With the Career Fair coming up rather early on in the spring semester, I want you all to start preparing yourselves. Yes, you should have your resume reviewed. Yes, you should practice your elevator pitch. Yes, you should dress to impress. So, let's talk about some do's and don'ts of professional dress.DoWear a suit. Think more basic colors like black, grey, and blue. Add a nice button up shirt or blouse. If you wear a belt, make sure it matches your shoes. Go with some nice dress pants or skirt and pair it with a professional looking top. Yes to adding a blazer or sweater...
Welcome to the spring semester at Temple College of Engineering. Whether this is your first semester or you are preparing for graduation, we are excited to encourage and celebrate your success.In December, graduates heard stories of resilience and tenacity, before stepping into a world that desperately needs engineers to not just identify problems, but solve them. They, and you, embody the university motto: perseverance conquers. I am looking forward to honoring the class of 2020 in May.The College of Engineering is excited to support your studies this semester through events...
As degree candidates gathered in Temple Performing Arts Center in December, they did so as part of a ceremony that celebrated their achievements and also challenged them to remember where they came from. The college is set to enter its 50th anniversary year, as Dean Keya Sadeghipour noted, when imploring students to remember Temple while embracing the pace of change in engineering. "Think about how Temple, how Philadelphia and how the world has changed since the 1970s, and how engineering has helped to power progress ever since," Dean Sadeghipour said. "Your talents are not ...
Sammy Sadel (BSE, '20) routinely leads prospective students on tours of Temple College of Engineering. Alongside speaking to facts and figures about campus and student outcomes, the Scotch Plains, New Jersey native also speaks to his own experience in a number of engineering programs."My fascination was always with how things work, but that meant I couldn't really decide on a specific path. I started as a bioengineering major, then moved to mechanical," Sadel said. "I was actually about to switch to electrical engineering when I found the engineering program with an...
Victor Kernus (ENG, 96), partner with Cantor Colburn LLP in Washington, DC, will deliver the alumni commencement address during the College of Engineering fall commencement ceremony. He will be joined by Jezreel Konstantinos, a candidate to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, who will deliver the student address.
Since earning his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering (cum laude) from Temple University, Mr. Kernus has practiced as a mechanical engineer with the Aircrew Systems department of NAVAIR. Mr. Kernus managed the...
Tis the season. And no, believe it or not I am not referencing the 76ers this time—but I am making a list...of professional development tips. Network, network, networkWith the holiday season often comes holiday parties. Whether you are getting together with family, friends or acquaintances it is a chance to connect with people, which is what networking is all about. Take the opportunity to talk to people about your career goals. Most internships and jobs are secured through networking, which doesn't always mean dressing up and going to a designated networking event. We...
According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the reported use rate for seat belts hit 89.6 percent in 2018, with belts reportedly saving nearly 15,000 lives in passenger vehicle crashes the previous year. However, for one Temple Engineering senior design team, the focus is on those who don't wear belts, often due to upper body impairments of some kind.
"The goal is to assist those with impairments such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, neck and back pain, and other upper-body conditions," said mechanical engineering student Christian Sloat, who...
The now seemingly-ubiquitous shopping cart started out as a sort of engineering solution, itself, back in 1936. Noticing his customers struggling to carry wire baskets under the weight of their groceries, Oklahoma retailer Sylvan Goldman had his eyes on a fix: put the baskets on wheels. But, what if carts become problematic to push?
One senior design team is looking to build on that concept by designing an autonomous cart, aiming to boost convenience and customer satisfaction, particularly for those customers with physical limitations.
"The goal of our project is to have...
Sometimes, how senior design teams come together is just as important as the problems they identify and maybe even the solutions they craft to solve them.
In creating a smart prosthetic hand—combining electromyogram (EMG) powered prosthetics with machine learning—one team is seeking to incorporate advantages from powered and EMG prosthetics while adding more custom movements for end users. They also combined a pair of bioengineering majors; Omeed Hurtubise, and Tri Duong, with Jezreel Konstantinos, a mechanical engineering major and Thang Le, an electrical engineering...
How do you find space for 1.5 million books alongside sprawling event and study areas, a makerspace, scholar studio, special collections and a first-floor cafe? Enter the Temple University ASRS, warmly referred to as BookBot, located in the Charles Library.
The project took the bulk of the library's collection and compressed it into a high-density robotic storage system. When an item is requested, a message is sent to the BookBot with the request. The item is retrieved from its corresponding bin, and delivered to a processing station for pickup.
