Meet Ormr the snake robot – the ingenious brainchild of two junior mechanical engineering students who were tasked with solving a dilemma in the spring of 2020: is it possible to follow water flow through fractures in a mine pool?
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Wilkes University Faculty Transition to Remote Teaching (The consensus? They Miss Their Students)
by Web ServicesThomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to the test as University classes moved to a remote learning format in response to the…
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Engineers Week 2020: It’s all About Reverse Engineering in Advanced Machine Design Class
by Web ServicesIn honor of National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22, News@Wilkes visited a mechanical engineering class. Things were popping on a Tuesday morning in mechanical engineering professor Edward Bednarz’ Advanced Machine Design Class. Entering Room 102 in Cohen Science Center, the air was fragrant with the by-product of one student team’s successful…
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Richard Supkowski builds career potential through a combination of classwork and hands-on experience. When Richard Supkowski, a junior mechanical engineering major from Mountain Top, Pa., graduates from Wilkes University, he’ll have more than a transcript to show potential employers. He’ll have an impressive resume. Supkowski parlayed his academic knowledge into…
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International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society(WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries. In honor of the event,…
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Mechanical Engineering Major Ethan Schwartz Applies Classroom Experience to Real-World Opportunities
by Web ServicesJunior mechanical engineering major Ethan Schwartz is gaining real-world experience in the classroom as an honors program student and as the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Kirby Scholar of engineering. The Northampton, Pa., native knows that hands-on experience will put him at the top when it…
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The Third Annual Wilkes University Scholarship Symposium celebration of the outstanding faculty research and scholarship began April 1 in University Center on Main. Yong Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, kicked-off the event with his lecture, “The Future of Robotics: Fantasy, Reality and Ethics.” Zhu’s discussion explored the increasing role robots…
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Mechanical engineering student Tim Adams dives into robotics with encouragement from Dr. Zhu. Navigating the college years can feel like winding through a maze. For mechanical engineering major Tim Adams, though, a maze is helping him find his way. Literally. “I took a robotics course as an elective this year,…