Skip to main content

mechanical engineering

data-content-type="article"
Clubs

BYU Prosthetic Design Competition wants to create weightlifting prosthetic for student athlete

By Chloe Peterson
February 29, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU 2ft Prosthetics Club is hosting their annual design competition, which will feature prototypes of a prosthetic for a former BYU student athlete.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Clubs

BYU Racing builds electric formula-style race car, looks for more student participation

By Alyse Clark
October 20, 2023 12:00 AM
The BYU Racing Club invites all majors to join and contribute to the club’s goal of building a fully electric formula-style race car to compete in a nationwide competition against other universities next June.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Metro

BYU grad student uses mixed reality to improve education

By Kimberly Petersen
August 26, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU graduate student Jordan Ellsworth said he believes mixed reality, or the merging of real and virtual worlds, should be more prevalent in education. “It’s important to understand things in a three-dimensional way,” he said.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Technology

Music and Mars: Interning with NASA

By Lauren Lethbridge
August 07, 2019 12:00 AM
First in a series.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Technology

Aurora co-founder encourages students to be trustworthy  

By Madison Everett
March 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson speaks about the importance of being trustworthy. (Arianna Davidson)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus News

Society of Women Engineers helps students land internships

By Madison Everett
February 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Members of BYU's Society of Women Engineers attend the Society of Women Engineers National Conference in 2018. (BYU Society of Women Engineers)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus Events

Women engineers brought together through BYU community

By Holly Ferguson
November 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Mechanical engineering associate professor Julie Crockett leads at the WE@BYU PALs Party on Oct. 23. The event, put on by the Women in Engineering & Technology organization, helps bring female engineers together. (Ty Mullen)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus News

New virtual reality headset provides immersive academic experience

By Anna Johnson
July 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Jacob Neeley, a junior in industrial design, uses the Harold B. Lee Library's VR headset. The headset allows students and faculty to enhance their overall BYU academic experience. (Ty Mullen)
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Technology

BYU Rocketry Club blasts into international competition

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 07, 2018 12:00 AM
https://youtu.be/I3FtIXX5VzU
5 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus News

BYU super mileage vehicle goes the distance

By Ryan Hernandez
April 21, 2017 12:00 AM
The super mileage team works to prepare for one of the vehicle's test runs. From left: Chris Wride, Carson Zaugg, Miles Davis, Adam Ziegenfelder and Jared Lutz. (Jason Lutz)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

Mechanical engineering professor counsels students on navigating through life

By Sarah Averett Harris
June 28, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU mechanical engineering professor Timothy McLain used his drone research as a gospel metaphor in his devotional address given Jun. 28 in the JSB Auditorium. McLain encouraged students to follow the feedback they receive from the Holy Ghost as they navigate their way through life. (Maddi Driggs)
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Devotionals and Forums

BYU Forum: Larry Howell on Anatomy of Invention

By Brandon Klatskin
May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
Larry L. Howell spoke about the 'Anatomy of Intervention' at a BYU Forum on May 17, 2016. (Maddi Driggs)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Campus

Percentage drops for women in most male-dominated majors

By Sarah Averett Harris
March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
Madison Boyer helps mostly male students with their studies as a mechanical engineering teaching assistant. She is part of the small percentage of women majoring in mechanical engineering at BYU. (Natalie Stoker)
4 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Healthy Living

BYU alumnus engineers products for stroke sufferers

By Jordan Hammond
December 11, 2015 12:00 AM
Sheldon Murphy and a student employee of his enjoy working together. Murphy has the help of BYU students to build his inventions. (Sheldon Murphy)
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Technology

Engineering and technology majors gaining a larger female presence

By Jordan Hammond
November 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Several female students in the Women in Engineering and Technology program are shown attending an event hosted by the program. (Lisa Barrager)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Technology

BYU professor earns one of the best faculty awards

By Jordan Hammond
November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
Professor Howell explains how the compliant mechanism functions to the students. One of the biggest research projects Howell is working on deals with complaint mechanisms. (Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Sports

BYU wins international race by 3/1000 of a point

May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Justin Norman flipped the visor down on his helmet and gripped the steering wheel.
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=