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.
Please note that this lab day event is for Australian schools.
Keynote Speaker
Mark Tarrant
Managing Director,
Global Infrastructure Partners
Schedule
- 9–9:30am Introduction to Bridges
- 9:30–10:30am Bridges Lab Challenge
- 10:30–11am Morning Tea Break
- 11–11:30am Bridge Test and Presentations
- 11:30am–12pm Keynote Speaker: Mark Tarrant
Lab Days feature time for students to interact with college engineering students and professional engineers!
Meet our keynote speaker
Mark Tarrant
Mark Tarrant began as a Mechanical Engineer in underground mining and is now a Managing Director at GIP. He applies his engineering problem-solving skills to operational improvement, customer service, sales, and people management.
At GIP, he has held executive roles at Pacific National, ESG programs at Port of Melbourne, and currently at Sydney Airport. Mark is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Before GIP, Mr. Tarrant worked for 16 years in Operations Leadership with GE/SABIC, covering various roles including Head of Global Supply Chain COE in Shanghai and General Manager of Global Business Process in Saudi Arabia. He also served nearly 9 years in several leadership positions with GE (SABIC Innovative Plastics) across Australia, New Zealand, Greater China, and Asia Pacific.
Mr. Tarrant holds an MBA from Wollongong University, a MSc in Supply Chain Management from Penn State University, and a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Swinburne University of Technology. He also completed an Executive ESG program from Cambridge University.
In his free time, he enjoys snow skiing, fishing, and mountain climbing. His wife is an engineer, and their two children study STEM subjects.
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.
