On May 21, Engineering Tomorrow and the Western NY Master Teachers Cohort led over 120 students from seven local high schools through an interactive bridge design lab event hosted at Buffalo State University.  

During the event, students learned the importance of bridges in connecting communities across the globe and investigated the impact of different materials and designs, along with related career paths. To test the concept of maximizing load, students designed, built, and tested different bridges using everyday items such as popsicle sticks, books, and water bottles. Nicola Turrini from Bridges to Prosperity lead the Zoom portion of the event, where he shared his career journey and how Bridges to Prosperity helps to transform rural communities around the globe through engineering infrastructure development.

“These Engineering Tomorrow labs inspire and engage students,” said David Wilson, graduate program chair and associate professor of mathematics at Buffalo State University. “Perhaps the greatest inspiration came from the direct interaction students had with the engineers and engineering students that were there to respond to design questions, share what it is like to study or work in the field, and what is required to become an engineer.”

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