- Terry Beck recognized as Professor of the Week
Terry Beck, professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, was recognized as Professor of the Week at the Dec. 1 men's home basketball game. - Carl R. Ice College of Engineering presents inaugural Sue Barsamian Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering had even more to celebrate than usual at this year's fifth annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit on Nov. 9, presenting a pair of new awards created by alumna Sue Barsamian. - Bindra receives DOE grant to study thermal transport within 3D-printed reactor components
Hitesh Bindra, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, is receiving a nearly $800,000 grant from the DOE to study thermal transport in 3D-printed ceramic nuclear reactor core components to help optimize reactor fuel design. - Engineering professor and graduate student receive Institution of Civil Engineers Prize
Gurpreet Singh and Shakir Bin Mujib win the prestigious Nanomaterials and Energy Prize for 2021, awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K. - NRC funds data-driven analysis framework for advanced nuclear reactors
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded Hitesh Bindra a nearly $500,000 grant to develop data-driven computational models for safety analysis of advanced nuclear reactors for regulatory and licensing purposes. - U.S. Department of Energy funds project to investigate safety of shippable nuclear reactors
Hitesh Bindra, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has received a nearly $800,000 grant to investigate safety in horizontally oriented micro-scale nuclear reactors designed for shipping in standard-sized containers. - Bindra receiving DOE grant to explore microreactor end-use in hydrogen and fertilizer production
Hitesh Bindra, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, will receive a nearly $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore the use of micro-scale nuclear reactors in the production of hydrogen from agricultural waste. - Powercat Motorsports competes at Formula SAE Michigan 2021
K-State's formula race team, Powercat Motorsports, competed in the Formula SAE Michigan July 7-10. - K-State's high-powered rocketry team places fourth at annual international Spaceport America Cup
K-State's high-powered rocketry team, Final Frontier Aerospace Systems and Technology, or FFAero, placed fourth out of 36 teams in its division and 10th out of 76 teams overall at the 2021 Spaceport America Cup. - K-State Collegiate Wind Competition team recognized in national event
The U.S. Department of Energy has joined universities and wind energy experts from across the country to announce the winners of the 2021 Collegiate Wind Competition. A team from K-State was on that list as winner of the turbine prototype contest. - Global Food Systems Seed Grants awarded
The Office of Research Development announces the results of the fiscal year 2022 call for proposals for the Global Food Systems Seed Grant Program. - Commitment, dedication earn two K-State seniors Muir Alpha Tau Omega Blue Key Leadership Scholarship
Two 2020-2021 members of Blue Key Senior Honorary are recipients of the William L. Muir II and John T. Muir Alpha Tau Omega Blue Key Leadership Scholarship for their commitment, dedication, support of others, unselfishness and willingness to help. - Wildcat Wind Power students judge Kansas KidWind Competition
Seven members of the Kansas State University Wildcat Wind Power team served as judges for the 2021 Kansas KidWind Challenge, resulting in five teams from Kansas schools being invited to the National KidWind Challenge. - Mechanical and nuclear engineering hosts spring/summer 2021 Graduating Senior and Awards Celebration
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering recently hosted its graduating senior party and awards celebration. - K-State receives NRC funding for Nuclear Engineering Fellowship Program
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has funded a new Nuclear Engineering Fellowship Program to provide financial support and mentoring to at least three Kansas State University nuclear engineering doctoral students. - K-State junior awarded national DOE scholarship
Broderick Sieh, junior in mechanical engineering, has been awarded a $7,500 scholarship by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy Integrated University Program. - Recent mechanical and nuclear engineering publication recognized as journal editor's pick
A recent paper published by MNE doctoral candidate Tyler Albright and assistant professor Jared Hobeck is selected as one of five editor's pick articles out of the 110 articles published in the Journal of Materials Science April 2021 issue. - Undergraduates selected to present research at virtual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Five undergraduate students including Broderick Sieh, junior in mechanical engineering, will represent K-State at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, a virtual event this year from March 2-4. The students were selected by the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry. - Two alumni join Engineering Hall of Fame
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will induct two new members into its Hall of Fame on March 5. - Engineering alumni honored for career success
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will honor 10 alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. - Doctoral student in mechanical engineering places second in poster competition
Doctoral student in mechanical engineering places second in poster competition. - Engineering faculty members receive named positions
