Author: Anthony Muscat

Dr. Rajendra Singh — D. Houser Banks professor of electrical, computer engineering, and automotive engineering at Clemson University — will discuss the transformative research opportunities that remain to be solved in every major area of engineering and business.

Singh’s presentation, “Transformative Role of Solar Generated Sustainable Electrical Power in Global Economic Growth and World Peace,” will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in 104 Jabara Hall.

This seminar is made possible with support from the Solar Hydrogen Economy Foundation.

The College of Engineering is searching for a marketing and communications director.

The director will be involved in all print and electronic media for the college. They will write profile stories for the web, social media, newsletters and brochures, and work with the other communications and marketing professionals on campus to create photo, video and graphic content for their stories.

The last Industry and Defense Program and College of Engineering (last IDP-COE) seminar series of the spring 2022 semester will take place 1-2 p.m. Friday, May 20 at 123 Wallace Hall. The joint seminar will be about additive manufacturing.

Additive manufacturing methods are used for a variety of applications, but there are limitations. Bhisham Sharma, Wichita State assistant professor of aerospace engineering, will present his team’s work on a new design paradigm called single-component multiple-functions to fabricate open-cellular porous structures with complex internal geometries that provide acoustical benefits. Bhisham will also give a brief overview of additive manufacturing methods.

The other section of the seminar will include Jeswin Chankaramangalam, WSU National Institute for Aviation Research program and research manager, will discuss the promise and limitations of additive manufacturing using examples taken from his group’s work at NIAR.

As part of graduation requirements, students take a capstone design course during their senior year under the supervision of a faculty advisor. They will present their projects from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 6 in the John Bardo Center.

Senior Design is the culmination of an engineering or computing education and is where students put into practice all their design engineering skills in order to develop a prototype solution to address an identified need. Many projects are interactive and almost all have real-world applications and are applicable to local industries and companies.