OU/WERC by the Numbers
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Below are some facts and figures quantifying Ohio University's participation in the WERC design contest since 1999.

 

Part-way Through 2010

Number of years participated   11 (19992006, 20082010)
     
Number of students participated   126
males   83
females   44
chemical engineers   93
civil engineers   27
electrical engineers   2 (one graduate student)
mechanical engineers   3
biologists   1
participated two years   19
participated three or more years   1
     
Number of different faculty participating   4 (two CE, two ChE)
     
Total number of different tasks entered   27
most tasks entered in one year   4 (2000)
fewest tasks entered in one year   1 (2006, 2010)
Total prize money won by Ohio University   $11,500
     
Total number of different cities flown to   3 (wherever the airfare is cheapest!)
    El Paso (1999, 2000)
    Albuquerque (2001, 2002, 2006, 2010)
    Phoenix (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
     
Total number of vehicles rented   20 (see the collection!)
sedans (Ford Taurus, Pontiac something-or-other)   3
minivans (Ford Windstar)   3
full-size vans (Chevrolet, Ford. Dodge)   8 (1 reserved for 2010)
mid-size SUVs (Jeep Grand Cherokee)   2
full-size SUVs (Chevrolet Suburban)   4
     
Number of different hotels stayed in   21
    Las Cruces – 6
    Phoenix – 2
    Flagstaff – 2
    Albuquerque – 3
    Carlsbad, New Mexico – 1
    Winslow, Arizona – 1
    Show Low, Arizona – 1
    Grand Canyon – 2 (in 2009 we were IN the park)
    Benson, Arizona - 1
    Williams, Arizona - 1 (planned for 2010)
    Tucson, Arizona - 1 (planned for 2010)
     
Number of different hotels that had a swimming pool   7
Number of different hotels that had a free breakfast   14
Number of different hotels that asked us to never return   1 (but we quietly returned here in 2008 and will do so again in 2010)
     
Total number of different golf courses played on   5
Total number of rounds played   15
     
Total number of different brewpubs visited   22
    Las Cruces - 2
    El Paso - 3
    Artesia - 1
    Albuquerque - 4
    Santa Fe - 1
    Socorro - 1 (in two locations)
    Flagstaff - 3
    Phoenix - 2
    Sedona - 1
    Tucson - 3
    Springerville, Arizona - 1
Number of brewpubs visited that are no longer brewpubs   2
     
Total number of different primary extracurricular activities   3
    Carlsbad Caverns (2000, 2002)
    Sandia Peak/Santa Fe (2001)
    Grand Canyon (20032006, 2008, 2009; planned for 2010)
     
Total number of different other extracurricular activities   6
    White Sands National Monument (20002006, 2008, 2009)
    Visit to Mexico (Agua Prieta in 2003, Ciudad Juarez in 2004)
    Tombstone, Arizona (2003, 2009)
    Very Large Array, New Mexico (2004, 2008)
    Sedona, Arizona (2004, 2008)
    Carlsbad Caverns (2006)
    Standin' on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona (2006, 2009)
    Petrified Forest National Park (2009)
     
Number of different ghost towns visited   12 (all in New Mexico)
    Chance City (2002)
    Gage (2002) - nothing there now
    Golden (2001)
    Hillsboro (2000)
    Kingston (2000)
    Lake Valley (2000)
    Madrid (2001)
    Mogollon (2003)
    Organ (2002)
    Pinos Altos (2000)
    Steins (2009)
    White Oaks (2000)
     
Total photos taken on trip   1999 - 8 (all film)
total taken on all trips:  7,297   2000 - 149 (all film)
    2001 - 728 (mix of film and digital)
    2002 - 59 (mix of film and digital)
    2003 - 586 (all digital beginning this year)
    2004 - 1,284
    2005 - 1,394
    2006 - 1,228
    2008 - 946
    2009 - 915
    2010 - ?

 

This page last updated November 19, 2009.