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Barbara Morgan Named Distinguished Educator in Residence June, 2008
Astronaut and educator Barbara R. Morgan is joining the university as the Distinguished Educator in Residence, a new position designed to fit her unique ability to provide vision and leadership to the State of Idaho on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The Idaho State Board of Education approved Morgan’s appointment last week, just weeks after Boise State awarded her an honorary doctorate for her accomplishments as NASA’s first Educator Astronaut. Morgan flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavor last August. | more
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Boise State brings wind power to rural schools June, 2008
While it may be true that energy sustainability begins at home, it can get a big boost in the classroom. That’s what Boise State University is hoping to do with help from a three-year, $41,000 per year Department of Energy program that brings wind power education to rural schools. | More
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Molly Gribb Named 2008 Foundation Scholar May, 2008
Molly Gribb, CE, was honored at the 2008 Foundation Scholar Awards reception recently for her exceptional research and creative activity, the first faculty member from COEN to receive the honor. In addition to more than $6 million in research funding and more than 30 publications, Dr. Gribb was acknowledged for her development of future research scientists through active mentoring and research collaborations with both undergraduates and post-graduates. She has mentored 6 post-doctoral associates, 16 graduate students, and 25 undergraduate students. We offer our heartfelt congratulations to her for this prestigious acknowledgment of her success at Boise State University. | more
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Boise State Researchers Study Turf Injuries May, 2008
A machine bulit by Seth Kuhlman may provide the NFL with crucial information on how and why turf-related injuries occur.
He's a 25-year old mechanical engineer who hasn't rushed a yard in his life. But the machine Seth Kuhlman built could provide the NFL with some of the most comprehensive information available on how and why turf-related injuries occur, and if changes in footwear or artificial turf could result in fewer injuries for NFL players.
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MSE Students Win Big at TMS Conference March, 2008
Graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering walked away with honors at the annual TMS Conference held recently in New Orleans. COEN students took second place in the Materials Bowl competition, winning $1000 for the Materials Science & Engineering Club, according to adviser Megan Frary, MSE. Team members were Becca Ahern, Pat Andersen, Sharla Hopkins and Alex Miller. The BSU team was narrowly defeated by the University of Tennessee.
"It was a great opportunity for the students to be able to attend the meeting; but to have this level of success is outstanding,” said MSE Assistant Professor Megan Frary. “The students did a great job representing the university."
MSE student achievements included:
- Doug Kellis received a $3000 scholarship from the Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division and also received a $500 travel grant to attend the meeting.
- Becca Ahern and Alex Miller each received $500 travel grants to attend the meeting.
Student poster contest winners (each receives $500)
- Sharla Hopkins won best undergraduate poster in the Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division
- Jemima Fernandez won best graduate poster in the Electronic, Magnetic, & Photonic Materials Division
- Mariela Bentancur won best undergraduate poster in the Electronic, Magnetic, & Photonic Materials Division
- Mariela Bentancur won Best of Show poster from among all student poster contest entries (graduate and undergraduate combined). She receives a $2500 cash prize.
- Pat Andersen, Lou Bonfrisco, and Scott Schlegel presented their work during the technical sessions.
- Alex Miller, Doug Kellis and Austin Johnson also presented their work at the student poster competition.
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Green Is The Color of Hope for WCA Shelter Room March, 2008
Green is the color of hope! That’s what the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA) learned when SWE made over a room in a WCA shelter by applying green, environmentally friendly design principles. The WCA in Boise provides safe shelter, education, opportunity, and hope to those escaping the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. Society of Women Engineers is a nonprofit organization that provides education support, professional development and outreach activities. | more
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Congratulations to COEN’S Outstanding Juniors February, 2008
Congratulations to COEN’s outstanding juniors who were honored at the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Southwest Chapter luncheon during National Engineers Week in February.
