May 6, 2009

Innovation and design in engineering and construction management in the Lyles College of Engineering will be on display at the annual Projects Day from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 8, at California State University, Fresno.

The event, which is free and open to the public at the Satellite Student Union, features the work of student designers who are seniors and graduate students in the Lyles College.

K-12 teachers, counselors and students are especially encouraged to attend, said Dr. Ram Nunna, associate dean of the college.

They will be able to meet with student designers and see prototypes of projects such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, autonomous robots, high-speed flywheels, the Fresno State GPS network, laser detectors and a maze-solving robot. Pictured above is one student's design for a campus rapid transit system.

Also on display will be audio amplifiers and signal conditioning systems, embedded systems controllers, a human-powered vehicle, designs for a museum of modern art, an agriculture museum and a Fresno State rapid transit system and more.

For more information, contact Lisa Craig at 559.278.1076 or 559.278.2500.