July 20, 2018
Among the many sub-disciplines of physics are quantum mechanics, cosmology and the physics of fruit. It’s not a field that universities or learned societies recognize, but it fits the investigation of how reservoirs in the skin of citrus fruit burst and shoot out micro-jets of aromatic oil at more than 30 feet per second. Andrew Dickerson […]
July 3, 2018
Reilly Dearth, a industrial engineering student at the Burnett Honors College, traveled to Brazil with other BHC students and faculty as part of the Brazil study abroad program. He says that his time on the trip allowed him to make connections with other students and staff members, experience a foreign culture, and see a global […]
July 3, 2018
Meet Austin, an aerospace engineering senior, who chose to study abroad during spring break with the Burnett Honors College. This engineering-based trip counts for a technical elective and gives you access the industry leaders at aerospace conglomerate, Embraer. Why He Chose to Study Abroad “I’m Austin Searles, an aerospace engineering senior, I’m graduating this May. […]
March 1, 2018
Mechanical engineering graduate student Estefania Bohorquez has been named a member of the 2018 class of 20 Twenties by Aviation Week Network and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. This distinction was established by both groups in 2013 to recognize students who are changing the face of the aerospace and defense industries. Representing undergraduate and […]
February 15, 2018
Ask Subith Vasu what drives him, and he’ll answer a rapidly changing automotive industry and consumer demand for environmentally friendly products. The assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering works with his student research team testing next-generation fuels to find out which ones are actually better for cars and the planet. “There are a number […]