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Dr. Jason Porter - Faculty Spotlight

By Larissa Beatty
December 02, 2023 01:30 PM
Batteries can be found in almost anything, but what happens when you push them to their limit? That’s what Dr. Jason Porter, one of the newest mechanical engineering faculty members at Brigham Young University, is researching to find out. 
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Nathan Usevitch

By Larissa Beatty
October 27, 2023 11:16 AM
Is it a man or a robot? Dr. Nathan Usevitch, one of the newest faculty members in the mechanical engineering department, works in his soft robotics research to blur the lines between the robotic and the real.
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From the Classroom to the Clouds

By Larissa Beatty
October 17, 2023 06:07 PM
The Accomplishments and Benefits of Competition Teams
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Exploring product development on a Singapore study abroad

By Larissa Beatty
July 25, 2023 11:42 AM
Each May for the past 10 years, Brigham Young University mechanical engineering students have been traveling to Singapore for a product design and development study abroad experience. In 2023, 50 students from three universities, including sixteen from BYU, took projects like an automated tourniquet and a sensor system for blind individuals from ideation to completion in just two weeks.
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It’s all in the hands: Students take home awards and experiences from biomechanics conference

By Larissa Beatty
July 06, 2023 10:09 AM
Dr. Charles’ research assistants took the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society of Biomechanics by storm in April. Eight of the ten research assistants (RAs) who represented Brigham Young University presented their research, and BYU took home three of the eight awards given at the conference.
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Mars Rover team takes third at competition

By Larissa Beatty
June 28, 2023 03:45 PM
The Brigham Young University Mars Rover team competed against 31 teams from 15 countries in the three-day 2023 University Rover Competition the first week of June. They landed third place overall, making their way back onto the winners podium at the Mars Desert Research Station for the first time since 2017.
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Dr. Webb delivers university devotional

By Larissa Beatty
June 13, 2023 11:40 AM
Principles of mechanical engineering and faith were combined in the Brigham Young University Marriott Center on June 6, as Professor Brent W. Webb delivered the Tuesday devotional.
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Capstone Fair 2023

By Larissa Beatty
May 12, 2023 02:21 PM
On April 5, the WSC Ballroom on Brigham Young University campus was turned into a showroom for 56 different projects as part of the annual Capstone Design Fair. The teams for these projects presented design work and prototypes that they have been working on since Fall semester as part of the Capstone program in the College of Engineering.
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Carl Sorensen

By Larissa Beatty
April 18, 2023 06:42 PM
Dr. Carl Sorensen is concluding his 36 year career as a professor at Brigham Young University this summer. During his time here he has changed the face of engineering at BYU and made contributions that will last for generations.
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