USNews Top Online Graduate Engineering Programs

USNews Top Online Graduate Engineering Programs
Today, many universities offer online degrees in engineering. There are several academic routes for those earning an online engineering degree to pursue, including civil, software, and electrical engineering, among other specializations. Some master’s of engineering programs require students to participate in an internship, and a few require a comprehensive exam. U.S. News ranked the top online engineering programs based on factors such as selectivity, faculty credentials, accreditation and student engagement, and student services and technology.

Undecided About Your Career? USA Science & Engineering Festival Provides Great Career Ideas, Resources and Inspiration to Set You on a Course for Success
If you re a high school or college student who is uncertain about your career choice and your future, maybe it s time for a big dose of career inspiration at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo and Book Fair hosted by Lockheed Martin — the nation’s largest celebration of science and engineering that will take place April 28-29, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Hayden Consultants Wins 2012 Gold Medal Award from American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Texas for Riverfront Boulevard Bioswale Study
Hayden Consultants, Inc., a Dallas-based civil engineering firm, received recognition from the American Council of Engineering Companies Texas Engineering Excellence Awards for its Riverfront Boulevard Median Bioswale study. Retained by Dallas County as the prime consultant to design and reconstruct 1.5 miles of Riverfront Boulevard, Hayden Consultants displayed its expertise in sustainable design and low impact development while showing innovation with an employee competition that produced the concept of a vegetated median bioswale (a landscape drainage element designed to remove silt and pollution from surface water runoff).

Alliance Engineering Awarded Detailed Topsides Engineering and Design for Williams Partners’ Gulfstar One, Tubular Bells Field
HOUSTON , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Wood Group’s Alliance Engineering has been awarded the detailed engineering and design of the topside facilities and deck for Williams Partners’ Gulfstar FPS™ spar production platform. This wet-tree platform will be installed in block 768 of the Gulf of Mexico ‘s Mississippi Canyon area to produce oil and gas from the Tubular Bells field, which is owned by Hess Corporation (Operator) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Eco-Tec President Recognized For International Engineering Contributions
The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) has awarded Eco-Tec Inc. President and CEO, Dr. Phillip (Rocky) Simmons, the K.Y. Lo Medal for significant engineering contributions at the international level.

Alaska engineering program growing, needs support
The engineering profession is directly tied to the generation of income. For example, every construction project for new development or infrastructure depends upon engineers. It is important to the future of Alaska to keep engineering jobs in the state