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Ezekiel Merriam selected for a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship
ME Undergrads create "unbreakable" bridge
Devotional by Ryan Holmes: God's communication system far superior to man's technology
Supermileage Vehicle Presentation at ASME Conference
Student receives Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

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Ezekiel Merriam selected for a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship (May 21, 2013)
	Ezekiel Merriam, a graduate student in BYU Mechanical Engineering, was recently selected for a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship for his proposal entitled "Monolithic compliant space mechanisms design strategies." The fellowship is worth over $150,000 over three years.
ME Undergrads create "unbreakable" bridge (May 16, 2013)
	Four Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students made waves in Long Beach at this year’s International SAMPE Bridge Competition with an “unbreakable” bridge. For the first time in the history of the competition, the judges were unable to break the bridge; at over 20,000 lb, the...
Devotional by Ryan Holmes: God's communication system far superior to man's technology (May 9, 2013)
	Ryan Holmes of BYU Broadcasting addressed students and faculty on how the Holy Ghost teaches the truth of all things at a devotional Tuesday in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
Supermileage Vehicle Presentation at ASME Conference (May 6, 2013)
	Eric Wardell, a senior, placed 2nd and received the "Best Technical Presentation" award in the Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition at the ASME District E Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC) held at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 4th-6th.
Student receives Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (April 18, 2013)
	Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student Braden Hancock was recently awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious achievement for undergraduates in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is worth $15,000 over the recipients' junior and senior...
Prescription drug regulator aimed at curbing painkiller abuse (April 17, 2013)
	With the help of a Las Vegas paramedic who has seen far too many overdose deaths, a group of students from BYU’s Engineering Capstone program is doing its best to curb prescription painkiller abuse. The students have created a regulating device that dispenses painkillers strictly based on...
Spring Splash (March 29, 2013)
	The BYU Splash lab is gaining national attention with several signature slow motion videos going viral. CNN featured the splash lab in a recent short, while their latest spring-themed production was featured on KSL.
BYU engineers work with elementary and middle school students in underwater robot challenge (March 18, 2013)
	For elementary and middle school students in Utah, the first annual Seaperch Utah Underwater Challenge is a chance to explore their engineering and design skills. For BYU engineering students, it is a chance to mentor younger students and generate excitement for science and engineering.
ME professor wins Educator of the Year award (March 6, 2013)
	Each year the Utah Engineer’s Council of Engineering presents an award to a faculty member who has proven to be an outstanding educator. This year, two of BYU’s Mechanical Engineering professors were nominated for this award: Greg Jenson by ASME and Jerry Bowman by AIAA. To be nominated...
ME undergraduate student wins prestigious international AIAA competition (February 19, 2013)
	Braden Hancock, an undergraduate student in the mechanical engineering department at BYU, has done it again. In March of 2012, Hancock’s research paper won first place at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace (AIAA) Region VI Student Conference. His success in the first round of...