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Saturday lectures explain engineering in everyday terms

Saturday Engineering for Everyone is an open and free lecture series aimed at non-engineers of all backgrounds who are interested in learning about engineering.

Grace Gao, a professor of aerospace engineering and an affiliate of electrical and computer engineering, will speak on “Navigating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at a Low Altitude” from 10:15-11:15 a.m. April 23 in the Grainger Auditorium, just off the lobby of the ECE Building.

Refreshments will be served at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, 306 N. Wright St., Urbana.

This is last lecture in the series for the spring semester. Metered parking is available on Wright Street south of University Avenue and in the north parking structure off University Avenue, between Mathews and Goodwin avenues.

Email saturdayscience@illinois.edu for more information.

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