http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492Engineering E-News engineeringThu, 14 Feb 2013 16:54:23 PSThwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:58:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15434National Engineers Week is February 17-23, 2013. hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15434winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15434Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:57:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15433If you were given a marble and a three-sided cardboard box and told you had to design the space within to allow the marble to enter 10” above the base on one side and exit 10 ¼ “ above the base on the other, could you do it? hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15433winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15433Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:56:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15432A spirit of adventure, willingness to help others, and desire to put their engineering skills to good use in the world are some of the motivations that drive engineering students to participate in the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), but what keeps them involved…is patience. hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15432winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15432Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:45:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15431One of the requirements Professor Radha Basu makes of students taking Engineering for the Developing World is attendance at the annual Global Social Benefit Incubator.hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15431winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15431Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15420For years, Santa Clara University has held fast to the promise of instilling in our students the three Cs—competence, conscience, and compassion. hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15420winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15420Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15421Things are heating up as the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon nears, but Bronco decathletes are keeping their cool.hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15421winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15421Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15422Paul Davison, M.S. ’08, has always been a visionary for the School of Engineering’s bioengineering program.hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15422winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15422Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15423When Abengoa, an international leader in innovative technology solutions for sustainability, was seeking a project management program for its employees, they reached out to Santa Clara University. hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15423winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15423Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15424Needing a large testing facility for student and faculty research while facing space and budget constraints, civil engineering professor Reynaud Serrette had to get creative to find a solution. hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15424winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15424Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15425In addition to the Pittsburgh Annex, the Department of Civil Engineering has also expanded on- campus facilities with the addition of a 200 sq. ft. interim high-bay structural test frame housing three independently-controlled hydraulic actuators (one horizontal and two vertical). hwilliams@scu.edu (Heidi Williams)http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15425winter2013http://www.scu.edu/blogs?b=492?c=15425