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Engineering
ALLEN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
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FALL 2014
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Trine University, Angola Ind., www.trine.edu
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Enjoy this 2014 annual magazine of the Allen
School of Engineering & Technology. On these
pages, it is my pleasure to share the milestones
and successes of our students and faculty as we
continue to strive for excellence in engineering
education.
Editor
Debbie Myers
Art Director
Julie A. Hoy
Chief Photographer
Dean Orewiler
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Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Vice President for Enrollment Management
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Vice President for Finance
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Vice President for University Development
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Vice President for Student Services
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Board of Trustees
Rick L. James, Chair • Jack A. Shaw, Vice Chair
Lynn A. Brooks, Secretary • Jerry L. Allen •James D. Bock
Keith E. Busse • Michael J. Eikenberry • James P. Fabiani
Lawrence A. Franks • Tomas Furth • William A. Gettig
John N. Hester • Louis L. Holtz • Dennis Kruse
Stephen R. LaHood • Lawrence H. Lee • Alan W. McGee
Richard L. Oeder • John A. Pittman • Larry E. Reiners
Mitchel E. Rhoads • Ian M. Rolland • Clifford D. Ryan
Wayne M. Shive • Ralph D. Trine • Sheri G. Trine
Keith M. Turner • Theresa Wagler • R. Wyatt Weaver
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The Bock Center uses engineering resources
to build ties with industry and business.
It affords Trine students an opportunity
for real-world experience as part of
their classroom and laboratory
experience.
The Allen School is proud to play a pivotal role in
the growth of the university, too, with nearly 46
percent of students enrolled in engineering and
technology majors. The quality of students we
admit and graduate continues to improve. This
freshmen class is no exception. Twenty-two percent of the 2014 freshmen have high school
grade point averages above 4.0. Forty-three percent were among the top 10 percent of their
graduating classes and 74 percent were in the top 25 percent of their classes.
These extraordinary students become exceptional graduates and employers are eager to
hire them. Our phenomenal job placement rate proves our students are in high demand.
Most of our 2014 grads had secured employment before commencement and many had
multiple offers. Overall, within six months of graduating, 94 percent of Allen School
graduates were employed in a field related to their major or were in graduate school.
On their way to becoming productive professionals, our engineering students won awards
for their innovative designs.
•W
ork by 2014 chemical engineering graduates Nick Kelsey and Ben Witter won second
place and a safety award in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers National
Student Design Competition.
•C
ivil engineering graduates James Brock, Zach Hauersperger, Michael Lopienski and
Jennifer Semock were the only team from Indiana to compete in the American Society
of Civil Engineers National Steel Bridge Competition.
These are just the highlights; inside you’ll find even more stories of success and program
growth, including collaborative efforts with Trine’s Innovation One. The Allen School
of Engineering & Technology works closely with its program advisory board and local
industries to ensure our change and growth reflects employers’ needs and demands.
Take a quick glimpse at these pages and see how Trine’s engineering program delivers
innovation that inspires – It’s A Trine Thing.
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Biomedical Engineering____________ 4
Plastics Engineering Minor________ 5
Proud of Results____________________ 6
VK Sharma, Ph.D.
Dean, Allen School of Engineering & Technology
Management Fast Tr ack____________ 7
Ready for Action____________________ 8
Winning Combination______________ 9
Engineering Expo____________________ 10
Cooper ative Education_____________ 15
ENGINEERING
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BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING
Program delivers bright future; students plan for careers, graduate school
Industry employment, graduate school, medical school and research are
all possibilities for Trine University biomedical engineering students.
In its third year, the program nearly doubled with 20 new students,
bringing the total to 40. This year, the program became its own
department after having been a part of the mechanical engineering
department.
The program is grounded in engineering
basics, for which the Allen School of
Engineering and Technology is well
known, and supported by the Jannen
School of Arts and Sciences and the School
of Health Sciences.
During the first two years, students
explore the field of biomedical
engineering and the concentrations
of chemical engineering, electrical
engineering or mechanical engineering.
As upperclassmen, students select the
concentration and hone in on the specialty
while engaging in core biomedical
engineering courses.
“Students choose a concentration track
because it helps them better prepare for a
career in industry or postgraduate work,”
said Maria Gerschutz, Ph.D., program chair.
“It allows students to focus in one area.”
Students work in the biomechanics
laboratory, housed in the Jim and Joan
Bock Center for Innovation and Biomedical
Engineering, in addition to laboratories
designed for engineering, sciences and
health sciences. Each of these labs provides
students with hands-on experience to
supplement their classroom learning.
A high interest in the field and promising
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career opportunities led Paul Carlquist, a Woodbridge,
Ill., junior, to major in biomedical engineering.
On a recent school day, he and classmates Scott
Evans, a biomedical engineering major from Grand
Rapids, Ohio, and Kat Seeley, a dual biomechanical
engineering and mechanical engineering major
from Zanesville, Ohio, were using the Vicon motion
capture camera system in the Human Biomechanics
Laboratory. The juniors employed the eight-camera
system to collect human motion data from Carlquist,
who was outfitted with reflective markers as he used
a treadmill.
The trio was using the sophisticated equipment
as part of their introduction to biomechanics class
taught by Kiwon Park, Ph.D. The goal is for students to
learn how to use the equipment to collect and analyze
human body movement that can be used to provide
quantitative assessment, Park explained.
Like Carlquist, both Evans and Seeley have a strong
interest in the field. After graduating, Evans would like
to work in a lab to collect and analyze data in an effort
to help diagnose patients, or to conduct research in a
biomechanics lab.
Seeley was fascinated in the seventh grade by a PBS
documentary on biomedical engineering, and knew
then she would study biomedical engineering.
“I like how hands-on the program is,” Seeley said,
adding that she received a full scholarship to attend
Trine. Her goal is to complete graduate school and
concentrate on the development of synthetic organs.
Plastics engineering minor
meets industry needs
Expectations high for program started in 2013
A partnership with Rieke Packaging Systems
has enabled Trine University to enhance the
plastics engineering minor launched last year.
