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Welcome Engineering Students

A Message from the Associate Dean

Welcome back for what promises to be another fantastic semester.  As always, you will find that School of Engineering faculty and staff are excited and ready to work with you as you go through Fall 2008.

You will see some new faces in the School.  Four new faculty members have joined us this fall: Drs. Ryan Fries and Huaguo Zhou in civil engineering, Dr. Yun Wang in computer science, and Dr. Sohyung Cho in industrial and manufacturing engineering.  Stop by to meet with them and welcome them to SIUE when you get a chance. 

Our student design teams had great success at regional and national competitions last year.  They will soon start preparing for new and challenging design projects, events and competitions that are coming up.  Consider joining a student organization in your discipline and getting involved in these exciting activities; this is the best time to get involved.

You may also want to check and see if you qualify for any of the scholarships provided by our alumni and industrial partners who generously support our students.

Give it your best effort to make this your best semester ever, and remember to make time for relaxation and recreation as well.  Good luck, and let us know if we can help you in any way.

Nation Needs More Engineers

By Valerie Schremp Hahn
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/10/2008

After the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite in the late 1950s, President John F. Kennedy called the nation to act, to produce the engineers and scientists needed to compete.

But that was 50 years ago, and now, those engineers and scientists are retiring in droves. The nation now faces what Shirley Ann Jackson calls a "quiet crisis" in filling those positions, though more are starting to listen and act.

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ME Students Compete In Off-Road Contest

A group of Mechanical Engineering students, known as Cougar Baja, designed an off-road vehicle and took it “on the road” to Tennessee Technical University where they competed against students from 95 other universities representing six countries. The SIUE team finished 15th overall thanks in part to a first place finish in the sled pull and a sixth place finish in the four hour endurance race. Team Co-Captain Justin Schnitker said, “We knew we would place high when only 20 cars remained operable after two hours, but sixth place was a very pleasant surprise.

“While final results are yet to be posted, it is safe to say that SIUE outperformed all Big Ten schools and all but one international school entered in the event,” Schnitker. Team Co-Captain Miles Musick added, “Today…after performing that well, it’s definitely a great time to be a Cougar.”

School of Engineering Concrete Canoe Team Places Second At ASCE Competition

The SIUE Concrete Canoe Team, Play Ball, placed second overall at the 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe Competition held in Arkansas. Because of high individual scores in multiple categories, including a first in Final Product and several first-place race finishes, ASCE also invited the SIUE team to participate in the 21st Annual ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition to be held in Montreal, Quebec, June 19-21.

The team is composed of Co-Captains Jennifer Titchenal and Troy Turner plus four other female and four other male civil engineering students. Following final exams, the team will be practicing in Cougar Lake. Donations to offset travel expenses are being accepted. For more informaiton, contact Brent Vaughn, the SIUE ASCE Student Chapter Advisor, by e-mail: bvaughn@siue.edu or by phone: (618) 650-3533.

Spring Dean's List

The School of Engineering congratulates the Spring Dean’s List students: