KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University mechanical engineering student Ryan Ahrens believes that to find success, engineers need to augment their academic pursuits with practical experience to ...

Like most college students, the thought of an internship where he collated copies and fetched coffee was enough to make Michael Zalewski want to explode - or at least vent. But thanks to a series of ...

Practical knowledge not covered by your BSEE. Ways to gain practical knowledge and experience. I managed to become a medical electronics engineer despite never attending engineering school. I did it ...

Mariners learn a lot from their experiences in the field that can’t be taught. The same is true for engineers, and having done both jobs, I appreciate the importance and value of hands-on experience.

Kofi Asare, a second-year electrical and computer engineering student, is taking his interest in avionics — electronics systems used on aircraft — to greater heights. In fall 2023, Asare took a ...