Noche de Ciencias

March 28, 2023 鈥 成人头条鈥檚 chapter for Society of Professional Engineers will be hosting Noche de Ciencias for 成人头条 Public School students and their families from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 30 at 成人头条 North High School.

Mother Daughter Day

March 21, 2023 鈥 The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a student organization at 成人头条, is hosting a Mother Daughter Day event for local middle school girls and their adult female role models. The event will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25 in the lobby of the John Bardo Center at 成人头条 State.

2023 Wallace Scholarship winners

Feb. 24, 2023 鈥 成人头条鈥檚 College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.

2023 Koch Scholarship winners

Feb. 23, 2023 鈥 Seven high school students from Kansas and Oklahoma have been awarded $30,000 to $45,000 each as the newest recipients of the Koch Scholarship at 成人头条.

Stock photo of a wound being treated

Feb. 8, 2023 鈥 Every year, there are roughly 450,000 burn wounds that require clinical care throughout the United States. Of those, more than 3,500 people are fatally injured. An interdisciplinary team of 成人头条 researchers is working to revolutionize burn-wound care with a scaffolding system that prevents infection and promotes healing.

Engineering students work on computers

Feb. 7, 2023 鈥 In the nation鈥檚 ongoing efforts to thwart cyberattacks and scammers, the National Science Foundation has awarded 成人头条 more than $2.4 million to educate and prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Caroline Tallent

Feb. 6, 2023 - Caroline Tallent started her quest to play college softball with a narrow search. She prioritized her interest in engineering before athletics. 成人头条 State fits the select number of schools with strong engineering and strong softball. Tallent knew about the school because of basketball, liked the Shocker mascot, and emailed coach Kristi Bredbenner.

Leanne Caret

Feb. 6, 2023 鈥 Leanne Caret 鈥 a 成人头条 alumna, former executive president of Boeing, and former president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) 鈥 is serving as the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence for the College of Engineering at WSU for 2023.

Girls sitting around a desk

Feb. 6, 2023 鈥 The 成人头条 College of Engineering is hosting an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event, commonly known as Girl Day, for high school girls from 成人头条 Public Schools. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Wheelchair user in elevator

Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a 成人头条 State-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.

Engineering researchers at 成人头条 State

Jan. 9, 2023 鈥 成人头条 has moved into the list of the top 20 universities in engineering research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Aida Amir

Nov. 28, 2022 - Aida Amir is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at 成人头条 State and what is next for this grad.

A neutrino detector carried by a nanosatellite in low Earth orbit

Nov. 15, 2022 鈥 成人头条 State's Jonathan Folkerts, Jarred Novak and Trent English presented papers on the design of their neutrino detector prototype at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, representing the NASA-funded Solar Neutrino Orbiting Laboratory Detector Development Project.

Engineering students

Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斅燗s 成人头条 celebrates record enrollment, the university is bolstering its student success initiatives to increase graduation rates. As part of those efforts, the National Science Foundation has awarded WSU researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.

Screenshot from the winning hackathon video

Oct. 10, 2022 鈥 A weekend of ample research and little sleep at 成人头条 State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) resulted in the selection of three NASA Space Apps Hackathon winners.

Image of Dr. Yongkuk Lee and Dr. Kyoung Hag Lee working on 3D printer.

Oct. 3, 2022 鈥 A research team led by researchers with 成人头条 State鈥檚 College of Engineering and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their proposal, "The Development of a Smart Telehealth ECG and Human Activity Monitoring System to Improve Cardiovascular health of Older Adults."

Image of Brianna Smith

Sept. 21, 2022 鈥 Brianna Smith, a computer engineering junior, is currently applying here student skills as a research analyst at FirePoint. She chose 成人头条 State because of the various applied learning opportunities available to help prepare her for her future career.

Alexander Sterzing

Sept. 21, 2022 - Alexander Sterzing is a member of 成人头条 State鈥檚 rowing team and involved in other activities such as the International Buddy Program and Christian Challenge. Alexander, from the Houston area, majors in aerospace engineering and works in the NASA Jump Start Program.

Dr. Shuang Gu and Pouya Ammari-Azar

Sept. 15, 2022 鈥 An interdisciplinary team of 成人头条 researchers is working to curb pollution and damage caused by road salt. The project 鈥 ECO-CBET: Convergent Electrolysis-Electrodialysis System (CEES) to Curb Urban Chloride Pollution by Eco-friendly Road Deicing and Waste Salt Upcycling 鈥 was recently awarded $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

WSU researchers standing outside

Sept. 1, 2022 鈥 A 成人头条 research team has received funding from the National Institutes of Health for their proposal, 鈥淓xamining the feasibility of a wearable device for fetal heart rate monitoring through interdisciplinary research.鈥

Image of Bill Bui holding up award at Space Center Houston.

Aug. 25, 2022 鈥 Bill Bui, a fifth year human factors psychology student, is broadening his studies by working as a human factors engineer at NASA during fall 2022.

Image of Kyle Walter posing inside Smart Factory

July 22, 2022 鈥 Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ 成人头条, located on 成人头条 State's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.

Image of Kyndal Nystrom.

July 13, 2022 鈥 Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose 成人头条 State because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.

Shocker Julian Chee throws a paper airplane.

June 22, 2022 鈥 成人头条 State alum Julian Chee has been flying high since his graduation from 成人头条 State in 2021. Not only has he landed a job with Airbus on the Innovation Campus, but he's also designed the paper airplane that broke the world record for distance.

Image of Josue Renteria.

June 22, 2022 鈥 Josue Renteria is an applied computing senior who is spending his summer working with Houston Cyber Fusion Center to expand its operational technology security capabilities.