Titan Team’s Roller Coaster Takes Silver

Mechanical engineering students designed a nearly 100-foot-high, adrenaline-inducing thrill ride that earned a silver medal in the University Physics Competition.

Spring 2020

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Mechanical engineering undergraduates Patrick Babb, James Barnett, and Mitchell Kitazumi designed a nearly 100-foot-high, adrenaline-inducing thrill ride that earned a silver medal in the University Physics Competition, sponsored by the American Physical Society and the American Astronomical Society. The international collegiate competition attracted more than 300 college teams, and the CSUF team ranked among the top 20 percent of competitors worldwide.

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