Inspire, Summer 2011

c u o n t h e r o a d September 10–11 Dr. Paul Dixon Martinsburg, West Virginia September 11 HeartSong Brownsburg, Indiana October 2–5 Dr. Paul Dixon Covington, Kentucky October 6–7 Dr. Bill Brown Bloomington, Illinois October 7 HeartSong Fairborn, Ohio October 8–11 Dr. Bill Brown Roswell, Georgia October 13 HeartSong Toledo, Ohio October 15–16 HeartSong Adrian, Michigan October 20–21 Dr. Bill Brown Vancouver, Washington November 7 Dr. Bill Brown Cordova, Tennessee November 21–22 Dr. Bill Brown Dunedin, Florida December 9–11 OneVoice Gospel Choir Chagrin Falls, Ohio For more events and information, visit cedarville.edu/reps . (All dates are subject to change.) Six World Champion Titles Cedarville’s engineering students have held this title before, but “world champion” never gets old. This year, students from the Elmer W. Engstrom Department of Engineering and Computer Science brought home a record sixth win in the Solar Splash World Championships. “We worked on everything from propeller design and fabrication to testing electrical components and batteries,” said team captain Tyler Smidt ’11. “Everything we did throughout the year contributed to our success at competition.” Students applied research and class experience to perfect their solar-powered boat design in preparation for the grueling challenges of Solar Splash. “This competition is helpful for students because they have to teach themselves about their own aspect of the project,” said Dr. Tim Dewhurst, professor of mechanical engineering and one of the team’s advisors. “This gives them the confidence to take on new things in industry and be a better, more qualified employee.” The main events at the competition are endurance (meant to test efficiency) and sprint (meant to test speed). The endurance event consists of two heats, with the goal being to travel as far as possible in two hours. The sprint event is a 300-meter dash. Teams can boost their standing with points from qualifying events, a slalom event, a technical report, visual display, and workmanship. Cedarville’s team tied for first in endurance and third in sprint. They also placed first in qualifying events, technical report, and workmanship, as well as second in slalom and visual display. They also won the sportsmanship award. “Cedarville does well not only in our design, fabricating components, and the boat as a whole,” said Tyler, “but we also learn to communicate well in our reports and displays. The judges think very highly of our work. In the end, we won by six points, a close margin with last year’s winner, the University of New Orleans.” cedarville.edu/engineering “We worked on everything from propeller design and fabrication to testing electrical components and batteries.” The 2011 team included Jesse Bierer ’11, Jill Conway ’11, Joel Dewhurst ’14, Aaron Hensler ’11, Andy Koch ’12, Dan La Croix ’11, and Tyler Smidt ’11.