Experiential Learning  is the hardest aspect of this major because many students in the program are still developing their hands-on skill sets. These skill sets are needed during the prototype development phase in the design courses. Knowing how to use the business end of a screwdriver is vital. We work with real tools while creating real devices. 

ESE Updates

• ESE | First Place Winners in Uncrewed Electric Open Watercraft Category
  Very proud to announce that the ESE team of Knox Ackerman, Dhillan Maxwell-Coimbra and Michael Voci won first place in the Uncrewed Electric Open Watercraft category against 15 other teams in the national 2026 PEP Workforce Development Competition.  The team designed, built and tested a boat hull, propulsion system, steering system and remote-control system as part of their ESE Design Capstone course.  They were awarded best whitepaper and fastest time around… Read more: ESE | First Place Winners in Uncrewed Electric Open Watercraft Category
• ESE | BE the Future Scholarship
  Energy Systems Engineering student 3/C Morgan received a scholarship to attend the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s (NESEA) Building Energy conference in Boston this spring. She had the opportunity to network with professionals in the industry, attend presentations about new technologies and solutions for issues facing sustainable energy development, as well as walk around their trade show and speak… Read more: ESE | BE the Future Scholarship
• ESE | Students Compete to Design, Build and Test an Unmanned, Remote-controlled Electric-powered Watercraft
  A team of 3 ESE students enrolled in a national collegiate competition as part of their 2-semester Design Capstone course.  The event required the design, build and testing of an unmanned, remote-controlled electric-powered watercraft.  The PEP (Promoting Electric Propulsion) workforce development program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research provided the team an additional $7000 grant on top of the $5000… Read more: ESE | Students Compete to Design, Build and Test an Unmanned, Remote-controlled Electric-powered Watercraft
• ESE | Co-Op Update: Fleet Robotics
  By Lorenzo Cicco, Energy Systems Engineering, 2/C At Fleet Robotics, I gained hands-on experience in robotics development by testing marine coatings, running FEA simulations, and designing CAD parts to support improvements to an underwater vessel-cleaning robot.
• ESE | Introduction to Design – Trebuchet Competition
  The ESE class of 2027 Introduction to Design cadets conducted a Trebuchet Competition event on December 11.  Each of the six teams was provided 20 pounds of weight with a maximum drop height of 3 feet as a potential energy source to throw a tennis ball as far as possible down the field.  The teams spent 8 weeks designing,… Read more: ESE | Introduction to Design – Trebuchet Competition