Mechanical Engineering Students Compete in ASME Student Design Contest

The District C ASME Student Professional Development Conference was held from April 16-18th in Milwaukee, WI and hosted by the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s ASME Chapter.  St. Thomas ME students participated in the annual Student Design Contest:  Mars Rocks.  The St. Thomas team (comprised of Thomas Bergner, Bryan Edlund, Benjamin Haselman, and Benedict Skemp) officially competed and was approximately 12th out of an initial field of 28 teams.  Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the conference (including William Johnson and James Pechasek)!

Robot Driver Thomas Bergner and the robot just before the start (with George Lucas of Medrad Interventional/Possis of Minneapolis, the head judge of the contest).  Also notice the “easy” rock between the robot and the 4 x 4.  A brief video shows the St. Thomas robot scoring points!

2008-9 ASME District C Participants from St. Thomas (left-right:  Thomas Bergner, Bryan Edlund, William Johnson, James Pechasek, Benjamin Haselman, and Benedict Skemp