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Yager Earns $540K in DOE Funding Toward Preserving Idaho River Systems
Posted 10/8/2020 9:07:00 PM
Elowyn Yager, University of Idaho Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor and Center for Ecohydraulics Research (CER) director, is part of a team working to better understand variations in riverbed nutrients and predict problems in Idaho river systems. Yager and researchers including Andy Tranmer from CER, Janice Brahney from Utah State University and Joel Rowland of Los Alamos National Laboratory were awarded $600,000 from the U.S. Read more
Kevin Chang Featured Expert on WalletHub’s 2020 Best and Worst Cities to Drive In
Posted 9/22/2020 9:35:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering Associate Professor Kevin Chang is a featured expert on WalletHub’s 2020 Best and Worst Cities to Drive In. With focus on cost, safety and environmental impact, Chang shared his expertise on money-saving tips for drivers, the future of self-driving cars and changes to traffic levels amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Engineering Senior Named TMS Structural Materials Division Scholar for Second Year
Posted 9/10/2020 10:04:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering senior Jadzia Graves has been named The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Structural Materials Division Scholar for 2021, the second year in a row. Graves received a $2,500 scholarship that also includes the Battelle Materials Graduate Student Award, for use if she chooses to participate in graduate school and continue studies in a materials-related field. Read more
Engineering Students Earn More than $160K in DOE Awards to Pursue Nuclear Programs
Posted 9/9/2020 9:56:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering graduate student Kristen Geddes and undergraduate Tyler Sand received fellowship and scholarship awards through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Geddes will receive a total of $156,000 over her three-year graduate fellowship. Read more
College of Engineering Earns Full Six-Year ABET Accreditation
Posted 9/3/2020 9:43:00 PM
All of the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s engineering and computer science degrees have been accredited by the engineering and computing accreditation commissions of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Read more