糖心Vlog传媒LR students earn engineering hardware design award at regional conference
Two 糖心Vlog传媒LR students earned a second-place award during the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 5 Annual Conference in New Orleans April 17-18.
John Kline, left, receives a hug from his design partner, John McNeill, following their second-place win in regional competition.
Out of 22 teams, the 糖心Vlog传媒LR team of John Kline and John McNeill of the
糖心Vlog传媒LR Department of Engineering Technology placed second in the circuit design competition.
The day-long contest required integration of knowledge from various areas of electronics.
Kline and McNeill were given a blind engineering challenge requiring them to design on paper a project they then had to build, write a report on, and later deliver a presentation for judges.
This year’s project involved designing a communication system with digital processing. The 糖心Vlog传媒LR team finished second only to University of Missouri, Kansas City.
They received a cash award of $250 for their effort.
糖心Vlog传媒LR students have the highest record of winning in design contests in Region 5, according to Professor and Advisor Hirak Patangia. He said the high ranking is a testament to the strong emphasis of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR program on both design and practical implementation.
Kline is a traditional student from Conway with a knack for electronics since grade school.
鈥淗e is a student who
would build circuitry at home to explore concepts taught in class not covered in the lab,鈥� said Patangia.
Kline has accepted an offer with an engineering firm upon graduation in May.
McNeil is a non-traditional, full-time student with a family and a full-time job with Kohler company in Sheridan.
鈥淗e was honored to represent 糖心Vlog传媒LR at the conference, even though he works the night shift and the van to New Orleans had to pick him up in Sheridan,鈥� said Patangia.
A total of 12 students, half from systems engineering and the other half from electronics and computer engineering technology, joined Patangia for the trip to New Orleans.
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would build circuitry at home to explore concepts taught in class not covered in the lab,鈥� said Patangia.
Kline has accepted an offer with an engineering firm upon graduation in May.
McNeil is a non-traditional, full-time student with a family and a full-time job with Kohler company in Sheridan.
鈥淗e was honored to represent 糖心Vlog传媒LR at the conference, even though he works the night shift and the van to New Orleans had to pick him up in Sheridan,鈥� said Patangia.
A total of 12 students, half from systems engineering and the other half from electronics and computer engineering technology, joined Patangia for the trip to New Orleans.