In some ways, the odds were stacked against Chan Yoo, Wole Kiyesi and Mikell Williams from the start.The senior design team proposed creating a solution for transit riders experiencing visual impairments under advisor Dr. Fauzia Ahmad. However, the project called for at least four computer and mechanical engineering students with an understanding of machine learning. Yoo and Kiyesi are electrical engineering majors, and Williams studies civil engineering.As Chan Yoo told his teammates, "If we finish this project that really means we're built different."Their team was disrupted...

For Olubukola Famuyiwa, the journey to his recent internship with FS Investments has been a winding one. The senior industrial and systems engineering major has lived in Long Island, Queens and Nigeria, attended community college and even pursued a career as a mechanic. One common thread remains from his engineering education and experience as a data engineering intern in a new field for him: flexibility.  Olu spent his summer focusing on data engineering as a technology intern at the South Philadelphia finance firm. There, he worked on a project focused on data access for...

Temple University has long been affiliated with The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), an association that empowers the Hispanic community to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. Now, Temple has been asked to join the new SHPE Academic Partnership Council. What is it and who does it help? Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering Shawn Fagan, Ed.D., (pictured right) explains.Temple University's College of Engineering recently joined the SHPE Academic Partnership Council. Can you describe what this...

Of the 38 years of stories collected by Dr. Richard Cohen, retiring associate professor of mechanical engineering, one stands out as an example of engineering problem solving with students. It may have included the Temple Formula Racing team and a fiery mechanical failure.Though the team now competes in Formula SAE competitions, their first few cars were built for Baja SAE, a competition for small off-road cars. In their very first year, the team designed and built their car in a student's auto body shop. As they were leaving for competition—Dr. Cohen was already on his...

Prem Ganesh, a senior bioengineering student with a concentration in engineering devices, came to Temple from Collegeville, PA, pursuing studies that combine work in the medical field with engineering. He found the perfect balance at the Food and Drug Administration.This summer, he has taken on the role of an ORISE Summer Fellow for the CDER Biomarker Qualification Program at the FDA.Prem's project involves creating a database of biomarker submissions for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, a rare and advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Biomarkers are ways...

For generations, the journey into space has been a primary focus of those who escape the gravity well of planet Earth. We have a good idea about the health effects of low gravity in low earth orbit (LEO), but what about the effects of living on a new planet?  A pair of Temple University researchers are pursuing that very question, and their work just may have good bones. Laura H. Carnell Professor and Bioengineering Department chair Peter Lelkes and newly-minted PhD Justin Braveboy-Wagner ecently published their joint work, studying how partial gravity...

Aerospace leader Robert Rashford, ENG, '82, president and founder of Genesis Engineering Solutions, is scheduled to deliver the alumni keynote address to the Class of 2022 at the College of Engineering graduation ceremony on May 4th. Rashford began his career as a structural and test engineer for General Electric Space Division and Fairchild Space Company. He also served as Product Development Lead for the First Servicing Mission of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) at Lockheed Martin. He would go on to found GES in 1993 to provide engineering and product development support of...

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With the College of Engineering career fair approaching, many students are busy polishing their resumes and perfecting their elevator pitch. But for most, the process can still be daunting. Mechanical engineering student and Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania native Jack Markussen found himself in this exact predicament.  The summer between his sophomore and junior years, Jack landed an opportunity at Lockheed Martin as Combat Systems Integration Engineer, where he worked on the Aegis Combat System predominantly used in U.S. Naval destroyers. "I chose Lockheed Martin because I wanted...