COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE
Tech to graduate National Academy of Grand Challenge Scholars
Louisiana Tech University’s National Academy of Grand Challenge Scholars program is about to add four more graduates to its prestigious ranks. Kate Elfer (nanosystems engineering), Megan Carroll (biomedical engineering), Dela Jakob-Wood...
Tech designated a National Center of Excellence by NSA, DHS
The National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Louisiana Tech University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research from the National Security Agency and the...
Tech students, professor to present research at national meeting
Several graduate and Ph.D. students at Louisiana Tech University, and Dr. David Mills, professor of biological sciences and faculty in Tech’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, are participating in poster and platform...
Engineering professor earns prestigious NSF Early Career Development grant
Dr. Niel Crews, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Louisiana Tech University and a member of Tech’s Institute for Micromanufacturing, has been awarded an Early Career Development grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for...
TOP DAWG New Venture Championship winners announced
A total of $14,500 in cash and prizes was awarded during last week’s TOP DAWG New Venture Championship held at Louisiana Tech University. Teams of student entrepreneurs competed in the TOP DAWG’s Idea Pitch competition this past October with...
Tech’s Cyber Discovery to serve as national model
Louisiana Tech University will partner with the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) in Bossier City, Louisiana to demonstrate the portability of Cyber Discovery – a highly integrated, team-based model for educating, motivating and retaining student...
Engineering students take top honors at ASCE competition
Louisiana Tech University’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) won first place in the concrete canoe competition during the 2012 Deep South Regional Conference held last week at The University of Tennessee-Martin....
Tech’s chapter of National Society of Black Engineers earns national honor
The Louisiana Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has been named the 2011-2012 National Distinguished Chapter of the Year. The group received the honor during the 38th Annual NSBE Convention held last week in...
Professor to chair division of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. Daniela Mainardi, associate professor and program chair of chemical engineering and associate professor of nanosystems engineering at Louisiana Tech University, has been elected Chair of the Transport and Energy Processes Division (TEP) of...
Noted author to speak on advancement of women in science, engineering
Dr. Virginia Valian, noted author, speaker and distinguished professor of psychology at Hunter College (CUNY), will give a presentation on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Louisiana Tech University titled, “Why So Slow: the Advancement of Women in...