Hi-GEAR: The lab was very excited to host a workshop for the high school women involved in the Hi-GEAR (Girls Engineering Abilities Realized) Camp run by the College of Engineering for the third time. The camp introduces students to engineering and computer science through hands-on learning projects. We had the women design artificial eyes to mimic the mechanical properties of real eyes. Designs were put to the test and the women were amazed at how fun Mechanical Engineering could be.
The women of Hi-Gear (Women in engineering) participate with the Utah Head Trauma Lab in an experiment characterizing and creating synthetic eyes at The University of Utah in Salt Lake Country Club in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, June 10, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling)
A Hi-Gear group constructs their ‘synthetic’ eye.
A Hi-Gear group measures material properties.
A Hi-Gear group displays their ‘synthetic’ eye.
The women of Hi-Gear (Women in engineering) participate with the Utah Head Trauma Lab in an experiment characterizing and creating synthetic eyes at The University of Utah in Salt Lake Country Club in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, June 10, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling)