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The engineering team task for the "Nerd Girls" will be to
build a solar car. Tufts University has female engineers who have danced
in the Nutcracker ballet, sang at the Apollo Theater, are award-winning
pianists, and nationally ranked athletes. The mission of this program
is to show a wide audience of young women and young men how successful
these students are as they work together to design and construct an
engineering system. The project will showcase the young women's talents,
diverse backgrounds and engineering skills. The team will build an energy
efficient automobile and will drive it down the East coast, visiting
local communities along the way and sharing their experiences with K-12
educators and students. As well, they will interact with professional
women engineers who will consult on the project. r, trave