Engineering Education
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A Challenging Matchup
By Thomas K. Grose With a hint of nostalgia in his voice, Joe O’Brien recalls an era that ended some 20 years ago. He remembers when corporate-sponsored research contracts with…
Category: Features - Part 8
First To File
By Bethany Halford Ideas are the capital of the engineering world. And like any other asset, ideas can be stolen. To protect their intellectual property, engineers and other inventors rely…
Down, But Not Out
By Thomas K. Grose, Mary Lord and Lynne Shallcross Photographs Courtesy of Jeremy Martin. IT’S BEEN ANYTHING BUT EASY. After Hurricane Katrina pummeled New Orleans in late August, Tulane University…
The Real World
By Anna Mulrine Cara Stepp is trying to figure out what she’s going to tell the seniors at Smith College’s Picker Engineering Program when she returns for a visit in…
Making It Big
By Corinna Wu Julie Higbee, a senior at the University of Utah, is in a position many of her peers would envy. Months before graduation, she has six job offers—from…
SEND IN THE ENGINEERS – By Thomas K.
By Thomas K. Grose On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, a massive earthquake along the Sumatra Fault, lying off the coast of Indonesia, triggered a huge tsunami, the likes…
TECH VIEW: On the Right Track – By Mary
By Mary Kathleen Flynn ETHICS IS AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CURRICULUM AT MANY ENGINEERING SCHOOLS. The next generation of engineers may develop a deeper understanding of the moral…
Discover Portland
By Dee Anne Finken THIS PACIFIC NORTHWEST CITY HAS A STRONG ENGINEERING HERITAGE. IT’S ALSO A FRIENDLY, CASUAL PLACE WITH LOTS OF NATURAL BEAUTY—AND SOME REALLY GREAT BRIDGES. Summer in…
Engineering For Everyone – By Bethany Halford
By Bethany Halford IN A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SOCIETY, EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT ENGINEERING, AND MORE AND MORE SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING ENGINEERING COURSES TO NONENGINEERS. Ask any college graduate to name…
Sweating the Small Stuff
By Corinna Wu Photo left: A microgear mechanism on the palm of a hand. The high-precision cogs are made of nickel to 150 microns in thickness, and were created at the…