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Baylor Mechanical Engineering professors Fleck, Jordon and Allison partnering with the University of New Hampshire, Purdue University, NASA and Astroport

Baylor partners with the City of Waco to pilot a near-zero emission, multi-fuel combustor that transforms local waste with minimal processing into ultra-clean energy.

After success leading an engineering design team as a students, Madison Dillenberger, BSME '19, stays connected to Baylor's School of Engineering and Computer Science through relationships with faculty, Career Day, and student projects sponsored by her company.

“Events like this are a great way to get students engaged and excited about the opportunities and challenges involved in spectrum science," says John Chapin, NSF's Special Advisor for Spectrum. “The demand for trained spectrum experts in the U.S. is only growing and it's a rewarding career path for students who want to work on important and interdisciplinary topics.”

Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science was well represented at the 31st American Society for Nondestructive Testing Research Symposium, the nation’s premier non-destructive evaluation conference, June 26-30 in Columbus, Ohio.

Central Texas Cyber Range, a $3.5 million partnership between Baylor University and McLennan Community College, is designed to address current and future cybersecurity needs

Nissan executive weaves faith, knowledge enriched at Baylor through productive career

Dr. Pack joins Baylor after seven and a half years as Dean of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Previously, he was Mary Clarke department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA). He became a full professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds electrical engineering and engineering science degrees from Purdue, Harvard, and Arizona State.

Researcher helped start Bioinformatics major, served as Professor of Bioinformatics and Chair of Computer Science Department, then as Interim Dean during the 2022-23 school year. Baker also was a faculty member in Baylor’s Institute of Biomedical Studies. He and his wife, Dr. Lori Baker, served on the National Campaign Steering Committee for Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign.

In March 2023, student organizations Women in Computer Science (WiCS) and Society for Women Engineers (SWE) hosted a Women In Stem panel discussion to commemorate Women’s History Month. Students enjoyed a rousing conversation, with the panel sharing wisdom including insights on their areas of focus, career paths, workplace dynamics, and mentor relationships.

On March 30, 2023, one of Baylor's finest professors, Ken Van Treuren, Ph.D., delivered his 2022 Baylor University Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year lecture. Dr. Van Treuren shares his remarkable life journey that includes Oxford, Princeton, and the U.S. Air Force Academy before explaining his motivation for spending the last 24 years teaching and researching in Baylor's Mechanical Engineering Department.

Michael Dooley has been named business officer at Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), effective May 15, 2023. He has 25 years of experience as a financial administrator and accounting manager in higher education.

Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science today announced the appointment of Jeong Bong (JB) Lee, Ph.D., as chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, effective August 1, 2023.

Baylor University hosted more than 125 attendees at the Southwest Data Science Conference (SDSC) on March 24, 2023. The purpose of the conference – in its second year at Hankamer Academic Center, home of Baylor’s Department of Computer Science – is to promote trans-disciplinary interactions among data scientists from diverse fields.

Baylor University hosted more than 125 attendees at the Southwest Data Science Conference (SDSC) on March 24, 2023. The purpose of the conference – in its second year at Hankamer Academic Center, home of Baylor’s Department of Computer Science – is to promote trans-disciplinary interactions among data scientists from diverse fields.

For the third consecutive year, the Baylor Cybersecurity team advanced to Regionals in the Southwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SWCCDC) after placing in the Top 8 at the Qualifier round on February 18. The first-place team from Regionals being held March 17 – 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will advance to the National CCDC being held April 28-30.

A multi-disciplinary collaboration led by mechanical engineering faculty Paul Allison and Brian Jordon from the Baylor Point-of-Need Innovations Center authored the cover story of the Jan/Feb 2023 issue of Advanced Materials and Processes, published by ASM International.

Baylor students competing in National Cyber League competitions ranked 18th in the nation in Fall 2022 and 25th in Spring 2023. 

Long-serving dean at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will join Baylor ECS June 1

Engineering Researcher Studies Frost for Flight Safety

From STEM kits to helping high school students choose a major, recent Engineering alumnus continues entrepreneurial pursuits

Baylor Researchers Uncovering Improved Approach to Treat Internal Injury

Faith always material to the work of Mechanical Engineering assistant professor

Young alumnus received NASA Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is partnering with Baylor Electrical and Computer Engineering on a Naval Engineering Education Consortium project to improve the autonomous capabilities of robots.

Assistant Professor Trevor Fleck one of 21 Fellows named by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Meet Courtney, a Data Science and Secondary Spanish major (with a history minor) from Newport News, Virginia

Dipta Das, MSCS ’21, provides an international perspective on Baylor Computer Science and entering the U.S. workplace.

Annika Moser's infectious enthusiasm for aerospace helped grow her student organization from 8 to 150 while balancing coursework and working in a research lab at the BRIC. Now she's landed a coveted SpaceX summer internship.

See how ECS has resumed engaging with the community this Spring after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Baylor University ECS and RCHHS deans bring professors together across disciplines to build new research partnerships

Henry Han, Ph.D., to serve as Inaugural McCollum Family Chair in Data Sciences

Baylor University announced over the summer the hiring of Alan X. Wang, Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of The Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering.

Tools of innovation, science and technology look to the future. To fully understand problems of now and in the future, however, history cannot be ignored. Mary Lauren Benton, Ph.D., assistant professor of bioinformatics, brings those worlds together in her research to solve the biggest mystery of all – the human genome.

Baylor University announced today that it has opened its own on-site COVID-19 testing lab and research facility in partnership with My Labs Direct (MLD), a CLIA-certified, COLA-accredited diagnostic lab that offers an extensive menu of FDA-approved tests.