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Arthur D. Graffam, a 1941 alumnus of Northern Illinois University (NIU), has posthumously made a monumental contribution to his alma mater. His estate has generously donated over $2.4 million, split between the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) and the College of Education (COE). COE acting Dean Bill Pitney expressed deep gratitude for this...
The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) hosted a Manufacturing Innovation Symposium in November to introduce companies from across the region to how CEET and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) can partner with them to help their businesses thrive in a highly competitive marketplace. “We have a tremendous range of expertise in the...
Dave Grewell has a list of things he wants to work on as the new dean of the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, but his personal job description is quite simple: Pay it forward. “I have been lucky everywhere I have been. I am where I am today because of luck and the...
Barsema Hall’s De La Vega Innovation Lab hosted “Ideapalooza,” a full-day event for students in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) and College of Business, earlier this month. The event offered mechanical engineering students creativity challenges, as well as guided workshops, to help them understand the business aspects of their upcoming Senior Design...
Technology developed by NIU Electrical Engineering Professor Lichuan Liu and designed to prevent hearing loss in the most vulnerable of newborns could soon find its way into hospital neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs. NICUs can be noisy. The care units are louder than most home or office environments and have sound levels that often...
David Grewell has been selected to become the new dean of the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, pending Board of Trustees approval. Grewell, who was on campus Friday to meet faculty and students at the college, will officially step into his new role on July 1. Provost Beth Ingram said she is excited...
Engineering Technology students in the Industrial Management Technology, Environmental Health and Safety program are now able to waive the initial exam and apply directly for the Graduate Safety Practitioner designation upon graduation. After review and audit, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals has approved NIU’s B.S. in Engineering Technology-Industrial Management & Technology, Environmental Health &...
Rep. Lauren Underwood visited Northern Illinois University Friday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Congressionally directed funding of $1.5 million to the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology for modernization of its Microelectronic Research and Development Lab. The Community Project Funding grant will help transform the college’s existing 4,200 square foot cleanroom lab space into a state-of-the-art...
Northern Illinois University is once again part of an elite group of schools to earn distinction on the roster of “Great Colleges to Work For.” This marks the second consecutive year that NIU has been acknowledged by one of the nation’s largest and most respected workplace recognition programs. It honors the colleges that get top...
This story, originally published by Fermilab, is reprinted here with permission. PIP-II, the state-of-the-art linear accelerator project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, received some help this year from undergraduate engineering students at Northern Illinois University. Every year, NIU’s Senior Design Program provides an opportunity for engineering students to apply the...
In early February, the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning announced a new award to recognize excellence in online teaching. The university community responded to the call by nominating 27 faculty and teaching staff for the new Excellence in Online Teaching Award. The nominees represented 16 academic departments within six colleges. “We have many faculty...
Purushothaman Damodaran, Ph.D. joined NIU in 2009 as an assistant professor in industrial and systems engineering (ISYE) and in 2012 was named chair of the ISYE department. His teaching career, which spans 25 years and four states started when he was a research assistant. While he possesses a soft-spoken, quiet demeanor and a gentle persona,...
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