The Auburn, Ind.-based company has
donated molds and tooling to Trine and has
teamed with Innovation One to offer plastics
training. As many might recall, Rieke and
Trine alumnus and trustee Lynn A. Brooks
are responsible for the plastics laboratory
located in the Jim and Joan Bock Center for
Innovation and Biomedical Engineering.
Brooks, president and chief executive officer
of Rieke, told Trine magazine last fall he
anticipates a need for plastics engineers for
many years to come.
Other area companies have donated supplies
that enable Trine students to use materials
widely employed in the plastics industry.
The minor is designed to prepare students
for careers with companies involved in
the manufacturing, design and use of
polymer materials, which are used by many
companies.
The fact Trine offers a minor in plastics
engineering sets it apart, said Tom Barkimer,
assistant professor who created and directs
the plastics minor. “The goal of the program
is to give engineering students knowledge of
plastics materials,” he said. “It gives students
a background in plastics and students who
pursue this minor will be able to land jobs
quickly.”
Most plastics companies have no choice
but to hire engineers and then train them
in plastics, said Barkimer, who had a 40year career in the design, development
and application of innovative materials in
commercial vehicles before joining Trine in
fall 2013. This minor will enable companies
to hire engineers of various disciplines who
are ready to start careers, he said.
The program already has students working
in the plastics industry because of their
enrollment in the plastic minor. Devin Wolf,
a junior design engineering technology
major from LaOtto, Ind., is working at CK
Technologies in Bryan, Ohio. Wolf landed
the part-time position after completing a
summer internship at the company.
That early success along with all that’s offered
in the plastics laboratory has convinced
Barkimer that Trine students with this
minor will excel.
New to the laboratory late last school year
was a blow molding machine that Barkimer
describes as small by commercial standards
but great for teaching. At the end of the
spring 2013 semester, the machine was used
to teach students the fundamentals of the
blow molding process. Additional work
is planned for this year including a senior
project on mold design and cooling.
An extruder was added in mid-October
and is being prepared for use in the spring,
Barkimer said. The lab also has an electric
injection molding machine and a vacuum
forming machine. Students earning a plastics
minor will use each piece of equipment
before graduating, giving them hands-on
experience that is crucial for success.
Currently, 30 students are taking plastics
classes and 18 have declared for the minor
while that number is expected to grow.
The faculty offices are also located in the Bock
Center, which opened in fall 2013. In addition to
Gerschutz, department chair, and John Patton Jr.,
Ph.D., assistant professor, supporting faculty members
include Stephen Carr, Ph.D., associate professor; Kiwon
Park, Ph.D., assistant professor; John Wagner, Ph.D.,
professor; and Darryl Webber, Ph.D., associate professor.
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Allen School
proud of top
results
Enrollment growth,
student success are
latest highlights
Trine’s reputation for an outstanding engineering program has been fueled
by a high job placement rate, program growth and enrollment increase. These
positive changes tie in with the university’s record enrollment and growth in
new students.
“These numbers demonstrate the strength of our programs and the caliber of
our students,” said VK Sharma, Ph.D., dean of the Allen School of Engineering
& Technology. “I’m proud of the hard work by our students and the dedication
of the faculty. Our 94 percent job placement rate highlights the value of faculty
mentoring of highly motivated students.”
Trine engineering graduates are in demand and many students have full-time
jobs lined up before they graduate, he said. Faculty members work closely with
students and the Career Services team to help match students with employers.
Often, internships and cooperative study lead to full-time employment.
Accreditation crucial
for engineering programs
Trine University’s engineering programs
have a strong and proud tradition of
superior academics and producing
graduates who are in demand.
The overall outcome was excellent and
all indications show Trine will receive full
accreditation for another six years, said
VK Sharma, dean of the Allen School.
Allen Hersel
A key part of Hersel’s job is to work with and advise students who aspire to
earn an engineering degree and have not yet been accepted to the Allen
School. In the last academic year, only two such students did not go on to
study engineering because they decided to pursue different fields.
“Trine gives students a chance to succeed and that separates it from other
engineering schools,” Hersel said. These students have the ability and capacity
to study in the Allen School and must combine their skills with hard work to be
accepted into one of Trine’s engineering programs, he said. As associate dean,
he meets routinely with each of these students to ensure they are on the right
track and maintain good grades in their classes.
Hersel’s focus also includes building a database of non-for-profit projects
being completed by Innovation One in order to secure funding; helping
teachers to become even better through the Center of Teaching Excellence
program that features guest speakers who discuss new approaches to
enhance teaching with technology; working in conjunction with Trine’s Dual
Enrollment program, in which high school students earn college credits, to
develop a three-year degree path for engineering students; and solidifying
alumni involvement and fundraising efforts for the Allen School.
Hersel began teaching at Trine in 2003 and served as chair of the chemical
engineering department for three years. He earned a doctorate degree at
Yale University and a Bachelor of Science from Missouri University of Science
and Tech.
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“Proper advising, individual attention and helping students when
needed is the reason behind such success,” Sharma said. “Our
students are our priority and we are happy when they succeed.”
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%
%
%
of engineering graduates
employed in major-related field
or in graduate school within
six months of graduation.
enrollment growth
in one year
EXPERIENCED
ENGINEERS
can get on
management
fast track
Working with excellent colleagues and
playing a key role in helping engineering
students to succeed have led an
experienced Trine faculty member to
accept a new leadership position in the
Allen School of Engineering & Technology.
Allen Hersel, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemical engineering, was named
the new associate dean, working closely with VK Sharma, dean of the Allen
School. He accepted the new post in summer 2014.
BY THE NUMBERS
enrollment growth in 10 years
These students employ a strong work ethic to earn high grades
and gain acceptance into the Allen School, both Hersel and
Sharma said.
Leader focuses on
enhancing already
strong programs
Tradition
Runs Strong
A crucial part of this success has been
ABET accreditation of the engineering
programs. The Allen School of
Engineering & Technology is in the
process of continuing that accreditation.
In September, an Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology team
of six individuals was at Trine for three
days for an on-site accreditation review
of five majors.
Sharma is also proud of the success rate for foundation students
who wish to pursue an engineering degree, but have not yet
been accepted to the Allen School. Last year, Sharma mentored
these students and all but two of the 17 went on to enter the Allen
School. One student, Sharma noted, opted to pursue informatics
at Trine and the other decided to pursue a nursing degree. This
year, Allen Hersel, Ph.D., associate dean of the Allen School, is
mentoring the students.
Master of Science in Engineering Management
New master’s program designed for professionals seeking leadership role
Trine University has developed a program that teaches
engineers the skills needed for a successful career that ties
management with engineering.
developing product strategies or leading a team. The
program will help engineers gain mastery of corporate
culture, leadership, negotiations and organizational politics. New for fall 2014 is the Master of Science in Engineering
Management (MSEM) program, designed for engineering
professionals who wish to advance their careers. The program
is built on Trine’s reputation for rigorous academics and the
strong performance of its Allen School of Engineering &
Technology and Ketner School of Business.
The MSEM will feature classes in business ethics, public
speaking and decision-making geared toward technical
professionals. Product development and innovation classes
taught by faculty from the Ketner School and the Allen School
of Engineering & Technology are also included. “This one-year program was created to deliver return on
investment for engineering professionals who are ready
to enhance their skills and marketability,” said Toby Swick,
program director. “The students are finding the program
challenging and the content relevant to their professional
development needs.”
The MSEM program is tailored to engineers of all disciplines
who are taking on more responsibilities, such as making
presentations to company executives and customers,
The accelerated program is offered on Trine’s main campus
in Angola and at its branch campuses located throughout
Indiana and in Michigan.
The MSEM requires an undergraduate degree in an
engineering discipline from an accredited institution. The
admission process requires a statement of purpose from the
applicant and two to four years of professional experience.
To apply, visit trine.edu/apply.
ENGINEERING
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Engineers
Without
Borders
ready for
action
Going to Kenya
Five Trine students plan to travel to
Kenya, Africa, with the Engineers
Without Borders professional chapter
in Indianapolis.
Selected for the work trip are four
mechanical majors:
Kevin Berry, junior
Courtney Forsythe, junior
Christie Hasbrouck, senior
Evan Poole, sophomore
A new student chapter of Engineers Without
Borders will offer another option for students
of all disciplines to get involved in helping
others.
For its first effort, some members of the
Trine University chapter will travel to Kenya,
Africa, with the Engineers Without Borders
(EWB) professional chapter in Indianapolis.
There, five students will help construct a foot
bridge that will cover a span of 30 feet over a
13–foot drop. The current makeshift bridge
of boards and fallen trees is used for 1,000
crossings per day and needs to be replaced.
More than 50 students are involved in Trine’s
chapter and four students were chosen for
the trip to Africa, said Tim Tyler, EWB advisor.
Interested students had to apply for a chance
to travel with the Indianapolis chapter and
the trip will take place either during spring
break, March 2-6, or the week of May 14.
“Most of the members expressed very
positive and optimistic feedback with
wanting to go help with the bridge project,”
said Evan Poole, president, and a New
Palestine, Ind., sophomore majoring in
mechanical engineering. “Everyone thinks
this will be an awesome opportunity to learn
what a community partnership looks like
and what work goes into planning these
engineering partnerships.”
Communities in need of assistance submit
their need to the national organization where
projects are approved. Projects that have
been given an OK are placed on a list and
chapters apply for an opportunity to take on
a project, Tyler explained. Typically, adopting
a project is a minimum commitment of
five years because teams perform a site
assessment and evaluation, design a
sustainable solution, construct the project
and continually monitor. A professional
engineer oversees the work and project while
the community supports the project.
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Working on the project with the professional
chapter is a great way for Trine’s chapter to
get involved, Tyler said. It also affords the
chapter time to find the right long-term
project for its members.
Trine’s chapter was approved in January
and is currently hoping to find a project.
Nationwide, EWB has worked in 39 countries
and completed projects that address water
supply, sanitation, civil works, structures,
energy, agriculture and information systems,
according to the group’s website, ebw-usa.org.
“Our main goal right now is to not only
acquire membership from the engineering
majors at Trine, but to attract all majors. In
particular, we think it would be awesome to
have some business management majors
on board since they might have experience
in grant writing, fundraising and financing,”
Poole said. “These are all skills that most
engineers don’t focus on in course work and
it would be very advantageous to
the organization.”
“Being involved with Engineers Without
Borders has deferentially been an eyeopening experience for me personally and
for a many of the other members,” Poole
said. “Being able to see how much other
people suffer in comparison to the way most
Americans live is shocking and sad. I think it
will be such a rewarding experience when we
finally are in the position to help people who
so desperately need our help.”
engineering students
develop products
i1, Allen School a winning combination
Innovation One and the Allen School of Engineering &
Technology have a working relationship that yields even more
opportunities for students to learn.
Since the 2012 inception of Innovation One, i1 for short,
approximately 50 projects have been completed and many
involved Trine’s engineering students. i1 (innovation1.org)
serves as an incubator for creativity, invention and design that
fosters economic growth by supporting new and existing
businesses. It partners with businesses in the private and
public sector to launch new ideas.
Jason Blume, executive director of i1 since August, knows the
value of getting students involved in real-life projects. Blume,
a 2004 graduate of Trine, started at Parker Hannifin Corp. in
Albion, Ind., as an intern and ended up being employed there
for three years before moving to a different company.
“Students get to work and collaborate with real customers
as they develop projects,” Blume said. “Our students gain
experience and our industry partners tap into the students’
expertise.” Through i1, Blume has lined up a handful of projects in
which engineering students play crucial roles. Three teams
of senior students have design projects for two different
area companies while a class is working on a fourth project.
In addition, three interns are designing a materials cycle test.
Students will work in the rapid prototyping and the plastics
processing laboratories, both located in the Jim and Joan
Bock Center for Innovation and Biomedical Engineering. In the
prototyping lab, students will use the new rapid prototype
machine that prints using 12 different plastics or elastomers.
In the plastics lab, a student team tasked with redesigning a
product package will use the vacuum forming machine.
The projects by the senior engineering students will be on
display during the Engineering Design Expo set for April 24 in
Fawick Hall and the Bock Center.
Last year, two teams of Trine engineering seniors each
developed an orthotic device based on an idea from Bernie
Veldman, a certified orthotist and owner of Midwest Orthotics/
SureStep of South Bend, Ind. Each team displayed their
prototype during the annual Engineering Design Expo in April.
ENGINEERING
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engineering
Five Trine University engineering students made school history
when they became the first team to compete in the Shell Ecomarathon Americas event in Houston.
The DEC Supermileage team consisted of Casey Brewer, Kyle
O’Connor, Kevin Schneiders, David Stewart and Jedidiah Wagner.
James Canino, Ph.D., served as advisor.
The team was the first from Trine to compete in the annual
Shell Eco-marathon Americas, with the competition April 2427 in Houston. The students developed a three-wheeled,
lightweight vehicle for the prototype gasoline energy category.
When designing the vehicle, priorities were safety, weight and
aerodynamics. The final design consisted of a metal frame
enclosed by a fiberglass aero-shell, based on a symmetric airfoil
shape to reduce drag. The frame was of 4130 Chromoly Steel,
which safely enclosed the driver, supported the powertrain and
integrated the vehicle steering and braking controls.
The marathon challenges teams to design, build and test ultraenergy-efficient vehicles. The winning team is the one that goes
the farthest on the least amount of energy.
“The team constructed a high-mileage car that passed the
competition’s rigorous technical inspection process,” Canino said.
“They also laid the foundation for this year’s high-mileage team by
involving local sponsors and providing valuable lessons learned.”
Here is a sampling of projects.
Athletic Complex Green Infrastructure Addition by the team
of Graham Bennett, Matthew Schelling and Mark St. John; advisor
Tim Tyler, Ph.D.
The purpose of the project was to implement green engineering
aspects for portions of the athletic complex at Trine. The area
drains storm water runoff to either a city storm sewer or a county
drainage tile and lacks an on-site system to keep, treat or return
rainwater. The students proposed redirecting the runoff back into
the ground to replenish the groundwater table by using pervious
asphalt in parking areas and adding a rain garden.
ASCE Steel Bridge Competition by Andrew Arthur, James Brock,
Zach Hauersperger, Michael Lopienski; advisor Tim Tyler, Ph.D.
The project consisted of design, analysis and construction of a
1:10 scale steel bridge for the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Student Conference steel bridge competition. To qualify,
the bridge had to meet a length requirement and be able to
support a vertical load of 2,500 pounds and lateral load of 50
pounds without excessive deflection.
Trine was the only team from an Indiana university to qualify for
the national competition in Akron, Ohio.
The focus of other senior design teams ranged from green
infrastructure to a space explorer, resulting in an impressive
array of engineering projects on display during the 12th annual
Engineering Design Expo. Visitors walked through Fawick Hall
and the Jim and Joan Bock Center for Innovation and
Biomedical Engineering to view the 29 projects.
During the year, students work with an advisor,
professors and industry experts to develop
their projects for the expo. Some
students joked that they lived
at the Senior Design Center
as the deadline neared,
applying final touches
and perfecting projects.
The aMAZEing Robot by Joshua Czajkowski, Daniel Doll, Jordan
Kohne and Casey O’Brien; advisor Andrea Mitofsky, Ph.D.
The objective was to design and build a nontactile robot that can
navigate a predetermined maze as quickly as possible without
touching the walls. To traverse the maze, the team used a righthand wall approach with four proximity sensors to measure the
distance the robot was away from the walls. The robot had a zeroturn radius using H-bridges to control the motors, one forward
and the other in reverse. The robot was not remote-controlled.
NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge by Ryan Bell, Brian
Boes, Timerson Downing, Matthew Flynn, Kin Mak, Caleb Nitz,
Danielle Shepherd, Ashley Smith, Brian Townsend and Zack Walk;
advisor Kevin Molyet, Ph.D.
The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge is an annual
competition hosted by NASA to test the minds of students in the
field of vehicular travel on the lunar terrain. The competition calls
for a human-powered vehicle that can traverse a simulated lunar
obstacle course in the fastest time possible. The team placed 17
out of 47 teams at the competition April 10-12 in Huntsville, Ala.
SureStep Infant Hand-Wrist Orthotic Device by Jeff Harbrecht,
Chad Hoffman, Jessica Huhnke and Mary Lang; advisor Brian
Thomas, Ph.D. The project was sponsored by SureStep, a company
that applies innovative engineering solutions to revolutionize
orthotic management, and Trine’s Innovation One.
The team designed a forearm-wrist-hand orthotic device to
promote proper wrist posture and improve muscle tone for
children diagnosed with cerebral palsy who are learning to crawl.
The team designed the device for adults with the intent of scaling
down the size for use by infants and small children.
See page 12 for more pictures from our 2014 Engineering Expo.
To read about more about the Allen School of
Engineering & Technology, scan the code.
Arm Mimicking Robot by Marcus Myers, Scott Oeung and Keegan
Worley; advisors James Canino, Ph.D. and Pavan Karra, Ph.D.
The team worked to replicate some of the dynamic movements
of a human operator. The shoulder and elbow movement was
quantified using a potentiometer and communicated to a
microcomputer via control sleeve worn by the operator. A robotic
arm could be used in a variety of ways, from cave exploration
to cross-continental surgeries. An operator could control
the robotic arm to take rock samples from dangerous
environments or perform a surgery remotely.
SENIORS ENGINEER SOLUTIONS
Design projects focus on new ideas, enhanced concepts
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Race car drives opportunities
engineering
Students network, get hands-on experience
Six students have been behind the wheel
of a race car, participating in multiple high
performance driving events.
These drivers and other members of
the Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) use donated Honda Civic for high
performance, skills-based driving on a road
courses around the Midwest. They learn to
drive at their limit in a controlled and safe
environment.
This year, six members of Trine University’s
student chapter of SAE drove the Honda
under the watchful eye of assistant
professor John Eiler, a licensed driver
instructor who advises the group along
with assistant professor Pavan Karra,
Ph.D., and Joe Thompson, a lab tech.
The Trine chapter follows National Auto
Sports Association (NASA) standards and
participates in group one. At that level, an
instructor rides with each driver and gives
guidance. Safety is a priority with only a
Clockwise from upper left: the aMAZEing Robot, SureStep
Infant Hand-Wrist Orthotic Device, ASCE Steel Bridge
Competition, NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge,
Arm Mimicking Robot.
limited number of cars allowed on the
course. Cars also have to be outfitted with
a roll cage and safety belts, and drivers and
instructors must wear helmets.
explained students who help on the
technical side learn a lot about race cars
and it’s not unusual for such students to be
hired by professional racing teams.
While it might sound like pure fun, it’s a
learning experience, Eiler said. Students
learn how to drive safely, how to maintain
a high performance auto and the basics of
competitive racing while networking with
professionals who participate.
Going to the courses provides an
opportunity for students to network with
some of the many business professionals
and company owners who also participate.
Another benefit is that Honda recruits at
Trine and providing students hands-on
experience with a Honda is beneficial. One
member recently landed a cooperative
work assignment with Honda.
During the season, from April to the end of
October, the team plans to participate in
five to six driving events.
In the first season, the team attended one
NASA event and offset some costs by
volunteering at the event, Eiler said. Students
volunteered in registration, timing and
scoring, and technical inspection (making
sure the cars are safe and legal for each class).
Eiler has been involved in racing and high
performance driving events for 17 years and
Membership is open to students of all
majors. Currently, chapter members are
recruiting fellow students to join and help
with all aspects of building a race team,
especially marketing and fundraising.
Providing experiential learning while
promoting teamwork and preparing
students for careers, is what makes the SAE
race car experience so worthwhile.
Women engineering students pique children’s interest
Women engineering students at Trine are
preparing for careers while taking the time
to teach girls and build their interest in
engineering.
Please join us for
ENGINEERING EXPO 2015
Senior students in the Allen School of
Engineering & Technology will show or
demonstrate their projects on
APRIL 24
in Fawick Hall and the Jim and Joan Bock Center for
Innovation and Biomedical Engineering
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government agencies like the National
Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to large
industries like Texas Instruments, Lockheed
In November, four members of the Society
of Women Engineers (SWE) traveled to Los
Angeles to attend a national conference.
The women attended meetings, met
women engineers from around the world
and interviewed with some of the top
companies in the country.
The students met women engineers from
England, Australia and Japan. Women
engineers from Nigeria told the Trine
students they are lucky to have companies
interested in female engineers because
that’s not the case in their homeland, said
Victoria DiFranco, SWE president.
“The career fair was the main event held
and over 6,000 students attended,”
DiFranco said. “Companies ranging from
“All four of us were blessed enough to
receive interviews from companies,” said
DiFranco, a senior electrical engineering
major. Others who attended the
Students volunteer
with grade-schoolers
Edgerton, Ohio, sixth-graders
Martin and Cummins were all there with
plenty of employees to scan resumes
and interview engineering students
for internships/co-ops and full-time
employment.”
conference were Leisha Beutler, a senior
chemical engineering major; Alexandrea
Ziaya, a senior civil engineering major;
and Robin Furnish, a freshman biomedical
engineering major. Andrea Mitofsky, Ph.D.,
is the SWE advisor.
The group also builds awareness for
females in engineering by hosting an
annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering
day and volunteering with elementary
students.
ENGINEERING
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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
FACTS FOR 2014–15
ACADEMIC YEAR
Trine University partners with 23 companies
to provide cooperative education to students.
Companies represent industries in aerospace,
automotive, biomedical, construction, energy,
manufacturing and recreational vehicles.
Average wage for coop education students
was $16.92 in summer 2014.
Students in five engineer majors – chemical,
civil, electrical and mechanical engineering
and design engineering technology —
participated in coops during the 2013–14
academic year.
Thirty-six students participated.
Cooperative Education
blends learning with employment
Jon Blanton, design engineering technology student from Gaston, Ind.
Imagine earning a wage while gaining
valuable work experience as a college
student. It sounds too good to be true,
but it’s what is possible for engineering
students who participate in the cooperative
education program at Trine University.
The cooperative education program
allows students to alternate work
and classroom sessions while gaining
experience related to their major.
Currently, Trine University Career
Services has agreements with more
than 20 companies representing diverse
industries such as aerospace, automotive,
biomedical, construction, energy,
manufacturing and recreational vehicles.
“Trine is grateful to partner with local
and regional companies to offer
cooperative education,” said VK Sharma,
dean of the Allen School of Engineering
& Technology. “These opportunities
are valuable to students because they
get experience working in a specific
industry and it often leads to full-time
employment.”
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PARTNERS
Here is a sampling of some of the 23 companies
that have partnered with Trine University to offer
cooperative education.
Alt & Witzig, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Biomet, Warsaw, Ind.
Cooper Tire & Rubber, Findlay, Ohio
Dart Container Corp., Mason, Mich.
Dometic Corp., LaGrange, Ind.
DuPont, Gibson City, Ind.
MagnaPowertrain, Muncie, Ind.
Parker Hannifin Engineered Seals, Syracuse, Ind.
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis
Whirlpool, Clyde, Ohio
More than 20 companies
offer opportunities for
Trine students
“I tell the students it’s a win-win situation.
They gain valuable experience and get
involved in projects from beginning to
end. At bigger companies, they might
get to experience just one aspect
of a project,” said Kevin Workman,
corporate human relations manager
for Metal Technologies, Inc. in Auburn,
Ind. Workman directs the cooperative
education program at MTI.
“Working at MTI has taught me a lot. It
has given me a better thought process
when it comes to problem-solving,”
said Jon Blanton, a design engineering
technology major from Gaston, Ind. “I
have also gained a better knowledge
when it comes to designing, in the aspect
that you must think of every possible
variable that the product or process
is going to go though. The engineers
and employees I work with have been
extremely helpful.”
to-back sessions with a spring-summer combination or a
summer-fall combination, he said. Blanton, a junior at Trine, is
in the middle of his three-semester coop at MTI.
“I started last May and will be here until May 2015. I started
out by spending almost three months on the floor in
training,” Blanton said. “I spent time in all eight departments
before working with the engineering team. I worked the jobs
in each department to help gain a better knowledge of the
foundry and its processes.
“I found this extremely helpful when I began working on a
project,” he said. “The process can be affected by just one
small change. I also get to do and experience things that
most of my peers have not experienced.”
The extensive work experience described by Blanton
illustrates the immersion and hands-on involvement in an
entire project that MTI’s human relations manager Workman
had described.
“The other advantage is we often hire students who have
successfully completed cooperative education with us. That
means students don’t have to job hunt and MTI does not
have to recruit engineers,” Workman said. “For MTI, we get
engineers who are training in our particular processes and
products and nine times out of 10, we hire them after they
graduate,” Workman said.
Currently, MTI has an engineer manager and two cooperative
education supervisors who are Trine alums.
Thad Conley, a 2005 grad of Tri-State, now Trine, is
engineering manager of the Northern Foundry in Hibbing,
Minn. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer aided
drafting and design technology. He started as a summer
intern in 2003 and 2004 before being hired full time in 2005.
He has served in various capacities since then, including
corporate product engineer/cost estimating manager,
process engineer and product engineer before being named
to his current position in August.
May 2014 graduates Solomon Reynolds and Mark Young, who
first went to MTI as cooperative education students, now
are process engineers who supervise cooperative education
students at MTI in Auburn.
Trine University has always been a home to discovery and revolutionary
thinking. Innovation One is the office on campus that fosters the
development of Trine’s next generation of entrepreneurs and
inventors. The Jim and Joan Bock Center for Innovation and Biomedical
Engineering is now the home for Innovation One. To highlight and
honor our innovative alumni, the entrance lobby the Bock Center will be
named the Hall of Innovation. In this hall we will recognize all patent
holders who are alumni.
To be included in this prestigious group, please provide your name and
patent number to the Innovation One office by contacting Bethany Repp
at 260.665.4983 or by email at reppb@trine.edu.
“What we like to do is have students
with us for three sessions,” Workman
explained. Students often do back-
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Darryl Webber
Jamie Canino
Tim Tyler
Gary Greene
PROFESSORS HAVE ACTIVE YEAR WITH STUDENTS, PROJECTS
Watching students succeed has been a highlight for
associate professor Majid Salim, Ph.D., who is celebrating
30 years at Trine University.
Caring
Guidance
YEARS OF
Majid Salim embraces opportunity to know, help students
The right atmosphere with great students and dedicated faculty is
a winning combination for an associate professor who is marking
his 30th anniversary at Trine.
Majid Salim, Ph.D., launched his teaching career while a doctoral
student at Wayne State University near Detroit. When his advisor
told him about a job opportunity at Tri-State, now Trine, Salim didn’t
know it would be the beginning of a career he would long enjoy.
“We know our students here,” he said. “I can remember many
graduates; it’s one advantage of being at a small university. You
have that and it keeps me going,” Salim said.
“The best part of the job is seeing students graduate, raise a
family and be successful — nothing makes me happier than to
see them grow and succeed,” he said. “Graduates come back to
Trine for career fairs and are hiring people; they are so mature and
experienced. I’m just delighted to see that.”
For Salim, ensuring his students are on the road to success goes
beyond the classroom. “We try to help all of our seniors with their
job search,” he said of efforts by the chemical engineering faculty.
“We work to stay on top of how many have interviewed, have a job or
are challenged to find a job and help them find a suitable opening.”
Last year, when an area company told Salim it was in need of a
chemical engineer, he was determined to find a new graduate to fill
the void. Today, that 2103 graduate has marked his first-year work
anniversary and is grateful for Salim’s strong network.
That hands-on approach is not unusual for Salim. Shortly after he
joined Trine, he began serving as the advisor of the student chapter
of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He still maintains
that role. At the end of his first academic year, Salim attended a
modest AIChE gathering and quickly decided a change was in order.
“I was living in a small, one-bedroom apartment on Jimmerson
Lake and in the spring I hosted a picnic that started our tradition,”
he said. “There were 10 that first year and now we average 60 at the
picnic. This is our highlight and we have it each year during the first
week when students return to school.”
Though the apartment is long gone, Salim remains at Jimmerson
in a home with a deck large enough to accommodate the AIChE
picnic. He and his family are thrilled to provide the setting for fun
activities, camaraderie and lasting memories.
Fortunately for Trine students, Salim is determined to continue
what he started decades ago. Congratulations, Majid Salim.
Jamie Canino, Ph.D., associate professor of
mechanical engineering, coauthored a paper,
Best Practices Guide to CFD Education in the
Undergraduate Curriculum, which has been
accepted for publication in the International
Journal of Aerodynamics.
Maria Gerschutz, Ph.D., assistant professor
and chair of biomedical engineering;
Jamie Canino, Ph.D., and Pavan Karra,
Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical
engineering, submitted an institutional
review board proposal analyzing the Spatial
Visualization Skills of Freshman Mechanical
Engineering Students. The study’s intent
is to increase retention and classroom
performance for students with lower spatial
visualization skill sets by implementing a
spatial visualization course.
Gary Greene, Ph.D., assistant professor
of civil engineering, traveled to the
American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Subcommittee on Bridges meeting in
Washington, D.C., in September 2014 to give
a presentation to the T-10 committee on
potential changes to the AASHTO Load and
Resistance Factor Design Bridge Specification
in regard to lightweight concrete. In June,
Greene traveled to Auburn, Ind., for the
National Center for Asphalt Technology
Professor Training on hot-mix asphalt and
asphalt technology.
Kiwon Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of
biomedical engineering, coauthored a
journal article, Design, Motion Planning and
Control of Frozen Shoulder Rehabilitation
Robot, in the International Journal of
Precision Engineering and Manufacturing,
15 (9), 1875-1881. Park also received the
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship.
Bill Barry, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor and
chair of civil engineering, co-chaired two
sessions at the Norwich University Residency
Conference in Northfield, Vt., in June. Barry
also received the Steve and Mary Yacynch
McKetta Excellence in Teaching Award.
Jamie Canino, Ph.D.; Sean Carroll, Ph.D.,
professor of computer and electrical
engineering; Maria Gerschutz, Ph.D.; Allen
Hersel, Ph.D., associate dean of the Allen
School of Engineering and Technology;
Pavan Karra, Ph.D., assistant professor of
mechanical engineering; Jeremy Rentz,
Ph.D., assistant professor of civil engineering;
John Wagner, Ph.D., professor and chair of
chemical engineering; and VK Sharma, Ph.D.,
dean of the Allen School; and technician
Joe Thompson attended the 2014 American
Society for Engineering Education Annual
Conference in Indianapolis in June. Trine
University was recognized as one of the four
Indiana Universities co-sponsoring the event.
Allen Hersel, Ph.D., Jamie Canino, Ph.D., and
Andrea Mitofsky, Ph.D., assistant professor
of computer and electrical engineering, were
part of a Trine team to visit the Naval Surface
Warfare Center in Crane, Ind. The center is
interested in establishing a partnership with
Trine, including the possible sponsorship of
senior design projects at Trine.
Ryan Overton, Ph.D., assistant professor of
civil engineering, attended the Excellence
in Civil Engineering Education Teaching
Workshop at the United States Military
Academy in West Point, N.Y., in July.
VK Sharma, Ph.D., participated in the
Indiana Automotive Council meetings in
Indianapolis. The council brought its Annual
Automotive Road Show to Trine’s campus
Sept. 30 to interview students for internships,
co-ops and full-time positions. Sharma also
attended the Noble County manufacturing
meeting in August and toured Tenneco Corp.
Heavy Duty Suspensions plant located in
Kendallville. The plant is operated by Trine
mechanical engineering alumnus Scott
Aselage.
Darryl Webber, Ph.D., associate professor
and chair of chemical engineering,
participated in the North American
Magnasoft (solidification modeling) Users
Group meeting in Chicago in September.
Webber also received the 2014 Barrenbrugge
Award for Faculty Excellence, which
recognizes all-around excellence in teaching,
scholarship and service to the university.
Brian Thomas, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor
in design engineering technology, escorted
seven students from Christian Campus House
to Detroit on Sept. 6 to work with Samaritan’s
Purse to clean basements that had been
flooded in August 2014.
John Eiler, assistant professor of design
engineering technology, Pavan Karra,
Ph.D., and Joe Thompson travelled with 14
students from the Society of Automobile
Engineers student chapter to an event in
Joliet, Ill.
Professor Tim Tyler, Ph.D., P.E., professor
of civil engineering, worked with Patriot
Engineering during summer 2014. He was
the geotechnical engineer of record for
a building addition at Indiana UniversityBloomington, for a pavement design
reconstruction of SR 44 through Franklin,
Ind., and for road improvements in Delphi,
Ind. Tyler is the John G. and Virginia C.
Stemples Professor in Engineering.
Timothy Jenkins, assistant professor of
design engineering technology, participated
from fall 2013 to spring 2014 in a virtual
communities of practice group through the
American Society of Engineering Education.
Jenkins and other faculty in mechanical
engineering and related fields focused on
finding opportunities to engage students in
different ways other than traditional lecture.
Jenkins received the Charles and Sue Ragan
Gelet Excellence in Teaching Award.
R. Thomas Trusty, associate professor and
chair of design engineering technology,
received the Frank and Julia Gelet McKetta
Excellence in Teaching Award and the
Professor Gerald H. Moore Overall Excellence
in Teaching Award.
Amanda Malefyt, Ph.D., assistant professor
of chemical engineering, received the John
J. and Mary Gelet McKetta Excellence in
Teaching Award.
Sean Carroll, Ph.D., received the Academic
Service Award.
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Civil engineering student Megan
Brazier, who studied abroad in
Ireland, and chemical engineering
student Shelby Frailey, who studied
in Australia, shared their overseas
experiences at the Trine University
Freshman Convocation in August 2014.
Heather Darrah, electrical engineering, and
Devin Gingerich, computer engineering, joined
Sean Carroll, Ph.D., professor of electrical and
computer engineering, at the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers meeting
in Fort Wayne in September 2014 to hear
David Liu’s presentation on Introduction to the
Internet of Things.
Mechanical engineering student Chris T. Hull
studied abroad at University of Limerick in
Ireland during the fall 2014 semester.
Mechanical engineering seniors Eric Nixon and
Clint Zorger with Darryl Webber, Ph.D., chair
of the mechanical engineering department,
attended the Northern Indiana American
Foundry Society meeting in Columbia City, Ind.
FUTURE ENGINEERS
PREPARE FOR CAREERS
Mechanical engineering students
Brett Steineman, Mitchel Zorger
and Neal Lammers along with Pavan
Karra, Ph.D., assistant professor of
mechanical engineering, and Kiwon
Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of
biomedical engineering, submitted a
peer reviewed paper, The Assessment
of Patellar Tendon Reflex Responses
Using Second-Order System
Characteristics, to the Journal of
Biomechanics.
More than 20 civil engineering students
attended the 2014 American Society of
Civil Engineers Great Lakes Conference
at the University of Illinois to compete
against 18 civil engineering programs
from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Trine
University finished in second place in the
environmental competition, third place
in the steel bridge competition and sixth
place overall.
Civil engineering students Hayden Zimmer, Lincoln
Frey, Hillary Yentes, Christina Uphaus and Melissa
Smiles were awarded scholarships totaling $8,800 by
the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana at its 2014
Winter Conference in Indianapolis. In addition, civil
engineering students Brandon Cunningham and Piotr
Sczcepanski received student of the year awards at the
annual American Society of Civil Engineers Indiana section
meeting.
Stephen Shelton, biomedical engineering,
completed a short-term international
Institute of Transportation (ITE) Engineers student
study tour at Hakuoh University,
chapter members Hayden Zimmer, Mark Strohm,
Trine’s partner institution in Japan,
Charlie McKenzie and Wesley Zeller competed in
during summer 2014.
the 2014 ITE Traffic Bowl Competition.
Civil engineering students
Graham Bennett, Mark St.
John and Matt Schelling
participated in the annual
American Society of Civil
Engineers Indiana Section
student design presentation
competition at the section
meeting which was held in
Indianapolis.
Mechanical engineering major is ‘Realizing the Dream’
Sophomore appreciates learning environment at Trine
A Shelbyville, Ind., sophomore
majoring in mechanical engineering, is
the 2014 recipient of the Realizing the
Dream scholarship.
Zachary Rowland was chosen for the
Realizing the Dream award by Trine’s
Academic Council. He was selected
from a field of more than 100 firstgeneration students from the 2013
freshman class. Rowland earned a 3.9 grade point
average during his first year at Trine and hopes to one day work
with different types of machines and robots.
Rowland is active on campus as a member of Trine’s Honors
Association, the National Society of Leadership and Success, and
Students Promoting Environmental Awareness & Knowledge.
He also participates in intramural athletics.
He is also a recipient of the Trustee Scholarship, a competitive
award of $66,000 during four years offered annually to 40
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incoming freshman. Rowland qualified to compete at Trine’s
2013 Scholarship Day Program based on his academic record.
At the scholarship program, his performance in an essay
writing competition and faculty interviews, along with his prior
academics, earned him the Trustee Scholarship.
According to Rowland, the best part about Trine is the learning
environment.
“The professors really want the students to succeed. They are
willing to answer questions whenever you need help,” he said.
Rowland is the son of Tom and Tammy Rowland of Shelbyville.
Realizing the Dream is a program coordinated by the
Independent Colleges of Indiana that acknowledges firstgeneration college sophomores at Indiana private colleges for
outstanding achievement in academics and campus involvement
during their freshman year. The program has been funded by the
Lilly Endowment, Inc., since 1989.
Each selected student from a participating Indiana private
college receives a $2,500 scholarship. Rowland and fellow award
recipients were honored Nov. 1 during a banquet at the Sheraton
Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing.
Megan Smart, design engineering technology, and Tyler Haber, mechanical engineering,
received scholarship awards of $1,000 each for their efforts as top students at an annual meeting
in Fort Wayne during National Engineers Week. Additionally, the Trine University Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter was awarded one of only five national ITE $1,000
grants to conduct a Trip/Parking Generation data collection project.
Mechanical engineering students Joseph Kaminski, Eric Nixon and Mark Young won
scholarships during the 2013-14 academic year from the Northern Indiana Chapter of
American Foundry Society. Nixon was also awarded the Todd
Yarde Memorial Scholarship at the Northern Indiana Chapter
of the American Foundry Society in Columbia City, Ind. In
Victoria “Tori” DiFranco, electrical
addition, Young and Kaminski received Clifford Chier and
engineering, gave a talk at the
Ray Witt Memorial Scholarships, respectively, from the
Northeast Indiana Society of Women
American Foundry Society. Kaminski and Nixon presented
Engineers Professional Development
The Effect of Fracking on Sand Prices and Energy Prices at
Conference at Indiana Universitythe Northern Indiana Chapter of the American Foundry
Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Society in Columbia City.
Madison Potter, computer engineering,
and Taylor Rabel, mechanical
engineering, spent a week at the NASA
Wallops facility to build a payload that
was launched into space as part of the
RockOn Workshop.
Katelyn Denny, Jessica Huhnke and
Christina Uphaus of the Society of
Women Engineers hosted a sixthgrade class from Edgerton, Ohio, for an
engineering workshop.
Kevin Schroer, Ethan Eichhorn,
Mark Bowman and Matthew
Smith, electrical engineering,
attended the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers/Eta
Kappa Nu Conference at Iowa
State University.
Mechanical engineering students Lori Bush, Jordan Dunn,
AJ Fuksa, Joe Kaminski, Neil Lammers, Kevin Lincoln,
Darcy Little, Eric Nixon and Kyle Yeakle and electrical
engineering student Zach Tunberg attended the Northern
Indiana American Foundry Society meeting to learn about
refractory materials. Kaminski and Nixon also attended
the 118th Metalcasting Congress in Schaumberg, Ill.,
while Kaminski and Mark Young, mechanical engineering,
attended the Ductile Iron Society Conference in Nashville,
Tenn.
Chris Strauch, mechanical engineering,
spoke at the Anavicus Conference in
Washington, D.C., about what it meant to receive the
Gen. Lewis Hershey Scholarship.
Mechanical engineering
students Ryan Bell, Robert
Bolka, Emily Canepa,
Zachary Carder, Lucas
Garcia, Alex Gunther and
Andrew Webster with Bret
Batson, Ph.D., associate
professor of mechanical
engineering, visited Rolls
Royce in Indianapolis.
Tyler Kopydalowski, a May 2014 design engineering technology graduate,
spoke to an entrepreneurial leadership class. He has spoken to students
taking that class the past four semesters about the value of internships while
in college. Kopydalowski works as an engineer for BAE Systems and was
accepted into the company’s Operations Leadership Development Program.
Trine continues
DOMINATION
Win in AIChE competition is seventh in eight years
Trine University continued its rule of the American Institute
of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) National Student Design
Competition by winning the national safety award for the
seventh time in eight years.
The winning team of Ben Witter and Nick Kelsey also earned
second place for their design of a facility to manufacture
an influenza vaccine using genetically modified cells. They
worked on the project for 36 days during spring semester 2014.
The project earned the Safety & Health Division Award for
Inherently Safer Design in the AIChE 2014 Student Design
Competition.
“We’re proud of Ben and Nick for maintaining Trine’s high
standard,” said John Wagner, Ph.D., professor and chair of the
McKetta Department of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering.
“I am confident these outstanding young men will use their
degrees in chemical engineering to make a meaningful
contribution.”
They were honored and given awards Nov. 16 during the AIChE
student conference in Atlanta. Nick could not attend the award
ceremony because of work responsibilities. Each received a
certificate and will share a cash prize.
Witter, of Naples, Fla., is employed by Michelin Rubber Co.,
and Kelsey, of Peru, Ill., is working for Iron Dynamics. Both
graduated in May 2014.
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