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NIU’s Engineers Without Borders returns to Mexico
NIU’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) returns to Mexico again this month to continue its five-year sustainability improvement contract for CATIS-Mexico. For the first time, these engineers will be...
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NIU undergraduates show off their research skills
The 2014 McKearn Fellows: (left to right) – Lexie Williams, Zachary Howard, Shekinah Bergmann, Rachel Lapidus and Kenneth Barnett. Lazy days of summer? Think again. For nearly 30 undergraduate students...
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NIU students mentor young African-Americans in STEM
NIU student Dwayne Wilson mentored SEEK students. When it comes to STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – education leaders note a substantial disparity in the participation and...
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Well, imagine that: podcast highlights visions from Science 2034 Live
NIU mechanical engineering professor Federico Sciammarella (left) was among the panelists at Science 2034 Live. A podcast of the Science Coalition’s “Science 2034 Live,” which featured NIU mechanical...
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Young STEM Divas manufacture visions of cool career paths at camp
Erin Spencer, a graduate student in instructional technology from Rochelle, Ill., helps Caitlin Cassello with measuring while Lauren Feji waits for assistance on her LEGO woodworking project as a part...
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(Be)tter Together
NIU President Doug Baker and Rock Valley College President Mike Mastroianni signthe letters of intent to create the NIU-RVC Engineering Program. Starting next fall, engineering students from the...
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Kostic named guest-editor of ‘Entropy’ journal
Milivoje M. Kostic Milivoje M. Kostic, professor emeritus in the NIU Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed as a guest-editor of “Exploring the Second Law of Thermodynamics,” a...
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November STEM Café to explore 3D printing
This prosthetic leg is one of the many things that can now be manufactured by 3D printers. The technology in your home office probably allows users to print letters and photos, but what if you wanted...
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Education Under the Tree
Still looking for that perfect gift for a child you know? Something exciting, hands-on, and educational for a budding inventor? Something they will remember for years to come? STEM Saturdays can make...
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Kostic named editor-in-chief of thermodynamics section of ‘Entropy’ journal
Milivoje M. Kostic Milivoje M. Kostic, professor emeritus in the NIU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently was appointed editor-in-chief of the thermodynamics section of the Entropy journal....
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Spotlight on faculty: Federico Sciammarella
Federico Sciammarella Students fortunate enough to be in one of NIU’s mechanical engineering classes with Federico Sciammarella can look forward to being on the cutting edge of 3D printing and...
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Robot revolution
Our robots are getting smarter. Should we be excited or scared? At the next STEM Café, “RoboRevolution: The Future of Sentient Machines at Home and in the Workplace,” two NIU thinkers will explore the...
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