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Fourteen Trine University civil engineering students and three faculty recently participated in the annual Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar (CEPDS).

John Wrachford wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to do after graduation. Now he has a plan for at least the next two years. The Trine University senior from Fairborn, Ohio, has been selected to join the 2026 cohort of the Orr Fellowship.

Trine University has received a grant from the Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC) to support students conducting advanced aerospace composite research.

Trine University recognized its 2025 Homecoming court as well as its king and queen during the annual Thunderstruck Pep Rally in the MTI Center on Friday, Oct. 3.

Three graduates from Trine University's Doctor of Physical Therapy program recently earned perfect scores on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE), required to attain licensure as a physical therapist.

Central lines (catheters inserted into large veins) are commonly used to deliver medications or specialized treatment, or for prolonged IV therapy.

A team of Trine University chemical engineering seniors is addressing an operational challenge at Steel Dynamics La Farga Copperworks through their senior design project, developing a more efficient soot recovery system tailored to the facility's expanding needs.

A Trine University student presented her senior chemistry research at this year's Butler Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), held April 11 on the Butler University campus.

Taking the baton from last year's team, five Trine University mechanical engineering seniors renewed their partnership with Dexter Axle's Albion, Indiana, facility to complete a custom-built pallet squeezer-an industrial machine designed to realign heavy stacks of manufacturing pallets.

It retired a winner, and now a vehicle developed by Trine University engineering students is enjoying new life in campus service.

For their senior design project, a Trine University team visited four northeast Indiana water treatment plants - those serving Angola, Waterloo, Ashley and Hamilton - to evaluate their infrastructure and provide recommendations on how to make them more secure.

Caleb Aukeman, a Trine University mechanical engineering and mathematics major from Winona Lake, Indiana, recently conducted a presentation at an online game theory conference showing how a modified version of Jenga will always be won by the second player.

Trine University recognized its 2024 Homecoming court as well as its king and queen during the annual Thunderstruck Pep Rally in the MTI Center on Sept. 27.

INDIANAPOLIS - Mia Diaz, a Trine University sophomore from Goshen, Indiana, majoring in exercise science on the 3+3 direct entry pathway for physical therapy, was one of 29 first-generation Indiana college students named as a "Realizing the Dream" recipient by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI).

Michael Pacer, a Trine University senior from Maumee, Ohio, is one of 74 talented college seniors selected to join Orr Fellowship this year.

Area unsolved cases are getting new sets of eyes. Trine University, in partnership with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), launched a Cold Case Unit this semester. It's the first such university-based unit in the state of Indiana.

Four Trine University chemical engineering students got paid to stay in school this summer, gaining invaluable research experience while contributing toward new technologies aimed at improving our environmental impact.

The Thunder Aces, the bridge team at Trine University, hosted more than 100 teams for the Trine University Sectional of the American Contract Bridge League, held Aug. 2-4 in the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Inc. Athletic and Recreation Center (ARC).

A senior design project carried out by a group of Trine University chemical engineering majors attempted to find improvements in the process of producing pure iron at Iron Dynamics, a division of Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Forty-three students in Trine University's Allen School of Engineering and Computing were inducted into the Order of the Engineer for the spring semester.

Does adjusting speed and/or temperature result in better briquettes for iron production?

It's hard to know what the future of renewable energy holds, but a Trine University team has an idea for what it could look like.

The process of inserting a metal rod, known as an intramedullary nail, into a child's broken femur to facilitate healing can add to what is already a traumatic experience, requiring multiple X-rays and attempts to properly lock the nail in place. A Trine University senior design team hopes their project can someday help reduce that trauma.

Trine University's Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering continues to put students in a position to succeed. On March 12 and 13, five students attended the 110th Annual Purdue Road School Transportation Conference and Expo at Purdue's West Lafayette campus.

On April 8, a Trine University senior design team introduced the students in Leanne Lies' class to BabbleBot, an online application featuring a character (also named BabbleBot) who generates customized stories and pictures using phonemes and sight words they need to practice.

Trine University senior Amy Apgar has been selected for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and will enter the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon University this fall.

A Trine University mechanical engineering major was nominated for Work-Based Learner of the Year, part of the 18th Annual Impact Awards offered by the Work and Learn Indiana program.

A senior capstone group from Trine University's Ketner School of Business completed a project this semester to help those whom many feel are invisible.

Garrett Adams, a Trine University sophomore from Greenfield, Indiana, majoring in mechanical and electrical engineering, was one of 29 first-generation Indiana college students named as a "Realizing the Dream" recipient by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI).

Two Trine University civil engineering majors presented a report on their analysis of several trail crossing intersections in Fort Wayne to governmental officials during class on Friday, Dec. 8.