Engineering News

Dale Irwin Hayes Scholarship

Applications are being sought for the Dale Irwin Hayes Scholarship. This scholarship is provided to one engineering or pre-engineering student in the School of Engineering. The scholarship has a maximum value of $2,000, and can be applied to tuition, fees, books and supplies not otherwise covered or reimbursed by other forms of scholarship grant funds or other means. See Scholarships.

Dr. Donald Weinkauf appointed dean of the School of Engineering

Dr. Donald Weinkauf has accepted the position of dean of the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, effective July 1, 2008. Dean Weinkauf will replace the school’s founding dean, Dr. Ron Bennett, who will return to the full-time faculty. Full article.

Engineering Tenure Track Faculty Position Available Fall 2008

The University of St. Thomas seeks applications for the position of Engineering Tenure Track Faculty to start fall of 2008. Posted January 18, 2008. More.

ENGR 320 Machine Design Competition - December 5, 2007.

Eighteen robot machines, built by the 39 Mechanical Engineering students, took the stage for a single-elimination tournament. More. 

Engineering Dean Bennett receives 2007 Tekne Award.

Dr. Ronald Bennett received the first-ever Community Champion Award at the 2007 Tekne Awards on Thursday, November 1, 2007. At the same event, Austin Nelson, Senior, Electrical Engineering and Physics, received a scholarship from the Minnesota High Technology Foundation (MHTF). More information. 

Dr. John Abraham comments on the I35 Bridge Collapse on National Public Radio.

August 6, 2007.  The Interstate 35 bridge was expanded from four lanes to six, and eventually to eight. Some wonder whether that might have played a role in its collapse last week. Listen to the interview on NPR's "All Things Considered" 

Camille George receives the Outstanding Faculty in Service Learning 2007 award

The School of Engineering congratulates Dr. Camille George for receiving the Outstanding Faculty in Service Learning 2007 award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to service-learning at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. George has focused on combining senior design, an apprentice-type course where students work on an engineering problem for two semesters, with a need in the developing world. She has taken students to the Caribbean and to West Africa. Details of her projects can be viewed at http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/cmgeorge/. A copy of her acceptance speech is linked here.  In addition the SOE and Dr. George would like to thank, the late Keith Zell, Larry Mathews, and the Beyond Career to Calling Grant for getting the effort started and David Steele and Florence Dunkel from Montana State University for keeping the endeavor going. 

Graduate Engineering Student Information Sessions 

Prospective students have an opportunity to get their questions answered at Information Meetings held in the Frey Science and Engineering Center, O'Shaughnessy Science Hall, on the St. Paul Campus.
      
Upcoming sessions:
  - Thursday, December 13 at 5:30 PM
  - Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM
  - Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 5:30 PM
  - Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 5:30 PM

Additional sessions will be scheduled in the future.  Evening sessions begin at 5:30 PM and conclude by 7:00 PM. When you RSVP, a parking permit will be issued at no cost to you. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to meeting you!

Please RSVP your attendance to technology@stthomas.edu or call 651-962-5756. Fill out our on-line Information Request Form  to request information to be mailed to you. See Campus Map for directions.

Science Scholarship Day

Annually in January, the University of St. Thomas holds a Science Scholarship Day  Selected applicants and their parents will be invited to the University of St. Thomas on Scholarship Day, to tour the campus, visit the Frey Science and Engineering Center, meet faculty and staff and take tests in mathematics and the natural sciences. Please visit Science, Mathematics and Engineering Scholarship Program.

Review UST's winter-weather closing policies (11/14/2007)

When the snow starts piling up and driving becomes treacherous, one of the first things that students start to wonder about is whether the university will declare a snow emergency and cancel classes. Dial 651-962-SNOW to find out.

"Design for an Aging Population" retreat held in Owatonna

 
Thanks to the generosity of the UST Beyond Career to Calling office the first “Design for an Aging Population” retreat was held at the Gainey Center on February 16-18, 2007.  The retreat, coordinated by Professors AnnMarie Thomas (Engineering) and Roxanne Prichard (Psychology), involved 17 students from 11 majors. Also participating were guests from the eldercare and elder design industry, as well as faculty from the Schools of Business, Social Work, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Engineering (Professor Mike Hennessey and Mr. Nicholas Powley).  Activities included lectures, discussions, films, and the chance for student groups to come up with new products for this growing market.

The retreat was the first major project out of Dr Thomas’ new Design for an Aging Population laboratory at UST. Contact Dr. Thomas at apthomas@stthomas.edu.

ENGR 298 Roman Structures and Art

This class left on January 4, 2007 for J-Term in Rome. You can read of the adventures of the 22 UST student engineers at courseweb.stthomas.edu/engr298.

School of Engineering hosts mechanical engineering student leadership seminar

ASME District C schools from as far away as Canada and Kentucky met Oct. 13-14 to help ASME student officers develop leadership skills and plan activities. See article in UST "Bulletin".

Please remember in your prayers Marlene Houliston from the School of Engineering

Please remember in your prayers Marlene Houliston, who died September 20, 2006. Marlene, 55, was the student services coordinator in the School of Engineering and worked at St. Thomas many years.

Check out Fred Zimmerman's web site

Fred retired at the end of 2005 but continues to think and write about interesting things. See http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/fmzimmerman