Student Diana Valasquez adds a chemical during a demonstration at UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science Open House in 2018.(UTC)

Engineering is a hands-on discipline.

So is the quest for the next generation of engineers.

This weekend, our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - hosts an E-Week Open House, for students k-through-12 and their families in this area.

It takes place on Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the College of Engineering and Computer Science Building at 735 Vine St.

Irene Hillman is the College’s director of student success.

Dr. Venkateswara Kode is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at UTC.

Katelyn Hamilton is a junior at UTC, majoring in chemical engineering with a concentration in environmental science.

(UTC)