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,
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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
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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
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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
Read moreSolar Car Competition
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
Read moreTherapy device designed by all-female team of engineers presented at annual meeting
UPDATE 10/21: An all-female team of engineers presented the abstract of their occupational therapy device at the national Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting in
Read moreStudent Designs Solar Phone Charger
Mechatronics Engineering student Di’Quan Ishmon has solved the problem every person with a mobile device faces: a dead battery. UPDATE: His invention was the runner
Read moreHigh Aspirations Fulfilled in Senior Design Partnership with Collins Aerospace
When a company partners with Northern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET), the sky is the limit in terms in terms of
Read moreSix Sigma Certification Drives Continuous Improvement
Improving processes that increase productivity, reduce costs, increase profits and so much more. That’s what professionals in all types of organizations can learn by earning
Read moreIngenuity and innovation reign at Senior Design Day
The Alpha Cup team poses with their coffeemaker. The team tied for first place in the mechanical engineering division with a team that designed an
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