Mar 31, 2013
19 Students Invited to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Nineteen students have been invited to present their research at the 27th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 11-13 at University…
Mechanical Engineering
Mar 15, 2013
Engineers Without Borders Receives National Honor for Honduras Water Project
Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is one of three in the nation to be named a 2013 Premier Project by EWB-USA, the organization’s…
Feb 8, 2013
Student-Faculty Team Works with Local Company on Cutting-Edge Technology
Katheryn Yoder ’13 (Sun Prairie, Wis.) is helping develop technology that one day could be found in the computers, cell phones, and televisions we use…
Jan 14, 2013
Helen Hutchens ’15 Earns Tickets to President Obama’s Inauguration
Those watching President Barack Obama’s inauguration may see a familiar face in the crowd: Helen Hutchens ’15 (Lancaster, Pa.). The mechanical engineering major won…
Jan 3, 2013
Paul Kenyon ’71 Shares Expertise as Peace Corps Volunteer in Dominican Republic
By Kevin Gray For the past year-and-a-half, Paul Kenyon ’71 has served as a Peace Corps appropriate technology developer in the Dominican Republic. He…
Oct 23, 2012
Andrei Koch ’13 Builds Quad Copter as He Explores Aerospace Engineering
Andrei Koch ’13 has designed, built, and tested a prototype for a quad copter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design. A mechanical engineering major, Koch…
Sep 24, 2012
Alex Baer ’10 Joins Formula One Team in World’s Second Most Popular Sport
As a graduate powertrain integration engineer for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Alex Baer ’10 works on all components “that the engine…
Sep 18, 2012
Rijan Maharjan ’14 Works with Prof. Julia Nicodemus to Explore Solar Energy’s Role in Fuel Production
Ask Rijan Maharjan ’14 why he chose to major in mechanical engineering, and he will tell you, quite simply, “I like to do stuff. Real stuff.” Maharjan…
Sep 18, 2012
Building Community: Students Help Provide Clean Water to Impoverished Families in Haiti
Sometimes small changes are the best solution to grand challenges. That’s what three students learned this summer when they traveled to Haiti to improve…
Aug 10, 2012
From Under the Hood: Students Design Formula SAE Race Car
Mechanical engineering majors came together this past year for a senior design project where they planned, constructed, and raced a car in the Society…