Dr. Melissa Kenny Awarded 2025 Teaching Professionals Award for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to Dr. Kenny! Read more about her accomplishment here.
From Idea to Impact: Wake Forest Engineering Seniors Take on Real-World Challenges
Check out the latest article featured on the Provost’s website about our department and the amazing projects our Capstone students worked on this year.
Build a bed volunteer opportunity and race set for April 1
Faculty and staff are invited to support A Bed and A Book‘s mission to create safe and enriching environments where every child can dream. Hosted by the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character (ACLC) and Staff Advisory Council (SAC), volunteers will build […]
Dr. Lowman’s Article Featured in The Conversation
Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames. The fires followed a year of weather whiplash in the Carolinas, from a flash drought over […]
Dr. Di Vittorio’s Article Featured in The Conversation
Dr. Courtney Di Vittorio, Assistant Professor of Engineering, wrote an article for The Conversation answering the question: Why is water different colors in different places? The article is a part of The Conversation’s “Curious Kids” series, which allows children to ask questions and hear from experts.
National Engineers Week 2025
This week our engineering students celebrated National Engineers Week at Wake Forest! This year’s theme was “Design Your Future”. We held a T-shirt design and video contest throughout the week. On Saturday, February 22nd our engineering students are hosting a “Bed Build” day, […]
Nearly 50 Students Wade into Campus Engaged Learning at Lake Katharine
This fall, nearly 50 students in Engineering 112: Introduction to Engineering Experimentation explored Lake Katharine as a living lab for campus sustainability. For the first time, Dr. Kyle Luthy and Dr. Joshua Dickenson teamed up to teach two sections of the course, which is designed to introduce […]
Breaking with Tradition: Women in STEM with Olga Pierrakos
It may stem from her Greek heritage, but Olga Pierrakos, U.S. National Science Foundation Program Director for STEM Education and founding leader of Wake Forest University’s Engineering program, is passionate about more than just engineering education. She has a love for poetry. And history. And philosophy. […]
Award-winning paper from Wake Forest Engineering connects effective communication skills to character.
Effective engineers should be effective communicators. But communication skills can also be a way to cultivate character, promote ethical development, and encourage more professional conduct. That’s the conclusion of a new award-winning paper written by collaborators from the Wake Forest Department of Engineering… Read […]
Watch – Professor Henslee takes a walk with President Wente
President Wente walks and talks with Erin Henslee, Assistant Professor of Engineering, about Henslee’s cell research and her collaborations across departments and schools.