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Intellect

BYU team using wearable nanocomposite sensor and AI to create prescription-like system for chronic back pain

By Emily Lambert
May 24, 2023 11:10 AM
To find effective therapies for chronic low back pain, and to help curb opioid addiction, the NIH created the Back Pain Consortium Research Program. BYU is one of 10 major universities (along with Harvard, Ohio State and the University of Utah) tapped to help with this effort, and new work from researchers here has led to a system to prescribe patient-specific back pain remedies like doctors would prescribe medication.
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News

BYU civil engineering professor chosen as traveling lecturer

By Mabel Wheeler
May 23, 2023 04:00 PM
Professor Kyle Rollins will break new ground as he lectures across the U.S. about earthquake engineering.
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News

Past SIOY contestant James Orgill creates successful YouTube channel

By Mandy R. Herrera
May 17, 2023 01:12 PM
James Orgill wanted to use his chemical engineering degree to help others learn about science, but he never imagined that he would become a popular YouTuber.
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Intellect

BYU students engineer most fuel-efficient vehicle on the continent, drive away with national title

By Shelby Clark
May 11, 2023 01:40 PM
Engineering students at BYU have built a vehicle that can travel from Provo to Niagara Falls on one gallon of gas. To be exact, it can travel 1,915.83 miles per gallon, an astounding distance that is not only the best in the United States, but the best across the Americas.
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Intellect

Awards season 2023: BYU students honored with prestigious scholarships, first-place finishes

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
May 09, 2023 07:26 AM
Rise and shout! Across various disciplines, BYU students are being recognized for their world-class accomplishments.
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Intellect

A Q&A with a BYU hydrologist and flood expert as flooding threatens Utah this spring

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 01, 2023 06:00 AM
In this Q&A, we hear from BYU civil engineering professor Jim Nelson, a hydrologist with decades of experience. He’s traveled across the country and the globe to consult with federal agencies, nonprofits and engineering consortiums to help better predict streamflows and plan for flooding.
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Intellect

BYU SIOY: Students across campus vie for big money to get innovative ideas off the ground

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 04, 2023 09:10 AM
From products for ‘plant parents’ to AI-powered learning platforms for teachers, this year’s Student Innovator of the Year Competition covered a lot of ground. Held every year at BYU, SIOY showcases student innovators vying for bragging rights and cash to get their ideas off the ground.
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Emily Quan Selected as the 2022 Truman Scholarship Finalist

Emily Quan, a Brigham Young University Honors Program student and computer engineering major, has been selected as a 2022 Truman Scholarship Finalist. The Truman Scholarship awards $30,000 to each of approximately 50 juniors throughout the country who demonstrate superior academic ability, exceptional leadership, and a strong record of service.
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Intellect

ForGOT Milk? BYU students address drop in dairy milk drinking with 'legen-dairy' packaging designs

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 15, 2023 10:50 AM
A group of 25 BYU food science, industrial design and graphic design students are helping address the decline in dairy milk consumption by creating more appealing labels and packaging for cow milk.
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News

Apply to These Scholarships in 2023

By Mandy R. Herrera
February 24, 2023 10:51 AM
Want some help paying for college? Check out this list we complied of engineering scholarships outside of BYU.
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Intellect

New BYU-developed AI technology could benefit future Super Bowl opponents

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 07, 2023 10:05 AM
New artificial intelligence technology being developed by engineers at Brigham Young University could significantly cut down on the time and cost that goes into film study for Super Bowl-bound teams (and all NFL and college football teams), while also enhancing game strategy by harnessing the power of big data.
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Student-organized Conference Helps Fill Gap in Safety & Ethics Training

By Mandy R. Herrera
February 01, 2023 12:23 PM
While some universities lack in providing extensive safety trainings for students, BYU students successfully hosted their second annual safety and ethics conference.
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Intellect

Antarctic icebergs still exist today where 1700-era sailors spotted, tracked them

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 10, 2023 08:00 AM
A new study comparing observations of large Antarctic icebergs from the 1700s with modern satellite datasets shows the massive icebergs are found in the same areas where they were pinpointed three centuries ago. The study shows that despite their rudimentary tools, the old explorers truly knew their craft, and it confirms that the icebergs have behaved consistently for more than 300 years.
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News

Mentor Alliance Day Connects Industry Professionals with Students

By Mandy R. Herrera
December 05, 2022 10:30 AM
BYU Alumni gathered to give mentorship to students, many of which will compete in the Student Innovator of the Year competition.
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New Chemical Engineering Department Chair

By Mandy R. Herrera
December 01, 2022 10:54 AM
Dr. Dean R. Wheeler named chair of Chemical Engineering Department.
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BYU Engineering Hosts First Toyota Day

By Mandy R. Herrera
November 28, 2022 11:09 AM
The middle of the week became more interesting when three Toyota race cars drove onto campus. Students gathered to see the vehicles, as a new event was underway.
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Intellect

Before BYU-Notre Dame starts up, BYU and Notre Dame startups will show out

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 06, 2022 08:00 AM
Tabbed the Shamrock Series Innovation Rally, three startup companies from BYU and four startup companies from Notre Dame will come together at the Bellagio Hotel for an investor showcase sponsored by the technology transfer offices at both schools.


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Intellect

BYU profs create new micro nuclear reactor to produce nuclear energy more safely

By Emily Lambert
October 04, 2022 08:00 AM
BYU professor and nuclear engineering expert Matthew Memmott and his colleagues have designed a new system for nuclear energy production: a molten salt micro-nuclear reactor that may solve meltdown risks.
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Intellect

BYU engineers etch entirety of The Book of Mormon on a microchip wafer

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 29, 2022 08:00 AM
A group of innovative BYU students from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department found a way to etch the entire text of The Book of Mormon onto a thin silicon disc (called a wafer in the electronics world) that can fit in the palm of your hand.


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Announcements

BYU and Air Force enter new educational partnership to foster ongoing collaboration

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 23, 2022 06:00 AM
BYU and the U.S. Air Force have entered into a five-year agreement that formally authorizes faculty and students to work side by side with Hill Air Force Base personnel on Department of Defense research.
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BYU Cybersecurity Team Wins DEF CON Competition

By Mandy R. Herrera
September 16, 2022 09:10 AM
A team of seven BYU cybersecurity students recently competed at the annual DEF CON convention in August. Although the students had never participated in any of its international competitions before, the team found numerous virtual flags and subsequently found themselves ranking in first place.
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Intellect

Back to the Future: BYU profs find 50s-era solution to modern engineering mystery

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 30, 2022 06:00 AM
A group of BYU researchers have traveled back in time to solve a seemingly irreconcilable scientific mystery that has confused engineers and chemists for nearly two decades. And while they didn’t actually hit 88 miles an hour in a DeLorean like Michael J. Fox, the team did end up in the same time frame as Marty McFly, where they found the answer to a metals processing conundrum that has popped up in modern academic research.
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Top Ten Tips for Engineering Majors 2022

By Mandy R. Herrera
August 29, 2022 08:48 AM
Welcome to Fall 2022, Cougars! Feeling anxious about upcoming classes? We have the top ten tips that will help you make it through this semester and the ones to come.
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News

First All-Female Team at SIOY Finals Invents Dating Safety App

By Mandy R. Herrera
August 11, 2022 12:29 PM
The BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering continually encourages females to participate in their programs and events. As one of the largest competitions in the college, SIOY holds many opportunities for competitors, but few females have made it to the finals. This year, that changed, and SIOY had its first female team compete at finals.
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Intellect

BYU students design affordable water filtration device to help provide clean water in Pakistan

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 02, 2022 06:00 AM
A group of BYU engineering students decided to use their expertise to help with water quality challenges in Pakistan. The team of capstone students designed a prototype for an affordable, easy-to-use water filtration device that could easily be sourced and built in the Asian country of 220 million.


