Student Organizations

We encourage students to participate in activities beyond the classroom. Here are some of the student clubs and organizations that might be right for you.

We are the Boise State Aerospace Club. We are a club largely dedicated to hands-on aerospace related projects, ranging from RC aircraft builds to opportunities to participate in national aerospace design competitions. If you’re interested in hands on engineering and design, or if you’re interested in the aerospace field or industry, the Aerospace Club is for you!

Officers

President: Hugh Sheldon hughsheldon@u.boisestate.edu
VP: Braden Robinson bradenrobinson@u.boisestate.edu
Treasurer: Riley Knight rileyknight@u.boisestate.edu
Advisor: John Gardner jgardner@boisestate.edu

Our current main project is Icarus, a solar-powered, fixed-wing drone based around the skywalker x-8. We are working on designing an avionics suite and propulsion systems, as well as a solar charging setup, for this plane. We will be installing avionics this semester hopefully, with a test flight planned for the middle of next semester.

Connect with the Project Icarus Pony Up Campaign.

Another project is the trainer plane, which is currently being reconditioned. We hope to complete this project in the next few weeks of October, after which we intend to allow all our members the opportunity to gain drone piloting skills using this aircraft.

The third project is a catapult to launch both aircraft. So far we have CAD designs and have 3D-printed a test carriage, and we hope to complete it as soon as the purchase request which we have filed is accepted.

View the Baja Racing club page

The purpose of this organization is to provide students with the opportunity to work on a real-world, challenging engineering design project. The club’s existence will help them to gain the following skills: proficiently working as a team to create and implement new ideas, overcome design related challenges, and successfully manufacture a vehicle to be raced/tested in a national collegiate competition.

Officers

President: Dominic Romano
DominicRomano@u.boisestate.edu

Vice President: James Kubish
JamesKubish@u.boisestate.edu

Chief Financial Officer: Aidan Neufeld
AidanNeufeld@u.boisestate.edu

Outreach Officer: Andrew Schlack
AndrewSchlack@u.boisestate.edu

Secretary: Laura Renfro
LauraRenfro@u.boisestate.edu

Email: bajaracing@boisestate.edu

Broncos for a Better Tomorrow is a service-learning club whose mission is to use engineering based service projects to help better communities both locally and internationally. Recent projects include modifying electric toy cars to be used by children with limited mobility, and modifying inhalers to be more easily usable for people with disabilities. Join us for an opportunity to use your skills to help people and solve problems.

View Broncos for a Better Tomorrow Facebook page

The Mechanical Engineering club is a group of students devoted to gaining hands-on experience in their respective fields of engineering. We strive to apply to what we’ve learned in the classroom to our organization and future club projects. Finally, we hope to develop strong mentor relationships to maintain involvement and continuation in our field of study.

ASME Student Chapter Website

See the NSBE – Student Chapter page

The mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers that excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community!

Officers:

President: Tobi Popoola TobiPopoola@u.boisestate.edu
Vice President:  Florent Muramutsa florentmuramutsa@u.boisestate.edu
Financial Officer: Cadre Francis cadrefrancis@u.boisestate.edu 
Communications Officer: Monet Alberts monetalberts@u.boisestate.edu 
Advisor: Diana Garza  dianagarza@boisestate.edu

See the Nuclear Engineering Club Website

The nuclear engineering club gives students a venue to explore nuclear technology, professional development opportunities and help educate the community about nuclear technology.

Officers:

President:  Addie Luperci
Vice President:  Jennifer Watkins
Secretary: Jordan Vandegrif
Treasurer: Yaiza Rodrigue

Go to the Phi Sigma Rho page

Phi Sigma Rho is a sorority for women in engineering and technical science majors. We are a group of women who want to succeed academically but are also interested in the social aspects of a traditional sorority. In other words, its the best mix of school and sorority life for women in engineering and technical science majors. Eligible majors include: Chemistry, Civil Engineering. Computer Science, Construction Management, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kinesiology with a Biomedical emphasis, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Physics

PSR is currently not accepting new members for the Fall 2020 semester, but will be recruiting for Spring 2021 soon!

Officers

President: Carolyn Murrey
Vice President: Riley Mungo
VP of Standards: Charlie McMullen
VP of Communications: Emma Cameron
VP of Finance: Gianna Stelluto
Email: phisigmarho@boisestate.edu
Instagram @phisigmarho_bsu

Light The Night is a series of fundraising campaigns benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) funding of research to find blood cancer cures. They bring light to the darkness of cancer by working to ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients. They bring communities together to celebrate those who are fighting the disease and to honor those we have lost.

Donate to Phi Sigma Rho’s team efforts

Go to the Phi Sigma Rho page

Phi Sigma Rho is a sorority for women in engineering and technical science majors. We are a group of women who want to succeed academically but are also interested in the social aspects of a traditional sorority. In other words, its the best mix of school and sorority life for women in engineering and technical science majors. Eligible majors include: Chemistry, Civil Engineering. Computer Science, Construction Management, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kinesiology with a Biomedical emphasis, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Physics

PSR is currently not accepting new members for the Fall 2020 semester, but will be recruiting for Spring 2021 soon!