Five students were nominated as outstanding Juniors in Engineering from Boise State and three students were named winners:
Michael Russell, CE (winner)
Emily Perri, MBE
Don DeMichele, MBE (winner)
Ryan Bedell, ECE
Amrita Jashnani, ECE (winner)
Each year ISPE honors the top students within Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Boise State. Students are nominated by department faculty based on their academic performance and are interviewed by a committee of ISPE members to determine the most well rounded student. All of the students nominated have been recognized as academically exceptional by their professors and the students were evaluated based upon their interview along with criteria ranging from their campus activities to their professional and civic involvement. One student from each of the disciplines was named the outstanding student. |
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Boise State Engineering Submission Selected in 2008 SPM Calendar Contest January, 2008
College of Engineering student Jason Brotherton (MSE - undergrad) in collaboration with Patrick Price (MSE - undergrad) and David Araujo (MSE - grad) were one of 13 groups that won the Veeco Instruments thirteenth annual Scanning Probe Microscopy calendar contest with their wavy nanostructure submission photo which was included as the November calendar image in the new 2008 Scanning Probe Microscopy Calendar. Approximately 13,500 calendars are distributed world-wide. Other research groups that won include groups from University of Cambridge (UK), University of Muenster (Germany), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Ytkemiska Institutet (Sweden), UC Santa Barbara, Saarland University (Germany), Montana State University, Institue de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces (France), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, University of Bayreuth (Germany), Clarkson University and SINTEF Materials and Chemistry (Norway).
The students submitted an atomic force microscope image of a ZnO nanostructure that was deposited between two Au electrodes. Both the ZnO and the Au electrodes were fabricated using electron beam lithography and a lift-off procedure. The wavy nature of the edges of the ZnO nanostructure is a result of the electron beam. The authors are studying the growth and processing of semiconductor nanostructures for device applications. The students work in the research group of Bill Knowlton. "Because the students are able to gather this type of data on a fairly regular basis, at times, they think that their research is somewhat ordinary", said Bill Knowlton. "The fact the students see that they are able to compete at the national and international level provides them with a sense of accomplishment and a baseline for their research."
In announcing the calendar winners, the company said they are still amazed at the superb submissions from our user community and are proud to showcase their extraordinary talents in such applications as Biology, Materials and Surface Sciences, Polymer Science, Nanolithography, Nanomanipulation, Semiconductors, and MEMS. The groundbreaking scientific research performed by our users is a source of great pride and inspiration to us. The winning images may be found at: http://www.veeco.com/calendarcontest/2008.php
Honorable mentions were given to MSE undergrad Matt Reinhold (the groups of Peter Mullner and Bill Knowlton) and AFM Lab Manager Linda Kenoyer (Knowlton's group).
Veeco Instruments is a leading provider of metrology and process equipment solutions used by manufacturers in the data storage, semiconductor and compound semiconductor/wireless industries. |
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Memory Foam Has a Good Memory December 18, 2007
In the world of commercial materials, lighter and cheaper is usually better, especially when those attributes are coupled with superior strength and special properties, such as a material's ability to remember its original shape after it's been deformed by a physical or magnetic force.
A new class of materials known as "magnetic shape-memory foams" has been developed by two research teams headed by Peter Müllner at Boise State University and David Dunand at Northwestern University, both funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). more
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ASDSO Announces 2007-2008 Dam Safety Scholarship Winners October 5, 2007
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials is pleased to announce the winners of its 2007-2008 Dam Safety Scholarships for Senior Undergraduates.
The ASDSO Scholarship Committee chose two outstanding scholars-Josh Goodall, a Civil Engineering major at Oregon State University, and Salvador Varela, a
Construction Management major at Boise State University-from a field of twenty-five well-qualified applicants representing universities across the United States. | more
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Boise State Professors Help NFL with Research Into Turf Related Injuries October 3, 2007
Two Boise State professors are teaming up with the National Football League to research athlete injuries related to the use of artificial turf on football fields.
Michelle Sabick, an associate professor in Boise State’s Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, and Ronald P. Pfeiffer, a professor in the university’s Department of Kinesiology, are co-directors of the Boise State Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research and together will lead and manage the one-year, $115,641 research contract with the NFL. | more
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Gardner Appointed Associate VP for Energy Research, Policy and Campus Sustainability September 27, 2007
A Boise State professor was named the university’s associate vice president for energy research, policy and campus sustainability today.
John Gardner, currently a professor in Boise State’s Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering, will immediately take over responsibility for coordinating the university’s environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts. Gardner will also be responsible for coordinating and promoting university research related to sustainability and coordinating outreach to state agencies and citizens related to sustainability and energy. | more
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Kris Campbell, ECE, Awarded 3 Grants Totalling $2.2 Million August 31, 2007
ECE Professor Kris Campbell has been awarded $664,000 from the Department of Defense to fund her research in reconfigurable electronics and non-volatile memory for the next 3 years. This research will investigate novel materials and layered device structures for reconfigurable electronics applications, and is in collaboration with Dr. Art Edwards (AFRL) and Dr. Kitt Reinhardt (AFOSR). The highly competitive Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) awards gave $7 million to 13 academic institutions in nine states, including the College of Engineering at Boise State University.
