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Research Opportunities for Undergrads: BYU ME Students present at UCUR
In a massive show of cougar pride, BYU students made up nearly a third of all presenters at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research (UCUR) this February. The conference—which allows undergraduates from all disciplines and across all colleges and universities in Utah to present their research to members of the community—is an annual event BYU is always excited to attend.
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Thinking about studying Mechanical Engineering?
Why students choose to study Mechanical Engineering
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Dr. Nathan Speirs - Faculty Spotlight
After post-doctoral work in Saudi Arabia and research for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode Island, Dr. Nathan Speirs has found his way back to Brigham Young University to teach fluids.
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Nathan Usevitch
Is it a man or a robot? Dr. Nathan Usevitch, one of the newest faculty members in the mechanical engineering department, works in his soft robotics research to blur the lines between the robotic and the real.
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Upcoming Events
SIOY Kickoff
Kick-off your Student Innovator of the Year competition experience. Learn how to receive up to $400 to prototype your idea and how to join the process that will increase your technical and professional development and give you a chance to win part of 50k in total prize money. Network with fellow innovators.
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SIOY Intellectual Property Info Session
Learn from an IP pro the basics of protecting your innovative ideas and the resources available on campus to help you.
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SIOY Application & Funding Deadline
Applications currently open— apply now! Your team can receive up to $400 in funding to prototype your project. To request funding, follow directions on the SIOY application. Questions? Email sioy@byu.edu.
Submitted applications are reviewed weekly until the application deadline.
SIOY Speed Mentoring (Mentor Alliance)
Be mentored by BYU College of Engineering alumni and other industry professionals. Deliver your idea or product pitch, answer questions, and receive high-quality feedback from the mentors. You may just find a mentor for your team for the duration of SIOY and beyond.
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SIOY Showcase
Showcase is the heart of the Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY) competition where students from across campus share their innovations and receive valuable feedback from the public and industry professionals. This event serves as the preliminary judging competition to determine the teams that will advance to the SIOY Finals competition. You are invited to attend this fair-style event, vote for the Crowd Favorite, and enter to win Apple AirPods Pro!
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SIOY Final Competition
The finalist teams will give their presentation to judges in front of a large crowd. Each finalist team will receive $4,000 just for competing in the final event. Finals competition winners will receive additional cash awards of 1st place- $8,000, 2nd place - $6,000, 3rd place - $4,000, and Crowd Favorite - $2,000. Those that attend will get free pizza and have a chance to win awesome prizes!
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Dr. Jason Porter - Faculty Spotlight
Batteries can be found in almost anything, but what happens when you push them to their limit? That’s what Dr. Jason Porter, one of the newest mechanical engineering faculty members at Brigham Young University, is researching to find out.
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Go behind the scenes with Mark Rober at BYU and the world's tiniest Nerf blaster
In Mark Rober’s latest sure-to-be-viral video, he pursues an epic journey to make the world’s tiniest Nerf blaster. That journey leads the engineer and YouTuber extraordinaire straight to his alma mater, Brigham Young University.
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Exploring product development on a Singapore study abroad
Each May for the past 10 years, Brigham Young University mechanical engineering students have been traveling to Singapore for a product design and development study abroad experience. In 2023, 50 students from three universities, including sixteen from BYU, took projects like an automated tourniquet and a sensor system for blind individuals from ideation to completion in just two weeks.
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MEET OUR INFLUENTIAL ENGINEERS
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Carl Sorensen
Dr. Carl Sorensen is concluding his 36 year career as a professor at Brigham Young University this summer. During his time here he has changed the face of engineering at BYU and made contributions that will last for generations.
Student Spotlight: Cody Messick
Mechanical Engineering senior Cody Messick has a passion for doing anything and everything to help others. For the Shanghai native, this currently means preparing to go from medical assisting, MCAT tutoring and mechanical engineering to medical school at the Mayo Clinic.
Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Dalebout
Passing a new Ford vehicle on the road today wouldn’t be possible without the work of Brigham Young University alumnus Matt Dalebout. The former mechanical engineering student has spent the past 16 years working at Ford on both the building and the business of automobiles.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
75%
secure job before graduation
1470
undergraduate students enrolled 2023-2024
$75k
average starting salary