SIU College of Engineering | News Archive

2023 News

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• 12/07/2023 - ASONAM 2023 Best Student Paper Award
• 12/06/2023 - ECTM received approvals of new academic programs
• 12/04/2023 - SIU prof explores how to use AI to prevent and fight crime
• 10/10/2023 - SIU prof gets $588K grant to shrink AI’s carbon footprint
• 9/22/2023 - Outstanding faculty recognized at SIU Board of Trustees meeting
• 9/18/2023 - SIU researcher seeks to stabilize complex, uncertain water supply systems
• 7/13/2023 - SIU profs among recipients of $120K in innovation grants
• 6/01/2023 - SIU researchers get $100,000 more to treat toxic algae blooms with sunlight, nanoparticles
• 6/01/2023 - Saluki Pride: Sabrina Nilufar wins SIU’s Early Career Faculty Excellence Award
• 3/28/2023 - SIU robotics teams gear up for battle, moon mining
• 3/02/2023 - SIU student cybersecurity team among top in the Midwest
• 2/22/2023 - SIU to offer 10-week course to meet demand for civil engineering technicians
• 2/09/2023 - Co-op education program gives Carbondale student SIU lab experiences

2022 News

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• 11/17/2022 - Chicago foundation continues support for Southern Illinois
• 7/08/2022 - SIBA donates $25K to enhance learning experience
• 6/30/2022 - Two SIU researchers receive grants to improve manufacturing
• 6/06/2022 - SIU student team finishes second in the nation in Solar Cup competition
• 4/19/2022 - SIU students show off recreated rock saw
• 4/14/2022 - Saluki Pride: Arash Komaee works to unlock next generation of surgical robotic tools
• 3/14/2022 - SIU professor aims to prevent fraud caused by 'sock puppet' social media accounts
• 1/26/2022 - SIU student team makes finals in DOE’s solar power competition

2021 News

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• 12/01/2021 - INTERVIEW WITH DAN KORTE
• 11/19/2021 - SIU engineering and computer science programs recognized by U.S. News & World Report
• 8/25/2021 - SIU engineering professor uses NIH grant to probe how stem cells become specific tissue
• 7/21/2021 - SIU students win NASA contest to design mining robots for the moon
• 4/01/2021 - Wireless communications researcher Baduge receives Early Career Excellence Award
• 2/01/2021 - Learn about SIU College of Engineering's leaders of tomorrow

2020 News

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• 10/22/2020 - SIU researchers receive grant to study COVID-19 genome, track it through population
• 10/05/2020 - SIU research team wins second round of funding for water pollution mitigation
• 7/22/2020 - Dr. Komaee Receives Prestigous NSF Career Award
• 4/06/2020 - Three SIU students win prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards

2019 News

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• 11/14/2019 - Allison McMinn to be honored as Lincoln Academy student laureate on Saturday
• 5/24/2019 - Engineering students to test mettle during national steel bridge competition at SIU
• 3/22/2019 - Finding the ‘trouble-makers:’ SIU researcher’s work focuses on finding cells that generate pancreatic cancer tumors
• 3/19/2019 - SIU battlebot ‘Absaluki’ brings home first place in Robobrawl competition
• 1/15/2019 - SIU to host regional steel bridge/concrete canoe competition and conference

2018 News

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• 4/26/2018 - SIU engineering students host annual conference, do well in competitions
• 1/26/2018 - SIU to host regional steel bridge/concrete canoe competition and conference

2017 News

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• 4/15/2017 - COE robotics teams are on a roll
• 4/14/2017 - Curiosity leads engineering alumna to the stars
• 4/13/2017 - Student learns important lessons in, out of the classroom
• 4/12/2017 - Grant funds research into electronic performance
• 3/23/2017 - Robotics teams take top spots in Midwest contest
• 1/30/2017 - Sam Oltman: Hats Off To NASA

