TWIE | This Week in Engineering |
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In Memory of Jeremy Fletcher, COE Civil Alumnus (2007 FSU) |
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Jeremy Fletcher, owner/founder of JWFletcher Surveying and Engineering and an FL DOT employee, died in a tragic car accident, Thursday, June 9, 2022. He was a 2007 COE Civil Engineering alumn (FSU). Both of his sons are currently COE students and also one of the young employees he was mentoring at the surveying company was recently accepted and enrolled at the College of Engineering as well.
Because the family has no immediate need for food or funeral assistance, but many wanted to do something to honor Jeremy, a GoFundMe was set up. Jeremy loved to mentor and train others so much, the family felt the best way to honor Jeremy‘s memory was to set up a scholarship fund to help up-and-coming engineering students that will one day follow in Jeremy‘s footsteps.
Jeremy was so loved by every person he ever crossed paths with, and he made such a positive impact in the lives of so many! If you feel led to contribute, the family would greatly appreciate it. Either way, please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers as they grieve this tremendous loss of such a fine man.
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Plan to Attend our Biggest Networking Event!
Celebrate our 40th Anniversary with our returning alumni and their families, fellow engineering students, faculty and staff. Save the date to and plan to attend the fourth annual Green & Gold Tailgate here at the college.
Friday, September 23
New facilities tours, alumni, faculty and student events during the day + Green & Gold Tailgate party in the early evening. Bring your family!
Saturday, September 24
Home games for both FAMU and FSU football:
FAMU vs Alabama A&M
FSU vs Boston College
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Interested in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work at Engineering?
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On behalf of Interim Dean Alvi, everyone in our FAMU-FSU Engineering community is invited to join our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at the college. This past year, our Let’s Start Here (LSH) Leadership Committee began this work in earnest for our faculty, students and staff. We are currently accepting volunteer interest in serving on the newly-formed Engineering DEI Advisory Council, which will pick up where the LSH committee left off.
In addition to the DEI Advisory Council, there are myriad other ways to get involved in creating a college culture that is more inclusive, offers equal opportunities for all and celebrates the diversity on our campus. There’s something for anyone who is interested in this important work. Please take a moment to complete this form if you are interested in joining us.
Thank you!
Tisha Keller, M.A.
Marketing + Communications Director
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University and College News |
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Student Peer Mentors Needed |
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"One of the greatest values of mentors is their ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination."
– John C. Maxwell
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"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself." – Oprah Winfrey
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"A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future and believe it can be obtained." – Shawn Hitchcock |
The Student Engineering Leadership Board was created to assist the engineering student body as a whole, to be attentive to students' needs and be the advocated for students' issues. SELB members serve as liaison between students and the college's administration, faculty and staff.
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Shine a light: New research shows how low-energy light can bend plastic |
From L: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor William Oates, graduate student Grace McLeod, graduate student Gina Guillory, Associate Professor of Chemistry Ken Hanson and Associate Professor of Chemistry Justin Kennemur. Image credit: FSU action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining!" |
A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a finding that has implications for a wide range of technologies that use light as an energy source to create shape-shifting structures.
The research is published in the journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials and is a joint work by Associate Professors of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ken Hanson and Justin Kennemur and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor William Oates.
“The idea is we want to harness low-energy light and produce mechanical force as efficiently as possible,” Hanson said.
Researchers worldwide have been working on materials that respond to external stimuli such as light, temperature, magnetic fields or electricity. These stimuli can cause a material to change its shape, its molecular arrangement or its mechanical properties and have been utilized in research in robotics, aerospace engineering, drug delivery and more.
FSU’s research team has been particularly interested in light-responsive systems for mechanical work, a lesser-studied area.
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Welcome Chad Zeng as new IME Chair |
Interim Dean Farrukh Alvi announced today the appointment of Changchun (Chad) Zeng, Ph.D. as the chair of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME). Zeng begins the new role on July 1, 2022.
According to Zeng, with the nation’s focus on advanced manufacturing, and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning as a ubiquitous enabler, the IME department is uniquely positioned to tackle some of the world’s toughest problems by building on the ecosystem found at the department.
“Just as our college is unique with a partnership between FAMU and FSU, our department is a unique partnership between industrial and systems engineering faculty,” Zeng said, “who have expertise in data science and systems, engineering analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) for complex systems; and materials and manufacturing engineering faculty, who are leading experts in advanced materials and manufacturing, nanomaterials and smart materials.”
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Florida Center For Advanced Aero-Propulsion Advances Aerospace Industry “Top Gun” Style |
Walking out of the latest “Top Gun” movie, you might remember the iconic catchphrase, “I feel the need for speed.” Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, said those famous words in the 1986 movie, and they became the mantra of NAVY fighter pilots pushing their limits with the aerodynamics of flight. That’s the movies, but what about real life? Rajan Kumar, the director of the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) and a professor in mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has some thoughts about that. FCAAP is a research institution devoted to the needs of the highly competitive aerospace industry.
“We experimentally simulate very similar conditions to those seen in “Top Gun.” However, the simulations in the movie are purely from an artistic point of view,” Kumar said. “What we do here is simulate real flight conditions in a high-speed wind tunnel.”
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July 2022
Independence Day, Monday, July 4 | No classes, College is closed.
Last Day of Summer Classes, Friday, July 29
August 2022
Fall Classes Begin, August 22
September 2022
Labor Day Holiday, September 5 | No classes, College closed
STEM Resume Cafe, Wednesday, September 14, 9:00am-1:00pm | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
STEM Career & Internship Fair, Tuesday, September 20, 9:00am-3:00pm | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Green & Gold Tailgate, Friday, September 23 | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
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FAMU Official University Academic Calendar
https://www.famu.edu/academics/registrars-office/SUMMER-CALENDAR-2022-rev.pdf
FSU Academic Calendar:
https://registrar.fsu.edu/registration_guide/summer/academic_calendar/
FAMU-FSU Engineering Academic Calendar & Deadlines:
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Learn about the periodic table of elements and which ones can create a bang! Some age-appropriate activities may include: experiment with exploding elements such as alkali metals in water, diet coke and mentos, baking soda and vinegar, elephant toothpaste, bottle rockets, and discover what elements make the different colors in fireworks.
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Learn about the periodic table of elements and which ones can create a bang! Some age-appropriate activities may include: experiment with exploding elements such as alkali metals in water, diet coke and mentos, baking soda and vinegar, elephant toothpaste, bottle rockets, and discover what elements make the different colors in fireworks.
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