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Undergrad engineering programs without a doctorate

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Union Engineering

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for Undergraduate Engineering Programs
in schools without a doctoral degree
(U.S. News and World Report)

Engineering news

For the Record -- Week of Sept. 23, 2022

Engineering his experiences to educate

Smitesh Bakrania '03

Civil engineering returns as a major; College also adds major in environmental engineering

Mechanical engineering students excel in national competition

Wu Cennda Launh ’22 and Andrew Cahaly ’22

Robotic mice compete to see who takes the cheese

ia (Scarlett) Wei ’23 works on a robot ahead of the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 1 Micromouse Competition Saturday. This is the first time Union has hosted the competition, which features students from a handful of schools.

Bethany Costello '22 awarded a Watson Fellowship

People in the news - week of March 11, 2022

A better sensor for detection of common contaminants

Yijing Stehle, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

Top: A humidity chamber used to test sensors created in the lab. Bottom left: From left are Stan Gorski, Sang Duong '23, Luke Kilby '23 and Yijing Stehle. Bottom right: ensors made from dropping multiple layers of graphene ink onto a mold.

Windows of opportunity: aerogel's promise for insulated panes

Call it “frozen smoke” or “see-through insulation.” Either way, Union College aerogel could soon be used in homes across the colder reaches of North America (think New York to British Columbia).

Annelise Lobo '22 and Joana Santos '20 (right) peer through aerogel.