Amir Bahadori and Walter McNeil are two of seven faculty members in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering announced as its most recent recipients of named positions. - DOD funds research to expand development of form-fitting circuitry
The Radiological Systems Integration Laboratory at K-State, in partnership with Radiation Detection Technologies Inc., has been awarded a nearly $1 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency. - Two K-State graduates to receive 2020 Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Two Kansas State University graduates — Dr. Jamie Ball, Clinton, Missouri, and Kristine Davis, Houston, Texas — are the recipients of the K-State Alumni Association Student Alumni Board's 2021 Distinguished Young Alumni Award. - MNE professor takes part in national panel on low-dose radiation
Amir A. Bahadori, assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, was an invited panelist for the American Nuclear Society nationally broadcast program, “Talking about Low-Dose Radiation.” - Melanie Derby and two others recognized as Professors of the Week
Alex Red Corn, Melanie Derby and Lauren McDaniel were recognized as Professor of the Week at the Dec. 29 and Jan. 2 men's home basketball games, respectively. Please join us in honoring their contributions to K-State.
News Archive
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Turning K-State research into real-world solutions
As part of One K-State Research Week 2026, the university is recognizing inventors who received patents and plant variety protection certificates in 2024 and 2025. This week’s 2026 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony celebrated 36 inventors and breeders who are leading K-State innovations in new varieties of wheat, graphene and carbon nanomaterials, agricultural engineering, entomology, animal health and many other disciplines. - K-State nuclear engineers working to solve long-duration space travel dangers
While radiation isn't inherently harmful, exposure to it is. In outer space, that danger is only amplified, limiting long-duration missions. K-State is working to change that.
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Baboly honored as Faculty of the Week
Kansas State University honored Hosein Baboly, teaching associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, as the Faculty of the Week at the men's home basketball game on March 3. -
2026 Engineering Ambassadors selected to represent the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Thirty-one student leaders in Kansas State University's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering have been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. -
Powering the future: K-State engineering secure energy systems
The energy landscape is more dynamic than ever and demands engineers who can innovate across the spectrum of power systems that generate and deliver today’s energy. Each of the college’s eight academic departments are meeting this challenge head on, training the next generation of global technological leaders and conducting cutting-edge research that is redefining how Kansans power their lives, both now and into the future. -
Wildcats at Wolf Creek
K-State is preparing tomorrow's nuclear industry leaders to enter the workforce. Between the top-notch education and research opportunities at K-State and the real-world career experience through Evergy internships at Wolf Creek, the future of the nuclear industry is bright. -
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering adopts dedicated advising model
As part of a universitywide initiative to improve student success through enhanced academic advising, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering has adopted a professional advising model that ensures each student has a dedicated advisor trained to deliver the specialized support students need to thrive. -
Nuclear engineering program provides endless possibilities
Blending classroom learning with real-world reactor experience, K-State’s nuclear engineering program prepares students to lead the future of nuclear science and safety.
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Meeting the moment: Developing the next generation of nuclear engineers
Kansas State University is cultivating nuclear's next-generation workforce as it leverages its TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor facility — one of only 25 university-operated research reactors in the country — to equip students with the skills and hands-on experience needed to power America’s future. -
University Nuclear Leadership Program recognizes and supports K-State nuclear engineering students
Five K-State students in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will continue nuclear engineering research and education with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy's University Nuclear Leadership Program. -
Bahadori named to National Academies committee studying radiation exposure in airline flight crews
Amir Bahadori, professor and nuclear engineering program director, will contribute his expertise in radiation research as part of a National Academies committee studying health risks and strategies to mitigate radiation exposure for commercial airline flight crews. - K-State leads the way in Kansas in radiation protection research: Research and radon programs at K-State support safer radiation practices
Researchers at Kansas State University are investigating the ways radiation and radioactive substances impact the health of Kansans and others across the world, and an Engineering Extension team serves as a national leader in radon mitigation resources and education through the university's radon services, including the Kansas Radon Program.
