BY MARK MATTHEWS ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHEN ROUNTREE www.stephenrountree.com Engineering students go global, designing solutions while competing for cash. Dorisel Torres almost left engineering behind when she began graduate studies in soil…
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…
Sure, you can catch cheaters. But why not inspire students to stay honest? At Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology, graduate students now submit their theses or dissertations…
RESEARCH IN PRACTICE BY JOANNA WOLFE AND ELIZABETH POWELL Gender-typical speech can sour teamwork. A central question in engineering education is why women, despite comparatively good grades, leave engineering programs…
An engineering-inspired school curriculum, A World in Motion, connects standards-based theory with practical invention. The exercise seemed simple enough: Roll a car down a ramp and measure how far it…
BY NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE 21st-century needs can’t be met with just a four-year degree. Distance is Dead. So wrote Frances Cairncross in The Economist. One consequence is that routine engineering…
COMPILED BY MICHAEL GIBBONS WITH COOPERATION FROM JULIE ELLIS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE The 19 largest engineering schools produced one quarter of…
15th-century Machu Picchu displays a mastery of design. Last July, I traveled in Peru with a delegation from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Among our objectives was the…
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;…
BY MARGARET LOFTUS When Katrina breached New Orleans’s levees in 2005, engineering schools gained a valuable lesson in design flaws and the tragedy that can result. By the time…
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