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Engineering January 11, 2024
Dan Ratterman ’15

While an engineering technology student at UD, Dan Ratterman ’15 had a side hustle. Ratterman now is the chief operating officer at Shady Rays and the company employs more than 100 people and often ships more than 10,000 orders a day.

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Engineering December 15, 2023
Making Waves

Before Michael Mongin ’19 was an engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory, before getting a master’s degree, and before his research experiences and internships, he took a chance at 25 years old to pursue a bachelor’s degree at UD.

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Engineering December 14, 2023
UD connections miles from home: SWE conference dinner in LA
This year, I attended WE23, the national conference for the Society of Women Engineers, in Los Angeles, California with 22 of my UD peers. While the conference itself was immensely impactful, one of my most meaningful takeaways from traveling to Los Angeles came from sharing a meal with UD alumni. 
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Engineering December 12, 2023
First Students Graduate this December with Human Rights in Engineering Minor
The University of Dayton School of Engineering recently started a new minor in human rights in engineering — and the first two students to choose the minor are graduating this December.
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Engineering December 05, 2023
Tall buildings, big dreams

His family — on campus and at home — are essential to Francisco Negrete's education.

There was magic in the air when he visited with family members living in Chicago. For Francisco Negrete, the downtown skyline was a magnificent spectacle. His love of architecture led Negrete, now a junior, to study civil engineering.

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Engineering November 28, 2023
CAP Study Abroad in Santiago, Chile - An Engineering Student’s Reflection

“My study abroad program based in Santiago, Chile, stands as one of the most transformative events in my lifetime.”

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Engineering November 27, 2023
Electro-optics and electrical and computer engineering graduate students traveled to Taiwan to learn more about display technology

This past summer, four UD graduate students, along with students from U.S. universities, traveled to Taiwan for a week to explore Taiwan's display technology industry, thanks to a joint NSF Advanced Studies Institute (ASI) grant between Penn State University and University of Dayton.

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Engineering November 22, 2023
University of Dayton part of $526,630 National Science Foundation project
The University of Dayton is among three schools the National Science Foundation awarded $526,630 to create research experiences for undergraduates studying STEM for social change defined by United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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Engineering November 08, 2023
Ghana students spend summer in Dayton through Ethos program

This summer, three students from Academic City University College in Ghana spent their time in Dayton through the School of Engineering’s Ethos Center.

Maame Twumasi, David Mensah and Wehdam Luguje took part in the Ethos Center’s Dayton immersion experience. Their immersions included working with the Westside Makerspace, Greater West Dayton Incubator and the Makerspace of DECA High School.

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Engineering October 30, 2023
UD student SAE Baja team competes for first time in years

Many student organizations have periods of hiatus over the years. But all it takes is one eager student to bring it back to life.

The University of Dayton School of Engineering’s Society of Automotive Engineers — or the Baja team as they are known — is one of them. 

SAE International’s Baja competition has been around since 1976,” said Jeremy Price, vice president of the student organization. “We have spoken to UD alumni who competed in the 90s and early 2000s, but Dayton has not competed in many years.”

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