As the capstone of our bachelor’s degree programs, student teams tackle senior design projects—real-world challenges drawn from industry. Guided by faculty and professional mentors, they
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Pop-up expo paves connections for businesses, CEET students
As the International Manufacturing Technology Show brought thousands of engineers to Chicago, a simultaneous pop-up expo took shape last Friday throughout the second floor of
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Senior Design Project Showcase celebrates innovation and collaboration
Capping students’ undergraduate years in NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET), our Senior Design Project Showcase drew more than 1,200 people to the
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The SHELL team, from left, Ferbert, Rivera, Meyer, Chwistek and Adejinle In a surprise upset at the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s fall Senior
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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
Read moreMars Rover: From class project to student club
Picus Martius didn’t start as a club. The NIU Mars Rover team began in 2016 as a senior design project. Five students worked together to
Read moreStudents develop low-cost robotic hand to change the lives of amputees
A robotic hand developed by a team of Northern Illinois University engineering students has the potential to change the lives of amputees – at about
Read moreMars Rover takes first place at Senior Design Day
The NIU Mars Rover team, Picus Martius, won first place in the mechanical engineering division and best overall in the NIU College of Engineering and
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