IB Conference Tour Stop- O.H. Hinsdale Wave Lab
As part of the buildup towards the start of the IB World Student Conference in Corvallis, OR, USA, we’d like to highlight some parts of the conference attendees’ scheduled tour of the host campus, Oregon State University (OSU).
The OSU College of Engineering is home to the largest and most advanced tsunami wave research facility in the world. The longest “channel” wave tank in North America is also located at the facility, the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory.
The O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory together with the Coastal and Ocean Engineering Program at Oregon State University is a leading center for research and education in coastal engineering and nearshore science.
If you time it right, you might be able to see experiments being conducted on the various webcams set around the facility. And once in awhile, you might see somebody surfing the channel tank wave.
IB World Student Conference- August 9-13, 2010, Oregon State University
Five days of enriching activities aim to foster cultural awareness and communication, celebrate global citizenship and empower youth to make decisions for a just and sustainable world.
