NATIONAL ENGINEER'S WEEK

Dates/Times
9 am Fri 2/16/2007 to 5 pm Sat 2/17/2007

Location
Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Science Center

Description
National Engineers Week seeks to increase public awareness and appreciation of the engineering profession and technology by emphasizing engineers' positive contributions to society. This annual 2-day event highlights Pittsburgh’s engineering community with booths and exhibits from numerous industry, government and consulting groups. OSM's emphasis this year will be on formation of Acid Mine Drainage, its impact on the local environment and treatment. It will include demonstrations and hands-on experiments of pH, acid formation from coal, and impacts on the aquatic environment. The program encourages young people to consider science and engineering in their future career planning. Staff from AR will run our booth, assist with the experiments and disseminate information about the environmental impacts of coal mining and OSM’s role in protecting the environment and public.

Target Audience
Youth groups including Girl Scouts, school groups between the ages of 8 and 14, families and general public. About 400 children and adults are expected to join in the experiments and learn more about coal mining.

Contact
Lois Uranowski, Chief, Ecological Services and Technology Transfer Branch, Technical Support Division, Appalachian Region, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: (412) 937-2805.

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Followup
On February 16-17, 2007 the OSM Appalachian Region (AR) participated in the annual 2-day event highlighting Pittsburgh’s engineering community with booths and exhibits from numerous industry, government and engineering consulting groups. Our emphasis this year will be on formation of Acid Mine Drainage, its impact on the local environment and treatment. It will include demonstrations and hands-on experiments of pH, acid formation from coal, and impacts on the aquatic environment.  The program encourages young people to consider science and engineering in their future career planning.  Technical personnel from AR will staff the OSM booth, assist with the experiments and disseminate information about the environmental impacts of coal mining and OSM’s role in protecting the environment and public.  The intended audience is youth groups including Girl Scouts, school groups between the ages of 8 and 14, families and general public. About 400 children and adults are expected to join in the experiments and learn more about coal mining.