Engineering Open House (EOH) and the University of Illinois welcomed visitors, field trips, community members, students and faculty to the 101st in-person EOH on 31 March – 01 April, 2023. This two-day event was completely student-run, drew over 35,000 attendees, involved over 250+ students and had over 200 student run exhibits ranging from drone demonstrations to prosthetic hands and a wind tunnel demo. EOH provides an outlet for everyone to explore engineering and STEM related fields.
Two enthusiastic EOH visitors explore how the Intermodal Game works.
An attendee concentrates while driving the train simulator located in the Crane Bay at Newmark Civil Engineering Lab.
A RailTEC student shares his knowledge with interested EOH attendees.
RailTEC hosted Hanson Professional Services Inc. and a group of students from Springfield, IL on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
The model train exhibit featuring train switching and sorting was a favorite of all visitors.
Arthur Bilheri, an Illinois graduate student, demonstrates to a young EOH visitor how a rail track signaling system works.