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In Memoriam: Nancy Squires

Nancy Squires, senior instructor of mechanical engineering, died June 19, leaving an incredible legacy in the lives and careers of the hundreds of engineering students she influenced.

Bracing for the Next Surge

Researchers at Oregon State University, with colleagues at North Carolina State University, are working to better understand the decision-making processes of hospital systems before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quest for Clean Water

Bahman Abbasi is leading a team to develop systems to decontaminate water with $5 million of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Softstart Shoes senior capstone team

Rising to the pressure

Since 2009, Softstar has sponsored student capstone design projects at the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering. Capstone design is a two-course sequence in which seniors design and implement solutions to real-world problems.

Brian Fronk

Supercritical cooling work wins NSF support

“What we learn could be applied to make those things smaller, less expensive, more efficient, and safer,” said Brian Fronk, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, who received an NSF CAREER Award to support his work with supercritical fluids.

Melissa Santala

Understanding “bad” glass leads to CAREER award for Santala

Santala, assistant professor of materials science, won an NSF CAREER, award from NSF for her proposal titled “Revealing the Crystallization Kinetics of Marginal Glass Formers through In Situ Microscopy and Nanocalorimetry Experiments.”

Sneha Sinha

Leading from within

Sneha Sinha, a fourth-year industrial engineering major, is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and helping them unlock their own potential.

O S U Overclockers members demonstrate a liquid nitrogen cooled computer.

Building connections by pushing limits

Seeing frost form on your computer parts would usually be cause for alarm – but not for the members of OSU Overclockers. Frost is to be expected when the key ingredient of your cooling system is liquid nitrogen.

Global Formula Racing

Global Formula Racing says auf wiedersehen to combustion car, and willkommen to driverless

In addition to being electric, GFR’s future is also autonomous. While FS Germany marked the end of the combustion car, it was also the debut of the team’s new driverless car.

Materials Science award

Intercontinental collaboration wins materials science award

Connections forged here in Corvallis have led to award winning research from scientists across three continents.

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Innovating the first year experience

Over the previous year, faculty in MIME worked to innovate these first contacts with students through hands-on creative activities, teamwork, and competition.

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Beaver Racing wins big at Baja SAE event

Oregon State’s Beaver Racing team beat out nearly 100 other university teams to take first at the Baja SAE first event of 2019 hosted at Tennessee Tech.

Geoff Hollinger

Hollinger wins CAREER Award

Geoff Hollinger, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his proposal entitled “Topological Planning in Information Space for Intelligent Robotic Systems."

ME and Manufacturing students in lab

Bridging the gaps in the new manufacturing revolution

Oregon State University’s new dual major in manufacturing engineering and mechanical engineering is preparing graduates to succeed and lead in the new manufacturing revolution.

Josh Gess wheelchair basketball

Leading beyond the classroom

Joshua Gess, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, focuses electronics thermal management. He is also the founder of the OSU Rolling Beavers wheelchair basketball team.

Harriet Nembhard

Detecting Parkinson’s early for better outcomes

How can we help in the fight against Parkinson’s disease? Harriet Nembhard, and her colleagues developed a sensor system to detect the disease early on, opening the door to earlier treatment and improved quality of life.

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Robots without borders: Finding new ways to treat Ebola

Aid workers put their lives on the line to treat patients with Ebola. Can robots help make their jobs a little easier and allow more people to survive the disease?

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Pushing 3D metal printing further

Somayeh Pasebani, assistant professor of advanced manufacturing, is working to advance research in metal additive manufacturing, focusing on new techniques such as selective laser melting.

Deslaination

MIME researcher awarded $2 million for research turning salt water into drinking water

Assistant Professor Bahman Abbasi will lead a team working on turning salt water into drinking water as part of a $21 million national effort.

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Three MIME faculty receive ASME’s top honor

For their outstanding accomplishments in engineering Brian Paul, Robert Stone, and Irem Tumer, have been elected Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Grad Showcase winners

Graduate students showcase their solutions for a better world

Can we improve robot hands by watching people try to use them as their own? How can we design a water treatment system for the developing world that takes the end user into account? Can we reduce collisions between eagles and wind turbines?

3-D printing alloy

Modified, 3D-printable alloy shows promise for flexible electronics, soft robots

Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Engineering have taken a key step toward the rapid manufacture of flexible computer screens and other stretchable electronic devices, including soft robots.

Aquaharmonics' Alex and Max

Alumni spotlight: Alex Hagmüller '09

In 2015, Alex Hagmüller (’09 B.S. Mechanical Engineering) co-founded Aquaharmonics, a wave energy converter company, with Max Ginsburg (’10 B.S. Electrical Computer Engineering). After winning a $1.5M Wave Energy Prize, they were awarded up to $5M.

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With longer flight times, a new hybrid drone engine could save lives

Until now, small UAVs have run solely on batteries — limiting their flight time to a matter of minutes. Chris Hagen, associate professor of energy systems engineering at OSU-Cascades, in Bend, set out to change that.

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Helping eagles coexist with wind energy deployment

Researchers from Oregon State University are working to make eagles less likely to collide with turbine blades without affecting turbine operations, thus making wind energy more wildlife friendly.

Timber harvester

Partnering to make timber harvesting safer

Researchers at Oregon State University are partnering with Blount International to help make timber harvesting safer.

Beaver Overdrive

Beaver Overdrive kicks into gear

This past fall, Joshua Gess, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and a group of his graduate students started Beaver Overdrive, a competitive computer overclocking team.

