engineering

A federal grant to support research that seeks to improve the independent mobility of people who are blind has been awarded to UALR.

Members of the UALR Engineering Design Team outperformed 17 other teams in a competition that tested their speed and skills in remote robotic design, earning a first place designation from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

The famous pyramids and Alexandria Library will be among the topics discussed by Egypt native and UALR professor, Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, at the Museum of Discovery‘s latest Science After Dark installment.

At first glance, a garden irrigation system and smog-eating concrete have little, if anything, in common. But both concepts aim to incorporate sustainability into academics, each winning this year’s micro-grant competition at UALR. The ideas will now become full-fledged and fully funded projects thanks to the Sustainability Committee.

Three seniors in the new civil and construction engineering program are one step closer to achieving their goals after recently passing two national exams. Landon R. Voigt of Harrison; Ignace Mugabo Nkurikiyimfura of Butare, Rwanda; and Pacifique Nshuti Mwabo of Kigali, Rwanda, are on pace to be a part of the first graduating class in … 3 Engineering Students Pass National Exams