International School Students Declared "Engenius"

Students from the International School of Indiana in Indianapolis have claimed first place in a high school design competition conducted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Engenius Solutions student enterprise.

According to Inside INdiana Business, the five students proposed to design a portable device to assist asthma patients and medical caregivers. The team won $2,000 to continue to study the idea and possibly produce prototypes for testing and marketing.

Rose-Hulman Launches Observatory in Australia

According to Inside INdiana Business, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students are now aiming their sights toward the sky after funds helped to pay for a new observatory in Australia. Students and faculty are able to operate the telescope from their classroom through an Internet connection.
(The photo is an image of the edge of a galaxy was taken from a telescope at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Oakley Southern Sky Observatory in Australia)

Rose-Hulman to House International Partnership

An international partnership created to expand education to meet the increasing need for engineers to work in the rapidly growing field of wireless technology has moved its operations to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, according to the institute's news bureau.

The Global Wireless Education Consortium (GWEC) which was created 10 years ago and previously located in Arlington, Virginia will be headquartered in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Rose-Hulman.

GWEC will continue to serve as a central point of contact for new teaching materials, recruitment opportunities for business and industry, and internships for students, according to GWEC Chief Operating Officer Fred Berry, who is a professor and head of the ECE department.

Berry noted that discussion is underway to conduct the first GWEC Summit in 2008.

Rose-Hulman's Fuel-Efficient Vehicle

Achieving a personal best -- 1,972.9 mpg -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Efficient Vehicles team finished among the top third of 60 competitors in the Shell Eco-Marathon's United Kingdom competition -- an event where engineers and scientists of the future have gathered for over 30 years in search of automotive fuel economy.

Rose-Hulman was the only entry from the United States at the Rockingham Motor Speedway near Corby, England. Overall, the team placed 10th in the gasoline fuel division and 18th among all competitors.

The best mileage performance was achieved by team Microjoule, from France, with a mileage of 10,516.9 mpg, short of the team's world record of 10,705 mpg set in 2004. The best collegiate entry came from Britain's Bath University, a perennial top contender, at 5,958.8 mpg.

More information about Rose-Hulman's Efficient Vehicles team is available here.