Wright State Headlines
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Jan 9
Nichole Rustad named associate vice president for university communications and marketing at Wright State
Nichole Rustad is responsible for providing vision, strategy and oversight for all communications and marketing functions at Wright State. Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024
Wright State to launch mobile street medicine project for underserved patients in Dayton
Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine will collaborate with Premier Health to provide health care services to people with substance use disorders through a mobile community-based health care, or street medicine, model. Continue reading
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Dec 19 2024
Top 10 Wright State Newsroom videos of 2024
The Wright State Newsroom shared once-in-a-lifetime moments with students, faculty and staff while making joyful connections with alumni during 2024. Continue reading
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Dec 18 2024
2025 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
The Wright State University Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of Wright State alumni and friends with its 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards. Continue reading
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Dec 17 2024
Wright State alum partners with alma mater to brew a Raider-branded beer
Fans can now enjoy Wright State University-branded beer while cheering on the Raiders. Continue reading
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Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Modeling move
Engineering student Molly Donovan joins growing ranks of Wright State interns at Applied Research Associates
A mechanical engineering major at Wright State, Molly Donovan primarily works on 3D modeling and meshing. Continue reading
Standard operating procedure
Wright State grad student Eric Tatman completes prestigious fellowship with National Institute of Standards and Technology
Eric Tatman, who is pursuing a master’s in design and mechanical engineering from Wright State, spent his summer conducting research with a nuclear reactor. Continue reading
Director from National Academy of Engineering to speak at Wright State on Grand Challenges Scholars Program
B.L. Ramakrishna will lecture on “Grand Challenges in Engineering and the Role of Materials, Manufacturing and Education in Addressing Them” on Sept. 27 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
ONEIL Center for Research Communication opens at Wright State University
The center will strengthen technical communication by scientists and engineers while giving students from other disciplines a place to develop the art of research communication. Continue reading
Material world
Wright State’s summer program on materials engineering for schoolteachers a big hit
A College of Engineering and Computer Science program gives schoolteachers the knowledge to inspire their students to pursue materials engineering. Continue reading
Mission control
Wright State engineering students present materials analysis of manned mission to Mars
Students in an introductory materials science and engineering class analyzed what it would take for humans to safely travel to Mars, live on the red planet and return to earth. Continue reading
Wright State engineering professor Maher Amer wins prestigious engineering fellowship at Saudi Arabian university
Maher Amer, a mechanical and materials engineering professor, will research the next generation of solar cells, as a Fulbright Scholar at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Continue reading
Engineering for a cause
Sam Salchak ’17 uses his engineering degree from Wright State to design a life-sustaining washing machine for a hospital in Malawi, Africa. Continue reading
Tall talent
Wright State senior Tony Carpenetti was drawn to mechanical engineering because it includes the design and manufacturing of machines. Continue reading
Vehicular verve
Wright State engineering students break down USS Enterprise, Millennium Falcon and other fictional vehicles as part of class project
College of Engineering and Computer Science students gave presentations on how they would manufacture popular fictional vehicles. Continue reading
