Community of collaboration: UAA and UAF partner up on energy research
February 1, 2021
UAA mechanical engineering undergraduate Henry Toal works as an intern in the Anchorage office of the 熊猫在线视频 Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), a program based at the University of 熊猫在线视频 Fairbanks, where he has had the opportunity to contribute to several research projects. Learn more about numerous partnerships in research across the UA system鈥檚 three universities.
Student Spotlight: Kirsten Alvarado
January 27, 2021
July 30, 2020
Our very own professor of Mechanical Engineering Raghu Srinivasan and UAF Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lei Zhang have been awarded the NASA EPSCoR Research Award for their research on corrosion in cold regions.
A researcher鈥檚 guide to keeping batteries cool
May 25, 2020
Getu Hailu, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UAA College of Engineering, and Martin Henke, a student in the mechanical engineering master鈥檚 degree program, are working together to determine a simple and efficient way of keeping the batteries cool.
November 12, 2019
Mechanical Engineering professor, Raghu Srinivasan, has recently won awards and grants to continue his work on corrosion in cold climates.
Taking his Talents Abroad by Earning a Prestigious Congress-Bundestag Scholarship
April 23, 2019
Congratulations to UAA CoEng Alumnus Kohl Keil (B.S. Mechanical Engineering 鈥�18), for receiving the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) Award. Keil will spend a year studying, interning and living in Germany.
UAA Robotics Club Advances to 2019 University Rover Challenge (URC) Finals
April 16, 2019
UAA's Robotics Club earned the right compete at the 2019 University Rover Challenge (URC), May 30 - June 1 at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah! Their hard work placed them among 36 finalists selected after the most competitive review in the competition鈥檚 history.
April 1, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Raghu Srinivasan and his mechanical engineering students--Breton Henry, Ezra Adams, Jarek Halat, Jasper Jackson and Aaliq Rowland--on their National Association of Corrosion Engineers International (NACE) 2019 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award. The team created an adjustable atmospheric corrosion test rack to study corrosion in extremely cold climates to win the award.
Presidential Scholar joins UAA Mechanical Engineering Program
July 26, 2018
Freshman Birch Boyer, a recipient of both the U.S. Presidential Scholar and Engineering Dean鈥檚 Excellence Awards, will bring his impressive background of academic achievement and community involvement to UAA's Mechanical Engineering program.
Graduating Mechanical Engineering Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 7, 2018
UAA Mechanical engineering student, Peter Renner, has joined the ranks of our nation鈥檚 highest achievers, being recognized with a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Mechanical Engineering Professor and his Student Assistant Study Pipeline Longevity
April 26, 2018
Professor Matt Cullin and his undergraduate assistant, Keir Johnson, have used a ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Endowment Award to create a tool to study the effects of corrosion on pipelines. By replicating the conditions that can lead to a catastrophic oil spill, they hope to prevent such future disasters.
Olympic Cross-Country Skier Pursuing Degree in Mechanical Engineering
April 23, 2018
Accomplished cross-country skier, Reese Hanneman, spent his life training for the Olympics - a goal finally achieved with his 14th place showing in the men's 4x10 km relay at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Reese will now focus his energies on continuing his mechanical engineering studies.
Lending a hand: How mechanical engineering alumnus Victor Samoei paid it forward
January 12, 2018
On Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, Victor Samoei walked across the stage in the 熊猫在线视频 Airlines Center during UAA's fall commencement ceremony. The new mechanical engineering graduate looked out into the audience waving to his mother and father who had traveled halfway around the world from Kenya, Africa, to experience this moment.
Student Engineers Test Asteroid Anchor at NASA HQ
June 14, 2017
熊猫在线视频 students recently traveled to Johnson Space Center in Houston, where NASA tasked them with developing the next stage of space exploration.
Opera-Singing Engineer Helps Launch Robotics Club
October 31, 2016
He's the only mechanical engineering student singing in the chorus of the Anchorage Opera, can combine circuit boards, software and kinematics equations to bring robots to (virtual) life, and he calls Giuseppe Verdi his 鈥渉omeboy."
