COLUMBUS, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College Columbus students Luke Lanam and Tyler Seaver recently won a national competition organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), earning the top score out of 60 teams representing colleges from coast to coast. Assistant Professor Ron Walling coordinated the participation by Ivy Tech Columbus.
The ASME Community College Engineering Pathways Fall Impromptu 2024 Challenge tests the skills and knowledge of engineering students through a practical design challenge. Teams design, build, and demonstrate a device to complete a task, all using common craft supplies. In the challenge, students demonstrate innovation and practical application of classroom concepts in a real-world scenario.
ASME launched the challenge in October, and winners were announced in mid-November. The Ivy Tech team of Lanam and Seaver won the competition with a score of 210, significantly surpassing the average score of 150. Both students are studying in the Ivy Tech Columbus Mechanical Engineering Technology program. Lanam and Seaver are both from Seymour.
Ivy Tech Columbus offers Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs, including a path to a four-year Purdue University degree called Green2Gold.
For more information about Ivy Tech’s engineering programs, contact Robbie King at jking228@ivytech.edu or 812-900-4659.
