STEM Education Mission
The Oklahoma Engineering Foundation was the first Oklahoma STEM education nonprofit. Established in 1976, we are engineers, educators and industry and community partners. Our mission is to further STEM education in Oklahoma and increase the number of engineering professionals living and working in the state.
ENGINEERING FAIR
The OEF Oklahoma Engineering Fair is held every spring during Engineers Week and brings together students, teachers, professors, and the business community to give students an introduction to engineering and related principles.
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MATHCOUNTS
Since 1983, the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation has hosted the Oklahoma MATHCOUNTS program. Pooling resources from engineering and STEM-minded industries, OEF has engaged thousands of students in this upper-level middle school math competition.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Oklahoma Engineering Foundation
awards up to four $2,000 collegiate scholarships for students pursuing a degree in an accredited engineering curriculum in Oklahoma.
Vision
Engage, encourage and empower middle school, high school and college students in Oklahoma to succeed in engineering careers.
Oklahoma
OEF is grateful to have exceptional and STEM professionals leading Oklahoma’s five MATHCOUNTS chapters across the state. Co-coordinators are Diana Bittle, Chief Information Officer, American Fidelity, Oklahoma City, and Gaylon Pinc, P.E., Project Management Group, LLC, Tulsa. Coaches are Dr. Harold Brooks, Senior Scientist, Forecast Research and Development Division, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma, and Melissa Hunt, Math Teacher, Norman Public Schools.
OEF College Scholarship
The Oklahoma Engineering Foundation has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarship monies to Oklahoma students since 1975. Up to four $2,000 collegiate scholarships are awarded annually to students in an accredited engineering curriculum at one of six Oklahoma universities.
Give to OEF
Donate Online
Support Oklahoma STEM Education with your charitable contribution. Your gift will make a lasting impact. With a contribution to OEF, you are supporting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting innovation and creativity. Give now.
Mail Donations
Make a check payable to “Oklahoma Engineering Foundation” and mail your check to:
Oklahoma Engineering Foundation
220 NE 28th Street, Suite 125
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Donate via PayPal
It’s easy to donate via PayPal. Just click here to make a 100 percent tax deductible donation. Your gift will inspire generations, address the rural divide and provide equitable STEM education opportunities for children across Oklahoma. Thank you!
Volunteer for OEF
OEF seeks volunteers to assist with the Oklahoma Engineering Fair and the Oklahoma MATHCOUNTS.
Give to Our Endowment
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation manages OEF’s endowed Oklahoma Engineering Scholarship.
Giving Tuesday, 11/28
Help ensure the work of the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation by making a tax deductible donation during our annual campaign, November 1-December 31, 2023.
OEF Engineering Fair
An Oklahoma STEM Competition
2024 Bridge Competition
Foreword
Each school MUST preregister by February 16, 2024, or five days prior to the date of the Engineering Fair. Visit oef.org for registration information. Upon registration, the participants will receive an entry form via email, which must be completed and attached to their bridge. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools.
Click here to download a PDF of the Bridge Competition rules.
2024 Bruce Stout Rubber Band Powered Vehicle Contest
2024 Eiffel Tower Competition
FOREWARD
This number of entries per school is unlimited. Each entry is a team project, conducted by two students.
Each school MUST complete a Fair Registration by February 16, 2024 or five days prior to the Engineering Fair. Entry forms must be completed and handed in at time of competition check-in on the day of the Engineering Fair. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools
Click here to contiue reading the 2023 Eifeel Tower Competition Rules.
2024 IEEE Electric Motor Contest Winners
FOREWORD
This contest is limited to five (5) entries per school. Each school MUST pre-register online. Visit oef.org/2023-fair-registration. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools only. Entries from unregistered schools will NOT be eligible
for prizes.
OBJECTIVE
Prior to competition, design and build an electric motor-powered by a dry cell battery that rotates at the highest possible speed.
Click here to continue reading the 2023 Electral Motor Contest Rules.
2024 Ping Pong Launcher Competition
FOREWARD
This contest is limited to five entries per school. Each school MUST pre-register one week (5 business days) prior to the date of the Engineering Fair by visiting www.oef.org/2024-fair-registration. To expedite the check-in process, please complete the
contest entry form prior to arrival, also found on the OEF website. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools. Entries from unregistered schools will NOT be eligible for prizes.
Design Statement and Objective
Prior to the competition, each team will design and build a launcher which can catapult ping-pong balls at targets (#10 Cans 6 inches in diameter x 7 inches tall) located 12 feet from the launcher table. Launcher must shoot only one ball at a time and should be re-loadable in order to launch as many balls as possible within a three-minute time frame.
Click here to continue reading the 2024 Ping Pong Launcher Competition Rules.
2024 Wacky Wonder Works Competition
The Wacky Wonder Works (WWW) Competition uses modified Rube Goldberg machine contest rules to test student’s engineering skills. Please review the current rules below as some have
changed from past competitions.
This contest is limited to four (4) entries per school. Each entry is a team project; conducted by no more than six team members. An individual student may NOT participate on more than one team. Only one entry per team is allowable.
Click here to continue reading the 2024 Wacky Wonder Works Competition Rules.
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