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Character

Cougar Query: "You can find me in my garage making something or playing the bass guitar"

July 19, 2022 05:24 AM
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Chris Mattson, a professor of mechanical engineering.
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Capstone Brings Clarity to CharityVision Project

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 18, 2022 02:35 PM
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, vision loss can severely affect one's quality of life. For many, not having affordable eye care can hamper their ability to participate in everyday essential activities: cooking an evening meal, working a job, and reading signs and messages. Capstone recently assisted the nonprofit organization CharityVision in improving international eye care.
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Intellect

Awards season 2022: BYU students reap scholarships, first-place finishes

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
July 06, 2022 02:07 PM
BYU students continue to make an impact in various fields of study – and they’ve got the hardware, awards and scholarships to prove it.
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Intellect

BYU tapped as major lead in $360 million national water resources effort

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 07, 2022 03:20 PM
This spring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a massive $360 million grant to fund a four-part initiative to conduct research on water resources nationwide. BYU has been tapped to lead one of the four pillars of this major effort over the next five years.


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Intellect

BYU students build Mars rover, travel to Mars-like terrain, compete for Earth's top prize

By Emily Lambert
June 06, 2022 12:43 PM
BYU engineering students and undergrads from universities representing 10 countries traveled to the deserts near Hanksville, Utah, last weekend for the annual University Rover Challenge. There they tested their student-built rovers to the limits and the BYU team competed admirably with some of the finest student engineering minds in the world.


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Intellect

Drought in Utah, Year Three: A Q&A with a BYU water expert on managing the ongoing threat

May 31, 2022 06:00 AM
BYU professor Rob Sowby has contributed to over 200 civil engineering projects throughout North America, including many addressing sustainable water supply. With the current drought crisis in the Mountain West, he’s refining his efforts to be most helpful to water suppliers, policy makers and residents here in Utah.
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News

BYU Alumni Offer a Solution to the Opioid Crisis

By Mandy R. Herrera
May 26, 2022 02:43 PM
Drug overdose deaths have surged since the pandemic. Discussion about the problem has risen as well, and people want a solution. Two BYU Alumni plan to provide that.
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Intellect

BYU engineers travel to the Arctic, develop innovative radar method to detect polar bears

By Christie Allen
May 25, 2022 06:00 AM
BYU engineering students are testing radar to track polar bears aboveground. If successful, the team’s work would mark a significant step forward in scientists’ ability to track mother polar bears during winter, when they den and give birth to their cubs beneath dense snowpack. Locating and protecting bear dens is important for conservation efforts.
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Capstone: A Good Investment for a Farmer

By Mandy R. Herrera
May 12, 2022 12:19 PM
Each year, various BYU Engineering students complete a Capstone project that benefits businesses and other organizations. Gold Family Farms has continued to return to this program to request new innovations for automating their farm.
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A U.S. Ambassador and BYU Professor Meet in Turkey

By Mandy R. Herrera
April 11, 2022 11:11 AM
Bartholomew works at BYU and around the world, as he switches from teaching students about STEM to training teachers about instructing on STEM topics. While in Turkey, he met with many people, one of whom he did not expect.
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Gathering Again for BE Together Annual Dinner

By Mandy R. Herrera
March 23, 2022 07:02 PM
While the pandemic delayed their first annual dinner, it did not stop it. On Wednesday, March 17, BYU Engineering Together gathered for an evening of excellent meals and discussions, finishing with an impactful presentation.
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Intellect

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and taking eyecare to third-world countries: BYU student innovators deliver again

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 11, 2022 06:00 AM
Every year innovative students at BYU give their best shot at developing new technologies that can make the world a better place. With $50,000 in prize money on the line, the 2022 Student Innovator of the Year Competition once again delivered potentially life-changing results.




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BYU Professor Receives Award and Funding for an Unexplored Area of Research

By Mandy R. Herrera
March 08, 2022 10:06 AM
After a decade of researching an area untouched by engineering, Mechanical Engineering Professor Douglas Cook applied for and received funding from the NSF CAREER award in 2021.
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Intellect

Dead trees in Utah forests are a wildfire hazard; BYU researchers found a way to use them as biomass for power plants

By Katie Child
March 03, 2022 10:02 AM
Researchers at BYU have worked to develop new ways to convert dead, decaying trees into a fuel that can be used in coal power plants, and as a result, also reduce net carbon emissions.
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International Internship Improves a Cybersecurity Student's Career Post-Graduation

By Mandy R. Herrera
February 08, 2022 11:07 AM
He already had a job. Most of his studies were completed. Soon, James Lakko would graduate, but he still had one thing left to accomplish: an international internship.
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The First AIChE Safety & Ethics Conferences Changes Students' Understanding of Engineering

By Mandy R. Herrera
January 27, 2022 03:01 PM
The BYU AlChE Chapter President Alexa Lowman expected 50 students in attendance. Instead, over 200 students came. This conference would change their perspective unlike anything ever done before.
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BYU SHPE Learns Valuable Lessons at National Convention

By Mandy R. Herrera
January 14, 2022 01:22 PM
Moving from cold Utah to sunny Florida, the BYU SHPE chapter attended the national convention held in November. The participating students not only developed as engineers, but these students learned how to increase their chances of employment after their graduation.
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Intellect

Innovative process helps BYU engineers track icebergs in the South Pole

By Christie Allen
December 20, 2021 03:11 PM
"I never imagined I'd be tracking Antarctic icebergs in the middle of Utah," mused BYU junior Scheridan Vorwaller Cloward, reflecting on her three years' work for the Microwave Earth Remote Sensing (MERS) Laboratory.
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Intellect

Engineers stitch together thousands of drone-captured images to create 3D model of BYU's campus

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
December 09, 2021 04:55 PM
Using more than 80,000 drone-captured and ground images, and applying GPS systems for accuracy, BYU grad student Bryce Berrett has stitched together a comprehensive 3D model of BYU's entire 560-acre campus.


