Engineering students are invited to participate in engineering-related clubs and professional organizations that provide opportunities for leadership, friendship, social networking, and professional networking.
Funding
Student organizations can apply for funding from the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU). Please click here for more information.
To apply for College of Engineering student group reimbursement funds, please read our student group guidelines then apply here.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering) is a professional organization whose aim is helping students build their professional identity in IEEE fields, including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The University of Utah IEEE Student Chapter represents the University of Utah section of IEEE with a specific mission to provide a sense of community in IEEE fields at the University and among the University, professional, and academic IEEE members.
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is one of the largest and fastest growing educational and scientific multimodal professional transportation organizations in the world. As a chapter of the national ITE group, we help students get involved in transportation projects and become acquainted with the professional transportation employment. We have activities that further the knowledge of transportation engineering, fund raisers, and service projects that help students become familiar with the transportation profession. We are very active, attend nationwide conferences and enthusiastically participate in many ITE events. Student members have access to an abundance of information and resources to help them improve their understanding and status as an engineer. ITE helps students grow as a professional, advance in their individual field of endeavor, and make a positive contribution to society. Our chapter has great relationships with the people in the industry and professional ITE chapters. We bring guest speakers and go to field trips. We organize student seminars, where each of us has an opportunity to present and discuss his/her work. We have great faculty advisors who put a lot of time and effort in supporting our chapter.
Material Advantage Student Chapter is a Chapter located within the Department of Metallurgical Engineering in the College of Mines and Earth Science at the University of Utah. This chapter competes in student competitions throughout the United States of America. Other then the student competitions we are interested in learning more about material that are used throughout the day and world.
AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) is the international association of Chemical Engineers. The University of Utah AIChE Student Chapter provides you the opportunity to be involved in Chemical Engineering in many different manners. As a member, you will have the opportunity to build networks with the chemical engineering community through participating in our Industry Outreach Program. The Industry Outreach Program has been designed to help you find Full-Time jobs and internships by making vital connections with our Industry Partners. AIChE has been working hard to provide to its members exclusive access to recruiters through the On Campus Industry Presentations, Industry Tours, and our premier Fall Recruiting Banquet tailored to help you find the right job. Our commitment is to encourage academic and professional progress by providing all of the necessary resources for your success.
Instagram: @uofu_aiche
The American Nuclear Society Chapter at the University of Utah is a professional and outreach organization composed of undergraduate and graduate students interested in nuclear energy and its applications. ANSSC promotes nuclear education in order to inform the public of the benefits of nuclear energy and to recruit students into the University of Utah.
The American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter at the University of Utah provides many opportunities for students to apply their engineering knowledge to real problems while giving back to the community. Our goal is to provide students with experiences outside the classroom that will prepare them for a professional career.
Instagram: @uofu.asce
The ASCE T&DI Student Chapter at the University of Utah is the first T&DI student chapter in the US. Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) is one of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) eight specialty institutes, with its focus on transportation and development professionals and the transportation and development industry. The graduate student chapter will work towards connecting the U of U students with T&DI committees, providing scholarships opportunities, sending our students to T&DI conferences, introducing the continuing education programs, promoting networking and coalition-building, providing information on journals and practice-oriented publications, and creating future leaders to deal with the emerging issues in transportation.
Welcome to the Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Utah (ACM@UofU). We hope to see ACM become one of the best networking and career resources for computing students at the U. We run tech talks and career focused events for technically minded students, bringing in companies from around the valley to drive technical conversations and share career opportunities. All students are welcome to attend any of our events, and can sign up for our mailing list at uofuacm@gmail.com. If you’d like to get more involved, we’re looking for volunteers who can help us plan and carry out events for this and future semesters; shoot us an email to let us know!
The College Student Council provides the infrastructure for students to have more opportunities to provide input at the college level. They are both a social and academic organization and as such they advance involvement opportunities, encourage participation in departmental activities, and work together with others to build campus community.
Members
Leann Lam, BIOEN
Jared Zitnay, BIOEN
Thomas Wood, ChE
Josey McBrayer, ChE
Jonathan Call, CS
Khalid Ahma, CS
Matthew Mikulich, CvEE
Ruoyang Wu, CvEE
Joe Harmer, ECE
Yuanrui Sang, ECE
Snehapriya Trichylathakammalakannon, ECE
Campbell McGavin, ME
Isaac Nelson, ME
Richard Otero, MSE
Marcus Parry, MSE
Abhi Harikumar, CHE
Chase Peterson, ChE
Eric Komperud, CS
Hayley Feten, ChE
Mitchell Kirkham, BIOEN
YoungJae Shin, BIOEN
The Global Surgery & Anesthesiology SIG will help interested healthcare students and professionals explore the role of surgery & anesthesia as a major component of public and global health. This SIG is for students interested in the application of all kinds of surgery and anesthesia (OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Trauma, etc.) within the developing world. This organization also aims to engender collaboration among fields that will bring surgery to the forefront of pubic health such as: engineering, business, pharmacy, and nursing.
