Theme Park Engineering News Today

Engineering Week kicked off Monday with the McCormick Student Advisory Board handing out “island adventure” themed shirts, smoothies, stickers and goodie bags to around 400 students on Tech Plaza. McCormick junior and MSAB Co-President Marilene van den Berg said the annual E-Week has aimed to highlight the achievements of McCormick students and organizations while building...

How do you make a roller coaster that can go very fast but doesn't break down too often? Enter electromagnetic technology, which is used in their launchers.

Penn States Pine and Spruce Cottages will transform into haunted houses this weekend for the Forensic Science Club and Theme Park Engineering Groups "The Best of Stephen King" experience.

Flame on! The Huskies Pep Band fires up fans with a trumpet trick that’s sure to please the crowd. Member Ryan Briggs shows how it’s done.

McCormick sophomore Jasmin Ali-Diaz spent April 9 running back and forth between two rooms in the Ford Center. She and her teams were virtually presenting their theme park ride designs in two separate national competitions: the University of Florida’s Swamp Thrills and Iowa State University’s Ride Engineering Competition. Ali-Diaz is a co-president of Northwestern’s Theme...

Warren Dixon Assumes Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Chair February 11, 2021 Warren E. Dixon, Ph.D., Newton C. Ebaugh Professor in the UF Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence in Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments Warren E. Dixon, Ph.D., Newton C. Ebaugh Professor in the UF Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and director of the Air Force Office o...