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Danger in Dam Nation

By Mandy R. Herrera
December 06, 2021 04:14 PM
Some call them low head dams, others call them waterfalls, but those that know their danger give them the most accurate name: the drowning machines.
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Media Interviews Dr. Hotchkiss About a Hidden Danger

By Mandy R. Herrera
November 27, 2021 12:31 PM
Across many rivers, low head dams function to raise the water level upstream. However, Professor Rollin Hotchkiss knows these dams' hidden danger, and now the media does too.
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BYU Team Overcomes Odds and Places Second at Cybersecurity Competition

By Mandy R. Herrera
November 19, 2021 02:02 PM
The Collegiate Social Engineering Competition and Training Event began in 2020 to create a place where cybersecurity students could test their abilities in real-life situation simulations. BYU achieved great results, all while staying firm in their faith.
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ZipString: Inspiration in Innovation

By Mandy R. Herrera
November 05, 2021 09:23 AM
When BYU sophomore Austin Hillam went home for the summer, he didn't expect to spend dinner with a Georgia Tech student and two missionaries talking about string.
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Intellect

Lab-on-a-Chip devices smaller than ever thanks to new 3D printing techniques from BYU

By Katie Child
September 28, 2021 06:00 AM
Microfluidic devices designed to help rapid diagnosis through blood
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An Engineering Freshman's First Week

By Mandy R. Herrera
September 14, 2021 05:16 PM
Unknown faces: Everywhere. Newfound freedom: Every day. One might call it exhilarating, and another might find it frightening. It's a freshman's first week: impactful in every way.
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The New Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

By Mandy R. Herrera
September 08, 2021 02:25 PM
Recent changes resulted in a revamped unit of the college: the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. This newly combined department will result in long-term benefits for students pursuing degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction and Facilities Management.
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Meet Mr. Curiosity

September 07, 2021 02:11 PM
Y Magazine features YouTube star and engineering alum Mark Rober in an article written by Brittany Karford Rogers. This interactive article reveals what makes Rober so successful.
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Top Twenty: Advice for Engineering Majors this Fall 2021

By Mandy R. Herrera
August 31, 2021 03:53 PM
BYU offers a quality higher education that includes high expectations. With students returning to campus and in-person classes, it's easy to feel intimidated. Here are tips to help with that.
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The Youth Are the Digital Future

By Mandy R. Herrera
August 04, 2021 03:33 PM
Over the past few decades, interactions increasingly happen on online resources. Social security numbers, passwords, financial information, and more get stored on digital devices. These vulnerabilities need protection, so the youth must be prepared with how to protect: they need to know cybersecurity.
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Female Engineers Represented and Empowered in LaparoVision SIOY Win

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 28, 2021 03:41 PM
Across the nation, female engineering students face the daunting issue of being in the minority. However, at BYU, mechanical engineering student Amanda Lytle Bartschi produces inspiring results for other women in engineering as she defeats the odds and wins awards for her work.
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Cybersecurity Teacher Training Finishes with Success

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 19, 2021 05:14 PM
The teacher training week kicked off the first of three summer cybersecurity camps. Educators expanded the tools in their cyber pockets, ready to pass on their new knowledge to their upcoming students for the year.
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Not a matter of if, but when: BYU cybersecurity expert on how to protect yourself, your data

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 19, 2021 06:00 AM
BYU cybersecurity professor Justin Giboney is training the next generation of cyber experts to keep your information safe. In this Q&A, Giboney answers a few questions to help breakdown what we are facing and what we can do.
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2021 Student Innovator of the Year Winners

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 14, 2021 03:12 PM
Despite the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Student Innovator of the Year Competition proved as successful as years past. Innovations ranged from improvements on laparoscopic tools to clutter free activities for families.
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A Teacher of Teachers: Educating Internationally

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 08, 2021 02:17 PM
Assistant Professor Scott Bartholomew has actively engaged in the role of teacher educator for many years. His positive impact continues to grow globally as he establishes and encourages better methods for education.
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BYU MFGEN Helps Pave the Path for Future Academia

By Mandy R. Herrera
July 01, 2021 02:29 PM
Two years ahead of the curve, BYU Manufacturing created a smart manufacturing curriculum that gives its students greater opportunities to learn and innovate.
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Steve Shumway Appointed Director, School of Technology; Two Department Chairs Renewed for Second Terms

June 30, 2021 02:23 PM
Shumway replaces Barry Lunt as SOT Director, Aaron Hawkins and Norm Jones renewed for second terms as engineering department chairs
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BYU Student Wins First Place at ASME/SME Competition

By Mandy R. Herrera
June 29, 2021 02:59 PM
Innovating a digital twin that allows manufacturers to make estimated predictions of their machine's future functionality, graduate student Andrew Eyring wins first place.
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SPOT®: An Engineer's Best Friend

June 22, 2021 03:32 PM
Capstone students customize SPOT® robot to meet surveillance needs for Novva Data Centers
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Student-created, origami-based windshield wiper solves laparoscopic surgery conundrum

June 17, 2021 09:46 AM
Engineering graduate student Jacob Sheffield has created a tiny origami-based device that serves as a miniature windshield wiper for laparoscope camera lenses.
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Two BYU Students Snag Spots in ASME/SME Competition's Final Eight

By Mandy R. Herrera
June 16, 2021 01:14 PM
For the first time in BYU Engineering history, two students qualified to compete in the final round of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Student Manufacturing Design Competition.
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Dr. Yuri Hovanski Featured in SME's 20 Most Influential Academics

By Mandy R. Herrera
June 11, 2021 02:14 PM
While leading the development of new smart manufacturing curriculum, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers named Dr. Yuri Hovanski as one of the top 20 most influential academics.
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BYU engineering student creates simple device to help young violinist with prosthetic arm

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 10, 2021 08:54 AM
Adia Cardona is a 10-year-old violinist who has exceptional skill for her age and determination to match it. The young Provo girl also has just one hand.
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Latest $4M donation from Huseins tallies $10M to support ethics and integrity programs

Jordyn Crowley Watts
By Jordyn Crowley Watts
June 03, 2021 09:49 AM
$10M over 13 months from King Firoz and Diane Husein adds to support of character development in engineering students
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BYU researchers create world's most power-efficient high-speed ADC microchip

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 27, 2021 06:00 AM
A BYU professor and his team have built the world’s most power-efficient high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) microchip. An ADC is a tiny piece of technology present in almost every electronic piece of equipment that converts analog signals (like a radio wave) to a digital signal.
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BYU engineering, theatre arts students team up to create animatronic cougar

By Christie Allen
May 19, 2021 06:00 AM
Thanks to the combined efforts of two BYU engineering capstone teams and a group of theatre and media arts students, the beloved mascot Cosmo is getting an animatronic counterpart in the theatre department.
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BYU hologram experts can now create real-life images that move in the air

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 04, 2021 12:50 PM
They may be tiny weapons, but BYU’s holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers — green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally — with actual luminous beams rising from them.
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Construction Management Win at ASC Leads to Scholarship Donation from Beavers Charitable Trust

Brian Blumer
By Brian Blumer
April 13, 2021 02:09 PM
The Beavers Charitable Trust recently donated $25,000 to BYU Engineering to fund scholarships for heavy civil construction students at BYU.
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BYU No. 1 in the nation for launching business, foreign language Ph.D.s

By Christie Allen
April 06, 2021 08:41 AM
BYU prepares more future Ph.D. students in both business management and foreign languages than any other university in the United States.
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Five BYU programs make Top 100 in latest US News Grad School Rankings; Nine BYU programs now hold that designation

March 30, 2021 08:00 AM
The J. Reuben Clark Law School rocketed up to No. 29 in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings, leading a group of five BYU graduate programs that earned top marks.
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New BYU algorithm making ID verification more secure by tracking facial movements

