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Jayhawk Motorsports Places Fourth; Team's Best Finish Ever
Students at the University of Kansas earned their best ever finish at the 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Car Challenge. ...
Formula Team Prepares for 2006 Competition
The University of Kansas Jayhawk Motorsports Team is putting the finishing touches on its yearlong project to design and build a formula-style racecar from scratch before its departure early Tuesday morning. The team will compete in the 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers Formula competition May 17 to 20 at the...
Team to Take Part in Solar Decathlon 2007
The University of Kansas is among 20 teams taking part in the 2007 Solar Decathlon sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. Mario A. Medina, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, will lead KU's role in this collaborative state effort, which includes...
Faculty Workshop Set for Jan. 18
Faculty in the University of Kansas School of Engineering will take part in a teaching workshop on January 18, 2006. ...
Professor Wins Grant for Oil Reservoir Research
A University of Kansas engineering professor has been awarded a portion of a Department of Energy grant that will evaluate how to control wax deposition during oil production. ...
Professor Wins Grant for Research of Energy Efficient Materials
Mario A. Medina, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Kansas, was awarded a $280,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the next generation of energy efficient building insulation systems. ...
KU Engineers to Depart for Antarctica for Ice Sheet Research
A team of engineers, scientists and students from the National Science Foundation Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), based at the University of Kansas, will leave Dec. 1 for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. ...
KU Transforming Digital Library into Site to Aid Computer Scientists
University of Kansas researchers at the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center are collaborating on a National Science Foundation project to transform a digital library into a Web site to assist computer and information scientists. The Web site will sift through thousands of scholarly articles and highlight relevant text and citations,...
Juniors, Sophomores Can Apply for Leadership Challenge 2006
Applications are now available for Leadership Challenge 2006 for sophomores and juniors in the schools of Business and Engineering. The free leadership seminar, which takes place Jan. 17 and 18, is for selected applicants. The program is designed to give students the opportunity to recognize the characteristics of successful leadership...
$19 Million Grant to Send KU Researchers to Antarctica
A team of engineers, scientists and students from the NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), based at the University of Kansas, will leave on Dec. 1 for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The five-member team — the first of two CReSIS teams — will take advantage of the Antarctic...
New Faculty Positions Represent 20 Percent Increase
New faculty members joining the University of Kansas School of Engineering this academic year represent a nearly 20 percent growth in the size of the faculty over the past three years. Some searches for newly created positions are still under way. ...
Mousetrap Car is Focus of Annual High School Design Contest
The University of Kansas School of Engineering has announced its annual High School Design Competition. The contest, which requires students to build a small vehicle propelled only by the spring system of a standard mousetrap, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Eaton Hall on the KU Lawrence campus. Activities...
Congress provides KU with $14.5 million for Transportation Research Institute
Congress appropriated $14.5 million on July 29 to the University of Kansas to support and expand ongoing transportation-related research in such key areas as fuel cells, road and vehicle materials, aircraft and air quality. ...
Thesis/Dissertation Workshop Set
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Graduate Engineering Association (GEA) will play host to a thesis and dissertation workshop, presented by Jim Miller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science. The session will be 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Spahr Engineering Classroom, 2 Eaton...
Faculty Members Recognized for Excellent Teaching
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Dave Petr and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lorin Maletsky were among the first faculty members to be visited by the "Surprise Patrol" during the first two days of class at the University of Kansas. The patrol, led by KU Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway,...
Differential Fee Leads to Improvements
The differential tuition students pay for engineering courses makes a difference in the quality of education students receive. School of Engineering faculty and staff have been busy over the past year upgrading equipment and services to make students' time at KU more efficient and fruitful. ...
Registration Opens for 2005 Evening With Industry
Employers have the opportunity to register now for the Society of Women Engineers' Evening with Industry at the University of Kansas. SWE Evening with Industry will be Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...
Project Discovery Offers Break from Summer Doldrums
Enrollment for the second session of Project Discovery at the University of Kansas is still under way. ...
Motorsports Team Breaks into Top 15 at International Contest
Students in the University of Kansas School of Engineering earned their best finish ever at the 2005 Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Car Challenge. ...