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Abdallah Abdallah and students

$35K URPA grant will support engineering students to develop AI manufacturing skills

Abdallah Abdallah, an associate professor in 91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology, has received the UNC System Office鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Program Award (URPA), $35,000 grant that allows students to gain experience that will benefit their academic and professional careers.   

Martin Tanaka works with students from the College of Engineering and Technology

Martin Tanaka secures NCInnovation funding for new medical device

Martin Tanaka has a knack for making new gadgets as a biomedical engineer. He has two patents for medical devices: one to help with rotator cuff surgery and another for a surgical tool for nasal surgery.   

SPOT the robot tries out his new digs

CET students build doghouses for SPOT, donate others to local animal rescue

The aroma of sawdust filled the air for weeks on end inside the construction management lab in Belk. Hammers were banging, drills were squealing and six different teams were looking to make their mark on the College of Engineering and Technology 鈥� while helping local dogs in the process.  

WCU engineering students and faculty working with the Moldex3d

College of Engineering receives $4.17 million in software donations from Moldex3D

91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology has been given a software licensing donation from Moldex3D worth $4.17 million.   

WCU engineering students in the classroom

Engineering makes national list of best undergraduate programs

91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology climbed 68 spots to reach No.82 in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate Not Offered).   

WCU students demonstrate machine during Capstone presentations

WCU launches mechanical engineering degree, industrial engineering concentration

91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering鈥痑nd a new industrial engineering concentration.   

Randy Collins

Randy Collins named to National Engineering Education Committee

Randy Collins, dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at 91女神, has been selected as a member of the executive committee and director of the Engineering Deans Council of the American Society for Engineering Education.   

Drew Marx with his dormclaw

Construction management student invents 鈥楧ormclaw鈥�

Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at 91女神 when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.  

WCU student works on engineering machine

College of Engineering to offer ACE Machining Bootcamps this summer

91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology will offer two America鈥檚 Cutting Edge Machining Bootcamps this summer, completely free of charge.