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  USU Students Take Third at National Wastewater Design Challenge | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah State University students grabbed another national victory at a wastewater design challenge last month in Chicago.

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  From Buildings to Boeing | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Jorge Espinoza followed a lot of pathways in search of his future career.

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  Evaluating the Pitch | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Mechanical engineering Professor Barton Smith is best known for two signature characteristics: he’s a baseball fan; and he’s skeptical when someone claims to know something with absolute certainty. His Twitter handle, after all, is @NotRealCertain. Smith’s reluctance to embrace what others consider final truth makes him an ideal candidate to study one of the most perplexing questions in sports science. It’s one that has captivated fans and conspiracy theorists for months: What’s behind the increase in home runs in pro baseball?

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  College Welcomes Newest Faculty | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The College of Engineering at Utah State University is excited to welcome five new faculty members.

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  Powering Student Success | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Rocky Mountain Power Foundation contributed a $25,000 gift that will provide scholarships to undergraduate engineering students. The generous donation is one of dozens of gifts the organization has made to USU in the past decade.

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  AggieAir Flies for NASA Airspace Study | College of Engineering

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  In the skies above Reno, Nevada, USU engineers fly drones above the high-rise hotels and casinos, hopping from rooftop to rooftop. The flights were part of a NASA-led study to develop a new unmanned aerial traffic management system.

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  Mechanical Engineering Seniors Develop Low-Cost Therapy Tricycle | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  A group of mechanical engineering seniors developed a therapeutic tricycle designed to help families that provide physical therapy for a child at home.

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  The Engineering Writing Center | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The tradition of technical writing is ancient, and the demand for engineers who are skilled technical writers has been constant. Employers consistently identify the ability to communicate in written and verbal form among the top skills required of new engineers. The College of Engineering at USU has taken an aggressive approach to meet this demand.

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  USU Tops List for Nuclear Engineering Research | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  USU is once again being recognized as a national leader in nuclear engineering research.

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  MAE Department Head Robert E. Spall Retires | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Robert E. Spall, former head of USU’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a distinguished faculty member for nearly 23 years, retired from Utah State University College of Engineering this past May.

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  CEE Professor Gilberto Urroz Retires | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Faculty and staff at the College of Engineering extend a heartfelt thanks and best wishes to retiring faculty Gilberto Urroz who retired this summer.

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  A Tribute to Dr. Joe Caliendo | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah State University Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Joseph Caliendo died Wednesday, Aug. 14. He was 74. On Aug 13, colleagues were informed that Caliendo had suffered a heart-related medical emergency.

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  Linking Cellular Activity to Brain Tumors | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  A team of researchers at Utah State University is tackling one of the newest questions in cancer research: Is cellular blebbing associated with the development of tumors?

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  Tour de France Pelotons Governed by Sight, Not Aerodynamics | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The 2019 Tour de France has just begun. As 190 riders speed through the streets of France, spectators will marvel at the tightly-packed formation of cyclists known as the peloton. Fans will argue that a peloton creates an aerodynamic advantage, allowing riders to conserve energy throughout the grueling three-week race.

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  USU Partners with Egyptian Universities for Water Resources Training | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Faculty at Utah State University are developing the latest educational tools to train the next generation of engineers in Egypt and the Middle East.

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  USU Professor to Receive Nation’s Highest Science and Engineering Award | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The White House last week announced that Utah State University Assistant Professor Idalis Villanueva will receive the highest honor awarded by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers.

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  Remembering Professor Emeritus Wynn R. Walker | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Wynn Walker, a USU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Emeritus and former associate dean for the College of Engineering, died Saturday, June 29.

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  USU Grad Student Awarded Utah Water Users Association Scholarship | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Ayman Nassar, a graduate student at Utah State University studying water resources, received one of this year’s Utah Water Users Association scholarships, which is awarded annually to two students who study in Utah and plan to pursue a water resources career.

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  USU Professor Receives Sudweeks Award for Contributions to Water Quality Research | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah State University faculty Judy Sims received the Calvin K. Sudweeks Award on June 26 from the Utah Division of Water Quality.

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  USU Alum Awarded for Work in Irrigation Engineering | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah State University College of Engineering alumnus Saleh Taghvaeian will receive the Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The award will be presented July 10 at the organization’s annual conference in Boston.

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  Engineering State Turns 30 | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah's longest-running engineering summer camp concluded its 30th year last week.

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  Utah State Steel Bridge Team Takes 15th at Nationals | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The Utah State University Steel Bridge team placed 15th at the National Steel Bridge Competition that took place in Carbondale, Illinois on May 31.

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  David G. Tarboton Named Utah Water Research Lab Director | College of Engineering

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  One of the state’s largest research laboratories is getting a new director. David Tarboton, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Utah State University, will lead the Utah Water Research Laboratory beginning July 1.

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  Utah State Steel Bridge Team Qualifies for Nationals | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  The Utah State University Steel Bridge Team took 2nd place at the Regional Steel Bridge Competition held in font-weight-bold, Colorado on April 6.

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  Transportation Engineering Student Takes Two Major Awards | College of Engineering

  Utah State University

  Utah State University PhD student of transportation engineering Yi He won the 2019 Utah Institute of Transportation Engineers student paper competition and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Northern Utah Women's Transportation Seminar.