
| Three Integrated Systems Engineering students form a team that is among just five selected worldwide to participate in a software simulation competition sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers and Rockwell Automation. |
| On Monday, April 20, the Society of Business Engineers (SoBE), a new student organization at Ohio State, will host a kickoff event. |
| The Ohio State EcoCAR team is hosting an open house event at the Ohio State Center for Automotive Research on Saturday, April 25, from 2:00-5:00 p.m., 930 Kinnear Road, Columbus. The event will highlight the recent achievements of the student motorsports teams: Buckeye Bullet, Mini Baja, Solar Car, Formula SAE, and OSU EcoCAR. Team members will discuss their vehicle development, and tours of the Center for Automotive Research and a vehicle showcase will be available. |
| More than 1,100 people have already registered for a summer conference on computational engineering and sciences, hosted by Ohio State faculty. Somnath Ghosh, professor, Mechanical Engineering, is chair of the U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, which will be held July 16-19, 2009, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. |
| Stacyann P. Russell, a fourth-year engineering student in industrial and systems engineering, has been elected chair of the National Society of Black Engineers. NSBE, dedicated to the academic and professional success of African-American engineering students and professionals, is one of the largest student-run organizations in the United States, with more than 31,000 members. |

