CAST presents 2022 Science and Technology Week

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The College of Applied Science and Technology is proud to present the 2022 Science and Technology Week, celebrating advancements in science and technology and the hardworking, dedicated students and professionals who make those advancements possible.

CAST announces Three Minute Thesis competition finalists

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On December 3, the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) held its Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges master’s and doctoral students to describe their research topic and its significance in just 3 minutes to a general audience.

Thanking our Technology veterans

Dr. Matt Aldeman, an assistant professor of Technology, with former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Veterans Day is November 11. It is the day reserved in the United States to honor those who have served our country in our Armed Forces.

School of IT Students teamed up to create a webpage for a local business

Five male students

Eddie Becker, an Information Systems –System analytics student; Mathew Weiner ’20, a recent Computer Science graduate; Erik Wenth, a Cybersecurity student; Zach Oettle, a student of Networking and Telecommunications Management; and Ryan Skare, an Information Systems student with a focus on Web Application Development were teamed up randomly in IT 391- last summer and completed a successful project for a local business – The Recipe Girls.

Metcalf students visit ISU technology labs

Metcalf students study wind energy.

On November 9, 42 fourth graders, 12 eighth graders, and their teachers from Illinois State University’s Metcalf School toured the Department of Technology’s Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Caterpillar Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory in Turner Hall.

Khoury and Shah place first in the 2018 ATMAE student poster competition

During the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri on November 7-9, 2018, Brandon Khoury ’17, M.S. ’18 and Manan Shah placed first in the student poster competition for their research poster, “The Future of Learning Using Virtual Reality to Teach Industrial Robotics.”