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05/22/2020
Dr. Brian Kirkmeyer elected Program Chair Elect of WIED
ASEE is an organization that aims to grow and improve engineering and engineering technology education. Specifically, the WIED is a way for students, staff and faculty alike to promote females and inclusion in these fields.
05/19/2020
MME department produces face shields amid COVID-19 pandemic
The frames are made on a plastic injection molding machine. A mold is cut from metal, and molten plastic is then injected into the mold and cooled until solid.
05/08/2020
Dr. Lei Kerr loans machinery to local hospital
In March, the hospital began to reach out to the university, asking for any materials, like gloves, masks or lab coats, that could be donated. Following the outreach, Dr. Kerr and her colleagues began to think of ways they could help.
04/29/2020
Women's Advisory Committee Spotlight: Katherine Bruce
Katherine Bruce graduated from Miami in 2017 with a degree in chemical engineering and a minor in management & leadership.
04/24/2020
Women's Advisory Committee Spotlight: Amanda Ryerse
Ryerse graduated from Miami in 2018 with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in political science. Now in the D.C. area, she works for Booz Allen Hamilton, a government contractor and consulting firm, as a cyber threat analyst.
04/22/2020
Organization Spotlight: Kode2Learn
Each week, Monday through Thursday, teams of around four Kode2Learn members head to the schools around town to run their hour-long classes. The programs last eight weeks and are held in both the fall and spring.
04/17/2020
ECE students make Arecibo Observatory their classroom
For three weeks, Dr. Qihou Zhou conducted a course titled "Undergraduate Hands-on Experience with Incoherent Scatter Radar" where students learned about the technical aspects of radar operation, characteristics of the different ionospheric regions, recognizing techniques and more.
04/17/2020
Aversa Prentosito receives Dotcom-Monitor Scholarship
Dotcom-Monitor's goal is to motivate and support female undergraduate students who are pursuing careers in the computing field by helping with the cost of higher education.
04/10/2020
MME student receives President's Distinguished Service Award
Each year, the President’s Distinguished Service Award (PDSA) is given to a select group of students. These students are recognized for their outstanding service contributions to Miami, demonstrating leadership at its highest quality. Among the 20 students chosen to receive this year's PDSA award is senior mechanical engineering major, Inés Muñoz de Cote.