News & Events

Congratulations to Joshua Locke (2011 BSE, ME Concentration) who won 1st prize in the Student Poster Competition at the recent Society of Automotive Engineers Noise and Vibration Conference for his paper, "Aircraft Interior Noise Cold Damping Tests," which was based on his internship at Spirit AeroSystems and his research for Prof. R. DeJong.

 

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Professor Ned Nielsen Opens Doors - And a Global View
For Hundreds Of Engineering Students

See the article about Professor Ned Nielsen and the international oppritunities availablefor Calvin engineering students in the latest edition of the Spark.

Engineering Victories

Click here to read about two engineering students on the Calvin Tennis team.

Senior Design Team featured in Grand Rapids Press

Motorized Stroller team from 2011 - click here for team website

"It was really nice for us to have a real customer. There was a lot of motivation for the whole team to make a 100 percent working product." Read the full story in Grand Rapids Press and Calvin News & Stories article

HydroTower Team is Cover Story of the Calvin Spark!

The Next Idea A year in the making, Senior Design Projects push students beyond their engineering disciplines.

bizPLAN Contest Turns Students into Entrepreneurs

BizPlan is a entrepreneurship competition at Calvin in which students put together a business plan and compete for a grand prize of $1000. Engineering teams as well as teams from other majors can participate in the competition. Click here to learn more about the teams that competed in this year's competition.
Read an article about a past bizPLAN contest.

Calvin Engineering Students Earn EPA Fellowships

Calvin engineering students, Amanda Hayes and Rhiana Cok, are among 30 undergraduate students
nationwide to earn prestigious research fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Click here to read the full story.

 

Calvin Students Win 2010 Innovation Encouter Competition!

Click here to read about how some engineering students teamed up with Business majors and a Computer Science major win the 2010 Innovation Encounter.

 

Calvin Engineering Students Lead Efforts to Save Energy

The Calvin Energy Recovery Fund began as an engineering class project led by Professor Matt Heun.
Click here to read the full story on how student-led efforts are saving Calvin College money and energy.

 

Engineering Alumni Leaves a Basketball Legacy

As well as succeeding on the court, Mantel also can boast of a strong academic record. An engineering major, he will be working full time for ControlNet in Ann Arbor, Mich., upon his graduation. He is currently part of a team of five students working on a senior design project that involves modifying a 12-horse power engine. The goal of the modification is to decrease emissions and increase efficiency of a lawnmower. Click HERE for the Full Story.

 

ROTC Students Pursue Calvin Engineering

Read about Calvin Engineering students who are part of the ROTC program at Calvin.

 

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