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Singh named Fellow by American Ceramic Society
Gurpreet Singh, recipient of the Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff professorship and professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, was named a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in June. -
Powercat Motorsports team logs top five finish at Formula SAE Michigan
Most people will never know what it feels like to drive a Formula One car, but K-State students designed and drove a Formula-style vehicle through the Powercat Motorsports Formula SAE team. -
K-State students can earn a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering starting fall 2025
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University, with recent approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, will add nuclear engineering as its 15th Bachelor of Science degree program. -
Powercat Motorsports team member receives national SAE award
Anish Srivastava, senior in mechanical and nuclear engineering, Olathe, was selected as the recipient of the 2024 SAE International Award for Outstanding Student Leadership in STEM Honoring Max Rumbaugh. -
Wildcat Rocketry wins national competition, breaks altitude world record
K-State's Wildcat Rocketry team made history at the 2025 Argonia Cup by taking first place in the national collegiate rocketry competition and breaking a world record. - K-State engineers developing in-track measurement for railroad steel stress
K-State engineers are developing new non-contact technology for in-track monitoring of the state of rail stress in continuously welded steel railroad rail.
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Powercat Motorsports wins Formula Wheat competition
Kansas State University's Powercat Motorsports team hosted and won its second annual Formula Wheat event in Manhattan at Tuttle Creek Spillway in a weekend event held Oct. 19-20. -
Fan developing novel electrical method to create controllable droplets
Shih-Kang "Scott" Fan, professor in theAlan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, is developing a new method for creating large quantities of liquid droplets with uniform and adjustable volumes through a novel electrical technique called electrowetting bursting. -
K-State engineers sending experiment to International Space Station for condensation study
A team of K-State engineers hopes to predict condensation and freezing behavior using data obtained from experiments completed on the International Space Station. -
K-State engineers to develop neutron sensors for improved control, safety in advanced nuclear reactors
A trio of faculty members in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University is developing sensors designed to withstand one of the harshest operational environments ever created within the core of a nuclear reactor. -
Powercat Motorsports cracks top 10 at Formula SAE Michigan
The Powercat Motorsports Formula SAE team finished in 10th place at Formula SAE Michigan, marking the club's best showing at the event since it began competing there annually in 1997. -
Wildcat Wind Power takes third at national DOE Collegiate Wind Competition
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team took third place at the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event held in Minneapolis in May. -
Mechanical and nuclear engineering department presents its graduate student awards
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering hosted a luncheon and award celebration for its graduate students on May 2. -
Mechanical and nuclear engineering department hosts award ceremony
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K-State students receive Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards
Fifteen Kansas State University students have been selected for the annual Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards, including Thai Nguyen, mechanical engineering. -
Sarachek awards recognize outstanding doctoral candidates and support early career success
Kuan-Lun Ho, doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, was awarded the $1,500 Sarachek Scientific Travel Award from the Graduate School. -
K-State students awarded nuclear engineering scholarships from the US Department of Energy
Three students in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineeringat Kansas State University have received undergraduate nuclear engineering scholarships from the U.S. Department of Energy for the 2024-2025 academic year. -
Pal receives Department of Defense grant to develop shape-changing structures
Raj Kumar Pal has received a U.S. Department of Defense grant to design shape-changing structures using reservoir computing, a type of machine learning. -
Bahadori elected to national scientific authority on radiation protection
Amir A. Bahadori was recently elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, or NCRP. -
K-State Baja SAE team takes second place at winter competition
The Wildcat Offroad competition team traveled to Houghton, Michigan, to compete in the 43rd annual Winter Baja competition, putting two cars in the top five of the standings. -
Kansas State University promotes 70 faculty members, 25 receive tenure
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K-State Innovation Partners recognizes inventors at First Tuesday
Vice President for Research David V. Rosowsky and K-State Innovation Partners recognized Walter McNeil, Amir Bahadori, Steven Eckels, and others for 2023 patents.
