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Home
returns to the homepage of EOH.

Area 51
is the entertainment and food tent.

Exhibits
are the 190+ student projects showcased at EOH.

Contests and Judging
has many design contest for students and the public.

Jerry Sanders Design Contest
is the college level robotics challenge by AMD.

High School Design Contest
on building Rube Goldburg Machines.

Middle School Design Contest
on building model roller coasters by Raytheon.

Illini Challenge
is the public model building contest.

Corporate
Sponsorship Information

For Students
Student Events and Volunteering

For Schools
Field Trip Information

For Visitors
Event Planning, Parking, and Maps

Alumni
Sign up for the Corporate Alumni Dinner

Contact Us
Meet the Central Committee of EOH

Welcome to Engineering Open House 2009...

Engineering Open House is a two day event held at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to showcase the latest in science and technology from the university's professors, students, and sponsoring corporations. EOH annually attracts over 20,000 visitors to learn, experiment, and play with science. EOH is a great educational experience for all ages and many schools use EOH as a fieldtrip to show their students how science is important in everything around them. Engineering Open House has over 200 exhibits ranging from Concrete Crushing (a process to test the strength of construction material in an shattering way...), Liquid Nitrogen Table (take everyday objects and place them in -350F liquid nitrogen and see what happens to them), and many more.

2008 Design Contest Winners

High School Design Contest (HSDC) was to build a Rube Goldburg Machine that uses a single starting point to start a 20 or more step process to assemble a full hamburger with bun, meat, and codiments without any further human intervention.

1st Place - Pekin High School with "Bun Top Diner"
2nd Place - Cornerstone Discovery Group with "Generic Scottish Diner"
3rd Place - Stark County High School with "Picnic in the Park"

E x h i b i t   S p o t l i g h t : a preview of some of the exhibits to see at EOH 2008!

Air cannons for use in Agriculture and Forestry
by Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Air cannons are used for various purposes in agriculture such as a "puncher-planter", and for general safety testing. The air cannon contains a unique piston mechanism that enables reproducible acceleration of a test object. The working of the air cannon will be explained along with a demonstration. Traffic Control and Safety Devices
by Institute of Transportation Engineers
Incandescent bulbs and LED traffic lights will be on display for comparison, Device to measure perception reaction time, and also a five question testing on knowledge of traffic signs for pedestrians. We intend to have presents for those answering all the questions. We are still working on it. Details later.
The Ultimate Guitar Hero
by ADSL

Sound Synthesis for Experimental Music
by ADSL

3D remote reality
by Coordinated Science Laboratory

Walking Robots & Mobile Robot Networks
by Coordinated Science Laboratory

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Getting to Engineering Open House

Would you like directions from your home or school to get to Engineering Open House? No problem, we would would be more than happy to direct you straight to the FREE Parking lot at the University of Illinois where you can take our FREE shuttle service to EOH. Click here to get your map.