innovation Archives - College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

NASA Grant Helps Alumna Contribute to Search for Life on Mars

October 30, 2020 smanisco Alumni, CEET Students, Diversity, Educators Resources, innovation, mechanical, nasa, Women

Is there life on Mars? Or did life exist on Mars in the past? These are the questions that alumna Haley Cummings ’16, ‘18 and

Microscope Grant Expands Research in Engineering

October 23, 2020 smanisco Biomedical, Faculty, innovation, Peterson, Research

A microscope that has the capability of capturing multiple two-dimensional images at different depths and allows users to convert images into three-dimensional high-resolution images might

Engineering Tech Receives Seed Grants to Enhance Agriculture

August 13, 2020 smanisco Faculty, innovation, Research

The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) recently awarded seed grants to two NIU groups of faculty and others around the state that work together to help improve

5 Reasons Companies Should Sponsor A Senior Design Team

June 11, 2020 smanisco Faculty, innovation, Research, Senior Design, Students

With economists speculating a recession looming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resourceful companies are looking for ways to do more with less now more than

Senior Design Showcase Winners

May 27, 2020 smanisco innovation, Research, Senior Design

NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) congratulates five teams that were presented with awards from the Engineering and Technology Alumni Society on Senior

Missionary Innovative Robust (M.I.R.) Lunar NASA 2020 BIG Idea Challenge

Space Grants Set Trajectory of Students’ Learning Experiences

May 20, 2020 smanisco Awards, CEET Students, Diversity, Faculty, innovation, Research, student organizations, Students

NIU students will have the chance to have some out of this world experiences this academic year, thanks to two professors from NIU’s College of

Senior Design Stories: Robotic Guiding Device for the Blind

April 17, 2020 smanisco Diversity, innovation, Senior Design, Students

It’s estimated by the Centers for Disease Control that more than 3.4 million Americans over the age of 40 are either legally blind or visually

NASA Scholarship Winners

January 31, 2020 smanisco Diversity, innovation, student organizations, Students

Congratulations to three CEET students who each won a $3,000 Illinois Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) scholarship. The ISGC scholarship supports “outstanding undergraduate students pursuing aerospace,

Engineering Technology’s Welding Lab

November 20, 2019 smanisco innovation

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

Senior Design Stories: Increasing Warehouse Efficiencies

November 15, 2019 smanisco innovation, Students

During the last 16 years, SD Wheel Corp. has experienced exponential growth within their market of matching car and truck enthusiasts with wheel and tire