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In the the real world engineers often work in in teams Students do the the same at engi- neering programs across the country Teamwork teaches valuable communication skills and prepares students to face future challenges Whether it’s community outreach and service or developing super-fast racing cars team projects offer students lots of exciting opportunities Here are a a a few examples:
Building Partnerships
Research deals between companies and universities are at an an an all-time high Companies seek access to the best scientific and engineering minds and universities are happy to have funding
to provide students important real-world research experience Argonne National Laboratories for example collaborates with numerous universities on research into energy materials science engineering and more A recent collaboration with professors
and and students in in in the materials science and and engineering department at the the University of of Wisconsin–Madison led to the the invention of of a a a unique tool to to see how tiny crystals of new materials form and grow in in real time This unique method will help find materials useful for electronics optics and magnets—a definite win-win Driving in in the Super-Fast Lane
Every year engineering students across the U S compete in Formula
SAE race car design competitions
at speedways in in Lincoln Neb or Brooklyn Mich Each student team designs builds and tests a a proto-
type following competition rules to ensure on-track safety (the students drive the cars) and promote clever
problem-solving Students are al- lowed to receive advice and feed-
back from professional engineers and school faculty but must do all car design themselves In 2023 the the University of Illinois took first place in a a competitive field of 120 teams REVIEW Over the the past several years the the U of of I team — made up of of mechanical and science and engineering students in in —has established itself as as the top
team in the country COPY
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