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 15, 2021 11:46 AM
Like every other human biometric identification system before it, there are still significant security flaws in some of the most advanced identity verification technology. BYU computer and electrical engineering professor D.J. Lee has decided there is a better and more secure way to use your face for restricted access.
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2020 in review: BYU College of Engineering highlights

By Rachel Smith
December 29, 2020 01:00 AM
2020 was a great year for the BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. While it was full of challenges, students and faculty viewed every challenge as an opportunity to innovate.
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Ethics and integrity program receives $40k from BYU Engineering alumnus

By Rachel Smith
December 04, 2020 12:30 PM
King Husein's donations funded an ethics-focused group within the BYU Engineering IMMERSE research program.
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BYU Cybersecurity earns Top 10 ranking

By Rachel Smith
December 02, 2020 01:30 PM
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering Cybersecurity program, established in 2018, is ranked number ten in best schools for bachelor degrees in cybersecurity, according to Cyber Degrees EDU. Cyber Degrees EDU seeks to provide independent, unbiased and comprehensive resources for students to pursue higher education in cybersecurity and computer science.
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BYU tech leads to one of the fastest growing companies in America

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 30, 2020 12:10 PM
A startup created from and fueled by BYU tech, is the fastest growing simulation company in America, ranking No. 594 in the Inc. 5000 list. The company grew out of the research of BYU professor Michael Scott and builds engineering simulation software commonly used in the automotive and defense industries.
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BYU partnering with NASA to send a ‘spacecraft selfie cam’ into space on official mission

November 11, 2020 06:00 AM
After years of engineering, testing and coordinating with engineers from NASA’s Launch Services Program, Brigham Young University students have created a cube satellite that will launch into space on an official NASA mission later this year.


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BYU blood test can detect presence of deadly superbugs in less than one hour

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 09, 2020 06:00 AM
Four BYU professors across four disciplines — molecular biology, chemistry, integrated optics and chemical processing — have created a method to extract superbugs from whole blood, prep them for testing and then provide a diagnosis all in under one hour.


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BYU Engineering assistant professor receives international Excellence in Teaching award from Associated Schools of Construction

By Rachel Smith
October 28, 2020 01:30 PM
BYU Engineering continues a long tradition of excellence in teaching at an international level with a reputable award from the Associated Schools of Construction.
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With innovative nanofiber membranes, cloth masks’ efficacy goes up to 99%

By Christie Allen
October 21, 2020 06:00 AM
The cloth masks many are sporting these days offer some protection against COVID-19. However, they typically provide much less than the professional N95 masks used by healthcare workers. That may soon change. Recently, students from BYU’s College of Engineering teamed up with Nanos Foundation to develop a nanofiber membrane that can be sandwiched between the cloth pieces in a homemade mask, increasing efficacy up to 99%.


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BYU Information Technology receives $24.5K National Science Foundation RAPID grant to research human-AI teaming in emergency response

By Rachel Smith
October 19, 2020 02:00 PM
The grant will be used to research human-AI teaming through social media in emergency response during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BYU Engineering receives $5.8M to fund coal-fired energy research

By Rachel Smith
October 13, 2020 02:00 PM
BYU Chemical Engineering is awarded $4.6M from the United States Department of Energy, with an additional $1.2M in external funding to research CO2 power cycles.
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BYU software predicts the rise and fall of every river on earth; agencies like NASA are using it to save lives worldwide

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 08, 2020 06:00 AM
Water modeling software created by BYU researchers can predict the rise and fall of every river on the face of the planet. Those streamflow forecasts are now being made available to agencies worldwide to deal with water emergencies.
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Dean Michael Jensen and former BYU Engineering faculty David Arnold win regional Entrepreneur of the Year® award

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By Jordyn Crowley Watts
October 07, 2020 11:46 AM
Michael Jensen, dean of the BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, along with his business partner, former BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty member David Arnold, have been named Entrepreneur of the Year® region winners by Ernst & Young.
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BYU Engineering involved in $26M National Science Foundation quantum internet project

By Rachel Smith
September 21, 2020 01:30 PM
BYU Electrical & Computer Engineering faculty Ryan Camacho will help develop a new NSF Engineering Research Center for Quantum Networks.
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Dean Michael Jensen and former BYU Engineering faculty David Arnold named Entrepreneur of the Year® finalists by Ernst & Young

Jordyn Crowley Watts
By Jordyn Crowley Watts
September 19, 2020 04:13 PM
Update 10/7/2020: Michael Jensen, dean of the BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, along with his business partner, former BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty member David Arnold, have been named Entrepreneur of the Year® region winners by Ernst & Young. Get the details about the win here.
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BYU Engineering wins high awards at Institute of Transportation Engineers Mountain District Conference

By Rachel Smith
September 16, 2020 01:30 PM
Two teams of BYU Civil Engineering students won first place in competitions at this year’s Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Mountain District Conference. Students competed in two competitions: the Traffic Bowl and the Kell Competition. Students Camille Lunt, Logan Bennett and Bruce Wang placed first in the Traffic Bowl. Natalie Gray, Sami Lau and Bruce Wang took first place in the Kell Competition. Second place of the Kell Competition was awarded to another BYU team, comprised of students Logan Bennett, Justin Hunter and Camille Lunt.
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U.S. Department of Transportation awards $1M grant to consortium including BYU

By Rachel Smith
September 07, 2020 01:30 PM
BYU, along with three other universities, will use the grant to research strategic implications of changing public transportation travel trends.
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Animation-streaming glasses to help children with autism establish eye contact

By Rachel Smith
September 02, 2020 07:46 AM
Hoping to create a solution to the eye-contact conundrum for children with autism, a BYU Engineering Capstone team and their sponsor have created a pair of glasses that display dynamic animated images on the lenses, potentially increasing the engagement and comfort of the child as they work to improve eye contact.


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BYU Capstone team develops the “impossible” to help therapists working with children diagnosed with autism

By Rachel Smith
August 07, 2020 05:40 PM
The team of Mechanical and Electrical and Computer Engineering students created a pair of glasses that displays in-lens animations to help with attentiveness and eye contact development.
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BYU Capstone team develops portable assisted person lift for the National Ability Center

By Rachel Smith
July 30, 2020 04:54 PM
A team of six BYU Mechanical Engineering students partnered with the National Ability Center (NAC) through the BYU Engineering Capstone program to design a portable lift to assist in moving people of varying abilities from a wheelchair to adapted sporting equipment. The NAC is a nonprofit located in Park City, UT that aims to empower individuals of different abilities to participate in a variety of recreational activities such as skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing and more.
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BYU students help create thermal imaging system to detect wildfires early

By Cami Buckley
July 22, 2020 06:00 AM
A group of BYU students from the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering teamed up with internet connectivity provider UTOPIA Fiber to create a new early-detection tool that could save communities thousands of dollars and, more importantly, lives.


