Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
New semiconductor microcredentials enable employee development
For anyone working in the semiconductor industry in Oregon, it is no surprise that a recent report estimated a need for a 24% increase in semiconductor-related credentials. Meeting those needs is a focus for the State of Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, which requested the assessment. It is part of the State’s broader efforts to reinvigorate the semiconductor industry supported by the federal CHIPS and Science Act and Oregon’s CHIPS Act.
The robotics powerhouse that is engineering the future
Walking into the 18,000-square-foot, high-bay robotics lab in Graf Hall at Oregon State University, one gets the sense that innovation is happening.
Part organized workshop, part messy art studio, the expansive space corrals a vast assortment of robotics projects, where dozens of students are head down in computer code or tinkering with machinery.
Building a successful mechanical engineering career through Oregon State: Wyatt Weaver’s journey
Wyatt Weaver started down several academic paths before he found the one that took him where he needed to go.
“I explored architecture, energy systems engineering, and civil engineering before ultimately deciding on mechanical engineering,” said Weaver. “It was a roundabout journey, and I’m surprised I didn't discover my true passion sooner.”
Oregon State’s 50cc motorcycle capstone team breaks speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats
In August, with the congratulatory cheers of June’s Commencement celebrations still ringing in their ears, a group of five 2024 College of Engineering graduates took their senior capstone project on an epic, two-week road trip.
Scott Bozeman
At Oregon State University since 2019. Scott Bozeman’s expertise is in metallurgy, specifically investigating advanced structural materials and manufacturing techniques for clean energy systems.
Engineering Students Gain Hands-On Experience at Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center
Emma Sparkman doesn’t expect to do much welding after she graduates with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, but in the event the need arises, she’ll be ready.
Sparkman, along with five other College of Engineering students, learned welding, machining, electronics, and other applied manufacturing processes (including computer-aided design and programmable logic controllers) in a summer 2023 practicum conducted by the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center.