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Faces of the Pack: Five years, two degrees and one certificate for engineering standout
2/13/2019
Accelerated program and unique certificate provide hands-on research skills for engineering grad

Mechanical Engineering faculty promoted to Fellow of SPIE
12/18/2018
SPIE is a professional society with more than 18,500 active members.

Collaborative research nets multiple grants for mechanical engineering faculty
11/7/2018
Grants support multiple research projects in advanced manufacturing

Gautam named as Fellow to National Academy of Public Administration
11/4/2018
VPRI recognized for exemplary leadership in higher education by National Academy of top public management and organizational leaders

Construction underway on massive new building for College of Engineering
10/25/2018
Pennington Engineering Building features state-of-the-art research laboratories, teaching laboratories and collaborative spaces

Nevada team gears up for Make48 national competition
8/8/2018
University of Nevada, Reno engineering team is making final preparations for their nationally televised maker challenge in Maryland

Members of the Pack: Two University students prepare for a German research internship
5/24/2018
Cayla Harvey and Austin Kost will attend Technische Universität over the summer as part of the engineering exchange program

Student makers to compete in nationally televised Make48 College Challenge
5/23/2018
Four outstanding engineering students named to Biggest Little Makers team will represent Reno’s burgeoning innovation and maker culture

Engineering Innovation Day showcases undergraduate senior capstone projects
5/2/2018
Seniors in the College of Engineering present their projects to the public on May 4

Mechanical engineering professor publishes new design for efficient supercapacitors
3/20/2018
Design is ten times more efficient than existing technology and paves way for wider use of the devices

Highlighting the College of Engineering's Josette El Zaklit and Lei Cao
3/8/2018
We discuss the research of assistant professors in the electrical and biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering departments

Member of the Pack: University success and NASA aspirations
12/12/2017
As one of only 20 students to be invited to the MIT CONVERGE visitation program, Manuel Retana sets his sights on graduate school and NASA research.
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