The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will host hundreds of teams of elementary, middle and high school students from across the state and region for the 32nd annual Pumpkin Drop tomorrow (Oct. 25) from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The competition aims to teach engineering concepts by designing an enclosure with the ability to protect pumpkins from damage when dropped from the roof of a building.
Engineering student organization will provide hands-on activities for attendees, such as designing paper airplanes and exploring virtual reality machines.
The top prize of $100 will be awarded to the school that is able to land its intact pumpkin closest to the center of the target. Second place will be awarded $50 and third place will receive $25.
Proceeds from the annual event, which is sponsored by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and WVU’s student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, are donated to Ronald McDonald House Morgantown.