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Student Research

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As an engineering student, you'll have opportunities to engage in real-world research alongside your professors. Below are examples of the kind of research projects that you might pursue.

Current and past research and scholarship

PROJECT TIMELINE RESEARCHERS FUNDED BY
Development of Constant-Current DC-DC Converter Modules for High-Power LEDs 2014
Development of Constant-Current DC-DC Modules for High-Power LEDs 2015
Engineering in Practice: Chlorination of Rural Water Systems 2022 Lachlan Beebe with Chad Tatko
Internet of Things Meets Building Energy Efficiency 2015 Matthew Heun
Passive Chlorination: Providing Clean Drinking Water to Ecuadorian Communities 2022–2023 Kyle Borror with Julie Wildschut
Simulation and Modeling of LED Optical Characteristics 2015
The Feasibility of Green Roofs at Calvin College 2014–2015 Ha Ram (David) Kang with Aubrey Sykes

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