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Problem Solving Approach Lured Pierrakos to Engineering Career
Math and science interested Dr. Olga Pierrakos early in her education, but thoughts of becoming an engineer didn't enter the picture until she started college in pursuit of a biology degree. More >
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Model Railroad Put Nagel on Track to Become an Engineer
Spring 2012
Considering his attraction to model railroading as a child, it's no surprise Robert Nagel ended up becoming an engineer; albeit not the kind that operates trains. Nagel wasn't just interested in piecing track together.
Taking the Heat: Robot Designed to Fight Fires
Spring 2012
It won't leap tall buildings, but it will open doors, detect fires and put out flames. A robot being built by a group of James Madison University engineering students also will compete later this spring at the Trinity College Fire Fighting Robot Competition.
Hands-on Learning Philosophy Brought Holland Back to JMU
Spring 2012
A project to build and launch a rocket didn't exactly propel him into teaching, but Dr. Keith Holland said it did light a spark.
Standardizing solar hydrogen research would have watershed effect
Fall 2011
What if your class had no textbook, no outline, no rules? And a big problem to solve? Engineering students are doing just this — and helping to bring viable solar-hydrogen energy production one step closer to reality.
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Find JMU Eningeering on FacebookDirector's Welcome
This is an exciting time for the School of Engineering. We've grown in the three years since our formation with a few faculty and no students to a robust program with a growing faculty and hundreds of students. More >
