Congratulations Class of 2025

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. As part of this honor, he has also been awarded the NSF Travel Award to support his participation. Lainhart will present his research on friction stir lap welds made at 10 meters per minute, showcasing weld characterizations from both nominal parameters and a range of process variations resulting in fully consolidated welds. His presentation will take place on June 24th. Finalists are competing for a top prize of $1,000. Congratulations and Good Luck!!

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!

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.