Dr. Mohammad F. Kiani honored with Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching 

by Eric Horvath
April 05
Dr. Mohammad F. Kiani, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was recognized with the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching recently, as part of Temple's annual celebration of faculty achievement. The awards recognize faculty in the areas of teaching, service, creativity and research, and are the highest honors given to teachers and scholars at the university."Since coming to Temple in 2004, Dr. Kiani has been a true force at the College of Engineering, both as a talented researcher and educator who is fiercely dedicated to our students," said Keya Sadeghipour, Dean of the...

Career advising: setting your strategy

by Leslie Silva
March 15
Starting a job or internship search can feel really daunting if you don't have a strategy. I can't tell you how many times students have told me, "Leslie I have applied for dozens of jobs online and haven't heard anything." Your chance of success is a lot higher if you go into this prepared and with a game plan. In other words: trust the process. Here's some tips how you can:Have your resume reviewed One of the most common mistakes students make is coming to see me or Mike after they have submitted a poor resume to dozens of companies. Schedule an appointment on Handshake to...

Senior Design: Learning to fly on the ground

by Eric Horvath
March 15
How one Temple Engineering senior design team is creating a low-cost flight simulator at Temple Ambler.The Senior Design capstone has seen student teams help to create solutions across disciplines, from improving healthcare outcomes to restoring suburban wetlands. The Light Aircraft Dynamic Flight Control Simulator (LA-DFCS) team, working primarily out of Temple University's Ambler campus, is hoping to eventually see evidence of their work by looking up toward the sky."The main objective is to develop a safe and low-cost solution to train pilots to fly small aircrafts through a...

Civil engineer with the city as his lab

by Eric Horvath
March 08
Torin Johnson was the top-scoring engineer during a recent placement exam for the Philadelphia Water Department.Growing up in Upper Darby, Torin Johnson, ENG '16, remembers the "Welcome to Philadelphia" sign just down the road from his home. Now, Johnson is an Engineering Specialist for the Philadelphia Water Department, working on water main distribution design, sewer reconstruction and rehabilitation design, sustainable stormwater collection and retention design, as well as coordinating quality analysis and control for bidding projects at the construction phase.He also...

How basic engineering concepts could help solve Philly vaccination problems | Opinion

by Julie Drzymalski
February 09
After 11 months, even with two vaccines available, a pair of pressing issues prevent a clear end to the COVID-19 pandemic: transparency and trust.Engineers and scientists rely on systems and processes as a key foundation. Systems engineering creates predictable, testable outcomes to maximize efficiency. It is often used in health care, from improving patient outcomes to customer satisfaction. To be sure, vaccines don't get into waiting arms by themselves, but by a complex, interrelated network of vaccine administration sites, providers, and an informed general public willing to...

Coming soon: Engineers Week 2021

by Eric Horvath
February 09
Each year, the Temple University College of Engineering joins the larger engineering community to celebrate Engineers Week. With events powered by students, faculty and staff, the College brings engineering out of the labs and onto the rest of campus with hands-on and visual demonstrations, competitions and celebrations. This year, the College and many student professional organizations are planning a robust schedule of virtual programming and content. From detailing how engineering can help respond to COVID-19 and chart a path toward normalcy, to student-led virtual...

What's up Doc? Tips for a successful virtual career fair

by Leslie Silva
February 08
Now that the semester is in full swing it's time to talk about Career Fairs. I'm a big 76ers fan, so bear with me here.If you've been watching the Sixers this season, you'll notice they have a new head coach in Doc Rivers and are also crushing it--especially at home where they are 10-1. Now, when you think about job recruitment, think of the College of Engineering Career Fair as your home game. While you won't have throngs of screaming fans there, these employers recruit here because they want to hire our students. You will never be in a friendlier recruitment environment.These...

Welcome to the spring semester

by Keya Sadeghipour
January 18
To the Temple Engineering community,As the calendar turns to February, the coming days bring both hope and continued concern as we welcome you back for the spring semester. Nearly one year ago, the College of Engineering community, like the world around us, faced a fundamental shift from the ravages of COVID-19. This shift reframed how each of us approach learning, working and living.We hope that in the not-too-distant future we will be able to engage in normal on-campus activities, as we always have. For now, please continue to follow this page for guidance from the university...

