Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) - Engineering Programs

e I-C MARS Project which has been receiving great news on their accomplishments. SIPI Advanced Technology, Engineering, Engineering Technology programs, through the New Mexico Higher Education pre-engineering core, are articulated with all the New Mexico four –year universities: UNM, NMSU, and NMTECH. SIPI offers the first two years of a four-year engineering program. The graduates from the program are accepted as juniors to Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Computer Engineering programs. SIPI also offers an “Enrichment Year” program to prepare high school graduates in math, science, communication, and computer skills to be able to enter as SIPI freshman engineering students. The majority of our courses will transfer to any 4-year engineering program in the country. Also, when you check our website, you will find that our labs are state-of-the-art. We can say without exaggeration that they are the best educational labs in the state of New Mexico and among the best in the Southwest. Dr. Nader Vadiee represents SIPI in the areas of engineering and engineering technology student outreach and recruitment, education, and research. He served SIPI as educational program coordinator from August 1994 to July 1998. He has rejoined SIPI as engineering faculty and engineering programs coordinator since August 2004. Dr. Nader Vadiee was selected by the Carnegie Foundation as the 2009 New Mexico Professor of the Year. The Chronology of some of the SIPI Engineering Programs National Achievements and Awards:

- The First Tribal Colleges Engineering and Engineering Technology Summer Institute
o SIPI held the 2007 TCU’s Engineering Programs Summer Institute

- The Second Tribal Colleges Engineering and Engineering Technology Summer Institute
o SIPI held the 2008 TCU’s Engineering Programs Summer Institute

- The Third Tribal Colleges Engineering and Engineering Technology Summer Institute
o SIPI held the 2009 TCU’s Engineering Programs Summer Institute

– Carnegie and Case Foundations US Professor of the Year
• Professor Nader Vadiee selected as the “2009 New Mexico Professor of The Year “

– Argonne National Wind Turbine Challenge
• SIPI Students 2010 championship winners

– Argonne National Bio-fuel Challenge
• SIPI Students 2011 Championship winners

– Sandia NL University Alliance MEMS Competition
• SIPI team completed and submitted the 2012 MEMS Design Competitions – Students presentations on May 15, at the SNL presentations and award 2012. " Developing and Sustaining Stewardship for Native Americans Human, Energy, and Environmental Resources through VIP ROSE STEMS Communities "

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