In today’s world, technology has taken over almost every facet of life. Across the nation, universities are creating new and groundbreaking ways to help students stay ahead of the curve.

One of Florida State University’s strategic goals is to deepen its commitment to continuous innovation. In the quest to put students at the forefront of the technology revolution and the job market, FSU has opened the new, state-of-the-art Innovation Hub.

Dr. Ayou Hao of the Industrial & Manufacturing Department was named as one of seven people for the inaugural 2018 SAMPE Young Professionals Emerging Leadership Award. 

IME PhD Candidate and  HPMI Researcher Jolie Frketic was awarded an appointment to the Student Research Participation Program at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (USARL) through a program administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

Several FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) and High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) researchers received awards at the SAMPE 2018 Technical Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Ayou Hao was one of the seven winners of the 2018 SAMPE Young Professionals Emerging Leadership Award. 

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is is steadily moving up the ranks in the publication’s newest report

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, the nation’s only joint engineering college shared between two institutions—Florida A&M and Florida State universities—gained seven points in the annual graduate and professional programs rankings by U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of “Best Graduate Schools.”

IME PhD Candidate and HPMI Researcher Jolie Frketic was awarded an appointment to the Student Research Participation Program at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (USARL) through a program administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

A team of six student engineers, who brainstormed a hands-free umbrella for wheelchairs, won the grand prize of $10,000 in Florida State University’s annual InNOLEvation® Challenge sponsored by the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship.

The students, all seniors at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, created an umbrella called DriGo that automatically deploys when a person pushes a lever located behind the left elbow.

Claire Kelly, an industrial engineering student, said there’s nothing else like DriGo on the market.

Three teams led by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty members received specialized funding from Florida State University as they work to translate their innovative research into successful commercial products.

The researchers were awarded critical financial support following their successful presentations at FSU’s biannual GAP competition, a panel event organized by the FSU Office of the Vice President for Research where entrants pitched their novel ideas to a committee of state and local businesspeople.

Industrial engineering junior Roberto Barrera believes he was born tailored with an engineering mindset. At 10-years-old, his parents made him responsible for inventory of their food stand back home in Greensboro, FL. Before he started organizing it, setting up their stand took almost two hours. As a child, Barrera was able to help his parents by increasing their efficiency.

“I would always look for the better solution to things or how to innovate a system in my normal life,” Barrera remembers.