Schedule
The main event of WaikatoEDS is the R&D project expo of our final year students in the Whare, Dance Studio and Foyer of the Academy. Along side the expo, we will have the several competitions running throughout each of the two days!
R&D Expo
Time: 9am-5pm Wednesday, 26 October & 9am-8pm Thursday, 27 October
Locations: Whare, Dance Studio and Academy Foyer
The R&D expo features displays and demonstrations of our final year BE(Hons) student projects. Students work on a large variety of projects, from autonomous harvesting to new industrial plant design and concrete technology. Projects aim to complex solve problems that matter to people and the planet. Many projects are supported by local engineering businesses and involve a real industrial issue that the company faces.
Events
Sessions | Day 1: Wednesday | Day 2: Thursday |
Morning, | Playhouse: Welcome (9:00-9:30am) Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) from 9:30am | Playhouse: WaReAr (WAste REduction ARmy) Mini Robots (ENGEE281 & ENGMT280) Foyer Stage: Shaving Cream Pitches (ENGCB280) |
Mid-morning, | Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) & Bridge Design Challenge (ENGCV280) | Playhouse: Automated Apple Harvester (ENGME380) Upstairs Lounge: 12-metre Woodsman Sculpture Posters (ENGCV380) |
Lunch, | Lake-side: Lunch for students by YES | Lake-side: Lunch for students by YES |
Afternoon, | Upstairs Lounge: Walnut Cracker (ENGME280) Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) | Upstairs Lounge: 12-metre Woodsman Sculpture Posters (ENGCV380) |
Late afternoon, | Lake-side: First Year Student Awards - Boat Competition | Concert Chamber: Students Awards (3:30-4:30pm) |
Evening, | Industry Night Foyer area: Networking (5:30-6:00pm) Concert Chamber: Formal Programme (from 6:00pm) The R&D expo will remain open till about 8:00pm |
Day 1: Wednesday
Morning, | Playhouse: Welcome (9:00-9:30am) Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) from 9:30am |
Mid-morning, | Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) & Bridge Design Challenge (ENGCV280) |
Lunch, | Lake-side: Lunch for students by YES |
Afternoon, | Upstairs Lounge: Walnut Cracker (ENGME280) Lake-side: Waste Collection RC Boat (ENGEN180) |
Late afternoon, | Playhouse: First Year Student Awards - Boat Competition (~3:30-4:00pm) |
Day 2: Thursday
Morning, | Playhouse: WaReAr (WAste REduction ARmy) Mini Robots (ENGEE281 & ENGMT280) |
Mid-morning, | Playhouse: Automated Apple Harvester (ENGME380) Upstairs Lounge: 12-metre Woodsman Sculpture Posters (ENGCV380) |
Lunch, | Lake-side: Lunch for students by YES |
Afternoon, | Upstairs Lounge: 12-metre Woodsman Sculpture Posters (ENGCV380) |
Late afternoon, | Playhouse: Students Awards (3:30-4:30pm) |
Evening, | Industry Night Foyer area: Networking (5:30-6:00pm) Concert Chamber: Formal Programme (from 6:00pm) The R&D expo will remain open till about 8:00pm |