To qualify for consideration, applying students must have a 3.8 or higher grade point average (GPA) and be nominated by their respective deans. Each applicant is then rigorously reviewed based on the academic breadth of coursework, research, creative works and publications, presentations at professional meetings or conferences, and community and campus service.
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Brown Engineering Award, GEM Scholarship, Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior, Kappa Sigma Scholarship-Leadership Award
Undergraduate Research: Northwest Tissue Mechanics Laboratory, Dr. Trevor Lujan
Activities: Kappa Sigma, College of Engineering Peer Adviser
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior, GEM Scholarship, SEMA Top Student Scholarship, SEMA Student Experience Scholarship, Brown Engineering Scholarship, SEMA Scholarship Recipient
Activities: Boise State Honors College, Smokeguard Mechanical Engineering Intern, Student Athlete Tutor, Phi Sigma Rho, SAE Baja Club, Tau Beta Pi
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Boise State Presidential Scholarship, Boise State Capitol Scholars Scholarship, University Nuclear Leadership Program Scholarship
Activities: College of Engineering Student Ambassador, Tau Beta Pi, Order of the Engineer
Undergraduate Research: Smart Materials and Systems Laboratory, Dr. Zhangxian Deng
Future Plans: Attending graduate school to pursue mechanical and/or aerospace engineering
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Outstanding Scholar Award, Hacking for Homebuilding Finalist
Undergraduate Research: Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory, Dr. Gunes Uzer
Activities: Tau Beta Pi, Site Solutions Intern for Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Engineering and Drafting Intern for Valor Trailers, Student Machine Shop Supervisor
Future Plans: Working as a prototyping engineer for Twelve Carbon Transformation in Berkeley, California
Degree: Materials Science and Engineering
Honors & Awards: Top Materials Science and Engineering Student, Boise State Alumni Legacy Scholarship, SC Johnson Sons and Daughters Scholarship, Boise State Presidential Scholarship, HERC Fellowship, Brown Engineering Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: Surface Science Lab, Dr. Paul Davis
Activities: Boise State Honors College, COEN Peer Advisor, COEN Ambassador, Companions for Communities, Tau Beta Pi, Idaho Gamma Chapter, Student IMPACT Board
Future Plans: Attending graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in civil and environmental engineering
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: GEM Scholarship, Tau Beta Pi Scholarship, Alaska Performance Scholarship, Alaska Oil and Gas Association Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: Northwest Tissue Mechanics Laboratory, Dr. Trevor Lujan
Activities: Northwest Tissue Mechanics UG Research Intern, Student Equity Center Special Student Populations Coordinator, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Boise State Girl’s Club Hockey Assistant Coach
Future Plans: Pursuing career development before returning to academia for a master’s or doctorate in mechanical engineering
Degree: Computer Science & Mathematics
Honors & Awards: Boise State Presidential Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: ADaPT Data Flow Optimizations Lab, Dr. Cathie Olschanowsky
Activities: Paylocity Intern, Queer STEM Club Co-Founder, Boise State Trans Alliance, Boise State’s FIRST Robotics Team “The Chickadees”, Idaho State Secretary Cybersecurity TableTop
Future Plans: Working as a software engineer with Paylocity before eventually returning to academia to obtain a doctorate and career in research
Degree: Electrical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Commencement Student Marshall, Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior, Boise State Presidential Scholarship, Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
Undergraduate Research: ADaPT Data Flow Optimizations Lab, Dr. Cathie Olschanowsky; Fiber Optics, Lasers, and Integrated-Photonics Research Lab, Dr. Nirmala Kandadai
Activities: Idaho National Laboratory Intern, Boise State Honors College, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery-Women, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Future Plans: Pursue a career in the energy industry with values in innovation and diversity
Degree: Civil Engineering
Honors & Awards: Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior, American Indian Science and Engineering Society Anderson Award, GEM Scholarship, Simpson-Strong Tie Structural Engineering Scholarship, American Concrete Institute Intermountain Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: Sustainable and Resilient Geotechnical Engineering Research Laboratory, Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori
Activities: Keller Associates Structural Engineering Intern, Phi Sigma Rho, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Boise State Soccer
Future Plans: Working as a structural engineer with Keller Associates Inc., and continuing masters degree in civil engineering at Boise State
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Graduate Award, Undergraduate Research Scholar Award, CID Esports Scholarship Award
Undergraduate Research: Thermal Transport and Solar Energy Laboratory, Dr. Todd Otanicar
Activities: Tau Beta Pi, Boise State University Varsity Esports Team, College of Engineering’s Engineering and Science Festival
Future Plans: Attending graduate school to pursue doctorate in aerospace engineering
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Idaho Entrepreneurship Challenge Lifestyle Track Winner, HERC Fellowship, Miss Idaho 2014, Boise State Presidential Scholar, Congressional Bronze Medalist, Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior
Undergraduate Research: Higher Education Research Council Fellowship, Dr. Krishna Pakala
Activities: 3D Printcess LLC, Boise State Spirit Squad Buster Bronco, Phi Sigma Rho, Student Advisory Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi,
Future Plans: Operating her business, 3D Printcess LLC, with plans to hire her first employee and expand the production to 50 printers by the end of the year
Degree: Electrical Engineering
Honors & Awards: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, HERC Fellowship, Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Junior, Boise State Presidential Scholarship, Brown Engineering Award, Lightfoot Foundation Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: Fiber-optics, Lasers and Integrated-photonics Research Laboratory, Dr. Nirmala Kandadai; NSF Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings Group, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Project
Activities: Phi Sigma Rho, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, YMCA Team Idaho
Future Plans: Attending graduate school at Boise State to pursue her masters in electrical and computer engineering
Degree: Construction Management
Honors & Awards: Academic All-Mountain West Conference Honoree, Full Athletic Football Scholarship
Activities: Boise State Bronco Football, Sigma Chi, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Broncos United Diversity & Equality Committee, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bronco Buddies, Dreams Come True, 250+ hours of community service
Future Plans: Attending graduate school at Boise State to pursue a masters of business administration and pursue a football career and the professional level
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards: Boise State Presidential Scholarship, Boise State Capital Scholarship
Undergraduate Research: Thermal and Solar Energy Laboratory, Dr. Todd Otanicar
Activities: IRRAS Engineering Intern, YSTEM, Boise State Honors College, Tau Beta Pi, Order of the Engineers
Future Plans: Attending graduate school at University of Colorado-Boulder or pursuing career development in aerospace industry