Officers

President: Carolyn Murrey
Vice President: Riley Mungo
VP of Standards: Charlie McMullen
VP of Communications: Emma Cameron
VP of Finance: Gianna Stelluto
Email: phisigmarho@boisestate.edu
Instagram @phisigmarho_bsu

See the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers chapter page

Mission: SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. Vision: SHPE’s vision is a world where all individuals and ethnicities are equally valued and influential as the leading innovators, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.

Officers:

Co-Presidents:  Annalies Tipton and Gerardo Herrera
Giselle Varela
Luis Hernandez
Luis Ojeda
Treasurer: Carmen Pemsler

Boise State SHPE Facebook

Advisor: Sole Pera

See the Society of Women Engineers page

The Society of Women Engineers supports, encourages, and empowers women to achieve their aspirations in their journey as engineers and leaders.

Officers:

President: Sophia Mitchell
VP Internal Affairs: Mia Klopfenstein
VP Communications: Morgan Diefendorf
VP External Affairs: Ashlyn Masterson
VP of Conferences: Sawyer Thompson

Email: swe.boisestate@gmail.com
Instagram: Boise State SWE Instagram
Facebook: Boise State SWE Facebook

See the Tau Beta Pi – Idaho Gamma chapter page

Tau Beta Pi was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 making it the second oldest honor society in the nation. Its continued efforts at creating a tight knit community for engineering students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character for over 100 years makes it the oldest and most prestigious Engineering Honor Society in the nation. Tau Beta Pi is also the only Engineering Honor Society that represents all fields of the engineering profession.

Tau Beta Pi has created an environment in which engineering students can be acknowledged for their hard work and also allows students to form more connections with employers and luminaries in the area. Joining Tau Beta Pi means becoming part of an organization that is bigger than any one person or university.

With over 200 chapters, Tau Bates initiate into an active network of information and support. Boise State – Idaho Gamma Chapter The Boise State Tau Beta Pi Chapter was established on March 13th, 2010. With over 100 members, it is a growing group of the best Engineering Students in and from Boise State University. Being invited to join the Idaho Gamma Chapter as a junior means you are in the top 12.5% of your class of all engineering majors. Being invited as a senior means you are in the top 20%.

Beyond engineering, Tau Beta Pi is committed to community service and several volunteer opportunities, as well as social events, are held throughout the school year for the members and potential initiates.

Officers:

President: Mia Klopfenstein
Vice President: Tristan Hauber
Treasurer: Jill Alexander
Secretary: Madison Goldfeldt

Email: taubetapi@boisestate.edu

Vertically Integrated Projects

Join a VIP team and earn academic credits for working alongside faculty pursuing ambitious, multi-semester projects. All students from any major and any academic year are invited to participate.

More information on VIP Autonomous Robotic Systems

The goal of this project is to create innovative solutions to challenges that arise when designing, building, and testing autonomous robotic systems. The solutions created will be entered into competitions, such as the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, and contests around the nation!

Advisor: Steve Swanson
Email: SteveSwanson@boisestate.edu

The Robotics VIP currently meets in-person. Contact the advisor for more details

Summer 2019 update:  Student Team Takes First Place in Robotic Auto-Navigation Competition! 

Micro-g NExT information and how to get involved

While offered as a VIP course, this group works on projects presented by NASA each year to support the space program. Students on the team will work to write a proposal, a test equipment data package, and a final report to NASA. You will also work on outreach to local schools and communities promoting NASA and STEM, empowering those who will follow in your footsteps.

Advisor:  Steve Swanson
Email: steveswanson@boisestate.edu

The Microgravity teams currently meet in-person or on Zoom.

Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Team (Micro-g NExT) challenges undergraduate students to design, build, and test a tool or device that addresses an authentic, current space exploration challenge. The overall experience includes hands-on engineering design, test operations, and public outreach. Test operations are conducted in the simulated microgravity environment of the NASA Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). Teams will propose design and prototyping of a tool or simulant identified by NASA engineers as necessary in space exploration missions. Professional NBL divers will test the tools and students will direct the divers from the Test Conductor Room of the NBL facility. Micro-g NExT provides a unique opportunity to contribute to NASA’s missions. The 2021 Micro-g NExT challenges focus on aspects of the Artemis mission. More about NEXT here.

NASA SUITS (Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students) challenges students to design and create spacesuit information displays within augmented reality (AR) environments. As NASA pursues Artemis – landing American astronauts on the Moon by 2024, the agency will accelerate investing in surface architecture and technology development. For exploration, it is essential that crewmembers on spacewalks are equipped with the appropriate human-autonomy enabling technologies necessary for the elevated demands of lunar surface exploration and extreme terrestrial access. The SUITS 2021 Challenges target key aspects of the Artemis mission.

Interested in activities beyond engineering? Check out Boise State’s full roster of student clubs and organizations.

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