Department News
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AUVSI Flight Team Creates Airplane for International Competition
Electrical Engineering student, Sequoia Ploeg, has loved “flying machines” since he was a little boy, so when he was told he would be working on an airplane-themed project for his senior Capstone, he knew it would be a perfect fit.
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Covid-19 Challenges Spark Changes in Capstone Projects
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, BYU Engineering Capstone teams had to make necessary changes to accommodate working remotely from home. Three students shared their experiences of how they have adapted their process to successfully complete their projects.
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A Legacy of Capstone: 30 Years in the Making
In the words of Assistant Dean Jim Trent, the BYU College of Engineering Capstone is “a legacy program,” that has now reached its 30-year anniversary of providing students with real-world projects and experience in their undergraduate years.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Leads to Quick Technology Adaptations
In March, with the rise of COVID-19, students at Brigham Young University were told they would be finishing the remainder of the semester off-campus through online classes. For the College of Engineering, this transition has posed unique challenges since most of the coursework requires specific equipment, technology, and computers to enable hands-on learning.
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BYU College of Engineering earns spot on U.S. News & World Report "Best Grad Schools" list
U.S. News & World Report recently announced the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering earned a spot on its annual “Best Graduate Schools” list along with BYU's Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering graduate programs.
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NASA Awards Professor $4.6 Million to Test New Antenna
For Doctor David Long, applications of space exploration and technology reach much further than learning about stars and other planets. In fact, over the past many years, he has researched using antennas to learn more about the earth and its conditions.
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Micro Museum Brings “Star Wars” Projects to Utah Schools
Utah is home to many universities whose engineers have pulled project ideas straight out of sci-fi movies. BYU has worked on technology for a “Princess Leia” hologram, a Star Trek-style holodeck, and origami-based robotics that fold out similarly to Iron Man’s suit. Utah State University also has researchers who worked on Spiderman-like gloves that could climb walls.
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ECE Undergraduates Pursue Submission of 6th Research Paper
A team of students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department are working on their 6th technical paper submission- a feat not commonly achieved by students before they graduate.
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Satellite Launch Targets New Directions for Students
Astronauts embark on spacewalks, lasting between five to eight hours, when the outside of their spacecraft may need repairs or as experiments are conducted, according to NASA’s website. The risks associated with spacewalks and other outer space activities can be minimized thanks to a new type of satellite created by students in BYU’s College of Engineering.
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2019 in review: College of Engineering highlights
2019 was a great year for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. From the classroom to the field, faculty and students continued to make a positive impact on the world.
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Juniors Attend 2nd Annual Christmas Party
For the second year, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted a Christmas party for students in the junior core. Organized in the events space in the Engineering Building, the party welcomed the majority of the students in the Junior Core.
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BYU Professor Constructs Mini Town to Test Self-Driving Car Tech
It’s been a big year for miniatures at Brigham Young University.
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BYU offers 'crash course' in self-driving car technology
A BYU electrical engineering professor has found an innovative and inexpensive way to teach students how to program self-driving cars. Instead of building a full-scale autonomous vehicle, DJ Lee used RC cars and an indoor mini course to give students a crash course in the vocabulary and tech behind autonomous vehicles.
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BYU Spacecraft Shoots for the Stars
Their goal is simple: Bring space to BYU. The BYU SpaceCraft Club aims to introduce students to spacecraft and encourage space companies to seek involvement with BYU.
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Magic in the Air: The BYU Amateur Radio Club
Real-life applications of engineering principles are all around, even in unexpected activities. Amateur (or ham) radios are one of those applications. The BYU Ham Radio Club includes several electrical and computer engineering students who have found interest in amateur radio and the engineering principles that play an integral part in the radios’ function.
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Recent Alumni Meetings in Colorado
One of the great resources available to BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering students is a wide network of alumni who are willing to help them with their academic and professional careers. In part, this network is due to the connections made by dedicated professors to former ECE students.
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Recent BYU Grad Improves Avionics at L3Harris
Sean Crawford, a recent graduate of the BYU Electrical Engineering program, was offered a position at L3Harris in Waco, Texas. According to a June 2019 press release, L3Harris was awarded $499 million “to design, produce, and certify a state-of-the-art modernization solution for a fleet of 176 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130H aircraft to improve aircraft availability, reliability and sustainability.” Crawford was hired to work on the avionics of these aircrafts.
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Three Electrical Engineering Students Win Best Paper Award
For their submission at the International Telemetering Conference (ITC), Jamison Ebert, Bryan Redd, and Autumn Twitchell received 2nd place in the Student Best Paper category. The conference took place in Las Vegas on October 21-24, 2019.
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