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Students, Faculty Tackle Communication Challenge

by Kristin HaackerFaculty in Focus, Student Stories March 16, 2015Comments are Disabled

A summer student engineering project with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate (AFRL) and the New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC), culminated in the successful demonstration of Air Force-adapted technology that could solve radio communications problems for emergency responders across New York State. Two SUNY Poly engineering students, Kyle Waldeck, a senior, and …

Good Showing for NCS Student Team at Regional Event

by Kristin HaackerStudent Stories March 16, 2015Comments are Disabled

SUNY Poly’s Network and Computer Security (NCS) club was one of ten student teams that gathered at the University of New Hampshire recently to test their mettle and their minds in the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The three-day event had each team working as an IT Department would, taking requests put forth by a …

SUNY Poly students working on a design challenge in Philadelphia, PA

Students Help Design a Brighter Future

by Kristin HaackerFaculty in Focus, Student Stories March 16, 2015Comments are Disabled

Assistant Professor of Technology Management Robert Edgell recently took a group of four SUNY Poly students to Philadelphia to take part in “Design Challenge,” an annual civic innovation competition that turns student solutions into community action. This year’s event, hosted by the Center for Design and Innovation at Temple University focused on reducing littering along …

First-Year Engineering Students Tackle Rube Goldberg Challenge

by Kristin HaackerStudent Stories March 16, 2015Comments are Disabled

Even if you don’t know it by name, it’s likely that somewhere in pop culture, you’ve seen the elaborate contraptions known as “Rube Goldberg machines.” After a recent competition in ESC 100 Introduction to Engineering, SUNY Poly students are more familiar with the concept than ever. A Rube Goldberg machine is a device designed to …