"There’s nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.” ― Bill Nye
The MESA Program is built around our design challenges. Every year Arizona MESA works to provide several Engineering Design Challenges developed to provide students opportunities to:
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Learn and Implement the Engineering Design Process
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Gain exposure to new areas of STEM like Human Centered Design, Renewable Energy, Computer Science, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering.
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Develop 21st Century skills in critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication
MESA Day
MESA Day is our annual statewide competition. Middle and high schools enrolled in MESA will bring teams to present their design in response to engineering design challenges provided by Arizona MESA. Individual awards are presented to teams place first through sixth place in each of the design challenges and trophies are presented to the schools that place first through third overall.
Regional Design Days
MESA Regional Design Days are the first of our events for students enrolled in MESA who have been working on this year's design challenges. This event will help students prepare for the statewide competition, MESA Day, by providing them an opportunity to test their designs, gather data, and recieve feedback from our volunteer judges.
National Engineering Design Competition
The National Engineering Design Competition is our most rigorous challenge and state champions are able to showcase their design at the MESA National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC). The 2024 NEDC will be held in June in California.