Who is a competition judge/volunteer?
An individual who signs up to help facilitate and act as a Judge for a competition from our pre-determined list. 

We do require individuals to be available from the start of the event in the morning to the end of your group's selected competition, so please keep a fairly open schedule Saturday, March 2, 2019.

If you are only available for a specific time frame, please contact Enrique Guzman at enrique.guzman@ucsb.edu for special time accommodations. 

All competitions are predetermined by MESA Statewide. Deviations from the rules are not allowed.

If you have any general or specific questions or concerns 
please email Enrique Guzman at enrique.guzman@ucsb.edu.
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Bridge Crushing
​Civil Structures (High School)
Students test their model balsawood bridge from their own plans that will carry a maximum load while using as little wood as possible, stressing neatness, craftsmanship, and creativity.
Stick Together Students test a model bridge that will carry a maximum load while using as few craft sticks as possible; stressing neatness, craftsmanship, and creativity. ​​
mesa machine
The MESA Machine: Ball Launch
 Students will design and construct a device that utilizes four to eight different sequential and dependent actions from four different energy/simply machine categories that will ultimately launch a vinyl kick ball to land the closest distance to a target in the greatest amount of time. 
MESA think tank
Students pitch a MESA Competition to staff/judges. We are looking for a team that has an innovative STEM Competition that can be piloted in the next MESA Day Competition.
Ultimate disc (pilot)
​Students test their lightweight and durable concrete disc.

Prosthetic Arm
Prosthetic Arm
 Students operate a simulated prosthetic arm of their own design that can grab, stack, and release
Robotics Challenges (PILOT)
Robo Ride (HS)
Students will design, build and program an autonomous vehicle that will travel a predetermined path to pick up and drop off a passenger at designated points.
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Robotics Sumo
Sumo is a test of engineering design, as well as programming and strategy. Two autonomous robots try to push each other out of a circular ring.
ESCAPe room (PILOT)
​Students will work in teams of two to three to solve challenging performance and/or problem-based real-world problems using general mathematics skills and techniques. Through collaboration, teams will solve a series of non-routine problems requiring creative deductive and reasoning skills to “unlock” the door to the MESA Escape Room
wright stuff & Wright Turn glider
Glider Competitions Students  launched a glider using by the officially supplied launcher, flies through the air attempts to land as close to the "X" as possible
National Engineering Design Challenge
​National Engineering Design Challenge - Arduino STEM Solutions Students will implement the Human-Centered Design approach to find a client in their community who has a need. The students will design a solution for this need using an Arduino.