March 2007 Engineering Alumni Newsletter

Greetings!

Welcome to the March edition of Engineering@Idaho, a monthly e-publication for alumni and friends of the University of Idaho's College of Engineering.

Expo Update

Chemical Engineering Students to Compete in International Design Contest with Expo Projects
University and high school students throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will participate in the 17^th Annual International Environmental Design Contest (EDC) April 1-4 of this year at New Mexico State University (NMSU).
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/edc2007/

Sponsorship Deadline Approaching
Has your organization been thinking about sponsoring Engineering Design Expo 2007? If so, you'll need to act quick. The deadline to be a part of this exciting event is April 6. To become a sponsor or learn more, e-mail Matt Strange at mstrange@uidaho.edu or call 208.885.7978. For a complete list of sponsors, visit:
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/expo/sponsors/

Calling All Judges
Be a part of Engineering Design Expo 2007! Being a judge gives you the unique chance to interact with students, review their projects and help choose award winners for the event. To become a judge or learn more, contact Katharine Beyerlein at kbeyer@uidaho.edu.

Student Achievements

Sweet Smell of Success! University of Idaho Two-Stroke Dominates National Clean Snowmobile Competition
The 12 members of the University of Idaho Clean Snowmobile Competition Team recently earned first place honors at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC), where participating students from across the country re-engineer stock snowmobiles to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or enhancing performance.
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/csc2007/

Safe Water for the World: University of Idaho Research Team Helps Bring Clean Water to Maasai Tribes
University of Idaho students from the colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Engineering zeroed in on the tiny moringa seed as one component of an innovative solution to address clean water and water availability in Africa. The teams - with students in the research lab back in Moscow, Idaho, and in the field in Nairobi, Kenya - refined a process to create clean, safe drinking water and catchment systems for the nomadic Maasai tribes.
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/safewater/

Alumni Update

Engineering Alumnus Sails in World Competition
By day, Lester Igo is a senior developer for InfoBlox, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based network identity applications development company. But when he's not ensuring network capabilities, he heads for the wind-tossed waves of the San Francisco Bay area to harness the wind in the sails of his J/24 sailing vessel.
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/worldsailing/

Alumni Directory Highlights a Century of Achievements
Have you submitted your information to the College of Engineering alumni directory yet? Join your classmates, colleagues and friends from around the world and tell us what you're up to. We'll be highlighting alumni achievements during our centennial and need your help in providing updates!
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/alumni/iform/

To view the directory, visit the link below, click the "Alumni" button, find your decade and then graduation year.
http://www.engr.uidaho.edu/

How are We Doing?

Send your feedback to mstrange@uidaho.edu.