Students & Alumni
Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Courses Better Reflect Industry Trends
Mechanical Engineering’s required, two-semester capstone design course is focused on design – build – test projects that enable students to be hands-on, as well as gain prototyping and troubleshooting experience. Teams interacts directly with their customers—many are industry sponsored—to develop a precise scope of work and validate the design work as it progresses to ensure it satisfies their requirements.
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Formula SAE Implements COVID-Safe Teaching Methods
This year, like all clubs, NovaRacing has needed to respond to the ever-changing campus-scape. Nearly 30 freshmen have shown interest in joining the Formula SAE team—which builds a race car from the ground up every year—but the garage cannot safely accommodate that many students for training. In order to introduce the freshmen, team president Chris Auslander ’21 CpE and his senior officers creatively implemented a series of online training modules on how to use SolidWorks.
2020 INNOVATE Teams Impress Audience during Final Presentations
Engineers’ resourcefulness was on display as teams in the INNOVATE L3Harris Summer Program adapted to a virtual environment. INNOVATE provides self-directed student teams with a two-month paid opportunity to develop innovative solutions to unmet societal or technical challenges. This year’s projects included Snake Bot, a Driving Simulator, Neuro Language Platform and Blue Blanket.
Civil Engineering Seniors Awards Moles Scholarships
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Civil Engineering seniors Colin Donnelly and Patrick Russo have been awarded scholarships by The Moles, a national fraternal organization dedicated to the heavy construction industry. They are interning with O'Donnell & Naccarato and ARCO Design/Build, respectively.
PhD Student Selected as Fellow for 2020 Design Automation Conference
Dongning Ma, a 2nd-year PhD student advised by Dr. Xun Jiao in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently selected as a Richard Newton Student Fellow, which will support his participation in the 2020 Design Automation Conference. He and Dr. Jiao will also have a paper published and presented at the DAC on the use of machine learning to design better embedded computer systems.
Former Roommates “Cook” Nanomaterial Together
Mechanical Engineering PhD students Dong Zhou and Ji Lang have discovered the mysterious role of fluids in nanomaterial growth. Their research has the potential to revolutionize the chemical vapor deposition process, leading to new strategies to design the CVD setup and achieve controllable nanomaterial synthesis.
ECE Seniors Awarded for Capstone Projects
In lieu of its traditional dinner reception, Electrical and Computer Engineering department chair Dr. Bijan Mobasseri hosted a virtual event to present the annual awards for senior capstone projects. The work serves as the culmination of the students’ undergraduate ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineering experience.
Thomas Sanzone ’68 EE to Receive the 2020 St. Thomas of ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Alumni Medal
The Medal is the highest award given by the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University Alumni Association and is presented each year to alumni for outstanding service and professional achievement and to those who best symbolize the spirit and legacy of St. Thomas of ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥.
Sustainable Engineering Graduate Student among Seventeen ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ns to Win Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grant
Among this year’s recipients is Christa Cook, a 2020 master’s degree graduate of the Sustainable Engineering program. Christa will study and conduct research in Brazil. ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ has been listed among the nation’s top producers of Fulbright Students for more than a decade, and the University has had at least one student selected for the coveted award each year since 1994.
From AIDS to coronavirus, one Chester County doctor has seen it all |Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/29/20
Dr. Don Emery '71 EE pursued a medical career after earning his ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineering degree. The year before he retires is proving to be among the most challenging yet.
Eight ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ns Recognized by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Joseph Schaadt ’15 ME is representing the College of Engineering among these NSF graduate research fellows! He is pursuing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Earning Honorable Mention was Christopher Israel ’20 EE.
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Kicks Off Engineers Week with Order of the Engineer Ceremony
On February 17th, 2020, the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers sponsored an “Order of the Engineer” ring ceremony. The Order of the Engineer organization has promoted ethics and fostered a sense of pride within the engineering profession since 1970. This year, 33 graduating seniors and practicing engineers were initiated.