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THEA is excited to announce the 2023 USF-E Bridge Building Competition taking place at the University of South Florida College of Engineering EXPO! This competition supports THEA’s engagement with the Selmon STEM Scholarship (S3) Program, a program designed in honor of the late Lee Roy Selmon. THEA created the S3 program to honor Mr. Selmon’s […]

It’s almost time for our favorite event of the year, the USF-Selmon Balsa Bridge Design Competition. An annual event, the competition is hosted by USF’s College of Engineering and sponsored by THEA at USF’s Engineering Expo. The competition is open to all High School and Middle School students in the Tampa Bay area. The competition […]

Congratulations to the thirty-nine teams that qualified for the 2016 Balsa Wood Bridge-Building Competition. With the theme Design It, Build It, Break It, we had a great time seeing the creations from start to breaking point. Our first place Middle School team, Terrace Community Middle, designed and built a bridge that withstood 217 pounds of […]