An electric car built by BYU engineering students has set a new land speed record, beating the previous time by almost 50 mph. The vehicle, Electric Blue, has been consistently modified and upgraded over the past ten years and has put BYU into the land speed record books on multiple occasions. 

All students in science, technology, engineering or math disciplines are invited to attend the Career Fair Prep Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in 3220 WSC.  You'll learn valuable tips from professionals about career fairs, networking, interviewing and using social media in the job search process. Get mentored by representatives from Microsoft, Exxon IT, US Synthetic, Qualtrics and more, just in time for the Fall STEM Career Fair the next day. 

The BYU student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers has won the highly coveted Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award. This award recognizes the single most outstanding student chapter of ASCE, and is judged on the caliber of activities and involvement in a given chapter.

Jim Trent, external relations manager for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named the assistant dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology.  He is replacing David K. Anthony, who is retiring after more than 23 years of dedicated service to the university.   

Grant Schultz, professor of civil engineering, is the recipient of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Wilbur S. Smith Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of transportation education. Schultz is partly receiving this award for his method of applying real-world situations to his classroom. 

President Kevin J Worthen welcomed BYU faculty and staff members back to campus and presented the annual awards during his Annual University Conference address Tuesday, Aug. 26.  Four employees from the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology were honored.

Larry Howell, professor of mechanical engineering, has recently received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Machine Design Award, one of the highest honors that the society can bestow upon its members. This award reflects Howell's hard work and research in the world of compliant mechanisms, a relatively new type of mechanical engineering that is rapidly working its way into modern technology. 

Dr. Steven Benzley, BYU alumnus and retired professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Ira A. Fulton College, spoke to graduates at the most recent convocation ceremony. His remarks focused on how success in any career comes from consistency in small and simple tasks, and that through small things great things may come to pass. 

BYU has just hosted its first ever engineering day-camp for 7th and 8th grade students. Chip Camp, sponsored by the Micron Foundation, is focused on giving young students a fun hands-on experience to demonstrate that science and technology can be both exciting and interesting.

This year the BYU chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers competed against over 190 students from 62 majors schools during the ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl. BYU defeated all of the schools in the western district and made it into the grand championship where they competed against eight other regional and district champions.