Virtual adaptation: one student’s Air Force Research internship experience

by Eric Horvath
December 03
Like many Temple students, Yao Sedzro followed a winding path to college: born in Togo, Sedzro came to the United States in 2007 and became a citizen 11 years later. This semester, his internship with the Air Force Research Lab was disrupted by the pandemic—but he still found a way to complete the experience virtually. The experience was piqued, at least in part, by my family."My father has a master's in agricultural engineering and a PhD in agricultural economics, and my mother worked as a kindergarten teacher," Sedzro said. "What got me interested in engineering was...

Senior Design finalists named for Fall 2020

November 24
Following team presentations recently, faculty advisors and coordinators have named the following top teams from this semester's Senior Design cohort. These teams will be given a place of honor during the December 4th poster session, and will be judged by alumni and industry professionals for cash prizes. Congratulations to the following teams!Team A02 Boneview (Advisor: Dr. Spence, Coordinator Dr. Har-el)Team C01 Auto Mechanic Extruder for Liposome Preparation (Advisor: Tong Wu of Dr. Dai's group; Coordinator Dr. Har-el)Team D01 You Had Me at Cello (Advisor: Dr. Obeid;...

SMART Start: PhD student Kaitlyn Sitch earns DoD SMART Scholarship

by Eric Horvath
November 02
PhD student Kaitlyn Sitch was awarded the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the Department of Defense in April. The recognition came as a welcome surprise after Kaitlyn moved home with her family at the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic."I immediately was happy that I could share the news with my family in person, which is not something I would have been able to do if I had been at Temple," Kaitlyn said. "We all were able to celebrate together and was definitely a bright spot for us during an unprecedented and trying time."The...

Temple introducing flexible, online Engineering MS program

by Eric Horvath
October 21
Geared toward working engineers looking to advance in their careers, the program will offer certificates that can be taken stand-alone, or combine them for a unique combination of cross-disciplinary training.The Board of Trustees of Temple University has approved the creation of a Master of Science in Engineering. The program, housed within the Department of Engineering, Technology, and Management at the College of Engineering, will feature 'stackable' certificate programs, delivered online. The program will allow practicing engineering professionals to add skills and...

Mechanical engineering alum shares his experience passing FE exam

by Eric Horvath
October 19
Peter Zawycky, who recently passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, a critical step in pursuing the Professional Engineering (PE) license, shares how he prepped and what he hopes to do next.With an eye on entering the architecture, engineering and construction spaces, mechanical engineering alum Peter Zawycky (ENG, 20) recently passed the more than five hour  Fundamentals of Engineering exam, a critical step in pursuing the Professional Engineering (PE) license. Sharing his experience and preparation for the exam, the Northeast Philadelphia native added that he can now...

Two faculty research awards aim at advancing health outcomes

by Eric Horvath
October 14
Two recent engineering research awards from the American Cancer Society and National Science Foundation secured by faculty seek to propel new knowledge in areas of diagnosis, clinical care and application.Dr. Bojana Gligorijevic and Dr. Erkan Tüzel, Associate Professors of Bioengineering at the Temple University College of Engineering, received a $791,000, four-year Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society.The grant, entitled "Mechanisms of invadopodia driven motility and metastasis," will fund their work on integration of real-time, multi-scale microscopy with...

How engineering student organizations are planning for the fall

by Eric Horvath
August 26
Student professional organizations at Temple are a great way to engage with fellow students and find your place as an engineer. This is particularly true during the start of any semester, when groups map out their on-campus events, service and networking opportunities for the coming year.Like many organizations, engineering student groups have pivoted in their planning. Two groups, Temple Engineers Without Borders, the Temple chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, are among those groups taking much of their work mostly virtual."Our club has always been very small...

Constructing change as an engineering intern

by Eric Horvath
August 11
In a world turned upside down by a global pandemic, the vast majority of people have been living a life augmented by quarantine at home. For Kadmiel Kelome, a construction engineering technology major, a second-year internship with Turner Construction proved to be quite a change."Every day is something new," Kelome said. "I've never had a mundane moment when I'm at work."Kelome added that his father, a mechanical engineer by trade in Benin, Africa, taught math and science shortly after moving to America with his mother in 1990."He molded engineering into me at a young age by...