- Mechanical and nuclear engineering department hosts award ceremony
Congratulations to all mechanical and nuclear engineering graduates, nominated outstanding students and the award winners. - Student explores combined effects of gravity and cosmic radiation
MNE student, Matthew Culbertson, is working with Dr Bahadori, conducting research to understand what happens inside the human body while in space. - Mechanical and nuclear engineering department awards graduate student scholarships
Lu and Azer Scholarship recipients announced at luncheon. - Bahadori honored with endowed professorship in engineering
Amir Bahadori, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has received the Hal and Mary Siegele professorship in engineering at Kansas State University. - Powercat Motorsports – 25 Years of Competition
One of the most popular student design teams at K-State, Powercat Motorsports formed in 1997 and spent a year organizing and preparing for its first competition in spring 1999. The initial team took 60th place out of 107 teams, with many highs and lows at competitions in the years since. - Derby honored with endowed recognition in engineering
Melanie Derby, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been appointed the Dr. Charles E. Wilson chair in engineering at Kansas State University. - K-State team wins Baja Fall Frenzy competition
The Kansas State University Baja SAE competition team won the Baja Fall Frenzy, an unofficial SAE competition hosted by Oklahoma State University on Oct. 7. - Powercat Motorsports wins inaugural Formula Wheat competition
Kansas State University's Powercat Motorsports team hosted and won its first competition event in Manhattan at Tuttle Creek Spillway in a weekend event held Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The team was the top performer among eight total race teams. - Fan receives NSF grant to build technology for analyzing gene expression
Shih-Kang "Scott" Fan, professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at K-State, has received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use electromicrofluidics to study gene versions at the single-cell level and create multimodal maps of gene isoforms. - K-State to lead $6M NSF project to study soil moisture preservation methods
The National Science Foundation has announced that Melanie Derby, associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, will receive a nearly $3 million grant as part of a $6 million cooperative award to study the potential for microbially active soil amendments to provide a long-term solution for conserving moisture and increasing nutrient availability for climate change-stressed crops. - Wei receives NSF EAGER award for study of flow physics in microswimmers
Mingjun Wei, associate professor in theCarl R. Ice College of Engineeringat Kansas State University, has received an early-concept grant for exploratory research, or EAGER, award from the National Science Foundation for his research exploring Purcell-like locomotion for microswimmers. - Pal receives CAREER award to study novel wave phenomena of architected plates
Raj Kumar Pal, assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineeringat Kansas State University, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to study the vibration response of architected plates for novel wave phenomena. - Powercat Motorsports notches club-best finish at national Formula SAE competition
In the club's top showing since it began competing annually in this event in 1997, the Powercat Motorsports Formula SAE team finished in 14th place at Formula SAE Michigan, May 17-20, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. - Wildcat Wind Power tops national DOE Collegiate Wind Competition for second consecutive year
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team repeated as the winner of the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in Boulder, Colorado. - K-State’s Greisen Earns CSC Academic All-America Distinctions
Jadyn Greisen was named to the Academic All-America Women's At-Large Second Team. - K-State twirlers have success at state competition
Two K-State twirlers recently competed in the State of Kansas Twirling Championships. Both earned high placements in the statewide competition. - K-State mechanical engineering students earn University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarships
Two students from Kansas State University's Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering were awarded competitive scholarships from the University Nuclear Leadership Program, or UNLP. - K-State students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society
Emily Pine was initiated as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. - Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its 2022-23 graduate student awards
Congratulations to the mechanical and nuclear engineering graduate student outstanding award and scholarship recipients, and all nominated students! - K-State commencement ceremonies to feature student speakers, musicians and vocalists
Christopher Burrell, bachelor's candidate in mechanical engineering, Wichita, will give the student address at commencement for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at 6:30 p.m. May 13 in Bramlage Coliseum. - Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its graduating senior awards
Congratulations to all MNE graduates, nominated outstanding students and the award winners! And thank you to ambassadors Zack Ness and Jacob Meyer for your work in the department. - Blue Key Senior Honorary selects 2023-2024 members
