Student News

The Big Green Bus Goes Biodiesel
June 10, 2013

One dozen students, half of them studying or planning to study engineering, will once again leave on June 13 in what they call The Big Green Bus, fueled up for the first time by pure biodiesel.

Graduate programs celebrate investitures
June 8, 2013 | The Dartmouth

Thayer expects to award 100 bachelor’s degrees, 51 master’s of engineering management, six master’s of science and 21 PhD degrees in engineering sciences.

Portraits of Leadership: 2013 Student Marshals
June 7, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Marshals are selected by fellow students on the basis of good citizenship, enthusiasm, integrity, and positive impact on others. This year's Marshals include Sharang Biswas ’12, Th’13 and Joe Zabinski Th’13.

Thayer Students Tackle a ‘Real-World Problem’ in Haiti
June 4, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Four BE students took on the task of fixing an inefficient water system in rural Haiti as part of the two-term senior course, Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation/Completion.

2013 Formula Hybrid: Final Wrap-up
May 31, 2013

Each year Formula Hybrid offers "hands-on experience innovating across electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering disciplines.” This year was no exception.

$300 House Update!
May 31, 2013 | The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science

Under the guidance of Senior Lecturer Jack Wilson of Dartmouth’s Architecture Program and Thayer School of Engineering, the $300 House Project has grown.

Despite lack of major, architecture offerings abound
May 21, 2013 | The Dartmouth

While Dartmouth does not offer a formal major in architecture, the studio art department offers a three-term sequence in architecture, and the art history, engineering, history, geography and environmental studies departments also offer architecture-related coursework.

Dartmouth Engineering Student Named Schweitzer Fellow
May 20, 2013

Engineering PhD candidate Kelly Michaelsen has been named a 2013-14 New Hampshire-Vermont Schweitzer Fellow—joining approximately 220 other Schweitzer Fellows across the country in designing and implementing service projects that address the health of underserved communities.

Dartmouth Formula Racing Wins for Best Electric Car
May 9, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

The Dartmouth Formula Racing (DFR) team overcame battery problems to run away with first prize for the top electric car at last week’s Formula Hybrid Competition.

MEM Students Create Vending Machine for Engineering Supplies
May 8, 2013

“The idea never really went anywhere until I asked the MEM group to find a way to keep supplies on hand for student use,” said Machine Shop Manager Kevin Baron.