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Low-cost ventilator evolves from BYU Capstone project to FDA-approved device for COVID-19

By Cami Buckley
June 19, 2020 09:49 AM
A group of BYU alums and BYU students have created a low-cost, lightweight ventilator that just received emergency FDA approval for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BYU students win Associated Schools of Construction Competition

By Rachel Smith
June 18, 2020 01:02 PM
Four of six BYU Construction Management teams won high awards at the national Associated Schools of Construction Competition (ASCC).
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BYU profs design bluetooth stethoscope with a 50-foot range to help healthcare practitioners stay safe

By Cami Buckley
June 15, 2020 11:07 AM
To protect both patients and practitioners during COVID-19, BYU nursing and technology professors collaborated to design a digital, 3D-printed stethoscope that makes it possible to listen to the heart and lungs of their patients while standing up to 50 feet away.
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BYU's Mixed Reality Lab teaches virtual and augmented reality

By Rachel Smith
May 12, 2020 01:25 PM
Many experts believe that mixed reality systems will eventually be used in nearly every facet of our lives. BYU's Mixed Reality Lab allows students to explore both augmented reality and virtual reality systems and design mixed reality experiences.
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BYU Manufacturing Engineering graduate publishes honors thesis on novel recycling methods for composites

By Rachel Smith
April 29, 2020 03:31 PM
Matt Jacobs graduated this month with a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a minor in Environmental Science. Combining his fields of study, he completed an Honors thesis titled “Novel Methods for Composites Recycling Via Pyrolysis.”
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BYU Chemical Engineering awarded national nuclear energy research scholarships

By Rachel Smith
April 28, 2020 11:37 AM
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that BYU would be among the 32 colleges and universities receiving funding from the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). BYU is nationally recognized for nuclear energy research, so this isn't the first award students and faculty have received in the field of study. Earlier this year, a team of BYU Chemical Engineering professors received another $800k grant to continue research in clean energy with molten salt reactors.
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BYU team wins first place in Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition

By Rachel Smith
April 08, 2020 12:00 PM
The Weidman Center-sponsored team won first place in the competition for the second year in a row, maintaining their reputation of excellence in ethics.
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BYU crisis informatics expert offers three tips to avoid misinformation during COVID-19

By Cami Buckley
April 07, 2020 09:22 AM
School of Technology professor Amanda Hughes has spent her career studying social media during disasters and crises. Her work looks at how members of the public turn to social media during a crisis and how they find trustworthy information.
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BYU College of Engineering earns a spot on 2020 list of Top 25 Best Value Engineering Programs

By Rachel Smith
April 03, 2020 12:59 PM
Value Colleges released its annual rankings for Best Value Engineering Programs. BYU earned the 11th spot, right behind Purdue University.
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BYU 3D printing protective masks for first responders during coronavirus crisis

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By Natalie Ipson
April 01, 2020 09:45 PM
In a corner lab of the BYU Crabtree Technology Building, there is a constant hum as five machines zip back and forth. Hour by hour and layer by layer, a group of 3D printers are churning out protective face masks.
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BYU College of Engineering earns spot on U.S. News & World Report "Best Grad Schools" list

By Rachel Smith
March 23, 2020 12:09 PM
U.S. News & World Report recently announced the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering earned a spot on its annual “Best Graduate Schools” list along with BYU's Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering graduate programs.
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BYU professors receive shared $2M NSF grant for soft robotics research

By Rachel Smith
March 09, 2020 04:39 PM
BYU Mechanical Engineering faculty Marc Killpack and BYU Computer Science faculty David Wingate have received a $2 million shared grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) grant will be shared with the University of Tulsa faculty Michael Keller, Joshua Shultz and his biological robotics team.
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Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering receives national recognition from GradReports

By Rachel Smith
March 09, 2020 02:00 PM
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering houses two programs that have received national rankings in engineering departments.
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Clyde Companies donate $300k to BYU Engineering professorship

By Rachel Smith
March 06, 2020 05:05 PM
The $300,000 donation will support education in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction and Facilities Management within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering.
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10th annual SIOY tackles roofing, insulin, satellites, and more

March 01, 2020 05:40 PM
Former Shark Tank competitors awarded $50,000 in prizes throughout 2020 Student Innovator of the Year competition
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New Degrees: Manufacturing Engineering

By Rachel Smith
February 21, 2020 08:00 AM
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering added Manufacturing Engineering undergraduate and graduate degree programs during the fall semester of 2019. It will now be the only university regionally that has both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Manufacturing Engineering. Formerly known as Manufacturing Engineering Technology, the new program is opening doors for students interested in a variety of areas.
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BYU awarded $800k grant to fund research in clean energy

By Rachel Smith
January 06, 2020 09:30 AM
The $800k grant will be used to continue research on the effects molten salt reactors may have on clean energy initiatives
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King & Diane Husein donate $5M to BYU College of Engineering; support ethics and integrity initiatives, student development

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By Jordyn Crowley Watts
January 06, 2020 09:01 AM
King Firoz and Diane Husein have made a $5 million donation to the BYU College of Engineering in support of student development efforts focused on ethics and integrity
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2019 in review: College of Engineering highlights

By Rachel Smith
December 31, 2019 09:30 AM
2019 was a great year for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. From the classroom to the field, faculty and students continued to make a positive impact on the world.
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Ira A. Fulton contributes additional $3M to BYU college bearing his name

By Rachel Smith
December 20, 2019 10:10 AM
Ira A. Fulton has made a $3 million donation to the BYU College of Engineering in continued support of education and impact
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BYU offers 'crash course' in self-driving car technology

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
December 19, 2019 09:41 AM
A BYU electrical engineering professor has found an innovative and inexpensive way to teach students how to program self-driving cars. Instead of building a full-scale autonomous vehicle, DJ Lee used RC cars and an indoor mini course to give students a crash course in the vocabulary and tech behind autonomous vehicles.
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BYU Electrical Engineering faculty receives International Foundation for Telemetering Pioneer Award

October 28, 2019 12:06 PM
Michael Rice received the Pioneer Award at the October 2019 International Telemetering Conference (ITC) in Las Vegas
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Shark Tank deal for BYU inventors of massage therapy ball

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By Todd Hollingshead
October 28, 2019 10:25 AM
Rollins Center-supported startup Myostorm lands deal on ABC's prime-time show.
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President of Polaris Off-Road delivers BYU Honored Alumnus Lecture

October 23, 2019 05:07 PM
Chris Musso, 2019 BYU Honored Alumnus, spoke to BYU Engineering students about decision-making, success
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Researchers create way to significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 22, 2019 12:13 PM
Computer engineers have created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi-enabled device can send and receive signals.
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BYU to receive $2.3 million NIH grant to tackle opioid crisis through wearable back sensor

October 10, 2019 11:56 AM
BYU Engineering and Exercise Sciences researchers seek to more effectively diagnose lower back pain through novel technology.
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$450k Nuclear Regulatory Commission grant awarded to BYU Mechanical Engineering

October 09, 2019 02:00 PM
BYU’s Mechanical Engineering department is one of only 11 programs nationwide to be awarded this grant in 2019; the grant will help expand BYU's existing nuclear research capability, encourage cross-disciplinary research, and more
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Valero gives $1M to BYU College of Engineering; funds women’s initiatives, labs and more

September 19, 2019 02:12 PM
The Valero Energy Corporation has made a $1 million donation to the BYU College of Engineering to support a variety of college initiatives and to provide resources to three spaces inside the newly-constructed Engineering Building.
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Fire research from BYU creating better, faster models to predict how wildfires burn

September 04, 2019 07:30 AM
New Department of Defense-sponsored research from BYU’s Fire Research Lab is getting into the microscopic details of how fast wildfires burn.
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Backed in Black: How to get people to buy more produce