2016 News

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• 11/14/2016 - SIU team sweeps national robotics competition
• 11/06/2016 - Concrete canoe, steel bridge teams win big
• 11/05/2016 - Chens remain big supporters of college
• 11/04/2016 - Biology may be key to coal-gas conversion
• 11/03/2016 - Graduate carved out niche at SIU
• 6/06/2016 - Fishing duo earns spot in national tournament
• 4/26/2016 - $1 million NSF grant fuels energy scholarships
• 4/26/2016 - SIU student engineers win first place at regional competition
• 4/21/2016 - SIU teams finish in top 10 in NASA competition
• 3/15/2016 - NSF funds leadership program for students
• 3/14/2016 - Smith a leader among engineering students
• 3/13/2016 - Alumna has worn many hats
• 3/12/2016 - New faculty member focuses on Embedded Systems
• 3/11/2016 - Alumnus donates $1 million for scholarships

2015 News

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• 6/06/2015 - Pringle shoots for the stars
• 6/05/2015 - Alumni Spotlight: Jeffery Ball
• 6/04/2015 - Wilson relishes role as college's top advisor
• 6/03/2015 - New faculty member is feeling the vibes
• 5/01/2015 - Textbook Ceremony at Engineering College
• 4/28/2015 - Concrete Canoe Team rows to nationals
• 4/16/2015 - 12th Annual ASQ Lean-Six Sigma Conference

2014 News

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• 12/09/2014 - A niche all of its own
• 12/08/2014 - Lessons learned at SIU prove valuable to Korte
• 11/07/2014 - Back on Saluki soil
• 11/06/2014 - Lincoln student Laureate
• 6/04/2014 - Camp for girls will focus on science, engineering
• 5/20/2014 - Advanced Lego Engineering Camps
• 4/12/2014 - NASA Moonbuggy racers

2013 News

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• 11/25/2013 - Schweiss named Lincoln student laureate
• 7/09/2013 - Athletes placed on award watch list
• 5/10/2013 - Camp for girls will focus on science, engineering
• 4/29/2013 - Moonbuggy racers
• 4/22/2013 - Six to receive Faculty-Staff Excellence Awards
• 4/18/2013 - Boeing challenges students to design new cockpit
• 2/21/2013 - Engineering Day gives potential students first-hand look
• 2/14/2013 - Sterling Jackson earns NSBE Exxon Mobil award
• 1/02/2013 - Mining Engineering students earn scholarships

2012 News

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• 9/21/2012 - Association will honor three Distinguished Alumni
• 7/18/2012 - Student one of three in nation to win award
• 7/13/2012 - Camp teaches science, engineering to girls
• 7/09/2012 - Industrial and STEM Partnership Creates Engineering Student Leaders
• 7/02/2012 - SIUE Engineers Without Borders Recognized
• 5/10/2012 - Engineering team finishes in top six in Cornell Cup
• 4/25/2012 - USA Today names three to all-academic team
• 4/24/2012 - Student team's project earns EPA accolades
• 4/12/2012 - SIU team competes in NASA competition
• 2/20/2012 - Special events mark National Engineers Week
• 1/20/2012 - Association awards $15,000 in textbooks, supplies
• 1/05/2012 - Project benefits engineering students, Caterpillar

2011 News

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• 12/05/2011 - Kabat wins Ultimate Saluki competition
• 11/18/2011 - ‘Hot Dawgs’ team a finalist in engineering contest
• 7/09/2011 - Have you got what it takes? Engineering students get their ideas evaluated
• 6/24/2011 - Jackson triplets ready to start their college careers
• 6/16/2011 - Chugh wins Senior Specialist Fulbright Award
• 5/12/2011 - John Nicklow appointed provost at SIUC
• 5/04/2011 - RSOs, members, advisers earn recognition
• 4/28/2011 - Researcher wins $100,000 Gates Foundation grant
• 4/25/2011 - Students win awards for research, creative efforts
• 3/11/2011 - SIUC to host WYSE sectional competition
• 2/22/2011 - Engineering Day, banquet, set for Thursday
• 1/28/2011 - Innovative mine roof bracing system gains patent

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