In addition, Kris has been awarded $1.5 million from the NASA EPSCoR program to fund her research on multi-state electronic memory reliability testing over the next 3 years. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Charles Barnes, head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Quality Assurance Technology and Electronic Parts and Packaging groups, Dr. Jake Baker, BSU ECE, Dr. Jeff Peloquin, BSU Chemistry, Dr. Rene Rodriguez, ISU Chemistry, Dr. Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Dr. Jean Teasdale, University of Idaho.
In a joint collaboration with University of Idaho ECE faculty, Dr. Greg Donohoe, Kris has been awarded $40,000 over the next year to develop integrated passive electronics using chalcogenide materials. This project is supported by the AFRL.
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Boise State Offers New Graduate Certificate Program in Human Performance Technology July 3, 2007
A new graduate certificate in human performance technology will be offered starting fall semester by the Department of Instructional and Performance Technology in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. The Office of the State Board of Education recently approved the new graduate certificate program. | more
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Boise State Among 42 Institutions Nationwide Selected as HP Technology Grant Recipient May 15, 2007
$68,000 grant includes HP wireless equipment and faculty stipend to improve student achievement
Boise State University was selected as one of 42 colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico to receive a 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform teaching and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology. | more
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Boise State University Housing Goes Green with Purchase of Renewable Energy Credits from Local Wind Farm April 25, 2007
Boise State University Housing, an auxiliary enterprise of the university which provides a variety of student housing apartments and residence halls, has agreed to purchase 150 megawatt hours of renewable energy credits from a local wind farm to help partially offset the environmental impacts of conventional energy that is generated for use in one residence hall for a year. | more
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Boise State Student Construction Management Association Donates $20,000 Back to University March 27, 2007
Funds will go into account for new lecturer position in department
They could have thrown a party, bought club jackets and still had enough cash to charter a plane to the Bahamas. Instead, construction management students at Boise State University decided to give $20,000 in donations their association has received over the years back to the university. | more
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Boise State Engineering Prof Megan Frary Honored by NSF for Exceptional Promise in Teaching, Research March. 26, 2007
Recent MIT grad receives $488,457 award to build her research program
Less than two years after receiving a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boise State University engineering professor Megan Frary has received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early career faculty. | more
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Boise State Engineering Student Receives National Honor From U.S. Department of Transportation Jan. 22, 2007
The U.S. Department of Transportation has named Boise State graduate student Arlen Planting as the 2007 Federal Aviation AdministrationAir Transportation Centers of Excellence Outstanding Student of the Year. Planting was selected fromamongstudents atmore than 60 top universities from across the nation. read more
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Boise State's College of Engineering Hosts Free Presentation February 25 by Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' Jan. 4, 2007
Treasure Valley families will have an opportunity to attend a free presentation with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, the hosts of the Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” weekly television series, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in the Taco Bell Arena at Boise State University.
The College of Engineering at Boise State, along with a number of corporate sponsors, is presenting the event as part of the college’s yearlong 10th year anniversary celebration and National Engineer’s Week. read more
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National Science Foundation Awards $500,000 Grant to Boise State for 'Idaho Engineering Scholarship Program' Nov. 2, 2006
Boise State freshmen majoring in engineering and computer science fields are eligible for up to $10,000 in renewable scholarships as part of a new $500,000 grant awarded to the university by the National Science Foundation.
The “Idaho Engineering Scholarship Program” will offer scholarships beginning in fall 2007 for freshmen enrolled in computer science, materials science and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering or civil engineering at Boise State. read more
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Faculty & Staff in Action Oct. 13, 2006
By special invitation, Linda Huglin and Tony Marker, Department of Instructional and Performance Technology, presented their research at the International Society for Performance Improvements fifth annual European Conference in Prague on Oct. 13.
Prague Saturday Nigth Boise State IPT faculty Tony Marker, second from left, and Linda Huglin,
center, meet with colleagues from South Africa, Germany and the Netherlands at an international conference in Prague.
Their presentation, “Research Trends in Human Performance Technology,” was an outcome of research conducted by Huglin, Marker and IPT graduate student Liz Johnson. Their work examined the results of three prior connected studies that set out to examine research trends over the past decade and determine needed directions for the future of the field. Seventy people representing 20 countries attended the conference. The research is scheduled for an encore presentation at the annual ISPI conference in San Francisco in April 2007.
