Boise State Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Department

Final InspireME of the semester 🎓

Join us for a seminar with Dr. Shane Brown from Oregon State University presenting “Engineering Concepts in Academic and Workplace Settings: How Situated Is Knowledge in These Settings?”

Dr. Brown’s work explores engineering education, student engagement, and how knowledge is applied across academic and professional spaces. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an award-winning researcher and educator.

📅 Thursday, May 7
⏰ 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
📍 MCMR 106

See you there!

Big wins for Boise State Engineering 👏

Ph.D. students Koda Boldt, Jadyn Hart, and Maxwell Hewes earned both the Presidential Award and the Commitment to Community Award for their “Tin Can Turbines” project—transforming recycled cans into hands-on wind turbines and inspiring over 200 builds.

Designing what moves us—through innovation, community, and purpose 🔧🌎

InspireME Seminar Series: Brandon Pechin 💧🏗️

The work no one sees: why the most important engineering problems are often the least visible.

Across the country, communities are dealing with aging infrastructure, emerging contaminants like PFAS, and workforce shortages that are pushing critical systems to their limits. These aren’t future challenges, they’re happening right now.

📅 Friday, April 17th
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 MCMR 106

📚DESIGNING THEIR FUTURE

We hosted approximately 170 students, staff, teachers, and chaperones from Vallivue Middle School this past week.

Huge thank you to Gator, Sean, Amevi, Kate, Katherine, Cody, Griff, Dr. Trevor Lujan’s Lab, and the whole MBE Team for helping make it happen.

Moments like these are exactly what Designing What Moves Us is about: creating spaces that spark interest, questions, and inspiration.

Grateful for everyone involved and every student who came through.

InspireME Seminar Series: Dr. Todd Otanicar ❄️🏄‍♂️🚨

Surf meets snow meets science. Dr. Otanicar is giving a sneak peek into ME 497 (Surf & Snow Engineering)- a brand new Fall ’26 course diving into how boards, skis, and gear are engineered for peak performance.

Love the mountains, the water, or just cool innovation? Don’t miss this.

📅 Friday, April 10th
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 MCMR106

Faculty Highlight ✨
Meet Assistant Professor Christina Taylor!
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InspireME Seminar Series: Dr. Stone 🚨

Join us as Dr. Stone dives into the use and perception of AI—from college students to society at large. He’ll explore the tradeoffs, cognitive impacts, and what it all means for the future of learning and intelligence.

📅 Friday, April 3rd
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 MCMR106

Mark your calendars — you won’t want to miss this.

This Friday, March 27th, the MBE Student Advisory Board is bringing the energy with an unforgettable Trivia Night, hosted by our very own Conner Patricelli. Get ready for friendly competition, big laughs, and the chance to show off everything you didn’t know you knew.

Grab your friends, bring your A-game, and come be part of a night that promises fun from start to finish. We can’t wait to see you there.

InspireME Seminar Series: Sarah Goldrod 🚨

Join us for a deep dive into forensic engineering with Sarah Goldrod, P.E. from Paragon Forensics. She’ll share how engineers investigate accidents, analyze injuries, and provide evidence-based insights for real civil cases. Learn how engineering principles are used to determine causation and uncover what really happened.

📅 Friday, March 27th
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 MCMR 106