As technologies continue to advance our increasingly interconnected world, the development of a robust online learning platform has emerged as an integral component of the Engineering at Illinois vision for providing access to quality education. Engineering Online has experienced rapid growth in just the last year, with over 60 online courses spanning various disciplines scheduled […]
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Thanks to IPENG, MechSE graduate’s project speaks a whole new language
While Mickey Mangan may be working far from the field of his major in mechanical engineering, it was while completing that degree at Illinois that he discovered his passion for international travel. Mangan took advantage of opportunities through IPENG to study in Chile for a semester in 2007 and in Jordan during the summer of […]
Get a Recap of our “Journey to Space” Event
Our “Journey to Space” event made headlines this week, from local C-U outlets like WCIA to as far as TIME magazine. Aerospace students talked with two Illini astronauts this week, Steve Nagel and Mike Hopkins. Steve Nagel was here in person and Mike Hopkins talked to students live from the International Space Station. It’s really […]
MARS – The Augmented Reality App That Will Change How You Use Your Smart Phone
In today’s age where grandmothers are on Facebook and toddlers are playing with IPads it seems that everyone is linked into the web. People everywhere are hooked to their smart phones, and they rely on them to get information as fast as possible – what was deemed fast last year is now considered slow. Speed […]
Slow Motion Concrete Crushing at EOH
Phil Plait, aka @BadAstronomer, blogged on Slate about Illinois’ Engineering Open House a couple of weeks ago. His video of a concrete column being compressed with millions of pounds of pressure (and then breaking into thousands of pieces) has more than a quarter of a million hits on YouTube. Now you can watch the EOH concrete crush in […]
My Dream School Was Made A Reality
McKenzie Lavelle is a freshman in mechanical science and engineering from Owasso, Okla. Lavelle is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, where she is part of a project team creating a solar generator for developing countries in Africa. And eventually, throughout the course of her four years at Illinois, she hopes to get involved with […]
Choosing Illinois Over Purdue
Michelle Boehm grew up near Cincinnati, about a 3-½ hour drive from the University of Illinois campus and chose Illinois over Purdue after being offered an Engineering Visionary Scholarship. These are awarded based on academic ability and leadership potential and recipients are expected to excel in their class work and develop as leaders. This year, the […]
Phillip Lachman “Giving Back is One of the Pillars I Live By”
Phillip Lachman knows a thing or two about national security from his time at Lockheed Martin, where he currently provides electronic security systems and manages several projects in support of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet. Perhaps no security was tougher when, in 2011, the 31-year-old surprised his friend and mentor, Brad Griffis (BSEE ’01, MSEE ’03), […]
Vamshidhar Kommineni: An Alum Who Believes in Giving Back
Vamshidhar Kommineni is an Electrical and Computer Engineering alum of the University of Illinois. Since graduating in 2003 he has built a career at Microsoft, advancing from systems engineering to be the software design engineer and program manager he is today. He attributes much of that success to his education from the U of […]