Category Archives: Engineering & Technology
Alabama Teen Follows In Footsteps of Grandfather
Bennett Glasscock, a senior at St. Bernard Preparatory School, took a 10-day break from swim training this past summer to take part in LeadAmerica, a youth leadership program at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Boston, Mass. Read more … Continue reading
“Congratulations! You Just Voided Your Warranty!” Learn How To Wire Circuits With Electronic Engineering At The Engineering & Technology High School Conference
LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology students to have an Electronics Workshop. As part of the Engineering Simulation, students will engage in learning basics of electronics like voltage, current, resistance, breadboard, capacitance, LED, ICs, DC motor, MOSFET and wiring a working circuit. … Continue reading
Learn About Technology Commercializatoin From Steven K. Gold, M.D. At The Engineering & Technology High School Conference
(June 23-July 2 Session Only) Senior Partner for Entrepreneurship at Olin College and Babson College, Steven K. Gold, M.D., to address students attending LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology Conference at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Dr. Steven K. Gold … Continue reading
Mechanical Engineer at Altitude, Inc., Alex Tee, to address students attending LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology Conference at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.
(Olin College Sessions Only) Mr. Alex Tee is currently a mechanical engineer at Altitude, Inc. Mr. Tee will lead a very important discussion focusing on connecting college to a career – using his experiences to further students’ understanding of this … Continue reading
Academic Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Corporation, Alfred Thompson, to address students attending the Engineering & Technology Conference
(Olin College Sessions Only) Academic Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Corporation, Alfred Thompson, to address students attending LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology Conference at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Mr. Alfred Thompson is a former high school computer science teacher … Continue reading
Engineering & Technology students will participate in a workshop on sustainability, sustainable engineering and quantitative analysis of a product’s footprint
LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology students to participate in a workshop on Sustainability. The workshop will start off with a mini-lecture on introduction and importance of sustainability, sustainable engineering, life cycle assessment (LCA), quantitative analysis of a product’s footprint, examples of … Continue reading
“What an awful dream. Ones and zeroes everywhere… and I thought I saw a two.” Don’t let that happen during the robot simulation exercise at our Engineering & Technology Conference
LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology students to have an Extension Activity on Arduino Circuits. Extension Activities designed to give students optional multi-discipline in-depth insight into what they have already touched upon in either engineering or robotics simulations. Students opting for the … Continue reading
Discover how an electric vehicle is made at our Engineering & Technology conference for high school students
LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology students to have a case study on Electric Vehicles. It will serve as the core topic of the Engineering Simulation with workshops stemming out of it in different engineering disciplines like electronics, design, sustainability & 3D … Continue reading
Hear from Biomedical expert Dr. Sujuta Bahita, M.D., Ph.D. at LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology conference
(Olin College Sessions Only) Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering and Assistant Dean, Harvard Summer School, Sujuta Bhatia, M.D., Ph.D., to address students attending LeadAmerica’s Engineering & Technology Conference at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Dr. … Continue reading
LeadAmerica’s University of California, Berkeley based Engineering & Technology students will visit NASA Ames Exploration Center
LeadAmerica’s University of California, Berkeley based Engineering & Technology students to visit NASA Ames Exploration Center. The NASA Ames Exploration Center provides first-hand experience of NASA technology and missions through numerous stimulating exhibits. The facility houses the largest Immersive Theater … Continue reading
