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Engineering Building opens on BYU campus

September 04, 2018 10:00 AM
The new building opened Sept. 4, 2018 for the first day of BYU's 2018-2019 school year. The Daily Herald interview with assistant dean Jim Trent hints at what the new building has to offer.
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BYU Construction Management program ranked #1 best value in the nation

August 31, 2018 10:00 AM
BYU CM program #1 best value for reputation, ROI, annual cost
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BYU researchers develop a new wildfire smoke emissions model

By Todd Hollingshead
August 22, 2018 10:00 AM
A BYU chemical engineering professor and his Ph.D. student have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke.
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NSF asks BYU profs to build new receiver for one of world's largest radio telescopes

By Todd Hollingshead
August 06, 2018 10:00 AM
Phased array feed will increase the field of view by more than five times
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Devotional: Keeping the Spiritual Lifeblood Flowing

July 25, 2018 10:00 AM
Steven L. Shumway delivered the BYU devotional address on June 26, 2018. Dr. Shumway teaches courses in electronics, robotics, and power and energy, as well as how to be an effective teacher and administer assessments in the field of technology.
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New department chairs announced

July 23, 2018 10:00 AM
Dr. Aaron Hawkins named chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Dr. Norman Jones named Civil and Environmental Engineering Department chair
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BYU students win international technology competition

June 27, 2018 10:00 AM
BYU’s Technology and Engineering Studies students came home victorious from this year’s Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Association (TEECA) conference and student competitions in Atlanta.
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TEDxBYU professor, Greg Nordin, lectures about 3D printing for lab-on-a-chip

June 07, 2018 10:00 AM
What we can do in technology is defined by our tools. If we want new possibilities, we need to create new tools.
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Convocation speaker offers insights about succeeding amidst competition

May 29, 2018 01:00 PM
At the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology convocation ceremonies on Friday April 27, graduates were inspired by Lauren Bird, vice president and general manager of the Valero McKee Refinery, as he taught them how to succeed amidst competition.
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Meghan Markle using the mighty Village Drill

May 24, 2018 10:00 AM
Before becoming a Royal family member, Meghan Markle spent time in Rwanda using the Village Drill to help bring water to rural communities.
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Alum, Ford employee shares insight on benefits of postgraduate degree

April 27, 2018 10:00 AM
After graduating from BYU with a degree in manufacturing engineering technology in 2013, Rebecca Peterson decided to continue her education and earn a master’s degree. Upon completing the master’s program in 2015, she landed a job with Ford and now works at the company’s Dearborn Truck Plant (DTP) in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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BYU supermileage vehicle places first in international competition

April 26, 2018 10:00 AM
Under blue skies on the sun-drenched track of Sonoma Raceway, the BYU team earned top honors in their category at the 12th edition of the Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition, recording 1,985.4 miles per gallon with its ultra-energy-efficient “BYU SMV” internal combustion Prototype vehicle. Among the 98 student teams, half were powered by renewable energy sources.
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Making waves

April 24, 2018 10:00 AM
An underwater robotics outreach program for Utah middle and elementary schools? Oh, it’s a real thing. And it’s been around for seven years.
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BYU students create hands-free device that automatically opens doors for wheelchair users

April 19, 2018 05:37 PM
They’ve created a device that attaches to the motor on automatic doors so that they open automatically as a wheelchair user approaches. Wheelchair users need only download an accompanying smartphone app

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Engine-building BYU grad encourages students to change the world

April 11, 2018 10:00 AM
If you have ever seen “The Fast and the Furious” movies then you must have noticed the powerful turbocharged engines in their cars. Although the films are not known for their realism, BYU grad Matthew Bingham helps engineer real life turbocharged engines for the Fortune 500 company Cummins.
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Professor and students create a do-it-yourself engineering activities book for kids

April 10, 2018 10:00 AM
There are children’s books out there for just about every imaginable subject: science, math, art, and now engineering can be added to that list. Geoff Wright, an associate professor of technology and engineering studies here at Brigham Young University, and his team of students, collaborated on a book with basic, rainy-day engineering activities for elementary school kids.
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The future is bright: WE@BYU

April 06, 2018 10:00 AM
A panel of female BYU alumni gave advice and encouragement to women students
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BYU grad uses engineering to keep Air Force pilots safe

March 30, 2018 10:00 AM
Have you ever used a flight simulator? BYU alum Jessica Collyer tests and improves them every day for her job at Hill Air Force Base as a software test engineer. Collyer received her mechanical engineering degree from BYU in 2016 and now works as a software test engineer for the 309th Software Maintenance group for the United States Air Force.
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