News & Events

• LawnBot Team brings home 1st Place win

  The 2008 WSU LawnBot team won first place for the second year in a row at the Institute of Navigation's (ION) Annual Robotic Lawn Mower Competition held June 5-8 at Siebenthaler's Garden Center in Beavercreek. The 1st place prize comes with a $15,000 award for the team.

  Team members
  Nicholas Baine (EE)
  Jeffrey Baugher (EE)
  Brian Birkmire (CEG)
  Kurt Darding (ME)
  Joseph Mertz (EE)
  Joe Natarian (EE)
  Veronica Rathbun (ME)
  Kimberly Reichelderfer (ME)
  Jonathan Roach (EE)
  Nicholas Schwieterman (EE)
  Errol Talbot (CEG)
  Paul Tarka (CS)
  Adam Webb (EE)

  Faculty Advisors
  Dr. Kuldip Rattan (EE)
  Dr. Scott Thomas (MME)
  Dr. John Gallagher (CSE)

• Kazimierczuk Receives ASEE Teaching Award

  Dr. Marian Kazimierczuk (EE) was recently selected as the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Teaching Award by the North Central Section of the American Society for Engineering Education.

• CECS Students Graduate with Honors Designations

  The University Honors Program is recognizing several CECS students that will be graduating spring quarter with Honors designations. The students will be honored at a ceremony on June 12 where they will receive a certificate and an Honors medallion to wear at the commencement ceremony. Students graduating from CECS include:
  

  • Robert Collini (CS)
    
  • Derick Faller (CS)
    
  • Brian Gockel (ME)
    
  • David Holtkamp (CEG)
    
  • Heather Kolano (CS)
    
  • Andrew McClain (CS)
    
  • Thomas Pemberton (CEG/CS)
    
  • Richard Van Hook (CEG)
    
  • Nishant Vyas (BME)
    
  • Adam Webb (EE)