eDay Competitions
Each competition is governed by independent student organizations or Herff faculty. Contact information for each is provided with the specific competition information. If you have any other questions about eDay, feel free to email us at engineering@memphis.edu.
Catapult
Hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers
This competition is designed for students in grades 6 through 12 to teach them how
structures are made.
Location: ES 218
Chipboard Beam
The objective of this project is to develop a beam made from chipboard with the highest strength-to-weight ratio (SWR):
If you have any questions about this competition, please contact Dr. Charles Camp, cvcamp@memphis.edu.
Location: ES 114
Egg Drop
Hosted by the Alliance of Women Engineers of Color
Teams are required to purchase their own materials and build their Egg Drop container prior to arrival at the competition. Students in middle school and high school may participate in this event.
Location: ET Middle Stairwell
Electromagnetic Rollercoaster, Grades 9-12
Governed by IEEE & IEEE-HKN
Contact Info: IEEE@memphis.edu
Location: ES 222
Electromagnetic Train, Grades 6-8
Governed by IEEE & IEEE-HKN
Contact Info: IEEE@memphis.edu
Location: ES 222
Flash Build, Grades 4-8
Schools may have up to two teams entering the competition.
Location: EA 2nd Floor Lobby
Kicker
The competition is designed to test the ingenuity of the team to design an ‘artificial leg’ to kick a standard ping-pong ball into a target.
Contact Info: jjnnings@memphis.edu
Location: ET 301A
Launch Distance, Grades 6-8
This event has been combined with Catapult. Please go to ES 218 for this event.
Paper Airplane
By American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: dvfoti@memphis.edu
Location: Fluids Lab - ES 113
Competition to construct and throw a paper airplane furthest.
Rules:
In this competition, you will design a paper airplane from a single sheet of 8.5 x
11 paper with the objective of achieving the longest flight. Each participant will
be given 15 minutes to design a paper airplane. Paper will be provided. When the
participant is ready, they have upto three chances to throw their paper airplane from
designated launch area in a designated flight area. Judges will measure the distance
of the flight. Flights that are outside the designated flight area or thrown from
outside the designated launch area will be disqualified. The participant with the
longest flight wins.
Pasta Car, Grades 6-12
By University of Memphis American Society of Mechanical Engineers chapter with support from University of Memphis Society of Automotive Engineers and University of Memphis American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
The competition is designed to test the ingenuity of the team to design an ‘artificial leg’ to kick a standard ping-pong ball into a target.
Location: ES 326
Penny Boat Challenge
Competitors are working to determine whether the shape of a boat can affect how much
weight it holds
– specifically, a foil boat holding pennies!
Location: ET 233
Robot Maze, Grades 9-12
Governed by the Society of Mechanical Engineers
Location: EA 300
Spaghetti Tower Marshmallow Challenge
The goal of the game is to give each team a set of supplies to construct the tallest tower or building using the provided materials and the given time.
Location: ET 200
Transportation Challenge
Student teams will compete with K’NEX vehicles that they bring and submit to the judges on E-Day.
Location: EA 103
The Wall, Grades 9-12
The WALL competition is about teamwork, resource utilization and balancing forces. The goal of the competition is to support one team member in a chair attached to a plywood wall using common duct tape. The winner will be the team that supports the greatest student weight per gram of duct tape used.
Location: ET 302