Spring 2025

Empowering Student Innovation Through Hands-On Learning at CERL

In Spring 2025, students from multiple engineering courses at Southern University—including ELEN 455 (Renewable Energy Systems), ELEN 304 (Introduction to Microprocessors), ELEN 306 (Microprocessor Lab), and ENGR 130 (Freshman Engineering II)—actively utilized the Computer Engineering Research Lab (CERL) to design and implement course projects tailored to their academic level.

With guidance from the CERL research team, students selected meaningful, skill-appropriate projects and brought them to life using the lab’s advanced resources and hands-on support. This collaborative, experience-driven approach significantly enhanced student learning and engagement—resulting in stronger project outcomes and noticeably higher course performance.

The CERL not only provided the technical tools and mentoring needed for success, but also fostered a deeper understanding of engineering concepts through real-world application. This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to empowering the next generation of engineers through accessible, research-integrated education.