Jake Dederer was initiated as a Blue Key Senior Honorary member. - Community visit spotlight: Textron Aviation enhances student experiences through workplace engagement
Christopher Burrell, senior in mechanical engineering, was featured in the Sedgwick County community visit for his meaningful ties to the community and his work with Textron Aviation. - Amy Betz named recipient of KAWSE Award
Amy Betz, assistant dean and associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, is the 2022-2023 recipient of the K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, or KAWSE, Award. - K-State researchers honored at 2023 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony
Betz and Derby were among K-State researchers honored at 2023 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony. - Nuclear engineering professor selected for panel at BEST-Rad Summit
Walter McNeil, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been selected for the panel review of the Built Environment Surveillance Testbed — Radiological Hazards Summit, or BEST-Rad, event led by Idaho National Laboratory and the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation. - Culbertson named K-State's 84th Goldwater scholar
Matthew Culbertson, senior in physics and mechanical engineering, Manhattan, is Kansas State University's 84th Goldwater scholar. - Engineering honor society announces Saints of Engineering
MNE students, Christopher Burrell and Grace Wojcik, are recipients of the 2023 Saints of Engineering award. - Lab on a chip
Kuan-Lun Ho, doctoral student in mechanical and nuclear engineering in the Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, is making STEC testing more accessible and more efficient throughout the beef industry in Kansas and beyond. - Kansas State University faculty members complete Big 12 Faculty Fellowships
Bahadori's research is focused on the characterization of radiation environments, understanding the response of humans and electronics to radiation exposure using both experimental and computational techniques, and radiation imaging. - Derby attends White House forum on climate change
Melanie Derby, recipient of the Hal and Mary Siegele Professorship in Engineering and associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, was an invited participant in a White House forum on campus- and community-scale climate change solutions March 8-9 in Washington, D.C. - K-State's Silver Key Sophomore Honorary inducts new members
James Nobert, Sarah Sinclair, and Alex Podtburg who are Silver Key Sophomore Honorary members. - K-State Baja SAE team takes fourth in winter competition
The contest features the off-road racing of recreational vehicles built within the guidelines of the Society of Automotive Engineers. This specific competition is unique because the main endurance race is run on an ice track. K-State took 12 students and four different vehicles on the trip. - Three high school seniors earn K-State's Presidential Scholarship
Tyler Calgren is one of three high school seniors to receive a Presidential Scholarship from K-State, the largest scholarship award in the state. Calgren, who was one of 10 finalists for the award among 80 applicants, plans to study mechanical engineering in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering in the fall.
- Strauss selected for November Charlie Award from K-State Advisor Forum
The K-State Advisor Forum has selected Crystal Strauss, academic advisor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, for the November Charlie Award. - Carl R. Ice College of Engineering honors pair with Sue Barsamian Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
The awards, endowed and first presented by alumna Sue Barsamian in 2021, were given to Abby Aguilar, sophomore in biomedical engineering, and Melanie Derby, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering. - Multidisciplinary team receives grant to develop sustainable, off-grid construction materials
Scott Thompson, associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, is leading a team that received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to innovate a technique for additively manufacturing raw earth materials sustainably and in any location. - Mechanical engineering student awarded Gilman scholarship
Ainslie Markle, senior in mechanical engineering, is one of six Kansas State University students selected for the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study internationally. - Powercat Motorsports competes at national Formula SAE event
Powercat Motorsports, K-State's Formula race team, competed at Formula SAE Michigan alongside 100 teams from universities all over the world, including Germany, Brazil and Canada, in a three-day event, May 18-21, in Brooklyn, Michigan. - Wildcat Wind Power notches first-ever win at DOE's Collegiate Wind Competition
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team won the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in San Antonio May 16-18. - Betz elected ASME fellow
Amy Betz, assistant dean for retention, diversity and inclusion for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. - Mechanical and nuclear engineering presents its graduating senior awards
The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering hosted a party and awards celebration for its spring 2022 graduating seniors at the K-State Student Union on April 21. - Brockhoff recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching
Ronald Brockhoff is one of four Kansas State University faculty members to receive the 2022 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. - Mechanical engineering professor elected ASME fellow
Gurpreet Singh, Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.