Team Update CONCRETE C A N O E
American Society of Civil Engineers’ Mid-Continent Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 19-21 The ASCE conference included both regional concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions. This year, the canoe team honored Oklahoma’s rich, Native American heritage as their canoe and theme, Legend of the Thunderbird, was highlighted in all elements of the competition. 2012 Season Achievements: 1st: Final Product 1st: Paddling 1st: Coed Sprint Race 1st: Women’s Endurance Race and Sprint Race 2nd: Men’s Endurance Race and Men’s Sprint Race 6th: Technical Paper 4th Overall
CRIMSON S K I E S
AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition Wichita, Kan., April 13-15 The Crimson Skies team had its best year yet. The team, despite the tornado that occurred on the test field this year in Wichita, Kan. that halted competition, managed to score two 6th place recognitions, with a combined 3rd place in the overall competition that included 75 teams from all over the United States and Canada. 6th: Mission 1 6th: Mission 2 3rd: Combined flight score 5th Overall
SOONER ELECTRIC RACING T E A M
EV Grand Prix, Indianapolis, May 12 Sooner Electric Racing is a new competition team composed of engineering students from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. The team made its first competitive appearance at the Brickyard in Indianapolis against a list of national and international competitors, where they swept the design and outreach components contest. 1st: Design 1st: Outreach 4th: Endurance Race Recipient of the Stewards Award for good sportsmanship 3rd Overall
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