Category: Up Close - Part 2

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Breaking The Sound Barrier

A Drexel lab blurs the line between music making and listening. PHILADELPHIA – In a windowless lab at Drexel University’s College of Engineering, Assistant Prof. Youngmoo Kim and his students…

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Space Science Mentor

A Kentucky professor lets undergraduates take on the big tasks. Hands-on research is often seen as a good way to engage undergraduates in science and engineering. But at Morehead State…

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Full Throttle

BY DAVID ZAX An auto-racing engineer wins respect in a male preserve. DOVER, Del.–A NASCAR engineer grapples with great forces. The rush of the wind dictates the most aerodynamic shape;…

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Goal Oriented

BY DAVID ZAX Robo-soccer coach, teacher and fundraiser, this Spelman College computer science professor aims high. Can he inspire a black, female Bill Gates?   ATLANTA — Like many engineering educators,…