News Archive

Mechanical and nuclear engineering department hosts award ceremony
Congratulations to all mechanical and nuclear engineering graduates, nominated outstanding students and the award winners.

Student explores combined effects of gravity and cosmic radiation
MNE student, Matthew Culbertson, is working with Dr Bahadori, conducting research to understand what happens inside the human body while in space.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering department awards graduate student scholarships
Lu and Azer Scholarship recipients announced at luncheon.

Bahadori honored with endowed professorship in engineering
Amir Bahadori, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has received the Hal and Mary Siegele professorship in engineering at Kansas State University.

Powercat Motorsports – 25 Years of Competition
One of the most popular student design teams at K-State, Powercat Motorsports formed in 1997 and spent a year organizing and preparing for its first competition in spring 1999. The initial team took 60th place out of 107 teams, with many highs and lows at competitions in the years since.

Derby honored with endowed recognition in engineering
Melanie Derby, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been appointed the Dr. Charles E. Wilson chair in engineering at Kansas State University.

K-State team wins Baja Fall Frenzy competition
The Kansas State University Baja SAE competition team won the Baja Fall Frenzy, an unofficial SAE competition hosted by Oklahoma State University on Oct. 7.

Powercat Motorsports wins inaugural Formula Wheat competition
Kansas State University's Powercat Motorsports team hosted and won its first competition event in Manhattan at Tuttle Creek Spillway in a weekend event held Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The team was the top performer among eight total race teams.

Fan receives NSF grant to build technology for analyzing gene expression
Shih-Kang "Scott" Fan, professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at K-State, has received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use electromicrofluidics to study gene versions at the single-cell level and create multimodal maps of gene isoforms.

K-State to lead $6M NSF project to study soil moisture preservation methods
The National Science Foundation has announced that Melanie Derby, associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, will receive a nearly $3 million grant as part of a $6 million cooperative award to study the potential for microbially active soil amendments to provide a long-term solution for conserving moisture and increasing nutrient availability for climate change-stressed crops.

Wei receives NSF EAGER award for study of flow physics in microswimmers
Mingjun Wei, associate professor in theCarl R. Ice College of Engineeringat Kansas State University, has received an early-concept grant for exploratory research, or EAGER, award from the National Science Foundation for his research exploring Purcell-like locomotion for microswimmers.

Pal receives CAREER award to study novel wave phenomena of architected plates
Raj Kumar Pal, assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineeringat Kansas State University, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to study the vibration response of architected plates for novel wave phenomena.

Powercat Motorsports notches club-best finish at national Formula SAE competition
In the club's top showing since it began competing annually in this event in 1997, the Powercat Motorsports Formula SAE team finished in 14th place at Formula SAE Michigan, May 17-20, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Wildcat Wind Power tops national DOE Collegiate Wind Competition for second consecutive year
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team repeated as the winner of the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in Boulder, Colorado.

K-State’s Greisen Earns CSC Academic All-America Distinctions
Jadyn Greisen was named to the Academic All-America Women's At-Large Second Team.

K-State twirlers have success at state competition
Two K-State twirlers recently competed in the State of Kansas Twirling Championships. Both earned high placements in the statewide competition.

K-State mechanical engineering students earn University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarships
Two students from Kansas State University's Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering were awarded competitive scholarships from the University Nuclear Leadership Program, or UNLP.

K-State students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society
Emily Pine was initiated as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its 2022-23 graduate student awards
Congratulations to the mechanical and nuclear engineering graduate student outstanding award and scholarship recipients, and all nominated students!

K-State commencement ceremonies to feature student speakers, musicians and vocalists
Christopher Burrell, bachelor's candidate in mechanical engineering, Wichita, will give the student address at commencement for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at 6:30 p.m. May 13 in Bramlage Coliseum.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its graduating senior awards
Congratulations to all MNE graduates, nominated outstanding students and the award winners! And thank you to ambassadors Zack Ness and Jacob Meyer for your work in the department.

Blue Key Senior Honorary selects 2023-2024 members
Jake Dederer was initiated as a Blue Key Senior Honorary member.

Community visit spotlight: Textron Aviation enhances student experiences through workplace engagement
Christopher Burrell, senior in mechanical engineering, was featured in the Sedgwick County community visit for his meaningful ties to the community and his work with Textron Aviation.

Amy Betz named recipient of KAWSE Award
Amy Betz, assistant dean and associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, is the 2022-2023 recipient of the K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, or KAWSE, Award.

