Vixen Battleship Wins Regatta, Read more

Watch Regatta Video on ABC 13

Sweet Briar College hosts the ASCE/ASME/VSPE Joint Meeting Legislative Night 2007

Engineering Lab Gets Makeover, New Equipment, Read more

Welcome Class of 2011!

‘Speaker Kits’ a Hit at Local Schools

What can you make out of a disposable cup, a speaker jack and a few household items? Local students are learning you can make a speaker for your iPod, thanks to a program developed by the Sweet Briar College engineering program. Read more

Welcome Home, Max!

We congratulate Prof. Hank Yochum and his wife Marcia on the arrival of their son, Max, lovingly adopted July 4, 2007.

Department of Physics and Engineering welcomes Professor Scott Pierce to Sweet Briar College

Students Raised $12,000 for The Guatemala Project

INTD 230 class are leaving for Guatemala on May 10th. They have raised $12,000 to support their project. The money will be used for the materials needed for building the water tank, purchasing the water pump, and the trip expenses. They have completed the construction of a full-size tank on campus and held a carwash on April 21 to raise more funds.

Physics and Engineering Society End of the Semester Banquet was held on April 22

Engineering Students Attend SAE 2007 in Detroit

University of Virginia SWE Chapter Met with the Sweet Briar Engineering Society

Speaker Series on Society, Technology, and Engineering

Mr. Tim Miles from Areva NP visited Sweet Briar Engineering Program and gave a presentation on nuclear power plants on March 20.

Getting Ready for Guatemala

INTD 230 class are getting prepared for their trip to Guatemala: starting with some Guatemalan food and drinks and then working on implementing their project at Sweet Briar campus before going to their trip at the end of the semester.

Hmmm ... Donuts

Engineering students and faculty celebrate the beginning of the new semester. Looking forward to a great semester....

Brownie Science Try-It Day

Engineering students volunteered at the Brownie Science Try-It Day. The event brought first- through third-graders from area Brownie troops to campus to participate in activities that can be applied toward the Girl Scout math and science badge requirements. Read more

Professor Jim Durand visits Guatemala

Students in the INTD 230 class are going to work designing and building a water distribution system in a little village in Guatemala as part of their class this spring. Professor Durand spent a week in Guatemala to talk to the locals and in preparation for project.

Engineering students and faculty celebrate the end of the Fall semester

Yes, the semester is over.... The Engineering students and faculty got together on December 7th to celebrate another successful semester at Sweet Briar and of course there was Pizza for some gifts from Santa for everybody.

Lockheed Martin donates equipment

Mrs. Hollis Bauer, manager of the integration & ASW systems business development of Lockheed Martin, visited the Engineering Program at Sweet Briar College on December 7. Mrs. Bauer brought with her equipment that Lockheed Martin has donated to the Engineering Program as part of their support. Thank you, Mrs. Bauer and Lockheed Martin.

Virginia FIRST LEGO League

The Engineering program helped with organizing the Virginia FIRST LEGO League at Sweet Briar College on November 18. FIRST LEGO League is an international program for children ages 9-14 that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere. Teams consist of up to 10 players with the focus on such things as team building, problem solving, creativity, and analytical thinking. Each September, a new Challenge is unveiled to FLL International teams across the world. Over the course of 8 weeks, they strategiz, design, build, program, test and refine a fully autonomous robot capable of completing the various missions of the FLL International "Robot Game". Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS™ technology. They also search the Web, talk to scientists, visit the library and develop compelling presentations based on the FLL International "Research Assignment", which relates to a problem or opportunity facing the world today. Read more

Use science to solve mysteries

Some of the Engineering students participated in the Sweet Briar College Science Scene, where 46 girls from area middle and high schools gathered to solve mysteries through science. The girls visited the Engineering lab and used a concrete tester to determine if faulty concrete was used in the construction of a fictitious building. They also used a hardness tester device to identify different metals.The girls learned a lot about science and engineering and at the end of the day commented that their experience "was fantastic."

Engineering game night

Each student in the ENGR 110-115 class built one electronic dice. The students got together on November 2nd to celebrate another successful project and put their die into use by playing some games.

Annual Cardboard Regatta

Once again the Introduction to Engineering class showed their talents and dedication. Five teams from the ENGR 110-115 class, one team from Environmental Studies and a team from the Monelison Middle School raced on the Sweet Briar Lake with their boats, which were made of maximum 20 pounds of cardboard and 50 feet of duct tape. The event was on Homecoming Weekend and many of the Sweet Briar Alumnae came to cheer for the Engineering class.