MSU hosts largest Engineering Day in program history

MURRAY, Ky. – The Murray State University School of Engineering hosted approximately 600 students across 21 high schools for Engineering Day 2024, a series of science, technology, engineering and math-centered challenges designed to teach engineering and construction concepts under the direction of Murray State faculty and staff. 

The turnout was the largest Engineering Day in program history. 

Students competed in 15 events across campus. The University’s Engineering and Physics Building served as the main hub, hosting competitions ranging from engineering design, robotics, computer-aided design, carbon dioxide-powered car races and physics.                                                                                                           

Students also raced kayaks constructed from PVC pipe and plastic wrap in the Susan E. Bauernfeind Wellness Center swimming pool, showed off robots of their own creation and engineered survival shelters.

"E-Day is an opportunity for area high school students to be on campus, interact with faculty, staff and students, experience classrooms and labs, compete in events and feel what it's like to be a Racer in the School of Engineering," said Dr. Rudy Ottway, assistant director of the School of Engineering.  

Participating schools: 

• • • Apollo High School 

    • Benton Consolidated High School 

    • Butler County Area Technical Center

    • Caldwell Regional Career Center

    • Calloway County High School 

    • Dawson Springs Independent High School 

    • EW Grove School 

    • Fulton County High School 

    • Graves County High School 

    • Hancock County High School 

    • Henderson County High School 

    • Hopkins County Career and Technology Center 

    • Lyon County High School 

    • Marshall County High School 

    • McCracken County High School 

    • Muhlenberg County High School 

    • Owensboro Innovation Academy 

    • Paducah Tilghman High School 

    • Todd County High School

    • Trigg County High School 

    • Webster County Area Technical Center

To learn more about Murray State University’s School of Engineering, visit murraystate.edu/engineering. Visit https://bit.ly/3TlFc7T to view a video recap from the record-setting day.