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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. ...
KU's Aero Students to Take Project on NASA Flight
Students in the University of Kansas School of Engineering will have a rare opportunity to test a design project in a weightless environment this summer at NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston. The team of 11 students will be one of the first in the state of Kansas to...
School Recognizes 2005 Graduates
The University of Kansas School of Engineering honored its graduates at a recognition ceremony Sunday, May 22. ...
Three Recieve 2005 DESA Honors
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and its Advisory Board honored two of the school's alumni and a former dean of the school for careers that exemplify professional achievement. ...
KU Students Win Third Place at Aero Design West
Chemical Engineering Students Add to Record of National Honors
Two University of Kansas chemical engineering graduates have added to the program's string of success at the national level. ...
KU Engineering Research Identifies New Road Hazard - Us
You've heard about "road rage." Now get used to the "platoon merge," a driving phenomenon recently identified by a University of Kansas graduate student that has many drivers taking evasive actions on urban freeways. ...
KU Leads Effort to Put State's First Satellite in Orbit
Students and faculty at the University of Kansas School of Engineering expect to launch what will be the first satellite designed, built and launched into space by the state of Kansas. ...
KU Engineering Offers Nearly $2 Million to Prospective Freshmen
The University of Kansas School of Engineering, its departments and the KU Office of Admissions and Scholarships are offering more than $1.9 million in scholarships to its 2005 class of freshman engineering and computer science applicants. ...
Engineering Teams Bring Home CanSat Titles
Some engineering students may never look at an aluminum can in the same way again. ...
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review Sessions Continue
The School of Engineering will host several review sessions to help students prepare for the fall Fundamentals of Engineering Exam on April 14. ...
Graduating KU Seniors Must 'Apply for Graduation' by March 1
You’ve put in the years of study, but there’s still one more important step to take before you walk down the Hill this spring. Thursday, March 1, is the deadline for undergraduates to “apply for graduation.”...