Sheffield Farewell Dinner

On Saturday evening, June 28, the Engineering in London (and Sheffield) students wrapped up the 4-week program with a scrumptious three-course dinner at Grappa Ristorante & Bar on West Street in Sheffield.  Special thanks to our corporate and alumni sponsors of the EIL 2025 program: Tickle College of Engineering,  Cisco, MilleniTek, Rebecca Collins, Denise Gosnell, Jackson Moore, McKenzie Brogan, and the Larry and Yosiko Shell Global Initiative. Special appreciation goes to Jo Mackenzie, Laura Wilson, and Andrew Garrard at the University of Sheffield for their hard work in arranging the week at the Diamond for the EIL program.

 

 

Coursework Completion at the Diamond

On Friday, June 27, the Engineering in London students completed their last quiz for both ECE 301 and ME 331. Students receive six credit hours toward their engineering major along with a lifetime of memories of visiting the historical venues of engineering from London's Victorian era and the soldering of their circuit board and determining the efficiency of a piston under gas temperature changes at the Diamond in Sheffield.

Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Dynamics Laboratory (Day 2)

On Thursday, June 26, the EIL students worked on two laboratory assignments from 1pm to 3:30pm (with a 30-minute break) in the Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Dynamics Laboratory in the Diamond.  The two learning outcomes of the first laboratory assignment that focused on heat engines were to i) visualize the conversion of heat to mechanical work using a simple apparatus, and to ii) calculate the efficiency for a heat engine.  The two major learning outcomes of the second laboratory assignment that focused on heat exchange were to determine i) the entropy production for both hot and cold streams, and ii) the total rate of entropy production for the Hilton heat exchanger apparatus.  Both of the lab assignments were designed by Dr. Robert Woolley, Multidisciplinary Education, University of Sheffield. 

Before the afternoon labs, Dr. Robert Woolley and Prof. Stephen Beck helped answer students' questions regarding review problems that Prof. Dickerson assigned.

Extracurricular Activities in Sheffield, Bakewell, and Derbyshire

On Wednesday, June 25, the EIL students took a break from laboratory work to experience some of the local culture of Sheffield and the surrounding region.  Students with faculty and staff from the Diamond (Jo Mackenzie, Laura Wilson, Matt Jacobs, Prof. Guy Brown, and Prof. Andrew Garrard) broke into three groups for a trip to one of three destinations: Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, Monsal (Bike) Trail in Bakewell, and the Lyceum Theatre (performance of Kinky Boots).  Prof. Berry joined the Monsal Trail group.

Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles west of Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the Cavendish family since 1549.  

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield is a brand-new production with an all star cast. This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony and Grammy winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman).

The Monsal trail is 8.5 miles long, stretching at its furthest points between Blackwell Mill in Chee Dale and Coombs Road in Bakewell, with lots of access points connecting to additional footpaths and bridleways.  It is used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders and passes through limestone dales and viaducts. The route follows the former Manchester to London Midland Railway line, closed in the late1960s.