Walter Scott, Jr. scholars and fellows making their mark
43 engineering students stand out as Walter Scott, Jr. Scholars and Fellows, and will be welcomed to campus this fall as award recipients.
Tag: "Department of Mechanical Engineering"
Dismantling the dark, underground world of illicit supply chains
Professor Steve Simske has received a National Science Foundation grant supporting early-stage scientific research for studying, and dismantling, illicit supply networks.
Energy Institute students benefit from Caterpillar engine donation
Caterpillar Inc. donated a gas petroleum engine used in oil and gas technology for new research projects and testing at the Energy Institute.
Summertime Standouts: David Kimmey
Kimmey is applying his engineering education to real-world medical problems, working with the Range of Motion Project in Ecuador and for Medtronic this summer.
Summertime Standouts: Charlotte Cerveny
A summer journey to Normandy was the perfect choice to feed Charlotte Cerveny’s passions for history and engineering. Cerveny, a dual major in history and mechanical engineering, spent 10 days at the end of May exploring Normandy, France, and the history of World War II.
Mechanical engineering student named one of Aviation Week's "20 Twenties"
Mechanical engineering student Jared Ham was honored as one of the “20 Twenties to Watch” in the February issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine and at the annual Aviation Week Laureate Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.
Jianguo Zhao receives NSF award to investigate shape-morphing technology for robotics
Applications for such robots include search and rescue, surveillance and environmental monitoring.
New study detects big methane leaks at natural gas sites
A new study has concluded that methane leaks from natural gas sites are 60 percent higher than estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought. Here’s why that matters
Producing and transporting natural gas releases methane, a greenhouse gas that also contributes to climate change. How big is the methane problem?