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Boise State Grad Student Among 12 In U.S. to Receive $42,500 Fellowship from Department of Energy Oct. 10, 2006
A Boise State University student has been selected as one of 12 graduate
students from universities across the nation to receive a $42,500 fellowship
from the U.S. Department of Energy to pursue studies involving the nuclear
fuel cycle.
Brian Jaques, a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering at Boise State, competed against a pool of 130 applicants for
the prestigious fellowship. Other institutions whose students received the
awards include MIT, University of California-Berkeley, Texas A&M, the
University of Michigan and several others. click for more
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State Board Of Education Approves New Center for Materials Characterization
Aug. 10, 2006
IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho State Board of Education today unanimously approved a new Center for Materials Characterization at Boise State University.
The new center, to be located in the College of Engineering, will be initially funded with about $1.5 million in research grants from the National Science Foundation and support from the university and the Micron Technology Foundation. It will house scientific equipment that will benefit research in materials science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, biology, chemistry and geosciences. click for more
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Boise State's College of Engineering Marks 10th Year with Yearlong 'Engineering 10.0' Celebration Aug. 9, 2006
 Boise State University’s College of Engineering will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a yearlong celebration that includes a kickoff barbecue, speakers, reunions, Family Engineering Day and other activities.
"Engineering 10.0" begins at noon on Friday, Aug. 25, with a back-to-school barbecue for engineering students, faculty, staff and industry representatives. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter will attend and present a city proclamation congratulating the college on its milestone anniversary.
Other events during the upcoming school year include an alumni recognition luncheon in October, Family Engineering Day and National Engineers Week in February, and a special Commencement celebration in May. Guest lectures, laboratory tours and other outreach activities are also planned...click for more |
Micron Technology Foundation Donates $5 Million to Support New Engineering Ph.D. Program at Boise State University May 4, 2006
The Micron Technology Foundation awarded $5 million to Boise State University to support its new Ph.D. program in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), Micron and Boise State officials announced in May.
The $5 million donation from the Micron Technology Foundation, a private, non-profit charitable organization formed in 1999 by Micron Technology Inc., will fund new faculty and staff positions in the College of Engineering, stipends for ECE doctoral students, lab renovations, new instrumentation and other program costs, university officials said...click for more
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Undergraduate engineering internships pay big dividends |
 Two years ago, the College of Engineering created a program to improve lower division retention via research and industry internships thanks to a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Initiative. So far, the results are impressive.
In 2004, the program began modestly by placing seven first-year engineering students in research laboratories with engineering faculty mentors. Success was immediately apparent the following fall when all seven of the freshmen who worked in research labs returned to begin their sophomore year in engineering, a 100 percent success rate. In follow-up interviews, students said that the research lab experience and environment increased their motivation and confidence and was pivotal in their decision to remain in engineering...click for more |
Boise State Honors Founders Leadership Society Inductees
May 2, 2006 |
 Zach Heuman , a materials science and engineering major with an emphasis in mechanical engineering, and Sarah Scherrer, a mechanical  engineering major, are new inductees of the Founders Leadership Society at Boise State University. Society members are invited to meet annually for learning and networking opportunities. Criteria for the award include leadership skills, commitment to service, an appreciation for diversity and academic achievement.
The Society was established to recognize graduating students for their outstanding leadership involvement, both on campus and in the community. Induction into the prestigious society will provide students with opportunities to mentor other students and to participate in meaningful activities to enhance their personal and professional leadership growth beyond graduation...click for more
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| First Bachelor’s Degrees in Materials Science and Engineering Awarded at Boise State May 13 May 2, 2006 |
 The first graduates in a bachelor’s degree program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University will receive their diplomas at the university’s May 13 commencement — just two years after the program was established with a $2 million gift from the Micron Technology Foundation.
Zachary Heuman and Ryan Johnson are the first graduates in an undergraduate program that has now grown to more than 40 students. During the past two years, the department’s faculty have received more than $5 million in external research funds from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense and other agencies...click for more
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| TenXsys Inc. Partners With Boise State University to Test Sensors That Could Help Rehabilitate Amputees February 21, 2006 |
Eagle-based TenXsys Inc. will team with Boise State University to test new technologies that could help U.S. military personnel who have lost limbs to be able to effectively use prosthetics and even return to duty if they wish to do so.
The U.S. Department of Defense is funding the $100,000 initial contract through its Small Business Innovation Research Program. The project supports DOD efforts to allow soldiers with prosthetics to return to active duty if they are both willing and capable...click for more |
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