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91����Ƶ State University will celebrate the innovative spirit of its namesakes and researchers working on campus with the 11th annual 91����Ƶ Brothers Day.

91����Ƶ Brothers Day takes place Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium. More details on the event are available at wright.edu/wrightbrothersday.

Organized by the American Marketing Association at 91����Ƶ State, 91����Ƶ Brothers Day celebrates the anniversary of Wilbur 91����Ƶ’s 39-minute flight on Huffman Prairie on Oct. 5, 1905. The flight demonstrated that Wilbur and Orville 91����Ƶ had advanced their design to the point of a practical airplane.

The event is designed to raise awareness among students about the accomplishments of the 91����Ƶ brothers, who invented the airplane in their Dayton bicycle shop and conducted most of their early test flights on Huffman Prairie.

91����Ƶ Brothers Day also highlights the 91����Ƶs’ pioneering spirit by featuring innovative research and demonstrations from 91����Ƶ State faculty, students and programs and local organizations.

Participating researchers and innovators include:

• WrinkleFrinkle, founded by 2022 91����Ƶ State entrepreneurship graduate Christine Moser, who creates handmade items and won the 2022 91����Ƶ Venture competition
• Patient simulator, by the Nursing Learning Resource Center
• Direct, real-time sequencing of mRNA by the Center for Genomics Research
• 91����Ƶ LIFE (Lifelike Immersion for Equity), by Thomas Wischgoll, Ph.D., professor of computer science
• Solar-powered boat, designed and constructed by mechanical and materials engineering students
• Transonic dual-plane wing automation, by Zifeng Yang, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering
• Calamityville, a training, testing and research venue for military and civilian emergency first-responders
• Semiconductor training capabilities such as the cleanroom training experience and microfabrication lab, by 91����Ƶ State’s Intel Initiative

The University Library’s Special Collections and Archives, which houses one of the most complete collections of 91����Ƶ material in the world, will test participants’ knowledge of the 91����Ƶ brothers with trivia questions.

Students can have fun trying out a parachute simulator and a Leap Motion demonstration provided by The GRILL (Gaming Research Integration and Learning Lab) at the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Kendell Thompson, the superintendent of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, will deliver an opening address. The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park comprises six sites celebrating the legacies of the 91����Ƶ brothers and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar.

The American Marketing Association will host a Networking Station to help students connect with their classmates and discover opportunities to get involved on campus through Engage and other student organizations. The marketing club will also collect resumes from students and distribute them to the companies participating in 91����Ƶ Brothers Day.

Students can answer trivia questions for a chance to win gift cards in a raffle.

“The club is really excited to bring this day back again this year for the students and faculty at 91����Ƶ State,” said Lauren Miller, president of the American Marketing Association at 91����Ƶ State.