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Andrew Sternhagen, an electrical engineering major at �ձ�av��Ƶ, is working under the guidance of electrical engineering assistant professor Xiaojun Xian to create a sweat biosensor. The Brookings native, who just completed his freshman year, is one of 12 selected in December 2024 as a Future Innovators of America.

In a new project through the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering's Future Innovators of America program, Matthew Croke will work with assistant professor Aritra Banerjee to develop a system that predicts root zone moisture using artificial intelligence and remote sensing tools.

Wenfeng An, a professor and pharmaceutical science researcher at �ձ�av��Ƶ, is engaged in research that has potential to lead to the development of vaccine for a variety of cancers.

�ձ�av��Ƶ has been selected by the American Association of Colleges and Universities to participate in the 2025-26 Institute on AI, Pedagogy and the Curriculum.

Shabbir Ahmed, assistant professor in �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop algorithms that will accurately measure a battery's state of charge.

�ձ�av��Ƶ's Wokini Initiative has announced the projects and awardees for the 2026 Challenge Grant.

Shabbir Ahmed, assistant professor in �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, is conducting unique research to better understand a technological invention that has defined the 21st century: lithium-ion batteries.

A damaged wheel knuckle proved to be a knuckle sandwich for the �ձ�av��Ƶ team competing at the national Baja SAE competition in Maryland June 12-17. The wheel knuckle, which connects the wheel hub to the suspension and steering components, was damaged while the �ձ�av��Ƶ team was competing on the suspension course at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Maryland, according to Matthew Anderson, president of Desert Hare Offroad Club.

High school students interested in the �ձ�av��Ƶ Data Science Camp don’t need to have completed Balloon Twisting 101 or Introduction to Coding to enroll. But they will get plenty of experience in both. This year’s camp, June 23-26, drew a full computer lab of 20 high schoolers who may have learned as much from the balloons as they did from their leaders — professor Xijin Ge and lecturer Bill Alsaker, both from the �ձ�av��Ƶ Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

A young group of mechanical engineering students delivered a “wow” factor to judges at a NASA contest and came home with the best prototype award. �ձ�av��Ƶ’s NOVA team was one of two �ձ�av��Ƶ entries selected to compete in Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL), an annual contest sponsored by NASA and administered by the National Institute of Aerospace for undergraduate and graduate students.