Speed School of Engineering

Speed School of Engineering

UofL and Clemson rally together for Suicide Prevention Week

UofL and Clemson may be opponents on the field Saturday, but the two schools are unified around another, more important battle - the fight...
University of Louisville engineering students pose with FirstBuild director Larry Portaro (far right) after placing second in the makerspace/microfactory's 2017 MegaHackathon. (Credot: FirstBuild/GE Appliances)

Fridge of the Future: UofL students score at FirstBuild’s MegaHackathon

Weaving through the aisles of the grocery store, you ask yourself: Are we out of milk? What about eggs? Orange juice?  In the future, your...
Speed Student Alison Davis shares a photo of her view of the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Davis is working on a co-op in Houston currently, along with several other Speed students.

Speed School co-op students witness Hurricane Harvey firsthand

When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas last weekend, it brought torrential downpours of rain for five days, totaling 52 inches as of Tuesday evening. The...
More than 60 sophomores and juniors spent the summer in research labs alongside UofL scientists, and were able to present their research projects at a poster session earlier this month.

UofL summer program cultivates next generation of researchers

Sixty-six college sophomores and juniors spent much of the summer working with faculty on various research projects as part of UofL's Summer Research Program. Most...

UofL co-sponsors Speed Cinema documentary screenings, discussions

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Panelists will discuss documentaries about higher education and about the 2014 Ferguson police shooting that will be screened soon at the...
Speed graduates with Whittenberg and Henderson Services, are guiding the design and construction projects at UofL.

Speed grads return to campus to pitch in on construction projects

This summer has been a bit of a homecoming for several graduates of the UofL Speed School of Engineering. They work for companies involved...
Participants in FirstBuild's 2015 MegaHackathon work on their project. FirstBuild, backed by GE Appliances, is a maker space and micro factory at the University of Louisville.

FirstBuild wants to ‘hack the home’

Ever wish your home appliances were just a little bit … smarter? That they could run on their own, or better yet, anticipate exactly...
GE enlisted UofL to help develop controls systems for a new compressor that will make its refrigerators more energy efficient.

GE Appliances, UofL partner on ‘cool’ project

The innovation team at GE Appliances, a Haier company, and the University of Louisville recently partnered on a 'cool' refrigerator project.  The Kentucky-based home appliances...

Conn Center promises renewable energy future for coal country

They arrived at the University of Louisville with a truth they had known all their lives: Coal is not only a source of energy,...
Gail DePuy and Lars Smith

Longtime UofL professors step into temporary dean roles

Two veteran UofL professors have stepped up to fill decanal roles temporarily, while one school conducts a national search and another school awaits its...