July 16, 2019 07:58 AM
Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology may have figured out a secret to get people to buy more fresh produce: dress veggies up in black.
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Tim McLain appointed Associate Dean

July 15, 2019 10:00 AM
McLain replaces outgoing Associate Dean Larry Howell
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Aaron Hawkins awarded IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award

June 21, 2019 10:00 AM
ECE's Aaron Hawkins awarded prestigious IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award
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NASA turns to BYU for critical Mars research ahead of human missions

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By Todd Hollingshead
June 17, 2019 10:00 PM
A multidisciplinary team of BYU chemistry and engineering researchers has been tasked by NASA to develop a system to measure the size and electrical charge of Mars dust — a detail seemingly innocuous, yet critical to the success of human missions to the Red Planet.
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NASA turns to BYU for critical Mars research ahead of human missions

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 17, 2019 03:46 PM
A multidisciplinary team of BYU chemistry and engineering researchers has been tasked by NASA to develop a system to measure the size and electrical charge of Mars dust — a detail seemingly innocuous, yet critical to the success of human missions to the Red Planet.
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BYU engineering students give back in Dominican Republic with hydro-informatics systems

May 20, 2019 01:24 PM
BYU students carry out field surveys, produce technological solutions, and work with Dominican leaders to better manage available water resources
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Study reveals birds' surprising sound source

April 09, 2019 10:00 PM
The best place for a bird's voice box is low in the airway, researchers find
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Study reveals birds' surprising sound source

April 09, 2019 01:41 PM
All air-breathing vertebrates have a larynx—a structure of muscles and folds that protects the trachea and, in many animals, vibrates and modulates to produce a stunning array of sounds.
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2019 Student Innovator of the Year launches business plan into space

March 28, 2019 10:00 AM
Known for launching BYU students’ great ideas into real businesses, this year’s Student Innovator of the Year Competition launched its winner’s idea even further--into space, that is.
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Electrical Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award and Grant

March 21, 2019 01:54 PM
Electrical Engineering Professor Daniel Smalley was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Award on March 21st, 2019. This prestigious award provides the recipient with a $500,000 grant over a five-year period to fund their research.
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BYU engineers making a more people-friendly robot

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 19, 2019 10:00 PM
Equipped with funding and support from NASA, Brigham Young University mechanical engineers have built an inflatable robot similar to the lovable Baymax character from Disney’s Big Hero Six.
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Secret to lab-on-a-chip breakthrough: matte black nail polish

By Jayne Edwards
March 04, 2019 10:00 PM
Unlikely solution comes from Ph.D. student who also moonlights as a standup comedian
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BYU's new lab mixes virtual and augmented realities

By Jayne Edwards
February 19, 2019 10:00 PM
In BYU’s new Mixed Reality Lab, students are forging a new frontier of virtual and augmented reality. The lab becomes scattered with robots. Equipped with a headset and a controller, a player is tasked with saving the lab from an invasion. Their reality is mixed with augmented 3D technology.
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BYU's new lab mixes virtual and augmented realities

February 19, 2019 10:00 AM
In BYU’s new Mixed Reality Lab, students are forging a new frontier of virtual and augmented reality. The lab becomes scattered with robots. Equipped with a headset and a controller, a player is tasked with saving the lab from an invasion. Their reality is mixed with augmented 3D technology.
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BYU researchers unfold new class of mechanical devices

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 13, 2019 10:00 PM
"Developable mechanisms" are built into the surfaces of structures
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BYU researchers unfold new class of mechanical devices

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 13, 2019 04:00 PM
"Developable mechanisms" are built into the surfaces of structures
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BYU Engineering Building Awarded Higher Education Research Building Project of 2018

February 01, 2019 10:00 AM
BYU’s new Engineering Building was awarded the Higher Education/Research Building Project of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of Utah in January. The Association recognized the Engineering Building for its quality and integration of experiential learning spaces during its annual convention held Jan. 24-26 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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BYU Engineering student entrepreneur becomes CEO of multi-million dollar company Owlet

January 02, 2019 10:00 AM
BYU Chemical Engineering graduate Kurt Workman went from BYU student entrepreneur to multi-million dollar CEO in just a few years.
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Above the Flood

January 01, 2019 10:00 AM
How Anelle T. Concepción (’19), a quiet civil-engineering student raised by a single mom, ended up in her major is a quite a story. It involves long odds, revelation, and help from the larger BYU alumni family back home. But to tell that story, another story needs telling first.
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2018 in review: College of Engineering highlights

December 26, 2018 10:00 AM
From academic awards to service opportunities, it’s a great time to be a part of the College of Engineering.
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Taking origami to space

December 13, 2018 04:01 PM
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli demonstrates the use of innovative origami designs created by BYU engineers
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Students build smaller, equally powerful version of Village Drill

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By Todd Hollingshead
December 12, 2018 10:00 PM
Water-well drill can now reach more remote locations around globe
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BYU home to nation's best chemical engineering student

By Jayne Edwards
December 11, 2018 10:00 PM
BYU professor also wins prestigious chemical engineering honor
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BYU home to nation's best chemical engineering student

December 11, 2018 10:00 AM
BYU professor also wins prestigious chemical engineering honor
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Dedicated to innovation: Engineering Building Dedication recap

December 04, 2018 12:38 PM
BYU's Engineering Building and Engineering Research Laboratory were dedicated Dec. 4, 2018 by Elder David A. Bednar, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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First-ever BYU alumni “tech summit” held in Austin

November 16, 2018 10:00 AM
The first-ever BYU alumni-organized tech summit, the Austin Tech Summit, welcomed more than 150 attendees and representatives from 75 companies. The one-day event was organized by the Austin BYU Alumni Chapter and Austin BYU Management Society. Sponsors for the event included Oracle, Tableau, the BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, and more.
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Bayer Alka-Rocket Challenge Finalists- Updated

November 13, 2018 10:00 AM
BYU's Rocketry Team has become one of the top five finalists in Bayer's Annual Alka-Rocket Challenge! They will be competing to launch their chemical-reactant propelled rocket over 430 feet in the air...Hopefully breaking last year's Guinness World Record. They will also be competing for a chance to win $30,000. The Challenge will take place on December 12th at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Watch: Self-flying drones in disaster zones: BYU engineers help design safer structures

November 09, 2018 10:00 AM
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BYU creating new breed of drones that can navigate without GPS

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 30, 2018 10:00 PM
Research has military and package delivery implications
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BYU creating new breed of drones that can navigate without GPS

October 30, 2018 10:00 AM
Whether it’s because of jammed signals or the need to navigate caves and underground networks, drones that rely only on GPS often become worthless in war zones.
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Watch: BYU Engineering Building construction time-lapse video

October 29, 2018 10:00 AM
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Brigham Young University: A national center for UAV research

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 16, 2018 10:00 PM
BYU a major contributor to the "drone revolution"
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BYU develops multi-university capstone program for UAV research

October 16, 2018 10:00 PM
More than 250 students from 8 universities have participated
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BYU develops a multi-university capstone program for UAV research

October 16, 2018 10:00 AM
More than 250 students from 8 universities have participated
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Brigham Young University: A national center for UAV research

By Todd Hollingshead
October 16, 2018 10:00 AM
BYU a major contributor to the "drone revolution"
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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

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 22, 2018 10:00 PM
Hazy, smoke-filled skies can have serious health effects
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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

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 06, 2018 10:00 PM
Phased array feed will increase the field of view by more than five times
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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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Industrial design students reach across the ocean to design outdoor lighting products

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By Todd Hollingshead
July 09, 2018 10:00 PM
BYU students team with European students, make lanterns for Black Diamond
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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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BYU traffic study: No more left turns on busy streets

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By Todd Hollingshead
June 19, 2018 10:00 PM
BYU traffic engineers Grant Schultz and Mitsuru Saito are on a mission to stop people from making left turns on busy roads. It’s not because they want to make life more difficult; it’s because they want to save it.

