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2005 Michigan Y.E.S. Expo

The 2005 Youth Engineering and Science (YES!) Expo
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
19,000 middle- and high-school students attended, the LARGEST Engineering and Science Expo in Michigan

A special thanks to all who participated
on behalf of Oakland University


Drs. Kobus and Sangeorzan setting up shop before the Expo

The west side of the display

Jason Gorski, an undergraduate student researcher helps set up the posters and interactive tele-health demo

The north side of the OU display

Getting ready to make "gold" pennies with the kids, an exciting experience in science with a prize to take home

Elizabeth "Biz" Banachowski, President of OU's IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
mentors participants in silvering a culture tube

Dean Frick visits with Kristy from the OU-Admissions

James Quinlan demonstrating electro-magnetic waves and cellular phones

On the field...

NASA's space shuttle simulator

More on the Field...

And finally, the other side of the Field

Dr. Kobus practicing for the Big Game

Brooks Gross, a PhD student at OU works with the Girl Scouts
as an OU mentor for the "golden penny" interactive experiment

Christina Kaniarz, Elizabeth "Biz" Banachowski, and Dr. Hanna break for a smile

Oakland's SAE Formula Race Car on display on break while the students are watching the show

Michael DuChene, an engineering graduate student, helps "man the booth"
(you never see him in pictures because he's the one usually taking them :-)