2014 News Archive

Community Enthusiasm

Carol Reader was awarded the Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Award at the Philanthropy Day Award Ceremony on November 20, 2014Carol Reader was awarded the Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Award at the Philanthropy Day Award Ceremony on November 20, 2014

Carol Reader, Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

Team projects cap engineering student careers

Automation and communication were the order of the day as fourth-year students of electrical and computer engineering presented their capstone projects in the Centre for Engineering Innovation. Among the projects were a device that can open or close a garage door from across the globe, a smart door that can respond to the presence of visitors, and a wireless monitoring system for solar panels.

Crushing competition to test construction competence

The campus community is invited to watch as a group of third-year civil engineering students see their best efforts crushed, Wednesday in the Industrial Courtyard. Students in professor Amr ElRagaby’s class “Finite Element for Analysis and Design” will test the load-bearing abilities of model bridges they have designed and built from craft sticks and glue.