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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

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
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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Intellect

Water droplets defy conventional rules when caught by fibers bent at a certain angle

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 17, 2018 10:00 PM
Researchers from Utah State, BYU and University of Liege have learned that fibers bent at a certain angle can hold a lot more water than you would expect.

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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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Intellect

Students engineer hand-trike attachment for LDS Charities global wheelchair program

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 08, 2018 10:00 PM
BYU engineering students are helping make LDS Charities wheelchairs even better for people in need around the globe.

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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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BYU hosts regional chemical engineering conference

March 29, 2018 10:00 AM
Over 150 chemical engineering students from 11 different schools across the Rocky Mountain region flocked to BYU from Mar. 22-24 for the annual AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) conference.
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Intellect

BYU engineering prof helping find answers to why Mexico quake was so deadly

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 25, 2017 10:00 PM
It’s been a little over a month since a devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed 370 people and injured roughly 6,000 more in Mexico. A BYU professor is helping find answers to help the rebuilding effort.

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BYU graduate student receives award for research paper at telemetry conference

October 13, 2017 05:58 PM
Chad Josephson, a PhD student studying electrical engineering, won second place in a student paper contest this September. The contest, part of the annual International Telemetering Conference (ITC), includes graduate students from universities all across the nation.
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The ZinnStarter program arrives at BYU

October 05, 2017 05:48 PM
ZinnStarter to offer additional support to SIOY competitors
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BYU students win big at national woodturning competition

October 03, 2017 12:10 PM
BYU takes top award again
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From BYU to billion-dollar projects at Bechtel

September 29, 2017 03:38 PM
It’s not always easy to figure out what you want to study in college. Kim Irwin came to BYU over 30 years ago thinking she wanted to be a home economics teacher. But, after working a summer job on a construction site, she realized her heart belonged to civil engineering. She is now a principal vice president of Bechtel National, serving as the project manager of a multi-billion-dollar project.
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Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab tops the podium at ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

September 25, 2017 03:48 PM
The BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab enjoyed enormous success at this year’s Design Engineering Technical Conferences hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Students claimed first and second place in the Graduate Division of the 2017 ASME International Student Mechanisms Design Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, in August.
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Major gaming festival showcases BYU student project

September 22, 2017 04:14 PM
In January of this year, thousands of teens collaborated with the ghosts of Thomas Edison, Ada Lovelace, Steve Jobs and other renowned thinkers in order to defeat a mysterious villain known simply as “S.” This investigating took place within the confines of “The Tessera,” an alternate-reality game (ARG) designed by an interdisciplinary team of students from BYU and the University of Maryland. Thanks to funding provided by the National Science Foundation, these students created the educational game as a way to introduce teenagers to the world of computational thinking.
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Intellect

BYU-developed helmet smartfoam signals potential concussions in real time

By Jayne Edwards
September 20, 2017 10:00 PM
Ph.D. student Jake Merrell and his mentors have developed a smartfoam that can be placed inside a football helmet to more accurately test the impact and power of hits. The nano composite foam can help diagnose concussions.

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Teaching fellowship awarded to BYU doctoral student

September 19, 2017 04:20 PM
Allison Lee, a PhD student studying mechanical engineering, recently received a renewal of her teaching fellowship from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The award, given to only four to five students in the nation annually, represents years of hard work and dedication to her studies.
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Intellect

Five years later, BYU's village drill project bringing clean water to hundreds of thousands

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 13, 2017 10:00 PM
In 2011, a group of mechanical engineering students built a human-powered drill to dig water wells as part of a senior capstone course. The project seemed promising, but little did they know how life-changing it would become.

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BYU researchers helping connect fluid dynamics research to brain trauma

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 10, 2017 10:00 PM
As many YouTube videos show, striking the top of a liquid-filled bottle can shatter the bottom. Researchers are hoping to use new knowledge of the party trick to help fill a gap in something much more serious: brain research.

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Intellect

BYU-created mini tool has massive potential

By K.C. Miller
August 30, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses.

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Engineering and technology faculty receive top university honors

August 28, 2017 04:38 PM
At this year's University Conference, BYU's most prestigious award went to Randal W. Beard, professor of electrical and computer engineering. Three other Ira A. Fulton College faculty members were also honored.
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BYU engineers earn honor society scholarships

August 15, 2017 04:46 PM
Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, recently named its 271 scholars for the 2017-18 academic year. This year, 10 scholars are Brigham Young University students.
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Intellect

Professors 3D-print first truly microfluidic "lab on a chip" device

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 14, 2017 10:00 PM
Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers.

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BYU researchers develop method that could produce stronger, more pliable metals

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 07, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU researchers said this paper is the first to attempt to crack the code of the atomic structures that heavily influence grain boundary properties with the computer algorithms of machine learning.

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Alum uses communications skills she learned at BYU to excel in her career

July 20, 2017 05:08 PM
After graduating in April, industrial designer Janae Pettit landed a job at Vivint Smart Home's Innovation Center. Her time at BYU gave her real-world experience and taught her communication skills that have been critical to her career.
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Alum continues to apply skills learned at BYU to job at Ford

July 20, 2017 05:05 PM
Harry Douglass' BYU education taught him a lot of valuable skills. Since receiving his degree in mechanical engineering in 2014, he continues to apply his BYU education to his work at Ford.
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Intellect

BYU engineering in the Dominican Republic: A study in water

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 04, 2017 10:00 PM
Helping a country predict water flow leads to a flow of BYU PhDs
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Intellect

Training computers, helping humans

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
May 01, 2017 10:00 PM
Three BYU professors recently received Career Awards: the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty.

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Intellect

BYU students make winter hammocking a warmer reality

By Alec Sears
April 23, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU's 2017 Student Innovator of the Year created a lightweight insulator that covers hammocks for cold-evening camping.

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Announcements

BYU No. 4 in the country for taking research inventions to market

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 21, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU is one of the top five universities in the country for turning research discoveries into new technology, products and companies, according to a report released today.

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Character

Students creating prosthetic sockets for thousands of amputees in Africa

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 19, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU engineering students have teamed with non-profit Engage Now Africa to create a socket for above-knee amputees that fits neatly into prosthetics made available by the international Red Cross.

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Intellect

Engineering students make biking possible for kids with leg-length discrepancies

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 10, 2017 10:00 PM
Mechanical engineering students at BYU have created a special adapter to a bike pedal that allows people with leg-length discrepancies and knee flexibility issues ride smoothly and painlessly.