K-State researchers honored at 2023 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony
Betz and Derby were among K-State researchers honored at 2023 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony.

Nuclear engineering professor selected for panel at BEST-Rad Summit
Walter McNeil, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been selected for the panel review of the Built Environment Surveillance Testbed — Radiological Hazards Summit, or BEST-Rad, event led by Idaho National Laboratory and the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation.

Culbertson named K-State's 84th Goldwater scholar
Matthew Culbertson, senior in physics and mechanical engineering, Manhattan, is Kansas State University's 84th Goldwater scholar.

Engineering honor society announces Saints of Engineering
MNE students, Christopher Burrell and Grace Wojcik, are recipients of the 2023 Saints of Engineering award.

Lab on a chip
Kuan-Lun Ho, doctoral student in mechanical and nuclear engineering in the Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, is making STEC testing more accessible and more efficient throughout the beef industry in Kansas and beyond.

Kansas State University faculty members complete Big 12 Faculty Fellowships
Bahadori's research is focused on the characterization of radiation environments, understanding the response of humans and electronics to radiation exposure using both experimental and computational techniques, and radiation imaging.

Derby attends White House forum on climate change
Melanie Derby, recipient of the Hal and Mary Siegele Professorship in Engineering and associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, was an invited participant in a White House forum on campus- and community-scale climate change solutions March 8-9 in Washington, D.C.

K-State's Silver Key Sophomore Honorary inducts new members
James Nobert, Sarah Sinclair, and Alex Podtburg who are Silver Key Sophomore Honorary members.

K-State Baja SAE team takes fourth in winter competition
The contest features the off-road racing of recreational vehicles built within the guidelines of the Society of Automotive Engineers. This specific competition is unique because the main endurance race is run on an ice track. K-State took 12 students and four different vehicles on the trip.

Three high school seniors earn K-State's Presidential Scholarship
Tyler Calgren is one of three high school seniors to receive a Presidential Scholarship from K-State, the largest scholarship award in the state. Calgren, who was one of 10 finalists for the award among 80 applicants, plans to study mechanical engineering in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering in the fall.

Strauss selected for November Charlie Award from K-State Advisor Forum
The K-State Advisor Forum has selected Crystal Strauss, academic advisor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, for the November Charlie Award.

Carl R. Ice College of Engineering honors pair with Sue Barsamian Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
The awards, endowed and first presented by alumna Sue Barsamian in 2021, were given to Abby Aguilar, sophomore in biomedical engineering, and Melanie Derby, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering.

Multidisciplinary team receives grant to develop sustainable, off-grid construction materials
Scott Thompson, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, is leading a team that received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to innovate a technique for additively manufacturing raw earth materials sustainably and in any location.

Mechanical engineering student awarded Gilman scholarship
Ainslie Markle, senior in mechanical engineering, is one of six Kansas State University students selected for the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study internationally.

Powercat Motorsports competes at national Formula SAE event
Powercat Motorsports, K-State's Formula race team, competed at Formula SAE Michigan alongside 100 teams from universities all over the world, including Germany, Brazil and Canada, in a three-day event, May 18-21, in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Wildcat Wind Power notches first-ever win at DOE's Collegiate Wind Competition
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team won the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in San Antonio May 16-18.

Betz elected ASME fellow
Amy Betz, assistant dean for retention, diversity and inclusion for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its graduating senior awards
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering hosted a party and awards celebration for its spring 2022 graduating seniors at the K-State Student Union on April 21.

Brockhoff recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching
Ronald Brockhoff is one of four Kansas State University faculty members to receive the 2022 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.

Mechanical engineering professor elected ASME fellow
Gurpreet Singh, Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Engineering professor receives NASA and Honeywell grants for work on molecular precursor-derived ceramics and composites
Gurpreet Singh, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, was awarded just over $105,000 for year one of the three-year, plant-directed research and development project by Honeywell.

Graduate student in mechanical engineering earns first place in poster competition
Kansas State University doctoral candidate Davi Soares was awarded first place in the Material Advantage Graduate Student Poster Competition, a part of the Materials Science and Technology Technical Meeting and Exhibition, hosted virtually Nov. 2-6.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering hosts fall 2020 graduating senior and awards celebration
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering hosted its undergraduate graduating senior and awards celebration for fall 2020 via Zoom.

Mechanical engineering students earn poster awards
Broderick Sieh and Lucas Wodrich, both mechanical engineering students in the nuclear option, were awarded second and third place, respectively, in the student poster competition as a part of the American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting.

Doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering recognized for best poster
Priyarshini Ghosh, doctoral student in nuclear engineering in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, won Best Poster: Nuclear Research and Experiments at the 2020 Idaho National Lab Intern Poster Session.

Engineering professor's NSF-funded work could have use in robotics, smart devices
The NSF has awarded Raj Kumar Pal, assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, more than $300,000 for his work, "Toward mechanical resonators with zero leakage using elastic meta-structures."

Doctoral student in nuclear engineering recognized with conference award
Brendan Ward, doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering, was awarded the Best Video Presentation — North America Award at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 28th Nuclear Engineering Conference.

Eckels named department head of mechanical and nuclear engineering
Steve Eckels, professor and director of the Institute for Environmental Research at K-State, has been named department head of the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, effective Aug. 9.

U.S. Department of Energy to fund joint project between Manhattan tech company and K-State mechanical and nuclear engineering department
A team from the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering has been awarded a subcontract as part of a nearly $1 million, two-year U.S. Department of Energy grant to Radiation Detection Technologies Inc.

Mechanical and nuclear engineering hosts spring and summer 2020 graduating senior and awards celebration
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering department hosted its undergraduate graduating senior and awards celebration for spring and summer 2020 via Zoom.

Doctoral candidate awarded legacy scholarship
Gennifer Riley, doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, has been announced as a recipient of the Marie R. Bonebrake Graduate Award, a legacy scholarship established by Case Bonebrake in honor of his wife and K-State alumnus, Marie.

Department of Defense names mechanical engineering and math student a SMART scholar
Sean Cranford, junior in mechanical engineering and mathematics, has received the U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholarship.

A new look at university life: Lecture-only format proves successful when teaching from home
A major shift occurred on the K-State campus following spring break when the university made the switch to remote instruction. Read about how engineering faculty are teaching in this new look at university life.

Singh joins editorial team of Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Gurpreet Singh, endowed associate professor in mechanical engineering, will serve as associate editor for the Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

Energy department funding university research on use of contaminated waters as reactor coolant
Nuclear engineering researchers receive federal grant for work that could provide safer nuclear power.

Five Students selected for Orientation and Enrollment leadership team
Two MNE students take on the leadership role.

Dr. Wanklyn honored with a Faculty Recognition Award from Kansas State Mortar Board.

MNE student places in ASME poster competition
Dipta Sarkar, MNE doctoral student, won second place in a poster competition on nanotechnology at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' international congress and exposition, Nov. 3-9, in Tampa, Florida. His major professor is Zayd Leseman, MNE

Two students chosen as 2018 K-State Student Ambassadors
Darrell Reese Jr., junior in mechanical engineering, was elected a 2018 K-State Student Ambassador.

Engineering students attend 2017 Gas Machinery Conference
A team of engineering students from Kansas State University experienced three days of technical training and presentations at the 2017 Gas Machinery Conference Oct. 1-4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Gurpreet Singh, MNE, presented two invited lectures in September in Brazil, one at the Materials Research Society meeting, and another at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas.

MNE Students inducted into honorary society, Quest
Ali Karamali and Ronaldo Lopez, MNE, and Justin Schieber, general engineering, are three of 30 freshmen selected for membership in the freshman honorary, Quest.

Advanced materials manufacturing and international study opportunities focus of new NSF grant
A nearly $4.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to K-State's Gurpreet Singh will advance materials manufacturing and provide research and training opportunities to graduate students.

Chen named honorary fellow of Australian Institute
James Chen, assistant professor and Keystone research faculty scholar in mechanical and nuclear engineering, has been elected as an honorary fellow for the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials.

Engineering professor recognized for early career success
Melanie Derby was awarded the 2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels Outstanding Early Career Award at a recent conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Engineering professor recognized with leadership award
Amy Betz, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has been named recipient of the 2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels Outstanding Leadership Award.

College of Engineering adds 10 to list of Keystone Research Faculty Scholars
MNE Associate Professors Bindra, Chen, Derby, and Roberts named Keystone Research Faculty Scholars.

Engineering professor appointed chair of American Ceramic Society Bulletin Editorial Advisory Board
The American Ceramic Society Board of Directors recently approved Gurpreet Singh, Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, as chair of the Bulletin Editorial Advisory Board.

NRC grants boost young faculty, graduate students in mechanical and nuclear engineering department
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded Kansas State University's mechanical and nuclear engineering department two grants totaling more than $843,000.

