SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — From rovers to race cars, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering has it all. SDSU faculty and students are showcasing their accomplishments and sharing what the school has to offer.
“We wanted to bring it to Sioux Falls so the kids can see the kind of work projects we do anywhere from the steel bridge, concrete canoe to some of the vehicles to even the lunar rovers and everything in there,” said Sanjeev Kumar, Dean of the College of Engineering.
Today, students from Whittier Middle School had the chance to see what the College of Engineering is all about.
“So far what I see now is that SDSU has like a lot of programs that you could join and a lot of things that you could, you know, go around, do a lot of activities,” said middle school student Tina Magar.
“The coolest thing I saw was the cars. I really like them, and I got to sit in one of them,” said , Whittier student Sneha Chhetri.
The College of Engineering is made up of six different departments. One of those departments boasts a huge accomplishment- their rover made it to the finals for a worldwide competition.
“So the whole point of the competition was to excavate a crater on the South Pole of the moon, and then haul the material that we excavated to the top of the crater where it can be processed and the ice crystals can be removed from the material,” said Todd Letcher, engineering professor.
The team was made up of SDSU students, some of whom worked on the project for three years. Master’s student Allea Klauenberg has been a part of the team since 2021.
“NASA had narrowed it down to the top six in the competition, mostly of which were companies, big aerospace companies. And it was really interesting and really cool to compete against those type of people,” said Klauenberg.
Tomorrow, the public is invited to come see the rover and other engineering projects.
“See what our students have done, what the kids can do, and if not else, enjoy a free scoop of ice cream,” said Kumar.
The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m in front of the Washington Pavilion.