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Intellect

BYU researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices

March 23, 2017 10:00 PM
Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world of medical devices.

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Intellect

Build an underwater robot, learn STEM subjects

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 23, 2017 10:00 PM
More than 800 elementary and middle school students descended on the Lehi Legacy Center pool last week, but none of them got in the water.
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Intellect

Engineering students use virtual reality to develop aerospace and defense solutions

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 26, 2017 10:00 PM
Students partner with Lockheed Martin to use video game VR for engineering training
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Intellect

BYU engineers built a bulletproof origami shield to protect law enforcement

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 15, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU engineering professors have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement from gunfire.

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Intellect

Team up with innovative greats from centuries past

By Alec Sears
January 12, 2017 10:00 PM
BYU’s new collaborative alternate reality game, designed to attract youth to STEM, lets teens join forces with a mysterious group of innovators to fight the destructive entity known as “S.”

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Intellect

BYU research could lead to new method for detecting, managing prostate cancer

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 20, 2016 10:00 PM
Prostate cancer is much easier to cure in its early stages, but can remain undiagnosed because early stages of the disease may not produce symptoms until the tumor is either very large or has invaded other tissues.

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Intellect

BYU Academic VP Receives Top Engineering Award

November 17, 2016 10:00 PM
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has selected BYU Academic Vice President Brent Webb as a recipient of one of the highest honors given in mechanical engineering.

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BYU industrial design students make bar stools cool again

November 16, 2016 10:00 PM
A group of 18 industrial design students took on the challenge of building bar stools in a new way.

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Intellect

BYU MRI expert at heart of massive brain imaging study

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 09, 2016 10:00 PM
A Brigham Young University MRI expert worked with a UK-based team on the world’s largest health-imaging study, a massive undertaking to scan the brain of more than 100,000 people to find connections with developing diseases.

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Intellect

Solar-panel picnic tables and bus stops? Students starting a 'solar-cell revolution'

October 31, 2016 10:00 PM
A group of BYU engineering students hope to trigger energy change by installing solar cells in public locations you wouldn't think of.

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Professor Michael Scott becomes 3rd at BYU to earn 'Highly Cited' distinction

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 09, 2016 10:00 PM
BYU professor Michael Scott is one of 54 American professors recently named as a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Thomson Reuters.

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Intellect

BYU prof one of four in U.S. invited to Italy quake sites for drone reconnaissance

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 04, 2016 10:00 PM
BYU professor Kevin Franke was one of four U.S. professors invited to a special geotechnical engineering reconnaissance mission to learn how the earthquake impacted ancient and modern infrastructure.

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Intellect

BYU study shows a fourth of Utah HOV lane users are breaking rules

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 20, 2016 10:00 PM
Newly published research from BYU civil engineers finds that up to 25 percent of vehicles in Utah’s high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes during rush hour are violating carpool requirements.

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Intellect

This desert plant defies gravity by collecting water upside-down with tiny leaf hairs

June 05, 2016 10:00 PM
Syntrichia caninervis (aka seriously awesome desert moss) uses tiny hair-like structures on its leaves to absorb water from the atmosphere until droplets form and flow to the leaf. And sometimes it does it upside-down.

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Announcements

New Dean for BYU College of Engineering and Technology

June 01, 2016 10:00 PM
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Brent W. Webb announced this week that Michael A. Jensen has been named the new dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering & Technology.
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Intellect

Email Privacy: Finding the Balance Between Secure and Usable

Natalie Ipson
By Natalie Ipson
May 25, 2016 10:00 PM
When it comes to email security, sending an email is more similar to sending a postcard than a letter in a sealed envelope. A team of BYU computer scientists were honored for their research to make encrypting email easier.

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Announcements

BYU announces groundbreaking for new engineering building

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 25, 2016 10:00 PM
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new building for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. Groundbreaking ceremonies are slated for May 9, 2016.

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Intellect

BYU-created A.I.-powered foosball table goes head to head with humans

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 24, 2016 10:00 PM
Computer engineering students at BYU spent this past semester creating a robotic, vision-controlled foosball table with the objective to beat a human foosball player. The project was a great success. Only problem? The A.I. is a too good.

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Intellect

Engineering students build adult-sized bike trailer for professor's son with cerebral palsy

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 29, 2016 10:00 PM
A group of mechanical engineering students in the Capstone Program have built an adult-sized, two-in-one bike trailer/jogging stroller for McKay Mitton, an 18 year old with cerebral palsy.

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Intellect

Cybersecurity Madness: BYU team wins regional competition, headed to Elite 8

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 16, 2016 10:00 PM
This month a group of eight BYU IT students blew away their opponents at a regional Cyber Defense Competition in Denver. Their four female students also happened to account for two-thirds of the women in the entire competition.

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Intellect

Tiny origami-inspired devices opening up new possibilities for minimally-invasive surgery

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 02, 2016 10:00 PM
BYU mechanical engineers have made a name for themselves by applying the principles of origami to engineering. Now they're applying their origami skills to a new realm: the human body.

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Intellect

Tupperware designers tap BYU ideas to reach millennials

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 05, 2016 10:00 PM
It's not often you get to present concepts to a global company with more than $2.6 billion in operating revenue, but for BYU industrial design students, it's just part of class.

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Faith

#BYUDevo: Cybersecurity and Spiritual Safety

By Porter Chelson
December 07, 2015 10:00 PM
Professor Bonnie Brinton Anderson delivered the devotional address Tuesday afternoon. She gave five tips on how to improve computer security behavior, and how those tips parallel the ways we can improve our spiritual behavior.

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Intellect

Students creating tiny Bluetooth two-way radio for extreme athletes

By Ashley Lindenau
December 06, 2015 10:00 PM
A group of BYU students has devised an innovative technological device to keep you and your fellow outdoor enthusiasts in touch while in nature: A tiny two-way radio that connects to your phone or headphones via Bluetooth.

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Intellect

BYU researchers speeding up process of making vaccines

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 17, 2015 10:00 PM
Researchers at BYU have devised a system to speed up the process of making life-saving vaccines for new viruses.

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Intellect

BYU's mentoring factory: Getting undergraduates into research

By Ashley Lindenau
October 14, 2015 10:00 PM
Giving undergraduate students research opportunities is a priority at BYU. Alonzo Cook takes that charge very seriously. Cook, a chemical engineering professor, has 86 undergraduate students working in his lab.

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Intellect

BYU technology tackles climate change by freezing carbon

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 27, 2015 10:00 PM
This August, President Obama announced an ambitious plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030. BYU professor Larry Baxter is developing a technology that can actually do it.

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Intellect

Professors' super waterproof surfaces cause water to bounce like a ball

May 20, 2014 10:00 PM
Julie Crockett and Dan Maynes have spent decades studying super-hydrophobic surfaces. Some of this research has resulted in commercial products, but the professors are finding characteristics aimed at large-scale solutions for society.

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Intellect

BYU's smart object recognition algorithm doesn't need humans

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 14, 2014 10:00 PM
BYU engineer Dah-Jye Lee has created an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or video sequences without human calibration.

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Intellect

Too much texting can disconnect couples, research finds

October 29, 2013 10:00 PM
Couples shouldn’t let their thumbs do the talking when it comes to serious conversations, disagreements or apologies.

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