ENGI 120 is a new engineering design class for freshmen students. They will solve problems from Shriner’s hospital and the Rice University campus with assistance from Dr. Saterbak, Dr. Embree, Dr. Griffin, and the Apprentice Leaders. The Apprentice Leaders are upperclassmen students who will act as mentors for the design projects. The campus projects include designing an automatic irrigation system for the OEDK green roof and modifying a surrey for FE&P to use as an alternative to golf carts. The Shriner’s projects include designing a forearm rotation measurement device and modifying a wheelchair so that a patient may use the wheelchair with his existing range of motion and strength. This blog will document the progress of the projects from the perspective of the Apprentice Leaders as well as the freshmen students. It will include written descriptions of classroom activities as well as pictures of the students throughout the design process. The Apprentice Leaders and the freshmen students will write about why they joined this class and what they hope to gain. They will also write about what excites them this semester as well as challenges that they face.

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