Open House 2012
Spring Open House for 2012 has ended. We encourage you to visit this page in January 2013, when information for the new Open House season will be posted. If you'd like to visit the College of Engineering, please note our tour schedule, posted here
Spring Open House is designed to provide accepted students with a brief overview of the programs, research and opportunities available to students at the Boston University College of Engineering. We invite you to join us for the day on Friday, April 6, 13 or 20, 2012.
Our Open House program is designed for you to join us for a series of events from 8:30am - 3pm; the afternoon (post 2pm) includes optional programming. The activities of the program are listed below.
Why Come to Spring Open House?
Even if you have visited Boston University previously, attending Spring Open House will give you a more in-depth view of the College of Engineering. Join us to find out what it's like to be a BU Engineering student.
If you have questions or comments, feel free to call Dan Goncalves or Jane Lesniewksi at 617-353-6447, or email us at engineering@bu.edu.
Spring Open House Agenda
College Orientation and Engineering Challenge (9:00 am)
Welcome! This session will begin with Deans, faculty and staff from the College, who will provide information on the common core curriculum, research opportunities, and our special programs.
Students will participate in a hands-on laboratory experience in one of our teaching laboratory facilities. Students will register for one event upon arrival on campus. (10:00 am)
The options include:
Biopotentials
Biopotentials are electrical signals produced by the human body as a result of various chemical reactions. During this one-hour activity you will measure two biopotentials, the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the electro-oculogram (EOG) on yourself and your lab partner.
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
An important aspect of engineering is to be able to take creative designs and rapidly form them into manufacturable products. You will become acquainted with some of the high precision, computer controlled automation equipment and manufacturing processes at the Fraunhofer Research Center . You will work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools and sophisticated machining equipment, learn how to program it, and see how to actually apply what you learn to engrave the BU logo and your own name on a paper weight, as well as a 3D image. You get to keep the paper weight as a souvenir!
Electronic "Smart-Wand"
Have you ever wondered how microprocessors - those tiny, almost invisible integrated circuit “chips” - actually control things? In this challenge, you will build a “Smart Wand” that you can wave back and forth to display short messages or graphics that seem to hang in mid-air. You will learn about:
- Programming the microprocessor, a Texas Instruments MSP430.
- Building the wand by soldering together its discrete parts.
- Testing your device.
You get to keep your wand so that you can show it to your friends and family!
(This challenge includes elements of both electrical and computer engineering.)
Biomedical Image Processing
The students will use a computer application that will model the biomedical imaging process and illustrate the different forms that medical imaging information takes from raw images in image acquisition space, to anatomic images in geometric space, to quantitative images mapping biophysical tissue parameters.
Fly By Wire
One aspect of engineering is innovative design, and nothing motivates innovation like competition. In this one-hour impromptu design competition you will work in teams to design, build, and test a vehicle to propel itself along a wire. The team whose vehicle goes the farthest wins!
Luncheon (11:30 am)
Join our current students, faculty, and staff for lunch in a Boston University Dining Hall - a great opportunity to taste the food of Boston University!
Student Life Presentation (1:00 pm)
An inside view about student life at Boston University. Hear about the residence halls, student activities, the city of Boston, and much more. Bring your questions!
Engineering Student Life Fair (1:45 - 2:30 pm)
Circulate the fair and talk to current students who went abroad and those involved in research, student organizations and co-ops.
Lab Tours (optional: 2:00 – 3:00)
Visit some of our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Examples of labs you visit may include: the Vibrations & Controls Lab, the Center for Applied BioDynamics or the Undergraduate Materials Lab. Tours are optional and will be available during the afternoon.
Open Campus (1:00 - 4:00 pm)
During the afternoon, use your campus pass to explore selected student residences, the Fitness & Recreation Center, Mugar Memorial Library, the George Sherman Student Union, Barnes & Noble at BU and take campus tours. More details on all of these offerings will be available at registration the day of the event.
Boston University's Fitness and Recreation Center
Tours of the Fitness and Recreation Center (FitRec) will be available throughout the afternoon on each Friday.
E-Hosts - Ask them why they chose BU!
If you have questions for current engineering students, we welcome you to email our students through our E-host program. Our E-Hosts have been through the college selection process.
Enroll Today!
Have you decided the Boston University College of Engineering is the right school for you? Congratulations! Pay your deposit today.
Additional Information
You can find more information for admitted students, hotel information, and directions to campus on the Admitted Student Website through BU Admissions.
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