Four engineering clinics were included in the workshop. These clinics represented the four engineering disciplines at Rowan University namely Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Mechanical and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr. R.A. Dusseau, Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering conducted a Bridge module for the participants. This included having participants construct different types of bridges using Jenga blocks and a Computer software the Bridge Builder to design a truss bridge. Participants were presented with an individual Jenga block set for instructional purposes in their classrooms.

Dr. J. Newell, Professor of Chemical Engineering offered a “Hands on the Human Body” clinic module. When most people think of engineering, the human body usually is not the first thing that comes to mind, but the systems of the body can be used to demonstrate engineering principles from all of the major disciplines. Dr. Newell demonstrated via simple experiments using the human muscles the concepts of levers and force balances which are very common in Physics. He also used blood pressure monitors and the human heart to demonstrate concepts of hydrostatic pressure in a fluid flow system.

Dr. Linda Head, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering offered a circuits module that  involved the construction of a circuit that not only generates a square wave (a train of logic zero and one pulses), but also turned the pulses into a four digit binary number that increments with each pulse. Then, the four digit binary number was “decoded” to light up the corresponding decimal on the seven-segment display.

Dr. John Chen, Chair Mechanical Engineering involved participants in discovering what makes a device or machine a ‘robot’. Participants built a few robotic vehicles (‘cars’) and programmed them to complete specific tasks. Fundamental skills and concepts in mechanical engineering, such as computer programming, gearing, structural stability, and sensors was discussed. The session culminated in a mini-competition in which teams of participants built a robot and competed in head-to-head competitions to achieve a given goal.