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Pizza dinner announcement

IAB Student Dinner

Calling all MFGEN Students!! Join us for free pizza and share your insights with our IAB Members. March 26th at 5:30 in the Crabtree Lobby
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Alumni Student Dinner

Join us for an incredible networking opportunity!
For just $20, enjoy R&R BBQ and an evening connecting with successful alumni—sharing stories, advice, and career insights. You’ll also be supporting the MFGEN Alumni Program while getting an inside look at the exciting labs and innovative research happening right now. Click on the picture to register.
Come hungry, leave inspired!
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Capstone

Join us as we celebrate the hard work of Capstone students from Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Manufacturing Engineering and Cybersecurity!
Stop in any time between 11am and 1 pm to see the work of all 64 Capstone teams.
FREE ADMISSION. No registration required.
Project titles and other details here: https://capstone.byu.edu/capstone-design-fair

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Lauren Stolt wins Light the World Photo competition

We’re excited to celebrate Lauren Stolt, a Manufacturing Engineering graduate student, for winning the Faculty Light the World photo competition with her striking image titled Light in Motion.

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MFGEN Student Spotlight

Meet Aaron Christiansen, a Draper, Utah native and master’s student in manufacturing engineering. Aaron balances a laid-back and deeply passionate attitude about the process of making things. He began his education at BYU planning to study in electrical or computer engineering, but his focus shifted from hardware and circuits to getting into more hands-on engineering. Click Here to read the full story
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Giving Cougs Day

Thanks to everyone who helped us with our Givingcougsday effort. We were able to pull ahead and take 1st place in the College of Engineering!! That means an additional $15K for students, in addition to what was donated.
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First-ever Manufacturing Engineering Alumni Event

Manufacturing Engineering held its first alumni event before the big homecoming game — and it was a great success! We had a lively booth showcasing our students’ projects, enjoyed delicious BBQ, and saw incredible support from both alumni and current students.
A huge thank you to our Chair Bill, Treasurer Aaron, and Department Chair Mike Miles for making this event possible.
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Manufacturing Engineering Apparel Now Available!

The Manufacturing Engineering Department is excited to offer polos and a hoodie for purchase through the BYU Bookstore! These items are available online only and will not be displayed in the physical store. You can choose to have them shipped directly to you or pick them up at the BYU Bookstore office in the Wilkinson Center.
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    MFGEN Students Take First Place at NAMRC

    Manufacturing Engineering students attended the Namrc conference in South Carolina with their capstone team and won first place. Congrats Hunter Davis, Echo Peterson and Jackson Clark
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    Todd Lainhart Named Finalist in National MFGEN Competition

    Todd Lainhart has been selected as one of eight finalists for the esteemed ASME/SME Student Manufacturing Design Competition, to be held at the 2025 NAMRC/MSEC Conference.
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    Y Magazine

    Toyota expected small improvements. BYU delivered a breakthrough. Yuri Hovanski and student Damon Gale visited a Toyota plant hoping to cut welding energy in half. Read what they discovered. Find out how BYU research is reshaping auto manufacturing and sustainability.
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    MFGEN Student in the Y News

    Rebecca Frei, one of our graduating MFGEN students, was featured in Y-News! Check it out!
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    New Sign

    The Manufacturing Engineering / CTB Advisement team is proud to unveil our stunning new sign. Designed and created by Sam Ellis and Clint Bybee, this one-of-a-kind piece beautifully captures the skills and innovation we strive for in our department. Thank you both for your hard work – we absolutely love it!
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    TMS Conference

    Fourteen Manufacturing Engineering students and four professors joined several other BYU departments at the TMS Conference in Las Vegas, NV, last week, marking the largest group from BYU to attend! We are incredibly proud of how these outstanding students presented their research and represented BYU.
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    3 Minute Thesis Winner

    March 14, 2025 12:39 PM
    Josh Sheffield wins 2nd place for his 3 minute thesis.
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    Cobotica 2025


    Brayden Salisbury, Dakota Dalley and Avery Sanford visited Monterrey Mexico for a student competition in automation and smart manufacturing, Cobatica 2025! The team finished the programming section of the competition in 2nd and placed 4th overall! Click here to see more photos and hear the post competition interview.


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    Accreditation

    Read about the Manufacturing Engineering program's mission, accreditation, and statistics.
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