what you will learn
Students will learn about the importance of bridges in connecting communities across the globe and investigate the impact of different materials and designs.
They will explore stress and strain fundamentals and then have the opportunity to design, build, and test different bridges to maximize the load.
Keynote Speaker
Avery Bang
Senior Principal,
Mulago Foundation
Schedule
- 10–10:30am Introduction to Bridges
- 10:30–11:30am Bridges Lab Challenge
- 11:30am–12:15pm Q&A and Wrap-up
- 12:15–1pm Keynote Speaker: Avery Bang
Lab Days feature time for students to interact with college engineering students and professional engineers!
Meet our keynote speaker
Avery Bang
Avery joined the Mulago Foundation in 2022 as a Senior Principal. She joined the team to span the fellows and portfolio teams.
She built her social entrepreneur chops as CEO of Bridges to Prosperity. During her tenure, the organization connected over 1.4M people while working with governments in 20 countries. She was selected as a 2019 Rainer Fellow.
She worked in a small private equity office focused on acquisitions in renewable energy, construction, and manufacturing industries. She has experience in the private sector ($2B+), B-Corps, academic and nonprofit boards.
Avery received an MBA from the University of Oxford, and a MSc. from the University of Colorado. She earned a BA in Studio Art and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa, while playing soccer.
what is a lab day?
Lab Days are live, virtual field trips.
Virtual field trip event
3 hours live, available later on demand
Event type
No-cost, hands-on live-streamed event
Your students will come together virtually with other classes all over the country to learn about a specific topic in engineering and complete their own related projects.
Participate live for the event — or attend as much as you can and watch the rest on demand.
WHY ENGINEERING TOMORROW
Labs are always conducted with no cost to schools, teachers or students.
Hands-on student activities get students excited and keep them engaged.
Cutting-edge instruction designed by professional engineers.
Unlock opportunities for kids all over the country.
