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Senior Design Stories: Smart Knee Brace

January 30, 2020 smanisco Research, Senior Design, Students

A torn ligament is an athlete’s worst nightmare. The popping noise that is the first signal of distress is followed by the knee swelling and

Meet Alumnus Thomas Wardlow ’17

January 30, 2020 smanisco Alumni

Schuyler “Thomas” Wardlow ’17 graduated with a degree in Industrial Management and Technology with an area of study in Environmental Safety and Health. He’s currently

NIU Researchers Study Ergonomic Guidelines for Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Interactions

January 14, 2020 smanisco Faculty, ISYE, Jaejin Hwang, Research

Team sets guidelines to help reduce the discomfort in neck and shoulders Simulation training is a beneficial tool for those who work in dangerous settings,

Dean Peterson Re-elected to Lead International Exoskeleton Standards Committee

December 20, 2019 smanisco Faculty, Peterson

Donald R. Peterson, Ph.D., NIU’s dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology and mechanical engineering professor, was re-elected to a two-year term this

Featured Graduate, Brandon Cuevas

December 17, 2019 smanisco Students

President Lisa Freeman called out our featured CEET graduate, Brandon Cuevas. Here’s the story she told about him at Commencement Ceremony on December 15, 2019.

Meet Engineering Technology Alumnus Matthew Dreisilker ’12

December 12, 2019 smanisco Alumni

Matthew Dreisilker ’12 has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering technology. He’s currently working in sales, repairs. and service for his family business, Dreisilker Electric

Protecting Workers From Dangerous Vapors

November 26, 2019 smanisco Technology, Theodore Hogan

Protecting workers from hazards in the workplace such as exposure to dangerous chemicals is what students study in the environmental health and safety emphasis as

Meet Mechatronics Major, Caeden Keith

November 25, 2019 smanisco Students

Caeden Keith told us about why he chose NIU and the internship he did last summer: “I chose NIU because I have lived in Cortland,

Engineering Technology’s Welding Lab

November 20, 2019 smanisco innovation, Technology

The Welding Laboratory (part of Manufacturing Laboratory) in the Department of Engineering Technology is the one and only welding Laboratory on NIU campus. It is

Meet CEET Alumnus Patrick Marshall Regan ’19

November 19, 2019 smanisco Uncategorized

Patrick Marshall Regan ’19 is a manufacturing engineer who works in the Life Sciences Division for the medical manufacturing company NN Inc. He chose NIU