News: Shiley School of Engineering

Charles Howard Vollum's 100th Birthday Celebration - May 31, 2013 in Shiley Hall

May 21, 2013 The Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering will celebrate the 100th birthday of Charles Howard Vollum, co-founder of Tektronix, on Friday, May 31, from 3-5 p.m. on the second and third floo (more)

Shiley School of Engineering awarded $446,307 grant from National Science Foundation; one of nine universities selected nationwide

May 8, 2013 University of Portland has been awarded $446,307 by the National Science Foundation to increase retention in engineering and computer science with a focus on at-risk first year and sophomore students. The University was one of nine universities a (more)

Colin Sherrill to Present a Poster at PNWS-AMMA

Apr 23, 2013 Senior civil engineering student Colin Sherrill will present a poster at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Section-American Water Works Association Conference in Spokane, May 7-10, 2013. The poster, titled “ (more)

Matthew Dally Nabs Second Place in Sigma Xi Engineering Poster Competition at PSU

Apr 17, 2013 Matthew Dally, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, placed second in the engineering poster competition at the 9th Annual Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette Chapter Research Symposium on April 12 at Portland State University. (more)

Melissa Ishii, Mechanical Engineering Senior, Awarded Whitaker International Fellowship

Apr 5, 2013  Melissa Ishii, a senior Mechanical Engineering major with a Biology minor, has been awarded a Whitaker International Fellowship to pursue a Masters in Biomechanical Engineering at an international university. The Whitaker Internati (more)

Dr. Aziz Inan Finds March 14, 2013, Albert Einstein's Birthday, Expressed as a Palindrome Pi Day

Mar 14, 2013 From Dr. Aziz Inan (illustration courtesy of Dr. Inan): This Thursday, March 14, 2013, expressed as 3-14-13, is a palindrome Pi Day. This day also marks the 134th birthday of the famous physicist Albert Einstein (Marc (more)

Telle Whitney, one of nation’s most influential women in technology, to speak at University of Portland at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21

Mar 12, 2013 Telle Whitney, a national leader among women in technology, will talk about her professional journey in a presentation at University of Portland set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Her talk, free and open to the public, will be in Buckley Center Audit (more)

Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, to speak at University of Portland at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21

Mar 11, 2013 Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, will speak on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her talk is fr (more)

Dallas Lund, Mechanical Engineering '12, and Lessons Learned from UP's Baja Team

Mar 8, 2013 Dallas Lund, mechanical engineering ‘12, recently wrote faculty and staff of the Shiley School of Engineering to provide an example of how the skills and lessons learned by joining the Baja team can be applied in the real wo (more)

Lars Erik Malde, Engineering Management, Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Mar 5, 2013 Lars Erik Malde, an Engineering Management major and a member of the men’s cross country team, was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Lars Erik plans to pursue graduate studies at the Delft University of Technology, in a co (more)

Engineers Week 2013 at the University of Portland

Feb 27, 2013 Engineers Week 2013 at the University of Portland saw an increase in participation among students thanks to the leadership of seniors Noa Yates, civil engineering major and president of the Tau Beta Pi Chapter, and Jordan Heintz, mec (more)