COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE

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As a Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science student, you’ll get hands-on experience solving real-world problems. In your first year, you’ll learn the foundations of your field. Throughout your studies, you’ll build prototypes, participate in hackfests, and develop solutions to the problems that businesses, governments, and nonprofits face. Most importantly, you’ll have opportunities to bond with your classmates through small classes and student organizations that will provide you with professional development, hands-on projects, and leadership experience.

Whether you join us as an undergraduate or graduate student, you’ll have access to top-notch research and learning facilities and courses taught by experts in your field.

You belong at Louisiana Tech.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m excited to share that the 2023-2024 academic year has been another success. While the year has had its share of challenges, our faculty, staff, and students have met every one with the indomitable Bulldog spirit that has defined our University and College for decades.

Faculty and staff continue to impact students through their steady guidance and commitment to the Tenets of Tech, and our students continue to grow – not just academically but as the leaders of tomorrow. The problems they are solving here have a real and lasting impact on the world around us. You’ll learn about some of these impacts here. I invite you to read more about the College on Louisiana Tech’s news site and to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

I’m incredibly proud of our faculty and staff, who have continued to provide our students with opportunities to flex their leadership skills and participate in innovative, world-changing research. I hope you will continue to be a part of what makes this College special next year. Please click the button below to read our report.

Regards,

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Collin D. Wick, Ph.D.
Dean and Daniel D. Reneau Eminent Scholar Chair
College of Engineering and Science
Louisiana Tech University
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Other News

Xiao awarded funding for energy sustainability research through TIRE grant

Louisiana Tech University faculty member, Dr. Yang Xiao, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Institute of Micromanufacturing, was awarded $30,000 for his energy sustainability efforts.

Tech students triumph at No-Dig 2024

Louisiana Tech doctoral student Ashton Ward received the 2024 Louisiana Engineering Foundation (LEF) Vincent A. Forte Graduate School Fellowship Award for her dedication to engineering education.

Xiao wins prestigious NSF grant to convert shale gas into clean energy

In a significant boost for sustainable energy research, Dr. Yang Xiao, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, has been awarded a two-year, nearly $200,000 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

Engineering students collaborate on B-52 towbar prototype for Air Force Global Strike Command

Louisiana Tech University engineering students recently played a role in developing a prototype for a new B-52 Stratofortress towbar. The design promises to enhance global B-52 operations by making the towbar easier to transport and quicker to assemble, supporting the Agile Combat Employment concept.

Contractor Licensing Board donates $275,000 to Louisiana Tech

The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) generously contributed $275,000 to the Construction Engineering Technology program at Louisiana Tech University. Funding will be used to improve classroom and lab spaces with construction slated to begin next summer.

COES names Gillum Director of Development

The COES welcomes Rosilynn Gillum as our new director of development. Rosilyn has been with Louisiana Tech since 2021 and served as Director of Development for the University’s Colleges of Liberal Arts and Education and Human Sciences.

Cyber Engineering awarded $4M renewal from National Science Foundation

In response to the critical shortage of highly trained professionals in cybersecurity, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Louisiana Tech University a $4.06 million renewal grant through their CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program.

Engineering awarded $1.4M in federal funding to modernize the power grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Louisiana Tech University along with its partner, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), to receive $1.432 million in funding to help modernize America’s aging power grid.

COES sets all-time enrollment record with over 3,100 students

Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) has set a new enrollment record, welcoming over 3,100 students for the Fall 2024 Quarter. This achievement reflects significant growth across various programs, including a 9.8% increase in mechanical engineering, a 19.3% growth in computer science, a 12.2% rise in electrical engineering, and an 11.5% increase in civil engineering.

Physics faculty awarded $625K for design and research at the Jefferson Lab in Virginia

The National Science Foundation has awarded a group of physics faculty at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) a grant to collaborate with other U.S. and international groups to design, build, and commission parity-violating electron scattering experiments at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in Newport News, Virginia.

COES student named Department of Defense SMART Scholar, will present at AGU24

Louisiana Tech mechanical engineering and math junior Trilby Hill has been awarded a US Department of Defense Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship and will be presenting her research at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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