Department News
Spring 2026 Semester
12-17-2025
During the spring 2026 semester, I will not be teaching any of my normal classes, but instead I will be working on improving the Network Field of Study. I will be around, but will not have normal office hours. If you need to see me, please email me at dekohn@memphis.edu for an appointment.
MemphiSTEM ScholarsResume and Interview Success Workshop
3-4-2026
Attention Herff Undergraduates!
We are excited to announce a new scholarship program, funded by the National Science Foundation, that is open to our undergraduate engineering majors who are rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors in Fall 2026. Review of applications for the 2026-27 academic year begins April 6, 2026.
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Robotics Club
2-25-2026 (update 3/3/26)
The Robot Club will be meeting every Tuesday for 4pm to 6pm in ET204 unless otheriwise posted.
Currently we are working on soldering and building line-following robots (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91fNp5VxJJL.pdf")
We are currently deciding on our next project (but it might be to add a Micro Controller to the line tracking robots.
Next week we will start with a Raspberry Pi Pico and programming using ViperIDE and MicroPython
Engineering poster printing services
1-23-2026
The Herff College of Engineering offers in-house poster printing for students, faculty and staff to support classes, events and conferences. Students can print for free, and everyone can use the service by submitting posters through the link below at least a week before they’re needed. Be sure to include poster specs and any important details in the form.
Engineering Print Requests
UofM Majors that pay the most
11-8-2022
From: Commercial Appeal (Oct 9, 2022)
In the article "Want a big paycheck? These University of Memphis majors pay the most - and least" by Becca Wright it was stated that the five highest-earning bachelor's degrees offered at the UofM were:
- Mechanical engineering: $71,690
- Electrical, electronics and communications engineering: $68,655
- Computer engineering: $68,033
- Engineering technology: $64,943
- Civil engineering: $62,591
The lowest-earning bachelor's degree made $22,882.
Tau Alpha Pi
5-8-2025
We are proud to announce this year's Tau Alpha Pi Engineering Technology Honor Society's Inductees:
Deanneshae Bland, Ronnie Nguyen, Keaton Claudio, Owen Cook, Andrew Kallaher, Rose Saeed, Olivia Ensor, Mario Arredondo, Emily Gravatt, Yeeun Ahn, Hannah Perry, Ean Lindsey, Jakayla Thomas
These students represent the upper 10% of all Engineering Technology Students.
Please join us in congratulating our latest Honorees.
