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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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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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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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Scott Thomson

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
thomson@byu.edu
(801) 422-4980
350-B EB
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Tim W. McLain

Associate Dean, Dean's Office
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
mclain@byu.edu
(801) 422-6537
240-I EB
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Nick Hawkins

Project Lab Manager, Mechanical Engineering
nick.hawkins@byu.edu
(801) 422-6297
117-G EB
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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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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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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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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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