Engineering Fair
The Oklahoma Engineering Fair will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The Oklahoma Engineering Fair, organized and directed by the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation is held every February during Engineers Week. It brings together students, teachers, professors, and the business community to give students an introduction to engineering and related principles. The 2025 fair will be held on Wednesday, April 23, at Science Museum Oklahoma. Student participants are given the opportunity to showcase their creativity in engineering construction and design through various categories of competition including a bridge competition; rubber band powered vehicle competition; drone competition; tower competition; electric motor competition; software engineering challenge; ping pong launcher competition and wacky wonders competition.
This year we’re offering nine competitions!
NEW! 2025 Louisa Douglas McCune Animals and Engineering Essay Contest
How can engineering improve the lives of animals in Oklahoma? Choose one animal and make your case. Essays must be a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1,000 words.
This contest is named for the late Louisa Douglas McCune (1970-2024) who devoted much of her career to improving the welfare of animals in Oklahoma. To learn more about McCune and her work on behalf of the Kirkpatrick Foundation Safe & Humane project, visit https://oklahomaanimals.org/.
2025 Software Engineering Extravaganza
2025 Software Engineering Challenge
The American Fidelity Software Engineering Challenge sponsored by American Fidelity Corporation was a huge hit last year. They’re back this year with Coding Movie Magic! Check out the rules for this event and make plans now to attend the 44th Annual Oklahoma Engineering Fair. AF is providing a $50 materials allowance for this project! The coordinator is Jack Richlie.
PLEASE NOTE: Each school MUST complete a Fair Registration/Competition Entry Form and return it to the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation Office (OEF) office by January 19, 2025. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools (entries from unregistered schools will NOT be eligible for prizes).
2025 Bridge Building Contest
2025 Bridge Building Contest Rules
The Oklahoma Structural Engineers Association is the sponsor of the Bridge Building Contest. Isabella Horton is the coordinator.
2025 Ping Pong Launcher
2025 PING PONG LAUNCHER CONTEST RULES
The Ping Pong Launcher Contest is sponsored by the Society of Manfuacturing Engineers, Oklahoma Chapter. The coordinator is Nicholas Bidelspach with Ditch Witch.
2025 Eiffel Tower Competition
(!!UPDATED 11.6.25!!)2025 EIFFEL TOWER RULES and REGISTRATION FORM
The coordinator of the Eiffel Tower Competition is the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation. Please contact Jennifer with questions, jennifer@oef.org.
2025 Electrical Motor Contest
2025 Electric Motor Contest Rules
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oklahoma Section, is the sponsor of the Electric Motor Contest. The coordinators are Dan Morehead and Robert Scolli.
2025 Wacky Wonder Works Competition
2025 Wacky Wonder Works Contest Rules
The Central/Southwest Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers is the sponsor and host of the Wacky Wonder Works Competition. John Doddy, Division Manager with the FAA, is the coordinator.
2025 Rubber Band Powered Vehicle Contest
2025 RUBBER-BAND POWERED VEHICLE CONTEST RULES
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Central Oklahoma Section, is the sponsor of the Bruce Stout Rubber Band Powered Vehicle Contest. The coordinator is Edwin Reynolds.
2025 Drone Zone Competition
The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, is the sponsor of the Drone Zone Competition.
Register Today! Deadline: April 2, 2025
Deadline to register for Coding Magic is March 15.
The 44th Annual Oklahoma Engineering Fair is April 23, 2025, at Science Museum Oklahoma. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation.
Give to OEF
Thank you so much for your interest in giving to the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation. It’s because of people like you that we are able to continue the work of the Oklahoma Engineering Fair. There are several ways to give, so click the buttton below to find out what area of giving is right for you.
Prizes and Awards
The first-place classroom/teacher in each category win $300 and a plaque; second place, $200; and third place, $100. The first-place student winners in each category will receive a medal and $30 Amazon gift card; second place, a medal and $20 Amazon gift card; and third place, a medal and $10 Amazon gift card.
We can’t wait to see you!
February 19, 2025
The 44th Annual Oklahoma Engineering Fair will be held at Science Museum of Oklahoma on Wednesday, February 19, 2025! Competitions kick off at 9 a.m.. Most events will be completed by 2 p.m.
Rules
The latest rules will be published on or before October 31, 2024. The old rules will remain available online, but please note, there are always rules changes, so plan to check back in the fall.
See 2024 rules above for reference.
Media Release
Participation in the Oklahoma Engineering Fair implies consent to use contest photographs in local, regional, and national publicity. If you need an exception to this rule for a student, please inform us by email prior to the contest at jennifer@oef.org.
Thank you!
Pandemic Impact
Alex Marks, Engineering Fair Co-Chair
Many thanks to Alex Marks, Whites Energy Service, for serving as the Co-Chair of the Oklahoma Engineering Fair. Alex is a member of the OEF Board of Trustees and serves as secretary. As such, he is a member of OEF’s executive committee.