NSF grant to support engineering professors' development of triboelectric nanogenerators
Two Kansas State University mechanical and nuclear engineering professors have a received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Mechanics of Materials and Structures Program.

Mechanical engineering student from Topeka receives select scholarship for promise in his profession
Kansas State University student Michael Brown, Topeka, has been named a 2017 Praxair Engineers of Tomorrow Scholarship winner from the Executive Leadership Council.

Kansas State University team breezes to high finish in wind turbine competition
MNE students participate on team that takes 2nd place at the U.S. Department of Energy's Collegiate Wind Competition.

Kansas State University student to research plants producing new antibiotics in Germany
If new antibiotics could come from plants, they would be an addition to the world's arsenal of bacteria-fighting tools, according to Gabrielle Phillips, a K-State sophomore in mechanical engineering.

Dominique Hoover, ME, named the 2017 Kyle Pelton Student Employee of the Year at K-State.

MNE Graduate Student recognized by the K-State Alumni Center for outstanding achievements throughout college career
Michael Reichenberger, doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering to be recognized at April 18 luncheon.

MNE Student and Graphics Instructor Stephanie Farney wins K-State Voice!
April 1 marked the finale of the K-State Voice competition with Farney, sophomore in mechanical engineering, coming in first place followed by Adam McKinney, junior in communications studies, in second, and Kage Edgar, junior in music education, in third.

Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
Using five ingredients — silicon, boron, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen — a Kansas State University engineer has created a liquid polymer that can transform into a ceramic with valuable thermal, optical and electronic properties.

Two alumni join Kansas State University College of Engineering Hall of Fame
M.A. "Meg" Yaege, Manhattan, is a 1979 and 1984 graduate of Kansas State University with bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively, in mechanical engineering. Induction to the hall is the highest honor bestowed on its alumni by the college. The honorees will be recognized for their professional success and accomplishment, involvement with and support of the College of Engineering, dedication to K-State, and professional and public service.

College of Engineering alumni earn honors for career success
The Kansas State University College of Engineering will honor 10 alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. The honorees will be recognized at ceremonies on the Manhattan campus April 1. Robb Raney, Overland Park, is a 1997 graduate of Kansas State University in mechanical engineering is among the honorees.

Blue Key Honor Society selects new members for 2017-2018 school year
Matthew Grosdidier and Nate Fleming from MNE are among just sixteen Kansas State University students selected to spend their upcoming senior year serving the university community through mentorship, leadership and service as members of Blue Key Senior Honor Society.

KS-LSAMP students present research at national STEM conference
Nicole Doughramaji, MNE, completed projects this past summer as part of the KS-LSAMP Research Immersion: Pathways to STEM program, and attended the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math March 2-4 in Washington D.C.

Professor's work on reducing soil evaporation earns prestigious NSF CAREER award
Melanie Derby, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will use a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation for her project, "Altering Transient Soil Evaporation Mechanisms through Hydrophobicity."

Chen one of 58 awardees of the U.S. Department of Defense Young Investigator Research Program
A Kansas State University engineering professor has been awarded $360,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program.

College of Engineering Ambassadors named for 2017
Engineering Ambassadors are current College of Engineering students chosen to promote the engineering profession and act as hosts for the college. Each ambassador is required to have completed the Engineering College Leadership, Understanding and Education, or CLUE, program to be considered for the organization.

Fall 2016 Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grants announced
Hitesh Bindra, MNE, is a recipient of a Faculty Development Award, which are awarded each fall and spring by the Office of the Vice President for Research through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

K-State student selected for Japanese National Honor Society-College Chapter
John Boyington, MNE, is among the more than 800 college and university students who have been inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society-College Chapter.

MNE student places 2nd at the 2016 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference
Jesus Loera, CHE, and Samantha Judd, ME, were members of first- and second-place winning teams, respectively, at the 2016 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers national conference, Nov. 2-5, in Seattle, Washington. Eighteen members of the K-State chapter attended. LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, MEP director, is faculty adviser for the group.

MNE students selected for the Johnson Cancer Research Center undergraduate mentoring and award program
Megan Richards, Tristan McCallister and Anna Brokesh, BAE; Zachary Lock, CHE; Daniel Clausing and Whitney Cox, EE; and Elshaddai Abamegal and Gabrielle Phillips, ME, are eight of the 47 students selected.

Protecting the people: Education that kept Kansans safe in turbulent times
At a time of national and global tension following the Cuban Missile Crisis of the early 1960s, Jerry Boettcher took a job at Kansas State University to teach people how to build fallout shelters statewide. The program started through a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Ph.D. student published in the Journal of Fluids Engineering
Louis Wornell, Ph.D. student, publishes "Morphing Continuum Theory: Incorporating the Physics of Microstructures to Capture the Transition to Turbulence Within a Boundary Layer".

