http://eng.fsu.edu/ The lastest news from the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering in Tallahassee, Florida. en-us Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=sam_taira Congratulations to Sam Taira, assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, on receiving the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) award. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=chad_zeng Florida State University's High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) is leading a major partnership to develop the next generation of prosthetic limbs for military-veteran amputee patients, thanks to a new contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=gap_awards2 Four innovative research projects have been awarded a total of $106,000 by the Florida State University Research Foundation to help move their discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=30th_article It's neither silver nor golden. As anniversaries go, 30 rarely rates as special. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=alamo-fellow Congratulations to Rufina Alamo, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, on being elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=eng_ring The 6th annual Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony was held at the Florida State University Don Veller Seminole Golf Course and Club on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. About three-dozen inductees took the Obligation of an Engineer pledge and received stainless steel rings to wear on their pinkie fingers as a testament to their pledge. The ring is worn on the little finger so that it will drag across any surface on which the wearer writes, providing a constant reminder of the engineer's oath. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=shanklin-wilson The FAMU Office of University Assessment elicited assistance from department reps, dorm residents and First Year Experience instructors to get the word out and motivate entering freshmen to take the ETS Proficiency Profile Test during the August 'Welcome Week' activities. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=abichou-chanton The process of methane oxidation reduces the emissions of methane and other volatile hydrocarbons from the surface of landfills. Quantifying methane oxidation is one of the major uncertainties in estimating national or global methane emissions from landfills. Landfill gas (LFG) that is not collected or vented passes through landfill cover soils prior to being released to the environment. Bacteria near the landfill's surface consume methane and other volatile hydrocarbons produced by the... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=compositesworld Florida State University's High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI, Tallahassee, Fla., USA) reports that has developed a new high-performance composite material that could be up to 10 times lighter and 250 times stronger than steel, twice as hard as diamond and highly conductive to electricity and heat. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.eng.fsu.edu/shared/news/article.html?s=eng_design_project The Executive Council of the College of Engineering has proclaimed November 21st, 2012 as "Engineering Design Project Day." All engineering students are strongly encouraged to use this day to collaborate with teammates to finalize class and/or senior design projects. To facilitate this collaboration, all classes held on Wednesday, 11/21 at the College of Engineering will be suspended.