Students address the challenges of developing lifelong professionalism, volunteerism, and global broad-based thinking by conducting local and international mission projects that require engineering and technology.

Employers expect the next generation of entry-level engineers to exhibit the ability to work on multidisciplinary teams, communicate effectively, and engage in lifelong learning. Large-scale systems engineering design projects develop the skill set to meet this challenge.

A young engineer finds professional challenges and personal satisfaction working in two remote locations — Antarctica and rural Honduras.

Hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) technology is an advanced vehicle technology that has the potential to displace oil use, but policy decisions must be made to encourage the deployment of this technology. An engineering intern finds challenges in the public policy arena.