For the third straight year, Southern Arkansas University Engineering/Physics students have taken the top titles at the highly competitive annual Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Research Conference. At this year’s conference, held November 6-7 in Fayetteville, there were 170 total oral and poster presentations from various institutions across Arkansas and other neighboring… Read More
SAU Engineering students win research award
Southern Arkansas University Engineering students recently earned a second place finish for a poster presentation on biofuel research at a regional conference of the American Society for Engineering Education in Springfield, Missouri. SAU Engineering presented three research posters at the conference, and the winning work was titled “Making Biofuel to Run on a Mini Gas… Read More
Engineering interns improve energy efficiency at Arkansas universities
Rather than worrying about burning up on the beach, nine Arkansas engineering students are spending their summers concerned with helping state agencies burn less energy. This summer marks the first year of the energy engineering summer internship program, which is sponsored by the Arkansas Industrial Energy Clearinghouse. After only a couple of weeks recovering from… Read More
SAU Engineering hosting summer camp
Southern Arkansas University Engineering is hosting three-day, two-nigh “Big Bang Engineering Summer Camp” from July 20-22, 2015. The engineering and physics camp is open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The registration fee is $200, and it includes room and board. Applications are due online at http://www.SAUmag.edu/Big-Bang-Camp by July 7. Participants will enjoy hands-on… Read More
Groundbreaking set for SAU engineering building
Southern Arkansas University will break ground on a new engineering building at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, just behind the University Science Center. SAU launched the only four-year engineering program in the southern half of Arkansas this past fall, and enrollment has reached more than 50 students in the first year. The University currently… Read More
SAU Engineering Chair gets $265,000 grant
Dr. Abdel Bachri, chair of the Department of Engineering and Engineering Physics at Southern Arkansas University, has been awarded a research development grant totaling $265,000 to explore the effect of space radiation in a near-zero gravity environment on human chromosomes. The grant is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), and was awarded from… Read More
Albemarle gives $200,000 for SAU engineering
In a dramatic kickoff for an engineering fundraising campaign by Southern Arkansas University, Albemarle and the Albemarle Foundation have donated a total of $200,000 to create the SAU Albemarle Endowed Professor of Engineering. On May 27, 2014, representatives from SAU were given a check for $60,000 from Albemarle Foundation representatives at their Magnolia chemical plant…. Read More
