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Engineering Students Recognized By International Society, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University’s solar boat racing team, which has won nine world solar splash titles, hopes to build its next boat so that it will “fly on water.”

Leading this effort for Cedarville are former solar boat team members Elijah Thompson and Caleb Jacobson, both 2016 mechanical engineering graduates. They and four other engineering students submitted a 20-page technical article introducing their recent breakthrough in hydrofoil design to the International Hydrofoil Society. Their work netted them an honorable mention on their website and a $1,000 prize.

Roboboat Team Earned Judge’S Award In International Competition, Beth Ford

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For the fourth consecutive year, Cedarville University’s robotics team competed in the International Roboboat Competition in Virginia Beach and came away with an award. The June 8-13 competition featured boats that performed various water maneuvers. Cedarville's team was awarded the “Biggest Bang for the Buck” honor for its accomplishments as a smaller team on a limited budget.

Engineering competitions challenge the students to think more critically and initiate excitement for technology, science, engineering, and mathematics. Cedarville competed against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Villanova University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and many other nationally recognized engineering schools.

Cedarville Robotic Team Wins Second Consecutive Championship, Mark D. Weinstein

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For the second consecutive year, a team of Cedarville University engineering students won the American Society of Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Autonomous Robotics competition. The event was held in Indianapolis.

The annual competition is open to freshmen and sophomore engineering students. Each team is required to build and program a robot that completes a task, which is selected to be specific to the host city. This year teams had to race their robots around a miniature track in honor of the Indianapolis 500. For last year’s competition in Atlanta, robots were required to collect orange golf balls in honor of Georgia …

Building Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Is Goal Of Cedarville Engineers, Josiah Clemons

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Racing in supermileage car competitions has been the norm at Cedarville Univesity since 1991. In these competitions, first with SAE (1991-2010) and now with Shell (since 2007), the teams of Cedarville engineering students have gained practical learning knowledge while winning awards in the process.

Wooden Bikes Present Capstone Challenge For Engineering Students, Jenni Hodges

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Four Cedarville seniors are building and testing wooden bicycles for a capstone engineering project. Team leader Jake Miller said the project offers a unique opportunity for students to connect their interests in engineering, woodworking and cycling.