Each year, graduating paper science students are required to participate in a senior design project. But before that, this year's group of 15 seniors has to practice first.
The scholarship, endowed by alumni Jim and Jane Menditto, is given annually to undergraduate students in the MME department who have demonstrated high academic performance, as well as achievement outside the classroom.
Justinn Eddie graduated from Miami University in 2011 with a degree in both mechanical and manufacturing engineering. Now, Eddie works for the multi-billion dollar behemoth, Amazon.
"[My goal is] really just finding a career where I can just grow and keep learning," she said. "I feel like it's a field that never stops evolving and never stops changing; so just something that I can continue learning along with."
Dr. Chris Peterson, chair and professor emeritus of Miami's Chemical, Paper and Biomedical Engineering department (CPB), has passed away at the age of 84. The cause and date of his passing is unknown to us at this time.
While they aren't physically going to the schools this semester, the young students have no shortage of lesson plans, as Kode2Learn is rolling out an asynchronous, remote curriculum to keep everyone involved.