Interested in Engineering? Emory & Henry offers an opportunity to begin an engineering program in a liberal arts setting.

The Pre-Engineering program allows students to gain the benefits of the student-centered education of Emory & Henry and the excellent scientific training available from various universities and technical institutes.

The program prepares students for study in the areas of civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering, along with their associated sub-disciplines.


Student Research

  • <h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Photo-Therapy Robot Project</h4><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><picture class="lw_image lw_image2110 lw_align_left"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/32/width/500/height/282/2110_pastedImage.rev.1515864265.png 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/32/width/600/height/338/2110_pastedImage.rev.1515864265.png 1x"/> <source type="image/png" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/32/width/500/height/282/2110_pastedImage.rev.1515864265.png 1x"/> <source type="image/png" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/32/width/600/height/338/2110_pastedImage.rev.1515864265.png 1x"/> <img width="600" height="338" alt="Photo-therapy for plants" src="/live/image/gid/32/width/600/height/338/2110_pastedImage.rev.1515864265.png" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="338" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </p><p>  </p><p> Physics and pre-engineering students are currently involved in a project to design, build, and field-test an automated supplemental-light delivery system that could enable local farmers to productively grow crops not well adapted to the area. This project is being done in cooperation with Kelly Ridge Farms, in Meadowview, Virginia.</p></div>
  • <h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Photo-Therapy Robot Project</h4><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><picture><img width="600" height="376" alt="Field with crops and weather instrumentation" src="https://www.ehc.edu/live/image/gid/34/width/600/height/376/crop/1/src_region/78,2,600,329/2409_pastedImage.png" class="lw_image lw_image2409 lw_align_left" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="338" loading="lazy"/></picture>Pre-engineering and physics students are currently involved in a project to design, build, and field-test an automated supplementary light delivery system that could enable local farmers to productively grow crops that are not well adapted to the area. This project is done in cooperation with Kelly Ridge Farms in Meadowview, VA.</p></div>