Wright Brothers Day

October 3, 2024
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Student Union Atrium

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2024 Event Overview
Previous Years Photo Gallery
Other Resources for Wright Brothers History
About Wright Brothers Day
About the American Marketing Association

2024 Event Overview

Wright Brothers Day highlights the Wrights' pioneering spirit by featuring innovative research and demonstrations from Wright State faculty, students and programs, and local organizations

Participating Researchers and Innovators

Wright Brothers Trivia Board, by Wright State Special Collections
EduGate (societal data gateway/AI)
AFRL GRILL (video and VR game development)
The Center for Genomics Research - Direct, real-time sequencing of mRNA
Cybersecurity training program
Aerospace 3D printing
Anthropometric - 3D scanning cardiac or brain
Hydrology and Climate change (effect on plants/animals)
WSU Nursing simulation
EZKin Factory View (data-driven production planning)
3D scanning and printing demo
Drone Express (drone delivery)
Dayton Photonics (wifi-enabled fiber optics)
Total Contact (Custom burn mask)
Dropped Head Syndrome Brace Biomechanics
Biomedical Engineering-pacemaker battery life monitor
PTSD Neuro-eval - WSU Neuroscience and Cognitive Lab
NeuroLab (nerve-driven robotic claw)
Seer Consulting (AI) - AI demo
AI Corneal Evaluation
AMA Marketing Club

For Information while at the Event

The American Marketing Association at Wright State (“Marketing Club”) will host Wright Brothers Day and have a table at the event to help any attendee with event information.

Fun!

The University Library's Special Collections and Archives, which houses one of the most complete collections of Wright Brothers material in the world, will test participants’ knowledge of the Wright Brothers with trivia questions.
Students can have fun seeing or trying out robotics, AI, video game development, and other high-tech applications, as well as other innovative displays.
Students can answer trivia questions for a chance to win gift cards in a raffle.

Previous Years Photo Gallery

Other Resources for Wright Brothers History

About Wright Brothers Day

Wright Brothers Day celebrates the anniversary of Wilbur Wright's 39-minute flight on Huffman Prairie on October 5, 1905. The flight demonstrated that the Wright brothers had advanced their design to the point of a practical airplane. Wright Brothers Day honors the pioneering spirit of the Wright Brothers by featuring innovative research, design, and demonstrations from Wright State faculty and departments, as well as organizations in the community.

The event is organized by the American Marketing Association of Wright State University.

About the American Marketing Association at Wright State

Wright State University’s American Marketing Association Club (AMAWSU) does real work, implements real marketing plans, and gets real results. AMAWSU does not just promote Wright Brothers Day, but made the event something worth experiencing. The students in the club plan the event with the Department of Marketing in the Raj Soin College of Business. The club is an official chapter of the American Marketing Association.