Along with becoming part...
When Adrian Sæland shows up for work at his job as a construction coordinator with the RJP Consulting Group, he takes away two things: the journey that got him there, and where he came from. Sæland, originally from Sandnes, Norway, completed the Engineering Management MS program in just two semesters."As I grew up, both my parents were working full-time, raising four children and helping out my grandparents run their farm," Sæland said. "I developed a strong work ethic from observing and learning from them."Sæland originally came to Temple after studying civil engineering at...
Last month, we focused on preparing for the Career Fair with another 76ers analogy—Allen Iverson preaching about practice. Clearly, I am a fan and the season is upon us, so let's keep it going. Until recently, Ben Simmons couldn't quite shoot a three-pointer in a game. Now he can, but it didn't just happen out of thin air. Ben trained. Quite a bit. Now, think about your career preparation. You went to the fair, talked to employers, and followed up with them afterwards. Now you have an interview that you need to ace to land a summer internship. It's time to train. Know the...
As a practicing attorney, Frank Murphy (ENG, 85; LAW, 92) is used to crafting convincing arguments. A shareholder at the Philadelphia office of Anderson Kill, P.C., Murphy is also Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Chadds Ford Township Delaware County and a Past President of the College of Engineering Alumni Association. However, a conversation he had with his daughter about attending college was a different kind of argument that he won. Sort of.
Murphy's years of service to various College of Engineering alumni leadership roles have put him up-close to recent campus...
Looking for something different to stand out from the crowd, or want to jump to a new program? Grab coffee, fire up your laptop and take a look at some options.Engineering the 21st CenturyThe Bachelor of Science in Engineering program is not about one single thing -- it's about a future for engineers that demands a broad base of engineering concepts. Maybe you are interested in robotics like aquanaut unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)? Or you are interested in smart electrical power grids or alternative energy systems? Students in this program touch on a number of fields...
Often, when a vehicle crash occurs, danger persists beyond the initial impact and resulting deformation. Impact can also trigger secondary accidents, such as fire. This is especially true for electric vehicles and those using lithium ion batteries -- a particular concern due to the growth of this market.
Making lithium ion batteries safer by seeking to lower the instances of secondary accidents due to fire is the primary focus behind new research being conducted by Elham Sahraei, Temple University Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
"We are working on...
Americans take an average of 1.1 billion vehicle trips every day -- that's four trips for every person in the country. You can imagine the type of wear and tear that puts on the road surface. Actually...can you imagine?
Temple Engineering Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Ahmed Faheem believes we can, using consistent data to more accurately measure the service conditions of pavement.
Working through a research award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Dr. Faheem sought to use already-existing data on in-service performance on a project...
Cancer research can be viewed as a chase—a plodding, methodical relay in which researchers collectively work toward slowing or even stopping the spread of cancerous cells. Though breakthroughs have been made, diagnoses continue. This includes breast cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women.
Temple University Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Bojana Gligorijevic has been part of the chase, beginning as an analytical chemist in her native Serbia and then pursuing a PhD in biophysics at Georgetown University and postdoctoral research in...
Last week, we talked about 'trusting the process' and using the preparation tools you have available to get a jumpstart on your career. This week, it's helpful to have another 76er analogy:We're talkin' about practice. 76ers legend Allen Iverson said it 18 years ago, but it's just as important today. Preparing for the Career Fair is like practicing for the big game, and while a professional athlete like Iverson may not feel the need to practice before every game day, it's only because he has been preparing and practicing his whole life. With the Career Fair, you won't be...
Often, the narrative around natural disasters is one of resilience. When communities rally and rebuild from catastrophe effectively, they look to and lean on one another. But, what if the catastrophe is a power grid failure?
Widespread power failure would add compounding and crippling damage to already-fraught conditions. Schools, hospitals and elder care operations would be literally and figuratively powerless. How long is too long before the power grid supporting them bounces back?
It turns out that resilience is an important component of the power...
Picture yourself walking down a hallway. You see another person approaching. Often, a combination of physical and verbal cues will dictate that you will move one way and they another. Sometimes, though, wires cross. You zig when you're supposed to zag, and you almost run into the other person.
What if that other person is actually a robot? This type of scenario and others are under review by Temple University Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Philip Dames (pictured at right). His work, funded by the Amazon Research Award program, is studying how certain robots can...