Delphine LeBrun Colon at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

On a pathway to success

Delphine LeBrun Colon, a senior in mechanical engineering, has been accepted into NASA’s prestigious Pathways Program.

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Warm-air blowers direct pathogens to surgical site, computer model shows

Warm-air blowers that keep patients at a safe temperature also interfere with operating room ventilation systems, potentially making it easier for microbial skin colonizers to cause infection at surgical sites.

Rocket launch

An update on Strategic Excellence Awards

In 2016, MIME launched a set of excellence initiatives awards in support of the College of Engineering’s four strategic goals.

Jill Lewis of SpaceX

Alumni spotlight: Jill Lewis '11

Jill Lewis ’11, structures certification engineer at SpaceX, is the technical interface for all things ‘structures’ between SpaceX designers and analysts and their biggest customers: NASA and the U.S. Air Force.

Oregon State rocket preparation

The sky’s the limit

The Oregon State rocketry team reached a new milestone high above the Black Rock Desert of Western Nevada.

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Partnering for better transit planning

Public transit planners throughout the nation should soon be rolling toward more informed decision making and better service thanks to a partnership between Oregon State University’s College of Engineering and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Glider submarine

NSF grant bolsters efforts in robotics, artificial intelligence, marine studies

The National Science Foundation has awarded $1 million to five Oregon State University researchers to study the operation of autonomous marine vehicles.

Controlled burn

The physics of embers

David Blunck, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Oregon State, is trying to better understand how wildfires spread and to help build a predictive model to assist those fighting to put them out.

Caitlyn Clark

MIME student awarded Fulbright Scholarship

At the end of August, Caitlyn Clark, graduate student in mechanical engineering, will travel to Aalborg University in Denmark for ten months to conduct research and represent the United States through the Fulbright Program.

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A cleaner-burning stove for the developing world

The Humanitarian Engineering Program is working to reduce the physical burden of household work and deadly indoor air pollution.

Cassie robot on stage

Cassie Steps into the limelight

Jonathan Hurst, associate professor of mechanical engineering, demonstrates Cassie the robot at Amazon's MARS 2017 Conference. (Photo courtesy of Amazon.)

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MIME expands role in Manufacturing USA

Over the past year, Oregon State University has positioned itself as a key partner in the field of advanced manufacturing.

aaron fillo presenting in class

Fanning the flames for the next generation of engineers

A.J. Fillo, Ph.D. candidate, has launched a new video series aimed at sparking kids' interest in science

award winning faculty

More early-career standouts for MIME

Three faculty have achieved early-career benchmarks by earning prestigious and competitive research awards from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research

john morrow presenting

Printing Soft Silicone Robots

By changing the consistency of silicone rubber, John Morrow, a graduate student in robotics, enabled a 3D printer to assemble silicone into complex shapes. The breakthrough could hold the key to 3D printing of silicone soft-bodied robots.

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Engineering Classmates Poised for Commercial Success

MIME alumni partner for wave energy R&D

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100 Days and Counting

Health care systems engineering expert acts on global impact, student success, strategic excellence

terrewode out in the field

Lessons in Resilience

In Africa, students learn how fistula survivors turn tragedy into hope.

beaver bolt racecar

“Beaver Bolt Racing” Electric Car Debuts at Eco-Shell Marathon

ASME "Beaver Bolt" Racing Team, photo by Mark Lotspeich

victor dang

AIAA Successes Fuel MIME Aerospace Relaunch

MIME students with foundational background in aerospace engineering – and dynamic, hands-on experience with AIAA competitions – are well-prepared for industry positions

Three faculty have achieved important early-career benchmarks

Prestigious National Awards for Three Young Professors

Three faculty have achieved important early-career benchmarks by earning prestigious and competitive research awards from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense

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NSF Fellows Have Ambitious Aims for Robots, Fire

Two of our students, Andy Abate and Aaron Fillo (l to r), have been selected by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships program for fully funded graduate studies. This prestigious award reaches only 2,000 students in the nation.

mbi building

What’s ATAMI? MBI’s Partnership Model Scales Up

The Microproducts Breakthrough Institute (MBI) has “scaled up” with the launch of ATAMI, the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Institute — an expansion of the MBI model to embrace additional research-to-commercializtion opportunities across the univ

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Humanitarian Engineering Program Benefits from Alumni Support

Humanitarian engineering program challenges new boundaries

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Charting Wind Energy’s Impact on Birds and Bats

Dr. Roberto Albertani's research could help the wind energy industry reduce death rates related to bird-blade strikes.

odot truck

Capstone Project Team Designs Winning Scheme for Ergonomic Cab

Oregon DOT fleet management wanted to improve the ergonomics of their trucks and the comfort of their drivers, and MIME developed a winning tool.

people talking on factory floor

Research Partnership Aims to Shed Light on Machine’s Moving Parts

Machine builders A&K Corp. develop a computerized model of their top-selling corn husking machine for future design improvements.

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Graf Hall Gets Ready for Robotics Hub

Vision to create a top-notch robotics research facility under way

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Outstanding Generosity for Students and Faculty

Large donations from former IME department chair bolster growth and development in MIME

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New Advances in Natural Gas Vehicles

MIME assistant professor develops oil alternatives to fueling our cars

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New Approach Revolutionizes Design and Manufacturing

Advances by MIME faculty are changing the way machines get built

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Sustainable Energy Solutions for Global Development

For many Americans, the term “hydroelectric power” conjures up images of massive concrete structures such as the Hoover Dam on the Lower Colorado River

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