by Camilla Shumaker | Mar 3, 2016 | Spring 2016
What is your major and what made you choose that field of study? Civil Engineering – I chose this because structures of all shapes, sizes, and purposes have always intrigued me and I have so far enjoyed studying them more in depth and anticipate what more is to...
by Camilla Shumaker | Mar 3, 2016 | Featured Students, Q & A, Spring 2016
What is your major and what made you choose that field of study? I am majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Spanish. Originally, I chose this major as a back-up for medical school and because math and physics have always been interesting to me. After...
by | Mar 3, 2016 | Q & A, Spring 2016
What is your major and what made you choose that field of study? Mechanical Engineering – Structural analysis and materials / Product development. What has been your favorite experience as an engineering student? Dr. Huang’s Introduction to Flight class...
by Camilla Shumaker | Feb 8, 2016 | Featured Students, Q & A, Spring 2016
Where are you from and how did you first get interested in engineering? Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech was very involved at my school. I went to a math and science magnet school, and in the summers I had research opportunities with Georgia Tech. I went to Georgia...
by Camilla Shumaker | Feb 5, 2016 | Features, Spring 2016
Rita Willcoxon, BSIE ‘82 On July 21, 2011, Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center and NASA employees gathered to watch this historic event. Atlantis was the last STS–Space Transportation System, commonly known as the space shuttle–to fly on a mission....
by Camilla Shumaker | Feb 5, 2016 | faculty appreciation, Q & A, Spring 2016
Michelle Bernhardt is an assistant professor of civil engineering. In her research, she studies the behavior of granular material such as soil. What is your research area? My research focuses on the multi-scale characterization of particulate material response. I use...
