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Ashley Charnitski, 16, of Dushore adjusts the solar panels on her solar-powered racing car. Charnitski was one of about 66 young women in the Make the Machine summer camp held at University Park recently. A number of educational summer camps are held on campus over the summer.
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Caitlin Kiernan of Allentown makes sure the axel is glued down. The students spent a week studying engineering principles. The week culminated in solar car race.
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Contestants gather in front of the starting line.
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Kimla Bonita traveled all the way from Baltimore to take part in the camp.
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Gillian Henker of Glenshaw and Kimla Baugh of Baltimore line up their cars. "Ladies, start your engines," instructor Cheryl Knoblock intones.
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The campers cheer as the the cars leave the starting line. The camp helped provide the girls with creativity, team building and communication skills.
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Lyndsey Hylbert, camp mentor, stops the cars at the end of the track.
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Meanwhile, back in the workroom, the clutter and parts on the tables indicate the creative process for putting together the solar cars. For more on the camp, part of the Women in Engineering program, go to www.engr.psu.edu/wep/MTM/mtm.htm
