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School of Engineering

In the School of Engineering, we don’t just teach — we pioneer. Our mission is built on a relentless pursuit of excellence, from groundbreaking scholarship to the lifelong curiosity of our graduates. We are the home of the dreamers and the doers: the inventors and problem-solvers who don’t just imagine a better world, but build it.

By bridging the gap between classroom theory and real-world application, we empower our students to turn passion into purpose. Through high-impact research and service, we cultivate agile leaders ready to tackle the global challenges of tomorrow.

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Featured Engineering Stories

Tyler Sprague sitting in the 3D printing room in the Makerspace area.

Re-making the Makerspace link-arrow link-arrow

Engineers don’t make mistakes; they make revisions. For Tyler Sprague, that meant printing gas pedals and steering wheels, refining the designs before committing to costly and irreversible metal parts.
Student wearing a VR headset and motion-tracking equipment practices a balance exercise while another person stands nearby offering guidance in a biomechanics lab.

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New co-majors were introduced to provide students with broader context and flexibility as they prepare for careers that require both technical expertise and cross-disciplinary problem-solving. 
Three women in blue Dandelion Africa shirts stand together in front of a hand-printed wall.

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The ETHOS Center turns engineering into a tool for community impact by embedding students in local and global partnerships. This summer, ETHOS students worked alongside communities in Africa and here in Dayton.
UD and IBM logos

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IBM and UD are collaborating on next-generation semiconductor technologies and materials. The collaboration aims to advance critical technologies for the age of AI including AI hardware, advanced packaging, and photonics.

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Honors student Abigail Ruffle is bridging the gap between classroom theory and real-world impact through her extensive research on water hydraulics and dam safety.

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When Brandon Dye received an email inviting UD engineering students to study sustainability in Germany, he had no idea just how much his world was about to expand.
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The School of Engineering’s Dean's Fund for Excellence helps expand experiential learning opportunities for all undergraduate engineering students, grow support for the Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program and Women Engineering Program, and support key facilities updates and expansion, including in our semiconductor teaching and research lab spaces.
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