Herff News
EECE holds senior design presentations
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering held their Senior Design poster and oral presentations this week at Herff Engineering. The poster presentations were held Tuesday in the Engineering Science Building and the oral presentations took place Thursday in the Engineering Auditorium. >> Read about the teams, projects
EERI Student Chapter wins competition
The University of Memphis Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Student Chapter won Best Seismic Performance during the National Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Conference in San Francisco. The UofM chapter competed with 35 Universities from across the world.
Herff Engineering Dean's Student Success Challenge
As part of the University of Memphis Driven by Giving campaign, April 3-7, Herff College of Engineering Dean Dr. Okenwa Okoli is encouraging members of the Herff College of Engineering to participate. Student donations to the Herff College of Engineering General Fund will be matched by Dean Okoli.
Emotional Intelligence Workshop
May 9, 2023 | 9 AM to 1 PM
225 FedEx Institute of Technology
Open to Herff faculty, postdocs and graduate students.
Training will be conducted by Otto Kroeger Associates (OKA), a company that provides training to help develop leaders and teams with top Emotional Intelligence, Personality Type and Talent Development certifications and advanced workshops.
UofM breaks ground on new STEM building
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is the collection of academic
disciplines that will drive economic development opportunities, find solutions to
the grand challenges we face as a nation, a planet, and a people (water, food, energy,
security, health and healthcare), and create new jobs for generations to come.
The University of Memphis is set to build a world-class STEM Research and Classroom
Building (SRCB) where students and faculty from the Herff College of Engineering and
the College of Arts and Sciences can collaborate to address societal changes and help
students compete on the world stage in scientific and engineering innovation.
Successful collaboration takes place here at the UofM every day: in the classroom,
across campus, in conjunction with private industry, and in partnership with other institutions of
higher education. Despite current space deficiencies, our faculty and students produce nationally-lauded research
supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the
US Department of Defense, the US Department of Transportation, and numerous other
public and private entities.
This new 65,000 square foot facility will support 16 undergraduate and graduate programs.
The SRCB will enable faculty and students to collaborate on innovative research, tackling
issues like earthquake engineering, cyber security, workforce development, hydrology,
big data, artificial intelligence, transportation, and biomaterials.
Dr. Ernő Lindner helps to develop innovative drug detection technology
Dr. Ernő Lindner, R. Eugene Smith Professor of Biomedical Engineering and professor of Chemistry at the UofM, and Vanderbilt University professor Dr. Edward Chaum developed innovative drug detection technology and awarded United States patent.
Turner delivers check to engineering scholars
Turner Construction Company met with the first cohort of Turner Construction Company scholars and presented a check. Pictured from left are: Dr. Russell Deaton, interim dean of Herff College of Engineering; Andy David, Turner; Tatiana Kalonji Nzeba (Civil Engineering, Junior); Dr. Bill Hardgrave, University of Memphis president; Taurus B. Gregory (Engineering Technology, Junior); Jeff Borgsmiller, Turner; and Navneet Singh Sidhu (Mechanical Engineering, Senior).
UofM and IAMPE sign academic partnership agreement
The University of Memphis (UofM) and the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to work together on professional development for the maritime and port industry. Under the MOU, UofM and the IAMPE will acknowledge and endorse each other’s programs related to port and terminal education and training. The IAMPE will look to provide a professional certification as Marine Terminal Operator (MTO) to UofM undergraduate students for successfully completing the appropriate engineering undergraduate program. In addition, UofM will grant IAMPE programs academic credits in their related graduate programs. >> Read more
Civil Engineering Research Seminar Series
Guatemala's Logistic Resilience: The Case of the Sugar and Banana Industries
September 13, 2022
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
101 Engineering Administration
(Pizza and drinks will be provided.)
Central America, and particularly Guatemala, jointly have one of the worst averages of logistic efficiency, infrastructure and quality indicators of the world (per various Logistic, Infrastructure and Competitiveness ratings from the World Bank, IMD, and WEF among others). Below us rank most African countries, and even Venezuela and Cuba. The USA, most of Europe and some Asian countries, always position themselves among the top 10 globally. >> Read more
Elevate your career with a MS in Engineering Management
Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) from the University of Memphis provides skilled engineers with the leadership and management training needed to become effective engineering managers, directors of engineering, project managers and more. >> Read more
Dr. Okenwa Okoli named dean
Dr. Okenwa Okoli has been named Dean of the Herff College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2023. >> Read more
Construction Management Program Seminar
The Associated Builders and Contractors of West Tennessee is hosting a University of Memphis Construction Management Seminar July 13, 2022 from 9 to 10 a.m. This webinar will provide information about the new Construction Management (CM) initiative at the UofM.
Professor Joe Delaney will outline the proposed core courses (Construction Engineering, Construction Estimating, Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction Contracts and Law, and Construction Safety) and will also discuss the proposed optional CM course in Construction Building Information Modeling and their general teaching approach for all the CM courses.
Because the teaching approach will use real world construction projects as case studies, they would like to coordinate access to ongoing local construction projects with ABC member companies and potential guest lecturers. They are also looking to solicit ideas from ABC member companies as to how they can keep the content relevant in able to produce ideal candidates for employment in careers in the built environment, as well as ways to promote the CM initiative to recruit students. Comment and question session will follow the formal presentation.
Engineering faculty grant application open
Applications due to Herff College Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Herff College of Engineering faculty from the following departments are eligible to submit proposals:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
If you have questions or wish to review sample proposals that resulted in Faculty Research Grants, please contact Stephanie Ivey at 901.678.3286 or e-mail her, ssalyers@memphis.edu.
CTIER Truck Parking in Tennessee Research completed
The Center for Transportation Innovations in Education and Research (CTIER) in the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering completed its research project on the demand and supply of truck parking facilities in the state of Tennessee. Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Freight Mobility Research Institute, the research found that the state of Tennessee does not exhibit a significant issue with truck parking capacity with a majority of its interstate network categorized as having “adequate capacity.” >> Read more
Spring '22 Biomedical Engineering Design Project Award Recipients
Three teams received recognition for their projects:
- (First place ($500 award) Modular Enviornment Research System: Lucas Hines, Graeme McCord, John-David Ross, Samarth Vedante, Andrew Williams
- (Second place) Thinking Critically: Kyra Brady, Michael Diep, Jehad Esmail, Madison Higgins, Julia Strecker
- (Third Place) Fusion Orthopedics: Thaiz Cruz, Jerry Jenkins, Taryn Lema, Shiyanzi Shaikh, Shannon Wallace