The primary purpose of the MEMS is to support, sustain, and build comradery between voluntary peer mentors and mentees in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Utah.
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee (SAC) is charged with representing students in the formal faculty review process RPT (Retention, Promotion, and Tenure). the ME USAC responsibilities at times include the following: Promoting student organizations Promoting department activities Coordinating course evaluations Coordinating community outreach activities Representing student views at Curriculum committee meetings.
The Organization for Women Leaders in Science is an academic club at the University of Utah committed to the advancement of women’s equality in the field of science. To that end, the Organization seeks to promote the positive interaction of individuals dedicated to this cause for their mutual benefit and success. We believe that by joining together to encourage the scientific and individual interests of past, present, and future women in science the wider scientific community and society as a whole will profit from their contributions.
The Organization of Women in Science (OWS) is a club designed to promote and support women in science as well as allow for women in the different fields of sciences (including engineering and math) to interact. OWS meets once a month for activities and field trips that explore a certain field of science. Men who support women in science are also welcome to join.
We envision a world where LGBTQ people in the STEM community are empowered to achieve success in a safe and supportive environment that celebrates their diversity and unique contributions.
oSTEM empowers LGBTQ people in STEM to succeed personally, academically, and professionally by cultivating environments and communities that nurture innovation, leadership, and advocacy.
oSTEM at the University of Utah is focused on creating a community for LGBTQ students and faculty to come together. We will generally have several events a month, ranging from study groups, to socials, and speakers.
Check out our Facebook for announcements and upcoming events!
Twitter: @oSTEMUtah | Instagram: @ostemutah
This club is for students interested in researching, testing and implementing autonomy in robotics.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) SHPE is the leading social-technical organization whose primary function is to enhance and achieve the potential of Hispanics in engineering, math and science. The society is committed to improving the overall culture of engineering at the University of Utah through diversity.
Instagram: @uofushpe
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.
Instagram: @uofuswe
We are a society in charge of promoting energy industry, in particular oil and gas industry among the students and welcome them into the world of petroleum engineers. We strives to technically enhance our student members while providing networking opportunities for both our students and the personals from the energy industry.
The STEM Outreach Volunteer Program organizes and runs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs in schools in the Salt Lake area. Members will volunteer to run programs in grade schools to help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The Sponge is a student publication hydrated by the diverse creative interests of the science, mathematics, and engineering community at the University of Utah. We publish anything from poems to scientific reviews, short stories to opinion articles, photography to cartoons, as well as ads for student organizations and events and practical articles helpful to students, once per semester. (Our printing costs are funded mainly by Student Media Council.)
Regarded worldwide as one of the most prestigious design, engineering, and marketing competitions, “Formula SAE® is a student design competition organized by SAE International (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers). The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a design team to develop a small Formula-style racecar. The prototype racecar is to be evaluated for its potential as a production item.” “Formula SAE promotes careers and excellence in engineering [and other majors] as it encompasses all aspects of the automotive industry including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management and finances. Formula SAE takes students out of the classroom and allows them to apply textbook theories to real work experiences.”
What is the Chem-E Car?
In short, it’s an engineering competition sponsored by AICHE. For many of our undergraduates, it’s a chance to learn valuable engineering and team working skills, while having a good time getting to know their peers and professors.
In this competition, teams from various universities design and construct chemically powered vehicles. These vehicles must operate safely, and be able to carry a certain weight in cargo some set distance, using only a chemical reaction as a stopping mechanism. Winning vehicles are those that safely carry their cargo the prescribed distance. The top three cars in the AICHE regional competition may then go on to compete in the nationals.
We are a student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The AIAA promotes the study of aeronautics and astronautics at the University of Utah, helping students to find related employment, sponsored projects for student participation, and organizes activities that complement aerospace education.
The Utah Student Robotics group is an exciting opportunity for students to develop skills in robotics, autonomous mining, and systems engineering while simultaneously engaging the community in fostering an understanding about the role of mining and robotics in our daily lives. The purpose of this group is to build a robot for the NASA Lunabotics Competition (Formally known as NASA RMC) We are open to students of all disciplines, please email us at utahstudentrobotics@gmail.com for more information.
Women in Computing is a place where women (and allies) can come to build relationships, network, support each other, and further develop their skills and careers. Our goal is to create a community for women within the Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and other related fields.
The National Society of Black Engineers strives to accomplish the following objectives for our organization:
- Stimulate and develop student interest in the various engineering disciplines
- Strive to increase the number of minority students studying engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and to obtain professional engineering registrations
- Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in that profession
- Function as a representative body on issues and developments that affect the careers of Black Engineers
The purpose of the ASME Student Section of the University of Utah is: to advance the arts, sciences, and technologies related to Mechanical Engineering; to provide an opportunity for students engaged in these pursuits to nurture and promote their professionalism through publications, field trips, competitions and meetings; to promote fellowship and interaction with other student sections, as well as professional sectors of the society; and to create a sense of unity between different student groups at the University of Utah and the Mechanical Engineering faculty.