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Senior Design Stories: Vertical farming

November 12, 2019 Matt Baron Research, Senior Design, Students

By the year 2050, it’s estimated that the world’s population will exceed 9.8 billion. This has scientists concerned about how to keep up with the

Alumni return to CEET to give advice

November 11, 2019 Matt Baron Alumni, Faculty, Students

Last week, Assoc. Professor of Mechanical Engineering Nick Pohlman invited some NIU engineering alumni to sit on a panel discussion called “Advice from Alumni” for

Senior Design Stories: Monitoring Tree Health by Drone

November 1, 2019 Matt Baron innovation, mechanical, Research, Senior Design, Students

Senior Design Team 14 partnered with sponsor The Morton Arboretum in the 2020 Senior Design Program to devise a way to more efficiently monitor the

CEET Alumnus Alexander Nunnally is On The Rise

October 28, 2019 Matt Baron Alumni

Congratulations to Alexander Nunnally, ’16, MS ’17, who was selected to receive the On The Rise Award by PMMI’s The Association for Packaging and Processing

Solar Car Competition

October 25, 2019 Matt Baron innovation, Students, Technology

Students from Belvidere High School in Belvidere, Ill. and Hiawatha High School in Kirkland, Ill., participated in a solar-powered car competition at Anderson Hall on

Involvement: an important part of education

October 18, 2019 Matt Baron mechanical, student organizations, Students, Supermileage

What’s the biggest of advice that we hear from alumni? “Get as much real-world experience as you can while you’re a student,” said Carl Modesette,

Highlights: Engineering Job & Internship Fair

October 17, 2019 Matt Baron Students

More than 60 companies were on-site to talk to engineering students about internships and jobs at the 2019 Fall Job and Internship Fair.

CEET: the Midwest’s Recruitment “Engine”

October 15, 2019 Matt Baron Uncategorized

Not only does the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) at NIU set up its students for success by combining hands-on training with classroom

NIU mourns the passing of Romualdas Kasuba

October 14, 2019 Matt Baron Alumni, Faculty

Faculty and staff of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University are mourning the loss of the first dean of the

Renewable energy class visits Byron Nuclear Generating Station

October 11, 2019 Matt Baron mechanical, Nicholas Pohlman, Uncategorized

This week our MEE454/554 Alternative and Renewable Energy class visited the Byron Generating Station’s Community Open House on Monday, Oct. 7. They observed a carbon-neutral