Speed School of Engineering

Speed School of Engineering

UofL’s Conn Center to grow industrial hemp and kenaf for energy research

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research will plant two varieties of industrial hemp and a strain of...
Civil engineering students at UofL built a concrete canoe and figured out how to make it float as part of a competition with students from other engineering schools in the region.

Civil Engineering students solve the concrete canoe conundrum

Why would anyone build a concrete canoe? And if you were to build one, how would you make it float? Well, civil engineering students at...
Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center Senior Sustainability Engineer Mark Toda

KPPC sustainability engineer to serve as judge at state conference

Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center Senior Sustainability Engineer Mark Toda will serve as a judge for the Kentucky Technology Student Association State Conference, which is...
OsteoMagic, one of the teams that came up with a 3D printed product for medical use.

Speed School course challenges students to build startup companies

They’re entrepreneurs. They’re innovators. They huddle with their teams, talking prototypes, branding and turning their products into the next big thing. But this isn’t Silicon...

UofL art and design students leverage FirstBuild’s ‘limitless’ facilities

There are many tools in the artist's tool box — paint brushes, charcoal, pencils. But at the University of Louisville, students also work with...
UofL engineering students recently spoke to students at Central High School at the "NASA: Engineering Beyond Earth" event, aimed at promoting engineering education in underrepresented areas.

Speed School promotes engineering with event at Central High School

UofL President Dr. Greg Postel, Speed School Dean Dr. John Usher, and engineering students spoke to more than 350 middle and high school students...

Speed engineering students design, fabricate and assemble steel bridge for regional competition

  LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A team of engineering students is preparing for a regional competition in hopes of qualifying for nationals by building a steel bridge and...
E-Expo participants competed in Rube Goldberg and balsa wood bridge building competitions.

Speed School’s E-Expo: Kids learn that engineering is fun

You don’t have to be super smart to like engineering. That was the message UofL Speed School of Engineering students relayed to hundreds of...
This year’s E-Expo saw more than 750 prospective students and general public participate in the hands-on activities.

Speed School’s E-Expo event draws hundreds of prospective students

The Speed School Student Council hosted the 79th Annual Engineering Exposition on Saturday, March 4. This year’s E-Expo saw more than 750 prospective students...
Roman Yampolskiy, Ph.D.

Science fiction into reality: What can artificial intelligence really do for us –...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  From The Jetsons to I, Robot, science fiction writers have illustrated both exciting and frightening visions of the impact computers, robots...