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Engineering

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Student Consultants Drive Area Economic Development
Bucknell students have assisted 29 business startups in the past year as consultants with the Bucknell Small Business Development Center.

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Bucknell Engineers Build Prosthetic Leg for Adopted Dog
A student-designed prosthetic is helping a three-legged golden retriever live a healthy, active life.

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Meet Bucknell's Newest National Science Foundation Fellows and Goldwater Scholars
Eight Bucknellians have been awarded two of the most prestigious fellowships and scholarships in higher education: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and Barry Goldwater Scholarships.

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Bucknell Engineers Test Advances in Soft Robotics
In Bucknell's Dana Engineering labs, student researchers are designing nimble, pliable robots inspired by the complex motions of living organisms.

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Ingenuity at Work: Bucknell Engineers Solve Professional Design Problems
Seniors across Bucknell's eight engineering majors are collaborating on projects that make real-world impacts for a range of companies and organizations.

Alumni Story
Matt Kandler '10, Mechanical Engineering
Like most entrepreneurs, Matt Kandler '10 didn't succeed on his first try — and his failure led to his success.

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Kelsey Herrmann '09, Mechanical Engineering
Kelsey Herrmann '09 is using the problem-solving skills she honed in Bucknell’s College of Engineering to orchestrate a critical mission for NASA's Artemis program — which launched a rocket to the moon in November 2022.

Student Story
Kit Jackson '24, Computer Science & Engineering
Kit Jackson '24's technical skills and problem-solving mindset have advanced an aquatic interdisciplinary project on campus — while earning him tuition coverage and a job opportunity from the Department of Defense.

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Bucknell Faculty Honored with Teaching Awards
The seven award recipients come from across Bucknell’s three colleges and share a common commitment to student success.

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Jack Casturo '24, Electrical Engineering
From building a functional slot machine from the ground up to attending the Solar Decathlon in Dubai, Jack Casturo '24 is gaining the education of a lifetime as an electrical engineer at Bucknell.

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Baish Collaborates on Research to Improve Cancer Tumor Treatment Outcomes
The biomedical engineering professor is on a research team finding that regular nanomedicine and metronomic therapy can improve tumor treatment outcomes.

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Bucknellians Awarded Record Seven NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Grants
The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.

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Google Award Fuels Bucknell Study on Prison Decision-making
Bucknell researchers will use the $60,000 award to compare data about 280,000 individuals incarcerated in Pennsylvania over the last 30 years with the realities the imprisoned describe.

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Bucknell Engineers Hit the Ground Running in Revamped ENGR 100 Course
ENGR 100: Exploring Engineering immerses students in hands-on, project-oriented assignments that help them experience multiple engineering disciplines and understand the ways they overlap.

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Bucknell Welcomes New Garman Dean of the College of Engineering Brad Putman
The associate dean for undergraduate studies at Clemson University has served on the civil engineering faculty there since 2005.

Student Story
Abdullah Nabi ’23, Mechanical Engineering
In his mechanical engineering lab, Abdullah Nabi ’23 has found a home on the cusp of the unexplored.

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Bucknell’s Susan Dudt ’24 to Compete in U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling Nov. 12-21 in Omaha
Her brother, Bucknell grad Daniel Dudt '17, has also qualified for men's Olympic Curling Trials, where he is coached by Bucknell alumnus Bruce Clouser '80, P'13.

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Bucknell Professor, Students Part of NSF Award to Search for Dark Matter
$245,750 award empowers Bucknell and two other undergraduate institutions to search for dark matter through atomic magnetometer networks.

Student Story
Lucille Ketterer ’23, Environmental Engineering
Lucille Ketterer '23 is exploring modern techniques in sustainable agriculture through a self-designed aquaponics project in Bucknell's rooftop greenhouse.

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Ryan Iwata ’22, Environmental Engineering
Ryan Iwata '22 maintains ties to his Southern California roots through wastewater treatment research for the Orange County Sanitation District.