Mechanical Engineering Clinches 2015 Alumni Cup Title

The anticipation and rivalry surrounding the 2015 Clark School Alumni Cup culminated in a win for the Department of Mechanical Engineering on Friday afternoon as students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered to support their teams in the Kim Engineering Building Rotunda.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering team captured 2nd place, while the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering team took 3rd.

The Alumni Cup is an annual engineering design competition that was started in 2012 by the Engineering Alumni Network, formerly known as the University of Maryland Alumni Association’s Engineering Chapter. The event takes place each year during National Engineers Week, which raises awareness and support for the roles engineers play in creating, designing, and building the world around us.

A week before the competition, the eight teams of student from each of the engineering disciplines began designing and building machines that could move a lightbulb at least two feet, insert it into a socket, and keep the bulb lit for 10 consecutive seconds. Each team had to use only materials purchased with a small stipend. On the day of the event, they demonstrated the effectiveness of their creations, which were judged by members of the Clark School administration and the Alumni Association.

This year’s win by the mechanical engineering team breaks the two-year winning streak of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Department of Mechanical Engineering will have its name inscribed on the Alumni Cup trophy, which will be on display in the west lobby of Glenn L. Martin Hall.

The members of the winning team include: