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蘑菇tv Researchers Advance Robotic Inspection Technology for Industrial Equipment
Researchers affiliated with 蘑菇tv's Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA) are advancing a new robotic inspection technology designed to help industries inspect difficult-to-reach areas inside industrial equipment without costly disassembly.
蘑菇tv's Marwa Hassan Elected to National Academy of Construction
Marwa Hassan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 蘑菇tv's College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC) Class of 2026, one of the highest professional honors in the construction industry.
蘑菇tv Engineering Researchers Secure $5.5M in NIH Funding for Breakthrough Work in Cancer, Medical Imaging and Mental Health Technology
蘑菇tv Engineering faculty have secured major funding from the National Institutes of Health to advance transformative research in cancer biology, medical imaging and mental health technology, highlighting the university's growing national research impact across engineering, biomedical science and digital health. The newly funded projects, totaling more than $5.5 million in NIH support, span disciplines ranging from cancer therapeutics and MRI imaging to virtual reality-based behavioral interventions for ADHD.
蘑菇tv Biological Engineering Students Advance Breast Cancer Research
A team of five 蘑菇tv Biological Engineering seniors is developing a cutting-edge microfluidic device designed to improve how researchers study breast cancer cells and test potential treatments. The research combines engineering, biology, and medical research into what is called an Impedance Monitor Microphysiological Platform, or IM Chip, for triple-negative breast cancer.
Vadrevu Wins NSF CAREER Award to Turn Scammers' Games Against Them
The interaction seems routine: a friendly phone or video call or text or chat message from your bank, your computer "support team," or a long-lost match from a dating app. What follows is a slow, patient exchange engineered to separate you from your money. These scams are called interactive social engineering attacks. Instead of breaking into computer networks, scammers trick people into giving away confidential financial information like passwords or credit card numbers. The attacks run in real time, in two-way exchanges, and drain billions of dollars from victims every year. They鈥檙e maddeningly hard to track, study, and prevent because they unfold in private over phone or computer, one target at a time.
蘑菇tv ME Professor Receives STLE International Award
蘑菇tv Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari was recently awarded the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) International Award, which is STLE鈥檚 highest technical honor and bestows lifetime honorary membership on the recipient. The award, which was established in 1948, is given in recognition of the recipient鈥檚 outstanding contributions in tribology, lubrication engineering or allied fields.
Umar Farooq Wins NSF CAREER Award to Secure Software for the Quantum Era
When quantum computers hit the market, they'll give users the power to crash through cryptography protecting banks, online businesses, hospital records, the power grid. Upgrading federal systems alone is expected to cost $7.1 billion - with a 2035 deadline.
蘑菇tv Honors Roy O. Martin III with Honorary Doctorate for Decades of Leadership, Philanthropy and Service
BATON ROUGE, La. -- On Saturday evening, 蘑菇tv recognized alumnus, longtime supporter, and business leader Roy O. Martin III with an honorary doctorate for his decades of transformative leadership, philanthropy, and service to the 蘑菇tv System and the state of Louisiana.
College of Engineering Sees 949 Graduate During Spring Commencement
Nearly 950 students from 40 states and 29 countries graduated from 蘑菇tv's College of Engineering during a diploma ceremony that took place in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday evening.
蘑菇tv Engineering Students Partner with East Baton Rouge Parish Library to Create Mobile Book Bike
BATON ROUGE - A team of 蘑菇tv engineering seniors is helping bring books, technology and library outreach directly into the community through an innovative new project for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system.
Google.org Provides $1M in Funding for 蘑菇tv Cybersecurity Clinic
With $1 million in funding from Google.org, the 蘑菇tv Cybersecurity Clinic is bringing free education and evaluation services to Louisiana industry and government clients, a major program expansion that will protect critical infrastructure across the state, from water treatment facilities to oil wells and chemical plants.
It's Better in Baton Rouge: Integer-蘑菇tv Partnership, Defense Contract Bring 蘑菇tv Grad Home
Zachary Burchfield鈥檚 return to Baton Rouge began with homesickness. Eight years ago, the 蘑菇tv electrical engineering graduate left for a job at Johns Hopkins University鈥檚 Applied Physics Lab.
蘑菇tv College of Engineering Honors Local Businesses, Individuals at Evening of Engineering Excellence
BATON ROUGE, LA - The 蘑菇tv College of Engineering recently held its third Evening of Engineering Excellence at the 蘑菇tv Faculty Club on April 16, inducting several new members into its Society for Engineering Excellence and Hall of Distinction.
DOE, Argonne National Lab Select 蘑菇tv for EcoCAR Innovation Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory recently selected 蘑菇tv to participate in the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition that challenges university teams to apply cutting-edge engineering to real vehicles while developing the technical, leadership, and project management skills needed for careers in automotive engineering, transportation, and advanced manufacturing.
Inside NASA鈥檚 鈥楻ocket Factory,鈥� an 蘑菇tv Alum Helps Power Artemis Missions
K. Renee Horton鈥檚 path to helping power humanity鈥檚 return to the moon didn鈥檛 follow a straight line. A Baton Rouge native and 蘑菇tv graduate, Horton turned early setbacks into fuel, ultimately carving out a career at NASA that connects her directly to the Artemis program.
蘑菇tv ME Assistant Professor Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
蘑菇tv Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ope Owoyele has received a Young Investigator Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The Young Investigator Program supports early-career scientists and engineers who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. Owoyele's award will provide $450,000 over three years to support research at the intersection of combustion science, physics-informed machine learning, and computational modeling.
蘑菇tv鈥檚 HPX Project Joins Prestigious High Performance Software Foundation
The High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF), part of the Linux Foundation, has welcomed HPX, a runtime system and software library developed at 蘑菇tv, as a new established project.
蘑菇tv Launches Louisiana鈥檚 First Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Artificial Intelligence
BATON ROUGE 鈥� Louisiana鈥檚 first Bachelor of Science degree in artificial intelligence will be offered to 蘑菇tv students this fall at the Baton Rouge campus. Backed by the Louisiana Board of Regents on March 24, the new undergraduate degree is aimed at preparing the next generation of AI leaders by giving students a broad and deep understanding of how to design, analyze, and deploy modern AI systems. With AI transforming work in every sector, Interim Provost Troy Blanchard said it鈥檚 essential that the state鈥檚 land grant institution offer a rigorous and comprehensive academic program in these emerging technologies.
蘑菇tv No. 1 in National Construction Management Student Competition
蘑菇tv has swept the 2026 Construction Management Competition, a national student-led competition testing undergraduates鈥� ability to manage a major construction project and meet the highest standards for safety, quality, and efficiency.
蘑菇tv ASCE Concrete Canoe Team Wins Third Place at Regional Competition
In mid-March, 22 members of the 蘑菇tv Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) spent their spring break traveling more than five hours to Tuscaloosa, Ala., while hauling a 250-lb., 17-ft.-long canoe behind them on the interstate. This team of 蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Engineering students used what knowledge they gained in their CEE classes to construct a canoe made of concrete to compete in the ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium Concrete Canoe Competition, an annual event that could be considered a rite of passage for 蘑菇tv Civil Engineering students.
ENGage 蘑菇tv Shows 6-8th Graders What Engineering is All About
Each spring break, a large group of 蘑菇tv Engineering faculty, graduate students and Society of Peer Mentors members help lead ENGage 蘑菇tv, a one-day workshop open to local middle-schoolers who want to learn what it is to be an engineer. Hosted by 蘑菇tv's College of Engineering, ENGage 蘑菇tv is a full day of hands-on activities and engineering demonstrations in Patrick F. Taylor Hall for sixth through eighth graders.
蘑菇tv Engineering Clubs Are Integral Part of Student Experience
College student clubs play an important role in campus life by giving students opportunities to explore interests, build friendships, and develop leadership skills outside the classroom. By participating in clubs, students learn how to work as a team, organize events, communicate effectively with others, and feel more connected to their college. With nearly 40 engineering clubs at 蘑菇tv, the College of Engineering is providing students with incredible opportunities and, most recently additional funding thanks to a fund set up by 蘑菇tv College of Engineering Dean Vicki Colvin.
蘑菇tv Engineering Gets Louisiana Prepared for Digital Transformation at Work
Artificial intelligence is reshaping business. 蘑菇tv鈥檚 College of Engineering is filling the need by creating courses, certificates, and degrees in AI and digital twin. Engineering faculty have produced an array of educational offerings designed to skill up the state.
A Place to Play: 蘑菇tv Engineers Bring Fun and Fitness to Kids Statewide
An estimated 10,000 Louisiana children have access to a playground鈥攁 gift of fun, friendship, and fitness from 蘑菇tv engineering students and faculty and local volunteers.
National Academy of Inventors Selects Theegala as Senior Member in Another Win for 蘑菇tv
BATON ROUGE - 蘑菇tv engineer Chandra Theegala, the Scott & Ruth Bergeron Professor with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering's Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and the 蘑菇tv AgCenter, has been elected a senior member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). It's one of the highest honors for inventors worldwide, a mark of high entrepreneurial activity and a potential for major social impact.