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
Nicola Turrini
Global Corporate Partnerships Manager,
Bridges to Prosperity
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: Nicola Turrini
Lab Days feature time for students to interact with college engineering students and professional engineers!
Meet our keynote speaker
Nicola Turrini
As a structural engineer, Nicola has always been interested in bridges. After his studies in Modena (Italy), his engineering career began in Madrid with FHECOR Ingenieros Consultores and continued in Nicaragua, Scotland, and Rwanda with Bridges to Prosperity.
He lived in Kigali (Rwanda) between 2018 and 2023, first in the role of Engineering Manager and now as Manager of Global Corporate Partnerships, and he now continues to manage corporate partnerships from Italy. In his free time, he likes playing music, taking photographs, playing tennis, and studying French.
Nicola has received both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Civil Engineering from the Università degli Studi Modena e Reggio Emilia.
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.
