cells, and measured the electrical output of each.

Upcoming Community Outreach Events

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Past Community Outreach Events

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Past Events Rewind

Click on the links below to see pictures from our past events.