Evaluate Testing Services
Consider more than cost when choosing a testing service provider partner. There are numerous considerations when evaluating a testing service and laboratory.
/article/evaluate-testing-servicesExtraordinary Vehicle Design
Student Design Competition Profile: The RIT Baja SAE
/article/extraordinary-vehicle-designChallenge Launches STEM Skills Into Space
The STEM skills challenge will feature annual competitions where students reach milestone achievements during the development of liquid-fuel rockets, including design, static testing and smaller popup innovation challenges.
/article/challenge-launches-stem-skills-into-spaceBase 11 Challenge Launches STEM Skills Into Space
The Base 11 Space Challenge is a $1 million prize for a student-led university team to design, build and launch a liquid-propelled, single-stage rocket to an altitude of 100 km (the Karman Line) by December 30, 2021.
/article/base-11-challenge-launches-stem-skills-into-spaceStudents Disrupt Worlds of Aviation and Astronautics
David W. Levy is the director of Technology at Sierra Nevada Corp. and the chair for the AIAA Aircraft Design Technical Committee. We spoke to him to better understand the competition.
/article/students-disrupt-worlds-of-aviation-and-astronauticsStudents Walk the Innovation Talk
Rini Paiva is the vice president, Recognition and Selection, for the National Inventors Hall of Fame. We spoke to him to learn more about the Collegiate Inventors Competition.
/article/students-walk-the-innovation-talkBots Battle Gladiator Style in the National Robotics League
Students are immersed in the process of researching, designing, building and testing their robots for the National Robotics League competition.
/article/bots-battle-gladiator-style-in-the-national-robotics-leagueDigital Manufacturing Challenge: Playing with Design in Today’s Digital Sandbox
SME’s Digital Manufacturing Challenge offers students an introduction to the industry beyond the classroom, providing a showcase for their creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship.
/article/playing-design-todays-digital-sandboxData Acquisition: A Primer for the IoT Age
Data acquisition hardware and software enable smarter decisions in engineering design environments.
/article/data-acquisition-primer-iot-ageAutodesk’s Design for Industry Competition: Meeting Industry Challenges with Software Tools
Torie Anderson, senior manager, Strategic Partners and Initiatives, at Autodesk, provides an overview of the Design for Industry competition.
/article/meeting-industry-challenges-software-toolsQuiet and Calm Test for Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)
Software helps engineers develop an ear for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).
/article/quiet-and-calmBuilding the Most Energy-Efficient Vehicle
Shell Eco-marathon Americas is a global competition that challenges students to design, build and test the most energy-efficient vehicles possible.
/article/building-energy-efficient-vehicleDesigning the Future of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
The AUVSI SUAS competition requires students to design, integrate, report on and demonstrate an unmanned air system capable of autonomous flight and navigation, remote sensing and execution of specific tasks.
/article/designing-future-unmanned-air-vehiclesHands-on Machine Engineering
Student Design Competition Profile: The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
/article/hands-machine-engineeringNext-Gen Engineers: Mastering a Real-World HPC-Driven Scientific Workload
For this month’s student design competition, we look at the Student Cluster Competition, which is part of the annual Supercomputing Conference (SC). It began 10 years ago as a part of the conference.
/article/next-gen-engineers-mastering-real-world-hpc-driven-scientific-workload