EPDACI held its annual student beam contest at Widener University earlier this month! Eight teams representing four colleges participated. Widener placed third in the event with a load/weight ratio of 153!
Building 🔨
Swimming 🌊
Flying 🚁
Testing 🔬
3-D Printing 🖨️
@WUEngineering senior projects have it all!
Check out these — and student projects from across Widener — this Friday during Student Project Day, a showcase of research, hands-on projects, industry partnerships & more!
SR Project Highlight: A group of RE students worked on an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for the 2025 International RoboSub Competition in California! #robosub#roboticsengineering
The annual Roar4Widener Campaign begins today! Funds raised by the SOE will help support facility and equipment upgrades, conference travel funds, SR projects and scholarships for our students! We appreciate any support on this important fundraising day! https://t.co/2rcuX3TTRI
Last week, a group of civil engineering and mechanical engineering students and faculty attended the PA Manufacturing Expo in Harrisburg! Partnerships with the PA Manufacturing Innovation project and various industry partners have allowed for expansive research within the SOE!
Tomorrow we ROAR 🦁
Our annual #Roar4Widener 24-hour Day of Giving is tomorrow, April 9
Join us to support Widener and make a difference
Make an early gift NOW or bookmark this link for tomorrow: https://t.co/PNYdKMtM09
Senior Project Highlight! A group of CE seniors partnered with Conewago Manufacturing LLC, a leading ready-mix concrete supplier in the mid-Atlantic region to examine three different commercial nanomaterials to determine their optimal dosages in concrete mixes! #CivilEngineering
Biomedical engineering student Akem Kpuyuf '26 shares his experience hosting area youth for hands-on #STEM workshops as part of a bioinstrumentation service-learning course taught by Associate Teaching Professor Ria Mazumder
Read more: https://t.co/UGyzwbUNfk
Senior project highlight! A team of EE students created a mock setup to simulate an in-cabin environment for generating radar setup for real time cabin monitoring! Radar data is collected to include driver drowsiness detection, seat occupancy and much more! #electricalengineering
SR project highlight: A group of Chemical and Materials Engineering students are working on synthesized nanoporous carbons from plastic waste bottles, enhancing their surface area through chemical activation for energy storage in super capacitors! #chemicalengineering
A group of BME students visited DePuy Synthes, the orthopedic branch of Johnson & Johnson in West Chester! Students visited the trauma implant testing labs, prototyping shops, and engaged in conversations with engineers and managers.
Registration is open for one of the most fun weeks of the year!! Engineering Summer Camp is from June 23rd to June 26th! Experience life as an engineer through lab projects and more! https://t.co/z3cW00qqOS #summercamp#engineeringsummercamp#engineering#stemeducation
SR project spotlight! A group of EE students are working on a project to design, build, test, improve, and miniaturize a system that uses ultraviolet light to detect E. Coli bacteria in water!
SR project spotlight! A group of ME students are working on a solar powered coffee maker! The prototype is geared for outdoor enthusiasts and will use solar energy to heat 0.5 liters of water to 90C within 30 minutes!
The SOE is happy to announce the promotions of Dr. Dipendu Saha in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department and Dr. Syed Ali Hamza in the Electrical Engineering Department!
Congratulations to Dr. Vicki Brown for winning the 2025 Engineer of the Year award by the Delco Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers!
Widener hosted an exciting 11th hour bid simulation competition on campus this week! Construction management students put tightened a proposal, interacted with industry members and competed against other universities! Widener placed third in its first year of competition!