by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 7, 2013 | Features, Spring 2013
A laboratory in the Bell Engineering Center has been transformed into the Bill and Margaret Harrison Family Video Conferencing Facility thanks to a contribution from William and Margaret Harrison of Little Rock. The gift allowed the department of industrial...
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 7, 2013 | Fall 2013, Spring 2013
Q. How do you help connect employers with engineering students? A. We host professional development and networking events throughout the year. We conduct events on campus that allow students and employers to meet one another and we also conduct company tours where we...
by Camilla Shumaker | May 15, 2013 | Features, Spring 2013
Everything that lives needs water, preferably clean water. When you fill a glass from the tap, turn on your lawn sprinklers or enjoy a day of fishing at the lake, you are benefitting from the time and efforts of water quality researchers and companies. They are...
by Camilla Shumaker | May 15, 2013 | Features, Spring 2013
The practice of using chlorine to disinfect drinking water is arguably the most important public health achievement in the last one hundred years. However, like many beneficial processes, disinfection is not without its drawbacks. When chlorine is added to water,...
by Camilla Shumaker | May 15, 2013 | Features, Spring 2013
In Wen Zhang’s lab, flasks of pale green water sit on a table. Magnets under the flasks spin plastic cylinders, stirring the water. The color comes from particles of Chlorella Vulgaris, a type of algae. Zhang and her students are cultivating this algal species to...
by Camilla Shumaker | May 15, 2013 | Features, Spring 2013
Behind the Arkansas Research and Technology park lies a peaceful-looking pond surrounded by reeds. But this retention pond is more than just an incongruous piece of nature in a high-tech setting. It’s an outdoor lab, a place for BlueInGreen, LLC, a Virtual Incubation...
