When mechanical engineering junior Olivia Skaug was assigned to build a device used to transfer heat between fluids in her Heat Transfer Lab course, she felt more than ready. After all, she had access to a plethora of manufacturing tools, materials, and state-of-the-art testing equipment on the Homewood campus.
But cut to April and the spread of the novel what to do with a computer science degree, and Skaug and her classmates must finish the semester remotely. Instead of using the professional tools and equipment in labs back on campus, she's constructing her device in the kitchen of her family home in Bear, Delaware, using household items like scissors, aluminum loaf pans, and duct tape.
"I've had to get inventive when finding tools and equipment to manufacture my heat exchanger, but it was a fun challenge to tackle," Skaug says. "Engineers have to deal with limitations and evolving specifications all the time. If anything, this is good practice for me to use creativity when faced with an engineering challenge."
But cut to April and the spread of the novel what to do with a computer science degree, and Skaug and her classmates must finish the semester remotely. Instead of using the professional tools and equipment in labs back on campus, she's constructing her device in the kitchen of her family home in Bear, Delaware, using household items like scissors, aluminum loaf pans, and duct tape.
"I've had to get inventive when finding tools and equipment to manufacture my heat exchanger, but it was a fun challenge to tackle," Skaug says. "Engineers have to deal with limitations and evolving specifications all the time. If anything, this is good practice for me to use creativity when faced with an engineering challenge."
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