Welcome to SWE at UB

Meetings

You can view pdfs of the meeting minutes for:

February 6, 2012
January 23, 2012
September 26, 2011

Engineering Projects

Attention SWE members and other interested students:

The Society of Women Engineers will discuss shadow day, battle bots, and other projects planned for this year at the general meetings.

We are making a special effort to include freshmen in all our projects and events so we will teach you everything you need to know! We can't stress this enough: even if you are a freshman, you will be able to participate in everything we doing.

Jaclyn, Julia, Taylor, Jamie, and Lauren
SWE Officers

Shadow Day

In November, we hold a Shadow Day for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in engineering, which will give them the opportunity to sit in on some of our classes with us, see our dorms, and interact with some of the current engineering students at UB.

Battlebots

Our remote-control robot project will give SWE members an opportunity to learn how a battlebot is designed and built. In the spring semester, engineering clubs will compete in a battlebots tournament, in which remote control robots use saws, spikes, and other weapons to rip each other apart.

During the meeting we will give a SIMPLE overview of the electronics that make a battlebot work. Our goal is to demystify the electronics so SWE members of all experience levels can get involved. Later in the semester, we will design and build a basic remote control robot without any weapons. SWE members are encouraged to brainstorm ideas for the robot's purpose.