News
May 19, 2023
Inaugural First-Year Design Student Awards Luncheon
The student leaders of the First-Year Design (FYD) program are essential to the EGR 101 student experience. Teaching Assistants (TAs); Writing Consultants (WCs); and LabRATS (technical lab support) are selected from a competitive interview process.
May 8, 2023
Engineering design in action – building a home for NC Bluebirds
Early in the fall semester students in EGR 101 have an opportunity to impact a unique group of North Carolina residents - local bluebirds. The assignment to build a wooden birdhouse is not hypothetical.
April 26, 2023
First-Year Design Director Wins Pratt Teaching Performance Award
Dr. Ann Saterbak, Director of the First-Year Design Program, has won the Pratt School of Engineering Faculty Performance Award in Duke BME. These new awards were created to recognize, encourage and reward exceptional distinction, innovation, and productivity in teaching.
January 9, 2023
FYD Projects featured in Duke Engineering Now publication
Dr. Aaron Kyle and Dr. Rebecca Simmons highlight the goals of EGR 101 projects, and showcase the end of semester poster symposium. Check out the video for footage from teams and learn more about projects from Fall 2022.
November 2, 2022
EGR 101 team helps in a pinch
First-year engineering students Rania Challita, Ahnaf Hossain, Liam Byrne, and Ashley Huang are working togeter to create a stable storage system for chairs at the Duke Nasher Museum of Art. The full article can be found at the link above.
June 27, 2022
Dr. Michael Rizk wins 2022 Maclin Community Grant
Dr. Michael Rizk, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering, has won a Maclin Community Grant.
June 27, 2022
First-Year Design makerspaces are among top in Higher Education
Both makerspaces which host First-Year Design courses are featured in an article highlighting innovative and creative spaces on campus.
June 27, 2022
Saterbak Wins 2022 AIMBE Professional Impact Award
Ann Saterbak, director of our First-Year Design program, and a professor of the practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has won an award for her innovative and outstanding work as an engineering educator from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
June 22, 2022
Dispensing Liquids into a Zero-Waste Future
For team members Rodrigo Guerreiro, James Koconis, and Kaitlyn Roegner figuring out how to dispense liquids for a zero-waste store was just a fraction of what they learned during their first spring semester.
December 7, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Solutions for Seedling Sunburn, Runaway Trash Bins and Other Woes
First-year design teams develop solutions for real clients with real problems, like crop loss and decreased mobility
November 17, 2021
You're Invited! Fall 2021 Poster Sessions, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1
Stop by the Duke Engineering Design POD (LSRCB110) and the first-floor foyer of Gross Hall to meet the student design teams.
November 8, 2021 | Bass Connections
Incorporating Ethics Into Engineering
Undergraduate Reya Magan joined a Bass Connections team to help prepare the next generation of engineers for their careers. The team designed modules for Engineering 101
November 4, 2021 | Duke Research Blog
How Freshman Engineers Solve Real-World Problems in EGR 101
From reducing injuries from intubations to helping elderly residents with their garbage bins, students in EGR 101 are as busy as ever.
September 21, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Engineering First-Year Design Team Impresses at NIH DEBUT Competition
Design team wins $15,000 National Cancer Institute prize for their innovative tool to help patients with colon cancer
November 19, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
What Lives in the Rainforest?
In competition for the newest XPRIZE, Duke engineering students develop drone-deployed tools to inventory the plant and animal life in rainforest ecosystems