College of Engineering, Spirit AeroSystems begin second annual design challenge
Students from WSU, Malaysia and Manchester will be in Wichita Aug. 17-23, and on campus Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 18-20.
Media who want more information should contact Larry Whitman, associate professor and director of engineering education, at (316) 978-5907 or larry.whitman@wichita.edu.
Adam Brungardt, Shawn Denning, Marshall Schmidt, Tashi Sherpa, Chandresh Zinzuwadia and Chun Chen Teo were chosen from WSU’s College of Engineering to participate in the challenge.
During the pilot year in 2008, four WSU students were chosen along with four students from the University of Manchester in England.
For this year’s competition, students from the University Sains Malaysia will join Manchester and WSU in designing a wing to boost the performance of an aircraft.
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Contact: Larry Whitman, (316) 978-5907 or larry.whitman@wichita.edu.