Lynchburg's Vector Space hosts engineering mentoring program
On Tuesday, the Lynchburg nonprofit makerspace Vector Space hosted a group of 40 high school students from around the region who were mentored by engineers from nuclear services firms BWX Technologies and Framatome. The students and mentors were separated into two teams for a collaborative building project. They worked together using woodworking skills as well as power tools to create the final product, a stage. — Paige Dingler
Evan Martin, right, nails wood together with Gabe Nitti, left, and Peyton Jackson during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Caleb Maxham measures a piece of wood during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Students and mentors work on projects during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Students and mentors work on projects during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Tori Yancey cuts wood during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Students and mentors work on projects during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Zechariah Hammett, left, and Noah Wood measure to cut during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Chris Stone lifts a pile of wood during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.
Students and mentors work on projects during the Engineering Mentor Program at Vector Space on Tuesday.