Who is Ben Schneider?
Ben is a current Freshman student at the University of Pittsburgh. He was born in California, but only lived there for three years as his father was part of the military. Besides California, he has lived in South Dakota, Louisiana, Germany, Virginia, and now Pennsylvania. Somehow, he managed to get the idea that double majoring with Engineering was a good idea. After some debating, he finally decided to go into Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Nuclear Engineering and also major in Mathematics. He fully understands that this will forever label him as a nerd and has come to accept this fact. It is a hard burden for intelligent people to bear, but someone has to do it.
If that were not bad enough, he also enjoys playing computer games as well as dabling in fan fiction writing. Ben is also a decent dancer and actor. He has taken dance for almost ten years of his life, though recently has not had too much practice due to school. Since reading through a list of the styles he knows would be long and boring, just ask him if you ever want to know. His two favorite types would have to be Tap and Swing.
So far, Ben has enjoyed his Freshman year. Though the classes take the majority of his time, they are all still managable and allow him to spend time with his friends every now and then.
Community Project
Team 11: Engineering Education With Lego Mindstorm
Team Members:- Benjamin Schneider
- Titus Jones
- David Oakley
- Jeffrey Parvin
This project deals with developing Lego Mindstorm robots for Carnegie Science Center "Engineer the Future" weekend with the goal of finding unique ways to educate elementary and middle school students about physics and engineering, and to engage and attract them to the field. They will also develop an educational video utilizing Lego Mindstorm designs. The video will be presented to a group of middle or high school students for their feedback.
Community Partner: Carnegie Science Center
Primary Contact: Dan Budny, 412-624-6474
Related Sites and Topics:
- Lego Mindstorms: This is the main lego website for the Mindstorm Collection. It has all the varying features and types of pieces.
- Engineering The Future: This websites talks about an upcoming event relating to the team's project.
- Robots: This is a link to the wikipedia page dealing with robots. It is a nice short read that may better inform people about robot history and details.
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