Engineers' Forum

Students travel to Uganda to spread the spirit of Ut Prosim and help out.

About the Team From the depths of the Ware Lab emerges one of Virginia Tech’s most unique student-run engineering teams: the Human Powered Submarine Team (HPS). Since 1991, HPS has been making waves in the world of underwater innovation by designing, building, and racing fully submerged, human-powered submarines. With pilots on scuba and an engineering challenge unlike any other, the team blends creativity, precision, and teamwork to push the boundaries of marine technology.

At Virginia Tech, a group of students work late nights and early mornings, buzzing with the thrill of bringing a race car to life. It’s a formula-style race car built from the ground up by members of the Formula SAE team. Every part of the car is carefully designed, crafted, and tested by students, guided only by a bare-bones rule set provided by the Society of Automotive Engineers. These rules encourage the team to push the boundaries of creativity and technical expertise, c

Throughout history, humanity’s energy needs have driven technological innovation, fueled economic growth, and created societal cohesion. This drive led us to discover new and more efficient sources. Nuclear energy is one of the most recent steps in achieving readily available sustainable energy. In this article, I will lay a road map for anyone interested in getting involved with nuclear.  Nuclear energy has come a long way from when it was first discovered. With its unmatche

For the past year, I have had the honor of serving as the Company Relations chair for HackViolet. HackViolet, hosted by the Association of Women in Computing (a student run non-profit organization), is Virginia Tech’s 24 hour hackathon that encourages individuals to bridge the gender gap in the technology field. According to a 2025 study by TechTarget, women currently occupy only 27% of tech occupations. Additionally, women are significantly less likely to receive promotions,