The choppy waters and stiff breeze that persist at Lone Star Lake, 10 miles southwest of the University of Kansas campus, aren't a typical laboratory setting. But for this year's concrete canoe team at the School of Engineering, there's no better place for research. The team has spent hours on the water in a concrete canoe - honing their paddling and steering skills in hopes of perfecting theirtechnique as they prepare for this year's American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Continent Conference Regional Concrete Canoe Competition April 24-26, in Stillwater, Okla., hosted by Oklahoma State University. The competition requires students to design and build a canoe using concrete as the primary material, then provide detailed presentation materials about the project as well as race against other teams in the canoe. Area participants are as follows: To view these students click here: http://ku.meritpages.com/achievements/Area-resident-member-of-University-of-Kansas-Concrete-Canoe-Team/23062