Engineering
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University Relations From left, professors Andrew Braham, Rick Coffman and Michelle Barry of the Department of Civil Engineering. Three civil engineering department faculty members were recently awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate and enhance existing pavements and evaluate their structure for military infrastructure problems. […]
If she didn’t have a career ahead as a solar energy engineer, Mallory Poff might consider teaching courses in time management. You’ve seen her on game days, as a drum major leading the Fire of the Carolinas marching band. Regulars at Loy Farm know Poff is often there perfecting her Lumen Prize-winning project to design […]
Andrew B. Williams, Ph.D., dean of engineering at The Citadel School of Engineering, is one of the latest leaders to be recognized as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education Champion. The goal of the program is to create a world where education is always available, personal, and lifelong for everyone, according to AWS. Education Champions […]
Recently, US Black Engineer magazine spoke to Stephanie Turner, vice president of inclusion, diversity, and social innovation with MITRE. During the Zoom interview, we discussed a new report released in the summer of 2022 focused on the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The HBCU . . .
Comment on this story Comment WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On a recent afternoon, an unusual group of visitors peered through a window at Purdue University students tinkering in a lab. The onlookers were two dozen executives from the world’s biggest semiconductor companies. The tech leaders had traveled to the small-town campus on the Wabash River […]
Photo Submitted Marty Matlock, professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at the U of A and research professor in the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, was invited to join the United States Soybean Export Council on Sept. 16 in St. Louis as they hosted Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador […]
October 3, 2022 Fulton Schools of Engineering researchers and graduate students assist Mayo Clinic in studying fracture patterns in human femurs When most people think of civil engineering, images of construction sites, bridges and tunnels will likely come to mind. However, a recent collaboration between Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic is placing civil engineers […]
The Inclusive Engineering Consortium is a non-profit organization that has at its core electrical & computer engineering programs at several minority-serving institutions including 15 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Four-year programs at Morgan State, Howard, Florida A&M-FSU, Tennessee State, Jackson State, Hampton, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, Tuskegee, and the University of Maryland Eastern […]
Carlotta A. Berry, PhD, the Dr. Lawrence J. Giacoletto Endowed Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering, continues reaping national teaching awards for her work as a leading undergraduate robotics educator. The latest honor is her selection as recipient of the Society of Women Engineers’ Distinguished Engineer Educator Award. SWE annually recognizes women educators who have made […]
The Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) organization has launched a cybersecurity talent development collaboration with Abbott, Microsoft, and Raytheon Technologies to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited engineering schools. “Our hope is that the initiative will enhance cybersecurity programming at HBCUs, helping connect students, especially […]