USU Engineering Faculty Receive $5.8M in Nuclear Energy Research Grants | College of Engineering

NEWS RELEASE – June 16, 2016 – Two professors of mechanical engineering at Utah State University will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling $5.8 million for nuclear energy research. The news came in a Tuesday announcement from DOE officials who awarded more than$35 million to 48 university-led nuclear research and development projects around the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program, or NEUP.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1094/thumbnail.jp

Computer Science Master’s Graduate Chronicles Her Journey at USU | College of Engineering

Mounika Arukala joined the master’s of computer science program at Utah State University in August 2016.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1298/thumbnail.jp

Combating Alzheimer’s With 3-D Engineered Neuro Tissue | College of Engineering

Biological engineers at USU are developing new tools to combat the debilitating effects of Alzheimier’s and Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1300/thumbnail.jp

Hanging by a Thread: Why Bent Fibers Hold More Water | College of Engineering

On your next stroll through the woods, take a look at the dew droplets hanging from the leaves.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1305/thumbnail.jp

USU Engineering Students Take First at Air Force Design Challenge | College of Engineering

United States Air Force officials are taking a close look at a USU student design that may help the planet’s growing space junk problem.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1248/thumbnail.jp

Shush! Aerospace Engineers Working to Hush Sonic Booms | College of Engineering

If supersonic flight is to take hold in commercial air travel, aircraft designers will need to overcome a noisy problem: sonic booms.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1184/thumbnail.jp

Remembering MAE Professor Emeritus Edward Vendell | College of Engineering

April 13, 2016 — Faculty, students and staff members at USU\u27s College of Engineering shared their sympathies in learning of the passing of Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus Dr. Edward Vendell. Dr. Vendell died Saturday April 9. He was 83.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1113/thumbnail.jp

HackUSU Intercollegiate Hackathon Returns to Utah State University | College of Engineering

News Release – LOGAN, UTAH, Oct. 3, 2016 – The state’s biggest hackathon returns Oct. 7-8 to Utah State University. Participants will spend 36 hours creating software and hardware applications, learning new technologies and networking with recruiters from Utah companies. About 400 students from USU, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Weber State University and Dixie State University are expected to attend. The intercollegiate event is open to any college student interested in computer science, programming and technology.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1080/thumbnail.jp

Defense Company Donates $5,000 to Society of Women Engineers | College of Engineering

News Release – LOGAN, UTAH, Dec. 14, 2016 – The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Utah State University was presented with a check for $5,000 from defense company Northrop Grumman on Dec. 1.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1095/thumbnail.jp

UPEL Hosts DOE Review Meeting | Utah State University Power Electronics Lab

The USU Power Electronics Lab (UPEL) hosted the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) quarter V program review of AMPED project on April 25th, 2014. In attendance were ARPA-E program managers and reviewers and program team members from University of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado Springs, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Ford Motor Company and Utah State University. The review meeting included a laboratory demonstration of all program hardware and a general UPEL lab tour with student presentations.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/1163/thumbnail.jp