Flood Simulation
We would like to present a hand-on experiment to demonstrate land usage around watersheds that can reduce flooding. For our demonstration, we will use a custom river simulation model that is about 6 feet long. We will prepare toy houses, cattle, trees, and other items to let participants arrange them along the river. We will then increase water flow rate to simulate a flood and reveal regions that is subjected to flooding.
Alpha Epsilon Honor Society of Biological Systems Engineering
Alpha Epsilon is the honor society of agricultural, biological, and food engineering supported by the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. We are consisted of both undergraduate and graduate students with graduate students take the leadership roles. Our goals are to promote the ideals of engineering professions, to give recognition to engineers of related fields, and to encourage service to mankind. We want to take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate some of the goals of agricultural engineering and generate interests in young audiences.
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Antarctica Today: Geography, Penguins and More!
Students from the Virginia Tech Hokies Abroad Antarctica program will present photos and information on their recent study abroad experience in Antarctica. Students will present characteristics of the Antarctic continent and use maps of the world to help you locate and compare your home country to Antarctica. The exhibit will include a hands-on activity to demonstrate the importance of insulation to wildlife survival in the cold Antarctic climate, as well as the opportunity to take a photo in special clothing designed for use in the Antarctic. The Hokies Abroad students will also present photos and video of their experience in Antarctica, including their interactions with penguins and the blood-chilling polar plunge!
Hokies Abroad Antarctica
The Hokies Abroad Antarctica program is a Virginia Tech faculty-led course in which students take an online course during the fall semester, followed by a 2 week expedition to the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on Earth. In the Hokies Abroad Antarctica program, students study contemporary issues in Antarctica such as Antarctica's history, exploration and exploitation of natural resources, the continent's geology, climate, and marine and terrestrial biology, legal, psychological, and anthropological aspects of human activity in the region, conservation of fragile polar ecosystems, and the impact of cruise ship tourism to Antarctica on the surrounding region. For more details, visit: www.hokiesabroad.org
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