They designed a machine to pass tests that evaluate maneuverability, rock and hill climbing, acceleration and long-term endurance. They also have to design a marketing strategy and prepare a cost report for mass production. Then they have to travel to a competition, mostly at their own expense, which they sometimes mitigate by camping out along […]
The tiny percentage of Native American students who pursue engineering is the impetus behind the Ny’EE camp currently underway at WSU’s College of Engineering and Architecture. The camp, which is free for the students, has grown every year since its 1999 inception. Its name, Ny’EE, or Native Youth Exploring Engineering, came from a student in […]
The twin towers of the New York World Trade Center were hailed as structural engineering marvels in the mid-1960s. Then came Sept. 11, 2001. The structural engineering of those towers was the work of Jon Magnusson and his civil engineering firm, which has since grown to Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire, based in Seattle. Magnusson is […]