High School students discover engineering

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Intellectually curious and academically talented high school students from around the area will gather at Grand Valley State University on April 17 to learn about careers in engineering -- and see some impressive projects designed and built by Grand Valley engineering students.

During Student Engineering Day, high school students will have a chance to see an exercise machine that powers a computer monitor, a prototype home cofffee bean roaster, and an electronic handbell choir playing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. In the process, the students will be able to explore subjects and disciplines that they may not have access to in high school. They will also discover the importance of engineering and science, and the opportunities they have to use them in future careers.

The events will take place in the Keller Laboratories and Kennedy Hall of Engineering buildings on Grand Valley’s Pew Grand Rapids Campus, 301 W. Fulton St., from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is open to media coverage.