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February 18, 2021

Alumnus and Professor Emeritus Lewis Thigpen Publishes Autobiography

Alumnus and Professor Emeritus Lewis Thigpen, Ph.D., PE (BSME ’64) recently published his autobiography, Born and Rai

Category: Alumni, College of Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Engineering
November 25, 2020

McFadden Wins Grand Prize at AT&T HBCU Innovation Challenge

Mechanical engineering senior Saleah McFadden won the $50K grand prize at the AT&T HBCU Innovation Challenge along with Howard University (HU) School of Business team members, Ashlynn Donelson, Keoniah Phillips, and Zakiyah Walker. The HU winning team, 4twenty1, competed against 24 other student teams from across seventeen HBCUs.

Category: College of Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Engineering
August 3, 2020

Alumnus Oscar Barton, Jr. Named Morgan State Engineering Dean

Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Oscar Barton, Jr. (MSME ‘87, Ph.D. ‘93), the first African American to receive the Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University, was recently named dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering at Morgan State University. Dr. Barton’s leadership will assist with the efforts of engineering deans at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to diversify the engineering fields and promote the position of HBCUs as leading research institutions in science and engineering.

Category: Alumni, Mechanical Engineering

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