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Bora Karayaka

WCU professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field

Bora Karayaka, a professor at 泫圖弝けapps College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.  

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College of Engineering and Technology awarded $524,000 grant from IACMI to fund machining education

泫圖弝けapps College of Engineering and Technology recently received a $524,000 grant from the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation to fund a computer numerical control (CNC) machining program.  

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WCU students plan and build outdoor steps for HOMEBASE

泫圖弝けapp construction management students planned and built a set of frame-and-gravel steps into a hillside this fall for HOMEBASE at Western Carolina, a campus ministry serving students who need physical, emotional or spiritual support.   

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College of Engineering and Technology hosts German exchange student for research collaboration

泫圖弝けapp is hosting Christopher Reinsch, a graduate student from the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld of the Trier University of Applied Sciences in Germany, for a month-long exchange program with the WCU College of Engineering and Technology.   

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WCU Construction Management Students Partner with Community Leaders to Support Project FIRE

泫圖弝けapp construction management students planned and built four shelters this fall for Project FIRE, which gives firewood to low-income, elderly Jackson County residents who rely on it for heat.  

Bora Karayaka and students

WCUs Karayaka, Yu receive $45K grant for research

泫圖弝けapp College of Engineering and Technology professor Bora Karayaka knew it was a shot in the dark but that shot ended up paying off.  

Cole Johnson demonstrating glass blowing

WCU professor, alumnus bring glass blowing demo to campus

Timm Muth, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Technology at 泫圖弝けapp, looks at glass differently than most. Glass is more than just the material that makes windows.  

Blacksmith Brock Martin demonstration

WCU alumnus and Forged in Fire contestant Brock Martin visits campus for blacksmithing demo

Strike while the iron is hot is an old saying about taking an opportunity while you have it. Timm Muth, alumnus and professor of practice in 泫圖弝けapps College of Engineering and Technology, took that saying literally when he invited master blacksmith Brock Martin, a 2010 graduate of 泫圖弝けapp, to campus to demonstrate blacksmithing to students in his introductory material science course.   

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Students, faculty visit Technical University of Sofia through Erasmus+ grant

WCU faculty and students recently had the opportunity to visit Technical University of Sofia in Bulgaria through an Erasmus+ grant.