a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-04-09 05:08 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"49";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:33:"The \"Real\" World of Engineering";s:9:"url_title";s:29:"the_real_world_of_engineering";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:33:"The \"Real\" World of Engineering";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:250:"Thirty-seven students and professors from Missouri University of Science & Technology, Saint Louis University and Washington University spent  Saturday April 4 at an all-day workshop to learn about real-world applications of engineering. (see photos)";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:30:"student, engineers, real world";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1444:"<p>Thirty-seven students and professors from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology, Saint Louis University and Washington University spent&nbsp; Saturday April 4 at an all-day workshop to learn about real-world applications of engineering. It was the second hands-on workshop sponsored by the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (AEG) and Geotechnology, Inc. at the firm&rsquo;s headquarters in Maryland Heights, Missouri.</p>
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<h4>Students from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology look at real-time data on a ground penetrating radar cart, which they rolled over the pavement to identify the location of a sewer line. On the right, Glen Adams, R.G., senior geophysicist and project manager, explains what they are viewing on the screen and what it means.</h4>
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<h4>Jason Gonzalez, driller&rsquo;s helper, and Brock Slinkard, senior driller, extract a soil sample using the split spoon method. Staff Engineer, Tom Coleman, E.I.T., explains the process to students from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology.</h4>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"49";}