Kansas State University researcher receives $1 million from DOE to advance safety in nuclear reactors
Hitesh Bindra, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has received more than $1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear reactor safety research and work.

WIBW report of MNE Students Prototype (VIDEO)
A team of mechanical engineering seniors at K-State are proposing a solution for a real world problem—the blue-green algae bloom in the northeast corner of Milford Lake. They designed a prototype for their client, Clay County park manager Mike Carney to review.

Increasing efficiency, reducing waste: Student plays key role as Bayer intern
Sam Oxandale, junior in mechanical engineering, Kearney, Missouri, was an integral piece of a new project for Bayer's environmental and utility services technical plant in Kansas City, Missouri.

Shultis endowed by teaching excellence fund
J. Kenneth Shultis, professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has been named a recipient of the Ike and Letty Evans Cornerstone Teaching Scholar Excellence Fund in the College of Engineering.

AFOSR Awards Grants to 58 Scientists and Engineers through its Young Investigator Research Program
James Chen, Assistant Professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has been named a recipient in the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). $20.8 million in grants will be awarded to 58 scientists and engineers from 41 research institutions.

Doctoral candidate receives national fuel cycle research award
Michael Reichenberger, doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering, received a second-place prize in the Innovations and Fuel Cycle Research Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Air travel with dummies
Engineers use special mannequins to improve airplane safety and comfort.

Welcome to K-State
Welcome to our new additions in the MNE department.

K-State alumni invest in opportunities for next generation
The U.S.S.R.'s Sputnik satellite launch in 1957 sparked an interest in space travel for Jim Jaax, a farm boy from Maize, Kansas.

Kevin Bultongez
Master Student's Creativity Helps Win National Research Award

Dr. Garth Thompson Retires after 44 years at K-State
Dr. Garth Thompson, retired this year after 44 years at Kansas State University. Dr. Thompson served as the MNE Department Head from 1971-1974 and again from 1997-2001.

Engineering professor named to professional society fellow status
Liang-Wu Cai, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, has been named a 2016 fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, in recognition of his significant engineering achievements.

Students have strong showing at American Nuclear Society Student Conference
Undergraduate nuclear reactor operator Max Nager, junior in mechanical engineering, and reactor operator Matthew Myers, won Best Presentation in the Accelerator Applications Division for their paper at the 2016 American Nuclear Society Student Conference.

Mechanical engineer builds 'ready-to-go' battery electrode with glass-ceramic
A Kansas State University mechanical engineer has developed a paperlike battery electrode that may improve tools for space exploration or unmanned aerial vehicles.

Junior in mechanical engineering to receive Presidential Award for undergraduate research
Sarah Stevenson, junior in mechanical engineering, Wichita, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Research.

University honors four with Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award
Kevin Wanklyn, instructor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, is one of four faculty members being recognized with the 2016 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award for making a difference in the classroom.

Two engineering professors make Top 25 list
William Dunn and Terry Beck, both professors of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, have been recognized as two of the 25 top professors of mechanical engineering.

Mechanical engineering students attend 2014 Gas Machinery Conference
A team of mechanical engineering students from Kansas State University experienced three days of technical training and presentations by the natural gas transmission industry's leading experts, while assisting in overall operations of the 2014 Gas Machinery Conference, Oct. 6–8, in Nashville, Tennessee.

University-developed neutron detector named among Top 100 technologies of the year
Kansas State University engineers have developed a lithium-based neutron detector that is being recognized as one of the year's Top 100 newly developed technologies.

Unmanned aerial systems team takes fourth at international competition
The Kansas State University Unmanned Aerial Systems Team made the right maneuvers to land a top five finish at the recent 12th annual Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's student competition. This year's event was June 18-21 at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station near Lexington Park, Maryland.

Kansas State University inviting Native American students to explore opportunities in nuclear engineering
The Kansas State University chapter of the American Nuclear Society is hosting Native American high school and college students from across Kansas in an event to help them learn more about careers in nuclear engineering.

Patented research remotely detects nitrogen-rich explosives
A Kansas State University engineer has developed a patented technique that improves military security and remotely detects improvised explosive devices. The same technique could help police during drug searches.

Dunn named department head of mechanical and nuclear engineering
William L. Dunn has been named department head of mechanical and nuclear engineering.