After their qualification last year in Beirut, ASME members participated in the final competition in Houston, Texas (USA) for the best operating robot.
PMU students got the sixth place among top 16 universities from the middle east, north and south America, Europe, Pakistan and India. PMU got the best score among 3 other Arab universities qualified for the finals (Rafic Hariri Lebanese University and British University in Egypt).
1st: Mc Neese State University
2nd: College of New Jersey
3rd: Universidad Nationalde Ingeneria, Lima, Peru
4th: Ozyegin University, Turkey
5th: Texas Tech University
7th: Instituto Technologia de Laguna
8th: North Carolina State University (Team A)
9th: AGH University of Science & Technology, Poland
10th: Yeditepe University, Turkey
11th: University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
12th: North Carolina State University (Team B)
13th: University of North Dakota
14th: Rafic Hariri University
15th: Loyola Marymount University
16th: British University in Egypt
PMU students attended some presentations principally in the area of Mechanical Engineering,mainly on energy and ABET accreditation, organized in the same conference.
They also visited NASA space center, which included a tour about all areas of preparation, training and operation.
In conclusion, it was a successful trip for all participants: in addition to the good achievement they did, PMU students got the opportunity to meet and interact with other students from different countries and exchanged with them cultural and academic concerns; the Faculty got the opportunity to attend professional presentations in the Mechanical Engineering area and Campus Life staff gained more experience in organizing and managing such international events.
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