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Mary Rezac Named New Dean of KU School of Engineering
The University of Kansas has selected Mary Rezac as the next dean of the KU School of Engineering. Rezac currently serves as the dean of Washington State University’s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. Her appointment as dean is effective March 1, 2024.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.